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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

 

[BroncsFan]

Can you give me some examples please? I’m not doubting you but there are far too many comments without any substance on BHQ at the moment

Manly just sacked a beloved coach for a Wooden spoon winner and ostracised half their players over the pride jersey and not a single player has asked for a release as far as I’ve heard.

A lot of the carnage at broncos occurred after Seibold took the reigns.

Knik
Roberts
Macca (the first time)
Kahu (on loan)
D Fifita (bailed under Seibs)
Peresi (sacked)
Seggy (sacked)
Gillett (retired)
Savelio
Shibasaki
Jaydn Sua
McGuire
Pearson? (can't remember if he was released or not re-signed)
Jamil Hopoate (probably sacked)

 

[Foordy]

Can you give me some examples please? I’m not doubting you but there are far too many comments without any substance on BHQ at the moment

Manly just sacked a beloved coach for a Wooden spoon winner and ostracised half their players over the pride jersey and not a single player has asked for a release as far as I’ve heard.

give it time, Seibold hasn't even set foot in the club yet. how many of those players you listed asked for a release before Kevvie arrived at the club.

and I think you'll find that most of those players listed asked for a release because they lost their starting spot and become depth players. the few that didn't was purely money driven.

I won't go through every team, but i will give you an example:

The Warriors have released the following from their 2022 squad

Euan Aitken (Released - The Dolphins)
Daejarn Asi (released)
Lleyton Finau (released)
Jackson Frei (released)
Eliesa Katoa (released - Melbourne Storm)
Matthew Lodge (released)
Dunamis Lui (released)
Kodi Nikorima (Released - Souths)
Aaron Pene (released - Melbourne Storm)
Pride Petterson-Robati (Released)
Junior Ratuva (released)
Ashley Taylor (retired)
Reece Walsh (Released - Brisbane Broncos)

source: Zero Tackle

 

[theshed]

give it time, Seibold hasn't even set foot in the club yet. how many of those players you listed asked for a release before Kevvie arrived at the club.

and I think you'll find that most of those players listed asked for a release because they lost their starting spot and become depth players. the few that didn't was purely money driven.

I won't go through every team, but i will give you an example:

The Warriors have released the following from their 2022 squad

Euan Aitken (Released - The Dolphins)
Daejarn Asi (released)
Lleyton Finau (released)
Jackson Frei (released)
Eliesa Katoa (released - Melbourne Storm)
Matthew Lodge (released)
Dunamis Lui (released)
Kodi Nikorima (Released - Souths)
Aaron Pene (released - Melbourne Storm)
Pride Petterson-Robati (Released)
Junior Ratuva (released)
Ashley Taylor (retired)
Reece Walsh (Released - Brisbane Broncos)

source: Zero Tackle

Warriors are a bad example because they relocated to New Zealand after 2 years in Australia. Even their coach didn’t want to go back.

Please don’t feel like you need to defend kev. I’m not trying to hold this against him. As @BroncsFan did a great job of showing above - Seibold saw a huge turn over.

 

[Foordy]

the CM reporting that Mariner has been formally interviewed by the integrity unit about the Dolphins approach/release request.

he reportedly stood to earn an extra $1.2 million if he signed a long term deal with the Phins.

Mariner's manager is pleading innocent .. so are the Phins (before the revert to their standard defence that no other team has to sign 34 players plus train and trials in one year)

Dixon McIver (Mariner's manager) says:

“The NRL has made contact with us, yes,” McIver said.

“From my end it’s a pretty self-explanatory thing.

“There’s a difference between enticing a player (to break his contract) and some discussions that have transpired.

“We’ve left it to the Broncos and the NRL to sort it out and they will come up with deliberations in due course.”


Terry Reader's cut and copy response:

“I’m very confident,” he said. “We haven’t gone about breaking any rules or doing anything we’re not meant to.

“Managers speak to clubs every day and we’re no different.

“Every club wants to sign quality players and so do we. If they are available and interested we want to talk to them.

“We’ve dealt with unusual circumstances. Not many clubs have to sign 34 players in one year, plus train-and-trial players, and put academies together.

“We have said from the start we will be patient and wait for the right player.”

 

[McHunt]

the CM reporting that Mariner has been formally interviewed by the integrity unit about the Dolphins approach/release request.

he reportedly stood to earn an extra $1.2 million if he signed a long term deal with the Phins.

Mariner's manager is pleading innocent .. so are the Phins (before the revert to their standard defence that no other team has to sign 34 players plus train and trials in one year)

Dixon McIver (Mariner's manager) says:

“The NRL has made contact with us, yes,” McIver said.

“From my end it’s a pretty self-explanatory thing.

“There’s a difference between enticing a player (to break his contract) and some discussions that have transpired.

“We’ve left it to the Broncos and the NRL to sort it out and they will come up with deliberations in due course.”


Terry Reader's cut and copy response:

“I’m very confident,” he said. “We haven’t gone about breaking any rules or doing anything we’re not meant to.

“Managers speak to clubs every day and we’re no different.

“Every club wants to sign quality players and so do we. If they are available and interested we want to talk to them.

“We’ve dealt with unusual circumstances. Not many clubs have to sign 34 players in one year, plus train-and-trial players, and put academies together.

“We have said from the start we will be patient and wait for the right player.”

This is from Tuesday:

Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2023

Also Wayne has reportedly offered him double what the Broncos are paying. That’s against the rules

broncoshq.com

 

[Foordy]

This is from Tuesday:

Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2023

Also Wayne has reportedly offered him double what the Broncos are paying. That’s against the rules

broncoshq.com

well then maybe your mate couldn't come up with something original today, so just rehashed what he said on Tuesday ... because everything I posted came from an article date stamped today (12/11/2022) @ 3pm

 

[McHunt]

well then maybe your mate couldn't come up with something original today, so just rehashed what he said on Tuesday ... because everything I posted came from an article date stamped today (12/11/2022) @ 3pm

You make it sound like he owns you.

 

[nopatience101]

the CM reporting that Mariner has been formally interviewed by the integrity unit about the Dolphins approach/release request.

he reportedly stood to earn an extra $1.2 million if he signed a long term deal with the Phins.

Mariner's manager is pleading innocent .. so are the Phins (before the revert to their standard defence that no other team has to sign 34 players plus train and trials in one year)

Dixon McIver (Mariner's manager) says:

“The NRL has made contact with us, yes,” McIver said.

“From my end it’s a pretty self-explanatory thing.

“There’s a difference between enticing a player (to break his contract) and some discussions that have transpired.

“We’ve left it to the Broncos and the NRL to sort it out and they will come up with deliberations in due course.”


Terry Reader's cut and copy response:

“I’m very confident,” he said. “We haven’t gone about breaking any rules or doing anything we’re not meant to.

“Managers speak to clubs every day and we’re no different.

“Every club wants to sign quality players and so do we. If they are available and interested we want to talk to them.

“We’ve dealt with unusual circumstances. Not many clubs have to sign 34 players in one year, plus train-and-trial players, and put academies together.

“We have said from the start we will be patient and wait for the right player.”

The NRL won’t do a damn thing.

 

[Kimlo]

Honestly, if he stands to make 1.2m more the club should release him. It's not right to deny someone that chance. If he stays he'll only resent the club for denying him the chance to earn that.

 

[Fitzy]

Honestly, if he stands to make 1.2m more the club should release him. It's not right to deny someone that chance. If he stays he'll only resent the club for denying him the chance to earn that.

**** off he is 17 and 12 days into a new contract. It’s not right to think he deserved that chance. He already hates us and has conducted himself as an entitled ungrateful prick. He is old enough where he can bear some responsibility on his decisions and frankly he has made some horrific ones over the last few days/weeks/months. He can sit on the sidelines for 3 years.

 

[Kimlo]

**** off he is 17 and 12 days into a new contract. It’s not right to think he deserved that chance. He already hates us and has conducted himself as an entitled ungrateful prick. He is old enough where he can bear some responsibility on his decisions and frankly he has made some horrific ones over the last few days/weeks/months. He can sit on the sidelines for 3 years.

Are you talking about Karl?
I'm talking about Mariner here. Karl can rot unpaid for 3 years for all I care.

 

[Fitzy]

Are you talking about Karl?
I'm talking about Mariner here. Karl can rot unpaid for 3 years for all I care.

Yeah I was sorry. Although still same applies only thing that slightly differs with Deine is that whilst money is probably the driving factor he hasn’t carried on like a pork chop and he has at least chucked up a decent excuse of the players in front of him. I reckon keep him until we know what’s up with Herbie and if Herbie stays it’s only right to let a player of that calibre walk. Preferably not to the dolphins though.

Edit: Not saying I don’t believe you but is the 1.2 million but true? Is there a source you got with that would love to have a read since I haven’t read to much into the Deine matter that flooded the news today?

 

[theshed]

Honestly, if he stands to make 1.2m more the club should release him. It's not right to deny someone that chance. If he stays he'll only resent the club for denying him the chance to earn that.

Except for the fact that by the policies of the NRL organisation he should not have even been offered the opportunity to earn that much elsewhere while contracted.

 

[Foordy]

Edit: Not saying I don’t believe you but is the 1.2 million but true? Is there a source you got with that would love to have a read since I haven’t read to much into the Deine matter that flooded the news today?

take the extra $1.2 million figure for Mariner with a grain of salt.

it came from Badel in the CM. he doesn't even give definitive contract length ... just uses the phrase "long term contract"

 

[Sproj]

This doesn’t sit right at all with me and the NRL needs to come out and rein this in but they won’t of course. And why is it only our kids being reportedly targeted? I thought they weren’t supposed to be cannibalising the Broncos because it very much looks like there exactly what they are trying to do.

Where are these offers for Howarth/Walker/Suaalii/that highly rated Storm kid that just re-signed and so on? What about Jojo Fifita or Brimson, why not target these guys?

They should not be allowed to offer anyone under contract a wink wink we’ll give you more. The NRL’s rules need to be enforced, I’m ticked off about all of this. Hope The fail miserably because any good will I had toward them is very much gone because it seems like they are trying to be the Roosters 2.0.

 

[Battler]

‘We’re not enticing you to break your current contract, but if you were to hypothetically do so *wink* *wink* you’d earn 1.2m more if you signed with us. Too bad you’re under contract so we can’t formally offer you that money though :(.’

 

[Foordy]

‘We’re not enticing you to break your current contract, but if you were to hypothetically do so *wink* *wink* you’d earn 1.2m more if you signed with us. Too bad you’re under contract so we can’t formally offer you that money though :(.’

most of the time, they haven't even been bothering with the *wink* *wink* ... they've been pretty blatant.

every now and again they try to justify themselves with Reader saying they haven't broken any rules before giving a reason why they need to break rules

 

[Super Freak]

Not sure how the Dolphins can say they aren't doing anything wrong, common sense says they are. But it appears as though the NRL are taking into consideration their circumstances and are giving them some leeway.