Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2022
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Wolfie
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I think you guys are a bit down on old Brandon!
I don't think he will slack off tbh. He hasn't really changed how he approaches playing from when I watched him at the Cowboys. I don't really think self preservation is in his make up so that's one area that could see him decline, but if you don't try to turn him into an 80 min hooker I think he will be fine.
I'm not sure he has that much of an ego tbh either. He doesn't come across to me as an arrogant sort of a bloke. He's stuffed up off the field this year, but he's got a pretty positive attitude and I think that rubs off on other players. I also think he has good game awareness tbh. He comes up with some big plays and his hooker play got better and better as the season went on, which surprised me as I didn't think he was more than a solid hooker.
I don't think he will slack off tbh. He hasn't really changed how he approaches playing from when I watched him at the Cowboys. I don't really think self preservation is in his make up so that's one area that could see him decline, but if you don't try to turn him into an 80 min hooker I think he will be fine.
I'm not sure he has that much of an ego tbh either. He doesn't come across to me as an arrogant sort of a bloke. He's stuffed up off the field this year, but he's got a pretty positive attitude and I think that rubs off on other players. I also think he has good game awareness tbh. He comes up with some big plays and his hooker play got better and better as the season went on, which surprised me as I didn't think he was more than a solid hooker.
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I can, at least two of them anyway.
Smith is a product of his environment too, in a good team he can play 30 minutes go crazy and fill his role. He's like Gilchrist at 6 you can carry him coming in and swinging because most times they were 5/450.
If you ask Smith to play 80 minutes and carry a team for 800k you're quickly going to blunt the reason you bought him.
The best thing for his career is to accept he is a 30 minute impact player and be happy with 500k in a good team.
If he gets visions of 800k and playing 80 minutes I think someone will be disappointed.
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QLD sauce says otherwise
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Hooker + two halves.
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Why wouldn't you though? He's been very good every time he's played there and if it doesn't work week in, week out, you can put him back into the halves and Milford or Munster to fullback.
Wolfie
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I just don't see them signing a bloke who will be 33 by the time he plays for them and hasn't been a full time hooker on good coin in a key position.
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He'll be subsidised or on far less than what he is on now though and you only need him a season or two while you get someone else trained up / becomes available.
Wolfie
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There are plenty of hooker options available imo. Koroisau, Mahoney, Brailey, Smith, Cotter are the five off contract for 2023 i'd be looking at. Apart from them, depending on who else they recruit, they could look at Berrell, Lawnton or Starling.
I think Hunt would be a great 7 there tbh. I know he was much maligned here at times, but in this stage of the Phins development i think they could do a lot worse than Benny at 7.
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Either way he’d be a great signing for them, could even be inaugural captain.
Imagine if they could land this:
1. Ponga
6. Munster
7. Hunt
9. Berrell
I’m hoping we can get Api.
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