We've seen this movie before with the Brisbane Broncos but coach Michael Maguire has warned that expecting another fairytale ending is a pipe dream.
The Broncos were diabolical in the 30-26 loss to last-placed St George Illawarra on Sunday at home, incredibly the third successive time they had lost by that scoreline to the Red V at the same venue.
It was Brisbane's fourth loss in a row and they are in 11th position after 13 rounds, with five wins and seven losses
The defending premiers were 11th after 13 rounds last year with the same win-loss record, and also on the back of four straight losses.
Coincidentally, they host the Gold Coast on Saturday - the same team they played at Suncorp Stadium in round 14 last year when a 44-14 win turned their season around and led to a charge to the premiership.
