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Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2023

Out of the Qld teams Titans seem the worst option to me. They've got a thousand halves coming through the juniors and already have Foran there as a senior half to get them around the field, so Benny turning up starts to become a road block for the juniors coming through. They're not really a...
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RUMOURS [STATUS]

LIVE
Riccio: Broncos sign Jaiyden Hunt on two year deal.
@1910 : Josh Rogers development deal extended/renewed.
Badel: Walsh to be offered an upgraded, extended contract (2027+) with substantial pay rise.
Badel: Mam to be offered an upgraded, extended contract (2027+) with substantial pay rise.
Badel, Read: Reynolds WILL sign a 1 year extension to 2025 at season end.
Read, Dobbo: Oates to Newcastle unless Broncos raise offer. [BUSTED. Oates says will take pay cut.]

DEAD
Badel: Madden offered a 2 year extension to 2026. [CONFIRMED]
Badel, Meyn: Reynolds seeking an extension until 2025. [CONFIRMED]
Badel, Read, Meyn: Ikin has applied to quit Broncos and head up QRL. Made final four candidates. [GONE]
Carayannis, Read: Fletcher Baker to sign for 2024/2025. [CONFIRMED]
@007 : Haas deal good as done. Heard it in a cafe. [EXPIRED]
@007 : Ben Hunt on market for 2 year minimum contract @ $800K per year. Trust me. [CONFIRMED]
@007 : Ben Hunt wants to join Roosters, but Dragons are blocking him joining a Sydney club. [BUSTED]
Badel, etc: Ben Hunt asked to join Broncos immediately, then Titans next season. [CONFIRMED, BUT REFUSED BY DRAGONS]
Badel: club has opened talks with Haas. [CONFIRMED BY AGENT]
Dobbo: Arthars, Mariner and Haas to extend. [FIRST 2 CORRECT. 3RD EXPIRED]
@McHunt : Walker is unhappy at the Roosters. Made up. [CONFIRMED]
@1910 : Quai Ward to Bulldogs immediately. [GONE]

PLAYER ROSTER FOR 2023 AND BEYOND: 28/30 FILLED
PLAYER202320242025
Adam ReynoldsHalf20232024
Billy WaltersHooker, half20232024
Blake MozerHooker202320242025
Brendan PiakuraSecond row20232024
Corey JensenProp202320242025
Corey OatesWing2023POPO
Cory PaixHooker, half202320242025
Deine MarinerCentre, wing20232024Until 2027
Delouise HoeterCentre, wing20232024
Ethan Quai-WardCentre, wingBulldogs
Ezra MamHalf20232024
Fletcher BakerProp, Second Row20242025
Herbie FarnworthCentre, wing2023Sea World
Jesse ArtharsCentre, wing, Fullback20232024Until 2026
Jock MaddenHalf20232024
Jordan RikiSecond row20232024
Jordan PereiraWing2023
Keenan PalasiaSecond row2023Titans
Kobe HetheringtonLock202320242025
Kotoni StaggsCentre202320242025
Kurt CapewellSecond row20232024
Logan BaylissProp2023
Marty TaupauProp, second row, lock20232024
Patrick CarriganProp, lock20232024Until 2028
Payne HaasProp20232024Until 2026
Reece WalshFullback202320242025
Selwyn CobboWing, centre, fullback202320242025
Thomas FleglerProp2023Sea World
Tristan SailorFullback, half202320242025
Xavier WillisonProp202320242025

DEVELOPMENT
Brendan Frei: second row
Josh Rogers: half [Renewed]
Tristan Sailor: fullback, halves
Tyson Smoothy: hooker

OFF CONTRACT 2024
Jordan Pereira
Logan Bayliss
Tyson Smoothy


STOCKS

Front Row
Carrigan, Flegler, Haas, Willison, Jensen, Bayliss, Palasia, Taupau

Second Row
Piakura, Riki, Capewell, Frei, Palasia, Taupau

Lock
Carrigan, Hetherington, Flegler, Taupau

Hooker
Mozer, Paix, Walters, Smoothy

Half
Reynolds, Mam, Walters, Paix, Madden, Rogers, Sailor

Fullback
Cobbo, Walsh, Arthars, Sailor

Centre
Farnworth, Staggs, Hoeter, Mariner, Arthars, Cobbo, Capewell

Wing
Cobbo, Oates, Arthars, Hoeter, Farnworth, Pereira


ETHNO MAP

QLD (19)
Billy Walters, Blake Mozer, Brendan Piakura, Brendan Frei, Corey Jensen, Corey Oates, Cory Paix, Ezra Mam, Josh Rogers, Keenan Palasia, Kobe Hetherington, Kurt Capewell, Logan Bayliss, Patrick Carrigan, Reece Walsh, Selwyn Cobbo, Tristan Sailor, Thomas Flegler, Tyson Smoothy

NZ (7)
Deine Mariner, Brendan Piakura, Jesse Arthars, Jordan Riki, Jordan Pereira, Marty Taupau, Xavier Willison

NSW (3)
Adam Reynolds, Jock Madden, Kotoni Staggs, Payne Haas

Indigenous (5)
Ezra Mam, Jordan Riki, Kotoni Staggs, Reece Walsh, Selwyn Cobbo

Tonga (2)
Delouise Hoeter, Kotoni Staggs

Samoa (5)
Keenan Palasia, Jesse Arthars, Jordan Pereira, Payne Haas, Marty Taupau

Cook Islands (2)
Brendan Piakura, Xavier Willison

England (1)
Herbie Farnworth
 
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theshed said:
I do think we should pay him for the record. Add another year too
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TBH, that's the only way I'd be comfortable. I absolutely think we should pay the man, but he should throw us an extra year or two to make it happen. No interest in giving him an extra 100K only for him to go on the open market November next year.
 
I would love for a club to come out and say that we will upgrade a player's contract if they perform well but are adding clauses about poor behaviour and / or poor performance also leading to a considerable downgrade.
 
Sproj said:
I would love for a club to come out and say that we will upgrade a player's contract if they perform well but are adding clauses about poor behaviour and / or poor performance also leading to a considerable downgrade.
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That really doesn’t matter, you can’t downgrade a player mid contract. Whatever they were originally being paid is always going to be on the books so regardless of whether that player sees the money or not we get absolutely zero benefit from it. Don’t expect that to ever happen either.

Players association hold to much power and anything they want they essentially get (within reason). So don’t expect your proposal to be a possibility ever.
 
Fitzy said:
That really doesn’t matter, you can’t downgrade a player mid contract. Whatever they were originally being paid is always going to be on the books so regardless of whether that player sees the money or not we get absolutely zero benefit from it. Don’t expect that to ever happen either.

Players association hold to much power and anything they want they essentially get (within reason). So don’t expect your proposal to be a possibility ever.
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I don’t expect to ever be anything, it was tongue in cheek. No one ever agree to it but just would be funny and a way for clubs to have a bit of power at the negotiating table. Imagine if you could sue historical poor performance, Anthony Milford look out!
 
Foordy said:
Badel reporting that Carrigan's management have contacted Broncos management and will "hold urgent talks" seeking a pay rise after the season Carrigan had (by making QLD and Aus sides)

Badel says Carrigan is on 500k a season for 2023, 2024

EDIT: Badel saying they will be seeking a $100k-plus upgrade for Patty

Carrigan's manager, Jeff Jurotte says:

“We’ll talk to the Broncos about an upgrade for Pat,” said his manager Jeff Jurotte.

“Pat is happy at the Broncos, he is very loyal to the club, but we’d like a slight increase on his current deal.

“He is the only Broncos player in the Australian World Cup team and he was the Wally Lewis Medallist this year in his first State of Origin series.

“I think Pat is one of the most influential players in the Broncos squad and we’re being very sensible in our approach on this.

“We’re not asking for $1 million, we understand the Broncos have a salary-cap to work through but we feel Pat warrants an increase given his rise to the representative ranks this season with Queensland and Australia.”


Pat Carrigan says (doesn't mention contract):

“I’m really grateful to be in camp here with a lot of great players and some pretty good forwards,” Carrigan said.

“The best players keep finding things to get better at. I want to watch and learn and not get complacent.

“We haven’t accomplished anything at the Broncos yet, to be honest. There are a lot of driving factors that have got me hungry for next year.

“I want to keep getting better and help us play finals football next year.”
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I'm a bit torn on this. One part is that you have signed a contract, both parties accept a certain amount of risk in doing so.
-Patty may perform above his value at that time (benefitting the club) or
-he may miss games because of injury/suspension, or experience a decrease in form and not warrant his salary (Benefitting patty).

We have also given increases in good faith only for that player to demand an even larger increase or release.

I would consider a wage increase with the proviso that his existing contract is extended. Because he is on "unders", is a clean skin, a good leader and likely future captain I would even say, ok we will actually give you a raise of 150k (above what he is asking) But with a 2 year extension beyond your current one.

What irritates me is that the roosters have players like manu on unders, but his management has not pushed for a wage increase. Karl Morris, DD or ikin (whoever is worst) have to start playing golf with the players And making a few "bets".
 
What Pattys manager failed to mention is the injuries and suspension.
 
Broncos first choice hooker, Billy Walters:

"I’m happy with the club offering two years. I’m not old but it’s nice to secure as many years as you can while you can. It’s going to be a big two years for me to hopefully extend that for a longer period. I was really happy to only miss one game. I was happy to get in a full year with no injuries."​
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"Until about round 19 we were on top of the world. Then it was a disappointing way to end the season. We’ve still got to take the positives out of what we achieved and the potential we’ve shown. We have got a lot of young boys in the squad that will learn from this year. Hopefully we can improve on that for next year.”​
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“I came to the Broncos and ‘Kevvie’ has always been a big fan of me at nine. I told him I wanted to try for the six jersey first and we’d talk about nine later. I was lucky enough to play a couple of games at the start of the year at six but didn’t really cement my spot there."​
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“He spoke to me about moving to hooker. It was either that or go back and play Queensland Cup. I obviously jumped on board playing hooker and I thought I showed some good things at points. Other times I felt like a bit of a passenger that was just there to pass. I need to be more than that if I want to be a good hooker."​
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“I didn’t train at all at hooker in the last pre-season so I was pretty happy with what I did at nine having not done a pre-season there. I’ve got a chance this pre-season to focus on the position. You have to have fitness to make a lot of tackles and then be able to produce something in attack. I have to get some more combinations with the middle forwards and halves. We didn’t have much chance to work on our combinations during the year.”​
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“I know Kevvie’s really motivated. We finished the season and instead of wanting to have a break, he wanted to get straight back into it. He is already planning next year and finding ways for us to improve. He wants to get back into it and prove everyone wrong … that we are a team that can win the comp and we just lost our way a little bit. I’m sure he’ll make sure it doesn’t happen again next year.”​
 
McHunt said:
The recession we had to have.
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Nah , I like the kid .
Like he said let him train in the position over the off season and develop his modus operandi . Then judge .

It can take a season for guys coming off knee reco s to get back to best form as well .So I am optimistic .
But also wish Paix and Smoothy to be viable options and fighting for spots in the team .
 
Big Del said:
Nah , I like the kid .
Like he said let him train in the position over the off season and develop his modus operandi . Then judge .

It can take a season for guys coming off knee reco s to get back to best form as well .So I am optimistic .
But also wish Paix and Smoothy to be viable options and fighting for spots in the team .
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He's our first choice hooker. He played more games for us than any other player last season. There is no reason why we can't judge him already. Whichever way your judgement lands.
 
McHunt said:
He's our first choice hooker. There is no reason why we can't judge him already.
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February will be trials .
Games early March . That`s when we can start to judge .

Who knows Nov 1 might throw up some surprises ?
 
tommy said:
From the horses mouth. Wonder how many other players that weren’t good enough for their first choice position got that option.
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Quite a few players have openly said they wanted to play elsewhere. For example:

Farnworth (fullback)
Oates (2nd row)
Staggs (five-eighth)
Cobbo (fullback/centre)
Paix (half)
 
tommy said:
From the horses mouth. Wonder how many other players that weren’t good enough for their first choice position got that option.
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Lol McHunt liked this because it is his agenda but also proved it to be wrong in his next post.
 
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