Scott Prince's poor defence a right royal worry for Brisbane Broncos Manly's Jorge Taufua evades the tackle of Scott Prince. PREDICTABLY Scott Prince has become a giant target standing in the Brisbane defensive line. In the quest to create more from his attack, Broncos coach Anthony Griffin may have weakened his greatest strength in the resilience of Brisbane's right-side defence. In 2012 the Broncos' right side, led by Justin Hodges and Peter Wallace, conceded the fewest tries of any NRL club. So defensively strong was the right edge, they conceded just 20 tries to the 34 leaked through the left. But the arrival of Prince, and the subsequent team restructure that has taken place, has meant the veteran halfback is now standing shoulder to shoulder with Hodges. From the moment he arrived at Red Hill it was made clear Prince would have to man up and stand on the front line. He gained muscle, worked on his tackling and committed to hold up his end of the bargain. And there is no doubt he put his body on the line last night, but when faced with repeated attacks it was only a matter of time before mistakes crept in. See all the stats in our new Match Centre Whether it be rushing in too early or falling off the first contact, the errors proved costly. Prince finished the night with five missed tackles and 11 completed tackles. The added traffic also put strain on Hodges, who had a game-high six misses as he was forced to make more than triple the number of tackles of Jack Reed on the opposite side of the field. The fact Manly's centre Steve Matai finished with two tries will set pulses racing amongst left centres around the NRL. They know when they play a Broncos team with Prince they will be given plenty of opportunities to go on the attack. That's not to say the ploy will work. After all, new partnerships take time to build and with the benefit of a week or two Prince will settle into his new role. The 33-year-old certainly showed glimpses of why Griffin's high risk, high reward recruitment may pay ultimate dividends. A classy one-handed flick pass led directly to a Lachlan Maranta try, while Prince's inside ball to Corey Norman almost led to the first four pointer of the night. There were signs of promise, but in a 22-14 loss they are silenced by the sounds of alarm bells.