Indeed. 1990 was a real step up. Performances, results and crowds improved dramatically. A bridging year, before finishing in the top half of the competition in the following four seasons before Super League hit.

@@tasteofsteel Speaking of which... Do you have the 1994 game when Steelers crushed Saints 24 nil at Wollongong? That was a beauty?

Let’s see…

Cheers mate 🙏

You bet! Imagine Simon and Barrett in the halves!

@@tasteofsteel Hadn't thought of that, but yes... Imagine

That was a theme in the 90s. Alfie openly complained about it in his book. That the broncos players would start slow then only when they thought the other team was far enough ahead they’d switch on. He believed that attitude cost them a couple premierships because doing that against mid 90s manly and newcastle and cronulla and norths and Canberra leads to losses in big game. Even Brad Thorn said that Alfie was his and his team mates excuse to go through the motions and then when there’s 10 to go look at him and go “well come on save us” and he’d do it time and again until they ran into a Stuart to John’s who was good enough to strangle Brisbane.

Common Can’t remember anyone doing it since Hayne in origin once !