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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]

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.

As far as NRL hookers that are better than Walters, if we are just asking as general question and not about signings etc, I would rate the following better than Billy in no particular order:

Api
Grant
Hunt
B Smith
Hodgeson
Robson
Mahoney
Brayley
Watson
Verellis
Paix
Granville

Then you have guys are similar to Walters or slightly above

JMK
Simpkins
Liddle
Woolford
Starling
Croker
Boyd
I’d even say Turpin is comparable

 

[tommy]

As far as NRL hookers that are better than Walters, if we are just asking as general question and not about signings etc, I would rate the following better than Billy in no particular order:

Api
Grant
Hunt
B Smith
Hodgeson
Robson
Mahoney
Brayley
Watson
Verellis
Paix
Granville

Then you have guys are similar to Walters or slightly above

JMK
Simpkins
Liddle
Woolford
Starling
Croker
Boyd
I’d even say Turpin is comparable

Turpin is better. His form fell off a cliff once kevvie got here and declared his son a target signing. I think he knew the writing was on the wall for him last year sometime. Why else would you ask for a release?

 

[Big Pete]

You’d have to ask the coach about that. He should have been dropped to qcup after paix and Turpin dominated the parra game.

I don't recall either having strong games, in fact I remember Turpin making an early mistake to give the Eels early momentum.

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.

You might not even use that spot for a 9. That's a spot that could be used to upgrade a quality prospect who just kills it in QCup or a player who falls out with a club and would be an immediate upgrade. I think we both agree that it's not breaking the bank, but ideally it should have been a one year deal and take it from there.

Api
Grant

Hunt
B Smith
Hodgeson
Robson
Mahoney
Brayley
Watson
Verellis
Paix
Granville

I still think the inconvenient truth is that Paix isn't as good as how some rate him on here.

 

[tommy]

I don't recall either having strong games, in fact I remember Turpin making an early mistake to give the Eels early momentum.

You might not even use that spot for a 9. That's a spot that could be used to upgrade a quality prospect who just kills it in QCup or a player who falls out with a club and would be an immediate upgrade. I think we both agree that it's not breaking the bank, but ideally it should have been a one year deal and take it from there.


I still think the inconvenient truth is that Paix isn't as good as how some rate him on here.

You should watch it again then bp. He made 1 early mistake. Carrigan’s mistake then waste of challenge was what gave the the early momentum.

 

[tommy]

Laugh all you want @Foordy. Turpin is 5 years younger and played a shitload more first grade than billy who is approaching 30 and only ever played a full year under his dad.

 

[Big Pete]

You should watch it again then bp. He made 1 early mistake. Carrigan’s mistake then waste of challenge was what gave the the early momentum.

JP's defence also didn't help matters, but I recall Patty throwing a good offload to Haas to set up a try. What did Turpin actually do to dominate the game? I remember Mam and Tesi were far more pivotal.

 

[theshed]

I still think the inconvenient truth is that Paix isn't as good as how some rate him on here.

I guess it needs to be asked just how good you believe that I think Paix is?

 

[Big Pete]

I guess it needs to be asked just how good you believe that I think Paix is?

Based on what he's produced in first grade? About as good as Billy, if not worse considering the tougher initiation. His biggest attribute right now is his age, otherwise he's rarely lived up to the hype.

 

[Foordy]

Laugh all you want @Foordy. Turpin is 5 years younger and played a shitload more first grade than billy who is approaching 30 and only ever played a full year under his dad.

doesn't make Turpin good ... or even better than Billy.

I mean Billy played the first half of his career at the Storm, a side that has had a superstar spine for 15 years.

If you are trying to convince us that you don't have an agenda, then you can make outlandish comments like you just did ... it's a dead giveaway

 

[theshed]

Based on what he's produced in first grade? About as good as Billy, if not worse considering the tougher initiation. His biggest attribute right now is his age, otherwise he's rarely lived up to the hype.

If you watch our earlier season games I believe there is a stark difference in our momentum when Paix is on the field compared to Turpin or Walters. Still has flaws and goes to slop when he gets gassed but his service at its best os the best of the 3 hookers this season imo.

Billy is the smarter player due to experience and age but Paix needs game time to improve his fitness levels and consistency. I think we have more or less seen Billy’s ceiling which I don’t think is true for Paix.

Regardless, I think they are a fine pairing if you get the rotation correct. An upgrade to either would be great though.

Mozer looked like a fantastic prospect but his form when stepping up a grade resulted in plenty of cause for concern. He may force his way into the squad but I don’t see it happening next season.

 

[Dash]

Round 19 vs Eels

Turpin
19 tackles
1 missed tackle
1 error
0 run metres
0 tries/assists
0 linebreaks/assists

Paix
17 tackles
1 missed tackle
0 run metres
0 tries/assists
0 linebreaks/assists

Dominant.

 

[Big Pete]

If you watch our earlier season games I believe there is a stark difference in our momentum when Paix is on the field compared to Turpin or Walters. Still has flaws and goes to slop when he gets gassed but his service at its best os the best of the 3 hookers this season imo.

Billy is the smarter player due to experience and age but Paix needs game time to improve his fitness levels and consistency. I think we have more or less seen Billy’s ceiling which I don’t think is true for Paix.

Regardless, I think they are a fine pairing if you get the rotation correct. An upgrade to either would be great though.

That's the issue with Paix, he can provide crisper service but he rarely put it together to actually have a strong performance. I can really only recall the Bulldogs game as a starring effort. So it's one thing to have him over Billy, another to have him above some of those other names.

 

[tommy]

JP's defence also didn't help matters, but I recall Patty throwing a good offload to Haas to set up a try. What did Turpin actually do to dominate the game? I remember Mam and Tesi were far more pivotal

i meant they dominated in terms of what our other hooking stocks came up with when returning…maybe they just had a better chemistry as a team.

I mean Billy played the first half of his career at the Storm, a side that has had a superstar spine for 15 years.

There’s a reason for that mate…..he wasn’t wanted elsewhere. Until the the tigers came along.

If you are trying to convince us that you don't have an agenda, then you can make outlandish comments like you just did ... it's a dead giveaway

foordy you have the biggest agenda of anyone on the forum… to aggressively defend the club’s honour and try to convince everyone everything they do is as close to perfect as can possibly be. Nobody is fooled by you.

 

[tommy]

Round 19 vs Eels

Turpin
19 tackles
1 missed tackle
1 error
0 run metres
0 tries/assists
0 linebreaks/assists

Paix
17 tackles
1 missed tackle
0 run metres
0 tries/assists
0 linebreaks/assists

Dominant.

Our best win of the season imo. Curious if anyone disagrees? It was a team harmony/chemistry thing. we looked like we actually belonged in the top 4. You don’t change a winning formula.

 

[Big Pete]

i meant they dominated in terms of what our other hooking stocks came up with when returning…maybe they just had a better chemistry as a team.

I actually think it was Jordan Pereira on the wing that galvanised the team that night and when he was dropped it destroyed the morale of the team.

 

[theshed]

That's the issue with Paix, he can provide crisper service but he rarely put it together to actually have a strong performance. I can really only recall the Bulldogs game as a starring effort. So it's one thing to have him over Billy, another to have him above some of those other names.

I agree with you regarding him putting it all together. If I’m keeping one of the 2 players it is Paix hands down.

 

[tommy]

There’s a reason for that mate…..he wasn’t wanted elsewhere. Until the the tigers came along.

Or was his dad a coach at the storm in that period as well?

 

[Big Pete]

I agree with you regarding him putting it all together. If I’m keeping one of the 2 players it is Paix hands down.

Same but calling a spade a spade, it's based largely on potential more than performance.

Or was his dad a coach at the storm in that period as well?

Signed with Melbourne in 2017 when Kevie was coaching Queensland.

I believe Kevie left Melbourne around 2012/13. He linked up with Wayne at Newcastle before they both came to Brisbane together. Don't forget that fans on here thought Kevie was the 2015 mastermind.