The 10 games that could sink Griffin

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BRONCOS coach Anthony Griffin must be sacked if Brisbane take a losing record into State of Origin time.

During the off-season, the Broncos let three key staff members go, the club's halves were moved on and Sam Thaiday was told he was no longer captaincy material.

Griffin has shaped the team he wants. If he succeeds, he will deservedly take all the credit.

But if Brisbane's slump continues, he must be held accountable and axed by Round 10.

Griffin has just coached the worst season in Broncos history: nine wins and the largest drop in Broncos crowds since the Super League era.

He is contracted until the end of 2015, but understands that mediocrity will not be accepted again.

He has changed all he can. The buck at the Broncos now stops with him.

Broncos coach Anthony Griffin with new co-captains Corey Parker and Justin Hodges. Source: News Limited

He deserves time to prove installing Corey Parker and Justin Hodges as co-captains works, but Michael Maguire is off contract for 2015.

Former Queensland assistant coach Neil Henry is at the Titans, but only on a one-year deal.

If Griffin can't get the job done, the Broncos can't afford to sit back and let coaches of that calibre slip by.

The Broncos are a proud club where a top-four finish is an expectation; a promise to fans that was inherited from their 18 straight finals appearances.

From those lofty heights, the club is now in danger of being content with ninth.

Broncos officials have immense faith in Griffin, and genuinely believe he will be a coaching great. They are adamant this tumultuous past 12 months will ultimately see his potential fulfilled.

The Gold Coast are still waiting for John Cartwright to fulfil his coaching potential.

They have missed the finals for three straight years.

The Broncos have more resources than any other NRL team, but so many questions remain unanswered about the NRL's former flagship club.

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Why are they going into such a crucial season with an unknown and untried halves combination?

Why does their missed tackle category swell each year to be ranked among the highest in the NRL?

Griffin is not solely responsible for the Broncos' deficiencies, and the new co-captaincy regime has potential.

Parker and Hodges both give their all for the club, while Thaiday played his best football in the representative arena last season when unburdened by captaincy.

Griffin, whose coaching style is often described as "military like", did once set a club record for the most wins in a single season. That was three years ago.

In the past two seasons, the Broncos have suffered fade-outs. Of the final 12 games in seasons 2012 and 2013, they won a combined eight from 24.

As a result, they sacked head strength and conditioning trainer Tony Guilfoyle.

Media manager James Hinchey was also axed, while recruitment manager Brendan Barlow left Red Hill soon after.

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The Broncos were on Friday at pains to state Thaiday was not sacked.

However, his own comments suggest otherwise. "I sat down with the coach and reviewed the year that was 2013," he wrote on Facebook.

"After a lengthy chat, 'Hook' thought it was in both my and the team's best interests that I play better football without the added responsibility of being captain."

Having the boss ask you to resign is the same as having him say "you're fired".

This is a Band-Aid fix, just like when the Broncos signed 33-year-old Scott Prince. The club finished 12th.

Everyone who knows Griffin describes him as a gentleman, and to his credit he makes tough calls and his players respect him for it.

But if the first 10 rounds are brutal for the Broncos, they must make some tough calls about Griffin as well.

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