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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

PLAYER		2023	2024	2025
Adam Reynolds	Half	2023	2024
Billy Walters	Hooker, half	2023	2024
Blake Mozer	Hooker	2023	2024	2025
Brendan Piakura	Second row	2023	2024
Corey Jensen	Prop	2023	2024	2025
Corey Oates	Wing	2023	PO	PO
Cory Paix	Hooker, half	2023	2024	2025
Deine Mariner	Centre, wing	2023	2024	Until 2027
Delouise Hoeter	Centre, wing	2023	2024
Ethan Quai-Ward	Centre, wing	Bulldogs
Ezra Mam	Half	2023	2024
Fletcher Baker	Prop, Second Row		2024	2025
Herbie Farnworth	Centre, wing	2023	Sea World
Jesse Arthars	Centre, wing, Fullback	2023	2024	Until 2026
Jock Madden	Half	2023	2024
Jordan Riki	Second row	2023	2024
Jordan Pereira	Wing	2023
Keenan Palasia	Second row	2023	Titans
Kobe Hetherington	Lock	2023	2024	2025
Kotoni Staggs	Centre	2023	2024	2025
Kurt Capewell	Second row	2023	2024
Logan Bayliss	Prop	2023
Marty Taupau	Prop, second row, lock	2023	2024
Patrick Carrigan	Prop, lock	2023	2024	Until 2028
Payne Haas	Prop	2023	2024	Until 2026
Reece Walsh	Fullback	2023	2024	2025
Selwyn Cobbo	Wing, centre, fullback	2023	2024	2025
Thomas Flegler	Prop	2023	Sea World
Tristan Sailor	Fullback, half	2023	2024	2025
Xavier Willison	Prop	2023	2024	2025

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

 

[theshed]

Lol McHunt liked this because it is his agenda but also proved it to be wrong in his next post.

I think it shows that rather than an agenda it may just be his opinion based on his interpretation of the circumstances. It shows that he’s willing to be honest about information regarding the topic even when it means disproving comments that would strengthen his argument if left unchallenged

 

[Foordy]

From the horses mouth. Wonder how many other players that weren’t good enough for their first choice position got that option.

anyone who wasn't good enough for their preferred position, but the best option in another position.

this comment from Billy shows two things:

1. Kev was prepared to drop his son
2. Billy is a team player, who will play where the team needs him

 

[Big Pete]

Not that it'll break the bank but I still think two years is too long. A one year deal would have been ideal, especially since it coincides with Kev's contract and would provide some flexibility with the roster.

The #9 is definitely going to be a talking point and I'll be curious to see if the Broncos rush Mozer in at some point. That certainly seems to be the way it's headed at this point.

 

[Fitzy]

From the horses mouth. Wonder how many other players that weren’t good enough for their first choice position got that option.

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)

Shocker the bloke who lives by the title of utility plays more than one position.

 

[tommy]

anyone who wasn't good enough for their preferred position, but the best option in another position.

this comment from Billy shows two things:

1. Kev was prepared to drop his son
2. Billy is a team player, who will play where the team needs him

Haha yeah sure. Billy I’ll give you a choice…..first grade or qcup.

 

[theshed]

Not that it'll break the bank but I still think two years is too long. A one year deal would have been ideal, especially since it coincides with Kev's contract and would provide some flexibility with the roster.

The #9 is definitely going to be a talking point and I'll be curious to see if the Broncos rush Mozer in at some point. That certainly seems to be the way it's headed at this point.

Yeah, much like extending Kev at the start of the season - there is literally no need to do it because the club has all the negotiation power. No other club is trying to snare either Walters from under us nor do either want to leave and even if they did it wouldn’t be a huge loss.

Zero need to give Billy more than a 1 year extension. At least with Kev it gives the players some feeling of stability.

 

[Big Pete]

Yeah, much like extending Kev at the start of the season - there is literally no need to do it because the club has all the negotiation power.

I actually didn't mind that decision because it gave Walters the opportunity to fail. He didn't have to tinker with the teamlist constantly and hope to come up with the right combination, he was allowed to settle on combinations and I thought it worked out for the best.

 

[theshed]

I actually didn't mind that decision because it gave Walters the opportunity to fail. He didn't have to tinker with the teamlist constantly and hope to come up with the right combination, he was allowed to settle on combinations and I thought it worked out for the best.

Yeah the last line of my post explains that extending Kev had logic

 

[McHunt]

Shocker the bloke who lives by the title of utility plays more than one position.

Chicken or the egg that one.

 

[Cult]

Not that it'll break the bank but I still think two years is too long. A one year deal would have been ideal, especially since it coincides with Kev's contract and would provide some flexibility with the roster.

The #9 is definitely going to be a talking point and I'll be curious to see if the Broncos rush Mozer in at some point. That certainly seems to be the way it's headed at this point.

2023 Off Contract​

Jayden Berrell, Damien Cook, Joshua Cook, Lachlan Croker, Jake Granville, Siliva Havili, Kobe Hetherington, Jacob Liddle, Soni Luke, Andrew McCullough, Jayden Nikorima, Chris Randall, Mitch Rein, Reece Robson

2024 Off Contract​

Wayde Egan, Josh Hodgson, Mitch Kenny, Freddy Lussick, Peter Mamouzelos, Jeremy Marshall-King, Rua Ngatikaura, Taniela Otukolo, Jake Simpkin, Tom Starling, Sam Verrills, Zac Woolford

I guess we could always bring McCullough back next year. 2 years is fine because it locks up the hooker that is better than those that are off contract for 2023 and 2024 too. Would be very silly for us to lose our utility/ only first grade level hooker in the hopes we get Damien Cook.

 

[Cult]

Haha yeah sure. Billy I’ll give you a choice…..first grade or qcup.

I think it was more "Billy, I'll give you a choice. Outplay Mam and Gamble or Turpin and Paix".

 

[Big Pete]

2023 Off Contract​

Jayden Berrell, Damien Cook, Joshua Cook, Lachlan Croker, Jake Granville, Siliva Havili, Kobe Hetherington, Jacob Liddle, Soni Luke, Andrew McCullough, Jayden Nikorima, Chris Randall, Mitch Rein, Reece Robson

2024 Off Contract​

Wayde Egan, Josh Hodgson, Mitch Kenny, Freddy Lussick, Peter Mamouzelos, Jeremy Marshall-King, Rua Ngatikaura, Taniela Otukolo, Jake Simpkin, Tom Starling, Sam Verrills, Zac Woolford

I guess we could always bring McCullough back next year. 2 years is fine because it locks up the hooker that is better than those that are off contract for 2023 and 2024 too. Would be very silly for us to lose our utility/ only first grade level hooker in the hopes we get Damien Cook.

I'm not confident that this time next year you'll have that opinion. He's done enough for now to get a chance for a year, but a year is a long time and if Kev is released, that's one roster spot going to waste.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

2023 Off Contract​

Jayden Berrell, Damien Cook, Joshua Cook, Lachlan Croker, Jake Granville, Siliva Havili, Kobe Hetherington, Jacob Liddle, Soni Luke, Andrew McCullough, Jayden Nikorima, Chris Randall, Mitch Rein, Reece Robson

2024 Off Contract​

Wayde Egan, Josh Hodgson, Mitch Kenny, Freddy Lussick, Peter Mamouzelos, Jeremy Marshall-King, Rua Ngatikaura, Taniela Otukolo, Jake Simpkin, Tom Starling, Sam Verrills, Zac Woolford

I guess we could always bring McCullough back next year. 2 years is fine because it locks up the hooker that is better than those that are off contract for 2023 and 2024 too. Would be very silly for us to lose our utility/ only first grade level hooker in the hopes we get Damien Cook.

I was thinking we sign Granville at modest value and play him off the bench with Mozer starting, or vice versa. He can mentor Mozer in his final years and we save a fair bit of cap in the process.

if you want to train Mozer to be a slug, you bring back McC.

 

[tommy]

2023 Off Contract​

Jayden Berrell, Damien Cook, Joshua Cook, Lachlan Croker, Jake Granville, Siliva Havili, Kobe Hetherington, Jacob Liddle, Soni Luke, Andrew McCullough, Jayden Nikorima, Chris Randall, Mitch Rein, Reece Robson

2024 Off Contract​

Wayde Egan, Josh Hodgson, Mitch Kenny, Freddy Lussick, Peter Mamouzelos, Jeremy Marshall-King, Rua Ngatikaura, Taniela Otukolo, Jake Simpkin, Tom Starling, Sam Verrills, Zac Woolford

I guess we could always bring McCullough back next year. 2 years is fine because it locks up the hooker that is better than those that are off contract for 2023 and 2024 too. Would be very silly for us to lose our utility/ only first grade level hooker in the hopes we get Damien Cook.

To declare billy Walters as better than every name on that list bar cook and Macca is some kind of joke right? To declare him first grade level is some kind of joke too? 4th worst defender in the comp is not the bloke you want playing in the middle.

 

[Cult]

I'm not confident that this time next year you'll have that opinion. He's done enough for now to get a chance for a year, but a year is a long time and if Kev is released, that's one roster spot going to waste.

Don't mistake me being fine with him being in the squad over wanting him to be our starting 9. Someone should be better than him, but at this point there's not many better actual options. And if we are running the club expecting Kevvie to be fired we should have sacked him already.

 

[Cult]

I was thinking we sign Granville at modest value and play him off the bench with Mozer starting, or vice versa. He can mentor Mozer in his final years and we save a fair bit of cap in the process.

if you want to train Mozer to be a slug, you bring back McC.

Obviously we shouldn't bring back McCullough. Granville also isn't good enough to mentor the "next QLD hooker" either. Unless you want Mozer to be a 20 minute hooker because that's the amount of time Granville is good at.

 

[Cult]

To declare billy Walters as better than every name on that list bar cook and Macca is some kind of joke right? To declare him first grade level is some kind of joke too? 4th worst defender in the comp is not the bloke you want playing in the middle.

Sorry, I should have said better than the realistic options that are on barely any money. Even then, I would rate very few of those players as better options than Billy Walters, which again says a lot more about the quality of hooker in the competition than it does about Billy's abilities.

In saying that, how is he not first grade standard? He literally played more first grade games than any other Bronco this year. I'd be curious to see which players you'd rate above him. Technically if you can name 16 current NRL hookers that are better than him, maybe even 32 considering most teams have a backup hooker on the bench which is still a first grade player, I'll allow you to have this win. I'll be waiting.

 

[tommy]

In saying that, how is he not first grade standard?

Again, 4th worst defender in the entire comp. The same trait paix was dropped for, except he’s better at defence than billy.

He literally played more first grade games than any other Bronco this year.

You’d have to ask the coach about that. He should have been dropped to qcup after paix and Turpin dominated the parra game. Our losing streak began against the tigers of all teams when he came back next week.

I'd be curious to see which players you'd rate above him.

Most from the lists you provided.

Technically if you can name 16 current NRL hookers that are better than him, maybe even 32 considering most teams have a backup hooker on the bench which is still a first grade player, I'll allow you to have this win. I'll be waiting.

Why do they have to be current nrl hookers? And anyway, I seriously doubt that, I’m yet to see you admit you were ever wrong about anything in all my years on bhq. I won’t start holding my breath today.