Griffin to be patient with halves

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BRONCOS coach Anthony Griffin says Josh Hoffman showed promising signs at five-eighth, but admits Brisbane must finetune their ­attack ahead of Friday night's derby clash against the Cowboys.

Griffin's scrumbase gamble paid its first dividend at ANZ Stadium, with new halves pairing Hoffman and Ben Hunt ­piloting Brisbane to an 18-12 defeat of the Bulldogs.

But while the Broncos built their victory on courage, the jury remains out on whether a Hoffman-Hunt scrumbase ­alliance can transform Brisbane into a premiership force.

Hunt started well but he struggled to assert control in the second half and his kicking radar was at times awry.

Ben Hunt and Josh Hoffman (left) celebrate victory against the Bulldogs. Source: Getty Images

Hoffman, meanwhile, showed some nice touches in attack and defended stoutly, but has yet to convince he has the vision to adequately service a fleet-footed backline.

It would be harsh to write off the combination after an 80-minute showing and Griffin is confident Hoffman will be better for his five-eighth debut at Homebush.

"All of us in attack, clearly we have some work to do," Griffin said.

"I thought Josh did a good job. He defended great, he made some in-roads at times and he will build off that. It's round one and our attack was never going to be great.

"We weren't coming off much (after a heavy trial loss in New Zealand), so if you speak to any coach, round one is about getting into the competition and being as strong as you can be.

"I thought we did that and we'll start working on the other stuff. We are happy with the way we hung in there under pressure."

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