OFFICIAL 2026 Roster

PLAYER ROSTER FOR 2026 AND BEYOND
Red: yet to be extended.

PLAYER		2026	2027	2028	2029
Adam Reynolds	Half	2026	Coach?
Aublix Tawha	Prop	2026	2027
Ben Hunt	Half, hooker	2026
Ben Talty	Second Row, Prop, Lock	2026	2027
Ben Te Kura	Prop	2026	NFL?
Billy Walters	Hooker, half	2026
Blake Mozer	Hooker	2026	2027
Brendan Piakura	Second row	2026	2027
Corey Jensen	Prop	2026	2027
Cory Paix	Hooker, half	2026	2027	2028
Deine Mariner	Centre, wing	2026	2027
Delouise Hoeter	Centre, wing	2026
Ezra Mam	Half	2026	2027	2028	2029
Gehamat Shibisaki	Centre, Wing	2026
Grant Anderson	Centre, wing, fullback	2026	Warriors
Hayze Perham	Fullback	Develop
Jack Gosiewski	Second Row	2026
Jaiyden Hunt	Prop, lock, second Row	2026
Jesse Arthars	Centre, wing, fullback	2026	Titans/Japan
Jonah Pezet	Half		2027	2028	2029
Josh Rogers	Half	2026
Jordan Riki	Second row	2026	2027
Josiah Karapani	Centre, wing	2026	2027
Kotoni Staggs	Centre	2026	2027	2028
Mitch Barnett	Prop		2027	2028	2029
Patrick Carrigan	Prop, lock	2026	2027	2028
Payne Haas	Prop	2026	Souths
Preston Riki	Second Row	2026	2027	2028
Reece Walsh	Fullback	2026	2027	2028	2029
Tom Duffy	Half	2026
Va'a Semu	Prop	2026	2027	2028
Xavier Willison	Prop	2026	2027

DEVELOPMENT (2026) - One remaining to confirm

Cameron Bukowski: hooker

Ben Talty: forward

Phillip Coates: centre, wing

Jared Horne: lock

Hayze Perham: fullback (unconfirmed)

Braithen Scott: half (unconfirmed)

Tupou Francis: lock (unconfirmed)

STOCKS

Front Row
Carrigan, Haas, Hunt, Willison, Jensen, Te Kura, Semu, Talty, Tawha

Second Row
Piakura, J. Riki, Hunt, Gosiewski, Talty, P. Riki

Lock
Carrigan, Hunt, Talty

Hooker
Hunt, Mozer, Paix, Walters

Half
Duffy, Hunt, Reynolds, Mam, Walters, Paix, Rogers, Black

Fullback
Walsh, Anderson, Perham, Arthars

Centre
Staggs, Shibasaki, Mariner, Arthars, Hoeter, Karapani, Tawha (?)

Wing
Arthars, Shibasaki, Mariner, Hoeter, Karapani


ETHNO MAP

QLD
Ben Hunt, Ben Te Kura, Billy Walters, Blake Mozer, Brendan Piakura, Coby Black, Corey Jensen, Cory Paix, Delouise Hoeter, Ezra Mam, Jack Gosiewski, Jaiyden Hunt, Josh Rogers, Patrick Carrigan, Reece Walsh, Gehemat Shibisaki

NZ
Jesse Arthars, Jordan Riki, Xavier Willison, Josiah Karapani, Preston Riki, Semu

NSW
Adam Reynolds, Kotoni Staggs, Payne Haas

Indigenous
Ezra Mam, Jordan Riki, Kotoni Staggs, Reece Walsh

Tonga
Kotoni Staggs, Delouise Hoeter

Samoa
Payne Haas, Deine Mariner

Cook Islands
Brendan Piakura

 

[ZTop]

Bloody love riki

 

[McHunt]

NRL.com updated all the squads for 2024.

Corey Oates is currently unlisted.

Ben Te Kura has officially been unveiled as a 2026 signing.

Jaiyden Hunt has also been confirmed on a two year deal.

Tyson Smoothy and Jordan Pereira have also officially re-signed for another year.

Coby Black (2024), Josh Rogers (2024) and Israel Leota (2025) are in the development squad.

Currently they've announced 27 players. There were rumours that the NRL was going to abolish the development squads and have a pure 36 man squad case but that doesn't appear to have come into fruition. If that's the case, Brisbane still have 3 spots left open with Oates likely to fill one of those spots.

The Broncos are pretty well served in most positions, but they'll want another backrow to balance their squad. Currently they only have 3 noted edge forwards with Carrigan likely having to fall into that depth chart. The average is around 5 for most clubs, so there's certainly an opportunity there for any affiliate player.

They also have Marty Taupau extended a year. Pretty sure Oates is staying. The Broncos offered him another year back in August and he's subsequently said he'll take a pay cut:

'Pretty obvious': Broncos veteran's staggering admission amid brutal axing

The Broncos veteran has provided a shock response to his dumping by the Broncos ahead of the NRL finals. More here.

au.sports.yahoo.com

 

[Big Pete]

They also have Marty Taupau extended a year. Pretty sure Oates is staying. The Broncos offered him another year back in August and he's subsequently said he'll take a pay cut:

'Pretty obvious': Broncos veteran's staggering admission amid brutal axing

The Broncos veteran has provided a shock response to his dumping by the Broncos ahead of the NRL finals. More here.

au.sports.yahoo.com

I'm just working off a spreadsheet I made a few weeks ago. I believe the Taupau deal had been announced in July whereas deals like Smoothy had been rumoured but not confirmed.

 

[Sproj]

I wonder why the Broncs don’t announce all their re-signings.

 

[GCBRONCO]

Looks like the interest in Paix has dried up and he we remain with the club.

 

[McHunt]

Brent Read, Michael Carayannis claim Piakura has agreed to stay for "at least 3 more seasons." No further details.

 

[Sproj]

Great news if true, he has all the potential in the world.

 

[McHunt]

 

[ZTop]

Brendan Piakura:

“I love the game. I love this club. I love the coaches. I love the fans. I love the state and I don’t see myself moving away from the Broncos. Hopefully I can win a premiership here and then we’ll extend for another two years ... and win another two premierships.”​

Can't lie the current group of boys are so tight, great team culture it seems

 

[1910]

Brendan Piakura:

“I love the game. I love this club. I love the coaches. I love the fans. I love the state and I don’t see myself moving away from the Broncos. Hopefully I can win a premiership here and then we’ll extend for another two years ... and win another two premierships.”​

Piakura would never speak that much. It’s Capewell.

 

[McHunt]

Piakura would never speak that much. It’s Capewell.

Typo corrected...

 

[Bradd9]

Don't think this one has been posted.
Magpies captain Rory Ferguson train & trial

 

[1910]

Don't think this one has been posted.
Magpies captain Rory Ferguson train & trial

He's been with the Broncos before and played U20 NYC, Was in Kiwi teams with Riki in 2018.

He had his best year of Cup and with Bayliss is a big reason for the Magpies turn around.

I don't think he will win a contract, but he will bust his arse all summer and it's a well won crack.

Don't know what Hunt did to him but he was unstoppable for the Magpies, ran like a man possessed and he'd never shown that before.

 

[1910]

Fergurson 2023.

Third most post contract metres- 1204 up from 844 in 2022.
Tackle breaks 46 up from 31.
Tackles 648 (6th most) up from 504
Running metres 3285 (fourth) up from 2104m.

His metres were only 90m behind Pereira who came first. For a lock/prop to be 90m behind a winger is pretty damn impressive.

 

[Big Pete]

Good reward, even when the Magpies were struggling, Rory was putting up good numbers and has improved year on year. Like Smoothy I can appreciate a player who will roll up the sleeves, bet on themselves and keep going in the right direction.

Brisbane are stacked for middles, but you never know your luck, especially around the Origin period.

 

[Johnny92]

 

[Unbreakable]

Don't mind the signing of Jaiyden Hunt, solid depth. He's a brilliant defender.

If we ever lose Kobe Hetherington to injury/suspension, Hunt would step right in and fill that role off the bench of chopping blokes in half.

 

[GCBRONCO]

Funnily enough He was put into the squad on the Broncos website before the official announcement.