2023 Official Roster (and Rumour) Tracker

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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

 

[McHunt]

Breaking news: backup players leave for better opportunity. Welcome to being a Broncos fan, must be your first time here.

Are you seriously a Billy Walters as our first choice hooker/utility fan? Seriously?

 

[McHunt]

Quite literally as our starting hooker he could have asked for figures that are worthwhile being reported in the papers. It’s not the case cause he’s on **** all. Anything upwards to 300k is very reasonable for Billy considering nobody else exists on the market, utility value makes a player more expensive and his performances this year were well and truely at a standard to ask for that. He highly likely is on less. So quit your whining cause point being is his value in terms of salary cap is well under the average wage and his output is immense for the amount he is on. He literally is a Moneyball player. Obviously when you have a salary cap it’s not ideal to be coming 9th and needing a Moneyball player but that is the situation we are in and as such he plays a perfect role for this team. Does anyone think he is amazing? No. We purely are just being realistic with our situation. Obviously anyone who is remotely better than him that we acquire or have in the future kicks him back to reserve grade and probably unless proving to be handy depth will be moved on at the end of the 2 years but at the minute he is the starting hooker and proved far more than alternate options so can you explain to me how on earth that anything regarding Billy and contracts over the last 14-15 months or whenever he was signed has been unjustified and or nepotistic?

We all know the Moneyball theory. But Billy is so durn cheap is not a good argument for why he should be the player who handles the ball more than any other Bronco - as it was last year, and most likely next year as well (at least that's what the kerfuffle is fearing).

 

[john1420]

I also wouldn't be surprised if DD/ikin/Scanlon kept Kevvie at arms length during the negotiations for Billy's new contract.

It would be standard business practice to do so, not that means it happened of course, just a reasonably logical and safe assumption. I mean it would have to be total amateur hour up there for it not to happen, and whilst under White and co that was a strong possibility, I don't believe DD operates that way. Everything from him screams professionalism.

 

[john1420]

Yeah, nah. Pretty sure he would have been given a pay rise.

Strong argument

 

[tommy]

What do you think the rest of us are using?

You are basically saying that unless everyone else has undisputable facts, their opinions and logical assumptions have no value, but your own 'common sense' assumptions and logic are the only ones that could be true.

Actually that is what I am joking about. Have you even read some of the fanboys ridiculous arguments and mental gymnastics in their aggressive defence of criticism aimed at ANYONE or ANYTHING bronco related? I am quite happy to let others have an opinion but when they scoff at others for daring to think that red hill isnt actually pleasantville they deserve to be called out on it. Diehard obsessive fans on this forum are much happier when it is an echo chamber that sticks to having comments and discussion that they approve of. They come here to release endorphins and fantasise about our unquestionable footballing superiority, they don’t want their echo chamber discussions being de-railed and they don’t want troublemakers possibly influencing anyone to think the club is anything less than perfect. So yeah, I basically was saying that but in a “tongue in cheek” nature.

 

[McHunt]

Kev saw Billy as a 9, it was Billy who wanted a shot at 6.

The issue right there in a nutshell. And that's where the fissure lies between most of the fanbase and the coach: we don't see Billy as an NRL standard 9 either. And if the coach - his biggest fan - doesn't see him as a half, he's not a so-called utility either. He's the worst of both worlds.

 

[tommy]

Strong argument

There is no point arguing with that guy……do you even read the forum? I’ll discuss with him but every debate ends the same way.

 

[john1420]

There is no point arguing with that guy……do you even read the forum? I’ll discuss with him but every debate ends the same way.

No, I just type random comments in threads I haven't read

 

[john1420]

How about staff just suspend people as soon as a personal insult is thrown? There's zero need for it here. We're all fans of the same team, we're all adults or close enough to it (presumably), and as such we should be able to have rational, thoughtful and respectful discussions even about topics we don't agree on - and yet there's probably a sum total of three posters on here who don't just resort to name calling as soon as someone questions their opinion.

I hope I'm one of them.......or you're a poo poo head

 

[tommy]

No, I just type random comments in threads I haven't read

Fair enough, but I think my argument in that post was equally as strong as the post it was replying to.

 

[Cult]

Are you seriously a Billy Walters as our first choice hooker/utility fan? Seriously?

No, that’s the problem with your argument of nepotism and complete lack of anything logical. It forces us to defend Billy Walters of all people. He’s average, but there’s reasons he made the team and that’s because Turpin fucking sucked and Paix was injured and unfit for most of the season. You guys have also created a scenario where if he is chosen in 2023 then it must be his dad picking him over other worthy players instead of him maybe being the better option over a couple of Q Cup quality players.

If we could pick up a better hooker I’d be all for it, but there’s very few available. The conspiracies of why he’s picked are getting out of hand, he was the only option really and the other players left because they’re not regular first graders. Those sort of players always leave to teams like the Knights for a better chance at playing NRL footy. It’s just how the sport has worked since the Broncos were created

 

[Big Del]

I will gladly drink a massive cup of STFU if he's not in the 17 come round one.

Mega Pint Stylee ?

 

[tommy]

The issue right there in a nutshell. And that's where the fissure lies between most of the fanbase and the coach: we don't see Billy as an NRL standard 9 either. And if the coach - his biggest fan - doesn't see him as a half, he's not a so-called utility either. He's the worst of both worlds.

I’m happy to call him a utility, it’s just we should have gone with a different choice utility imo.

 

[Cult]

I’m happy to call him a utility, it’s just we should have gone with a different choice utility imo.

Like who?

 

[tommy]

Like who?

Come on mate, your trollgame is slightly better than that. Lots of people have answered this question for you a few times now.

 

[McHunt]

Like who?

Are you saying Billy is the recession we have to have, because with all the money we splash on development and scouting he's the best utility we can find anywhere in the entire world?

 

[McHunt]

No, that’s the problem with your argument of nepotism and complete lack of anything logical. It forces us to defend Billy Walters of all people. He’s average, but there’s reasons he made the team and that’s because Turpin fucking sucked and Paix was injured and unfit for most of the season. You guys have also created a scenario where if he is chosen in 2023 then it must be his dad picking him over other worthy players instead of him maybe being the better option over a couple of Q Cup quality players.

If we could pick up a better hooker I’d be all for it, but there’s very few available. The conspiracies of why he’s picked are getting out of hand, he was the only option really and the other players left because they’re not regular first graders. Those sort of players always leave to teams like the Knights for a better chance at playing NRL footy. It’s just how the sport has worked since the Broncos were created

This is the off season. We're talking about getting our roster ready for next season. How the **** did this bunch of useless ***** put us in a position where Billy fucking Walters is our answer at dummy half? I mean, really who is responsible for this woeful situation that you are asking us to accept because it's just the way it goes? Does Billy fucking Walters father have any say in any of this?

 

[Cult]

This is the off season. We're talking about getting our roster ready for next season. How the **** did this bunch of useless ***** put us in a position where Billy fucking Walters is our answer at dummy half? I mean, really who is responsible for this woeful situation that you are asking us to accept because it's just the way it goes? Does Billy fucking Walters father have any say in any of this?

Paix and Turpin.