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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]

With the updated salary cap, I can see him being on 600 / 4 years.

Kotoni is supposed to be on $700k, so maybe use that as a yardstick. I rate Kotoni higher but most folk around these parts disagree. And Herbie seems to be on the up, whereas Kotoni maybe not. Also the general consensus seems to be we paid him too much. So yeah, $600K seems like a good price, but he might be able to get more elsewhere.

I don't know what bearing this might have but Kotoni's contract came with an angling he might slot into 6; Herbie similarly at 1. Both being higher value positions than centre. They're also both excellent, albeit underexploited, goalkickers.

 

[Jason Simmons]

Kotoni is supposed to be on $700k, so maybe use that as a yardstick. I rate Kotoni higher but most folk around these parts disagree. And Herbie seems to be on the up, whereas Kotoni maybe not. Also the general consensus seems to be we paid him too much. So yeah, $600K seems like a good price, but he might be able to get more elsewhere.

I don't know what bearing this might have but Kotoni's contract came with an angling he might slot into 6; Herbie similarly at 1. Both being higher value positions than centre. They're also both excellent, albeit underexploited, goalkickers.

Didn’t watch many of their games, tbh but wasn’t Walsh goal-kicking for the Warriors last year as well?

Obviously with Reynolds as no.1 kicker we are pretty damn stacked in that department, if so…

I wish our no.9 and back-row was so stacked…

 

[McHunt]

Didn’t watch many of their games, tbh but wasn’t Walsh goal-kicking for the Warriors last year as well?

Obviously with Reynolds as no.1 kicker we are pretty damn stacked in that department, if so…

I wish our no.9 and back-row was so stacked…

We're spoilt for kickers.

Most recent goalkicking record:

Cobbo 2021: 2 @ 100%
Farnworth 2021: 11 @ 84.62%
Reynolds 2022: 61 @ 84.2%
Staggs 2022: 16 @ 80%
Madden: 2022: 4 @ 80%
Walsh 2022: 48 @ 78.69%
Arthars 2021: 2 @ 66.7%

Tyson Smoothy 2022 (QCup): 67 @ 78.82%

By way of comparison:
Nathan Cleary 2022: 76 @ 85.39%
Hazem El Masri career: 81.97%

 

[theshed]

We're spoilt for kickers.

Most recent goalkicking record:

Cobbo 2021: 2 @ 100%
Farnworth 2021: 11 @ 84.62%
Reynolds 2022: 61 @ 84.2%
Staggs 2022: 16 @ 80%
Madden: 2022: 4 @ 80%
Walsh 2022: 48 @ 78.69%
Arthars 2021: 2 @ 66.7%

Tyson Smoothy 2022 (QCup): 67 @ 78.82%

By way of comparison:
Nathan Cleary 2022: 76 @ 85.39%
Hazem El Masri career: 81.97%

Wouldn’t be surprised if Capewell could slot them over okay too

 

[WASSHHH]

We're spoilt for kickers.

Most recent goalkicking record:

Cobbo 2021: 2 @ 100%
Farnworth 2021: 11 @ 84.62%
Reynolds 2022: 61 @ 84.2%
Staggs 2022: 16 @ 80%
Madden: 2022: 4 @ 80%
Walsh 2022: 48 @ 78.69%
Arthars 2021: 2 @ 66.7%

Tyson Smoothy 2022 (QCup): 67 @ 78.82%

By way of comparison:
Nathan Cleary 2022: 76 @ 85.39%
Hazem El Masri career: 81.97%

And to think it wasn’t that long ago our first choice kicker was Corey Parker, who on his worst days (which there were far too many of), couldn’t hit the side of a barn.

 

[McHunt]

And to think it wasn’t that long ago our first choice kicker was Corey Parker, who on his worst days (which there were far too many of), couldn’t hit the side of a barn.

Yes, Corey's rate was 65.2% in his final season. He started out okay, but got worse and worse over the years as we persisted with him. Thurston's was 77.8% in his final season.

 

[Dash]

Oloapu off to the Dogs to be stuck behind Burton for the next decade. It was never in doubt that it was all about money, but this just proves it.

 

[GCBRONCO]

Out of interest what is the go with Logan Bayliss? I've seen him named in squad but not heard much about him?

 

[Fitzy]

Out of interest what is the go with Logan Bayliss? I've seen him named in squad but not heard much about him?

Cause he is shit. Respectfully, he seems like he is the cheapie they keep rolling with to make up numbers cause we are in a bit of a cap squeeze. Can’t believe the bloke has a top 30, he doesn’t even stand out in cup. Very big boy so either he is on the roids and no ASADA officials could be fucked to test the nobody or he runs like a deadset cat.

 

[GCBRONCO]

Cause he is shit. Respectfully, he seems like he is the cheapie they keep rolling with to make up numbers cause we are in a bit of a cap squeeze. Can’t believe the bloke has a top 30, he doesn’t even stand out in cup. Very big boy so either he is on the roids and no ASADA officials could be fucked to test the nobody or he runs like a deadset cat.

Fair enough I just never seen him play nor even heard his name thrown around. I would have thought the lad have a photo in the player roster on the Broncos website by now.

 

[Fitzy]

Fair enough I just never seen him play nor even heard his name thrown around. I would have thought the lad have a photo in the player roster on the Broncos website by now.

I was probably being a bit harsh on the bloke but it is very clear he does not belong. Didn’t do anything of note against some pretty crappy sides at the WC for Scotland and he has been average as shit in cup for a bloke who really has taken up the ‘I’ll give you inch and you can choose to take a mile’ forward spot in the squad for the past few years and he has done **** all with it. It seems like he might be a really reserved and quiet bloke who just goes about his life quietly, a bit like Corey Jensen except you know, Shit. I would much rather him around than a spoilt brat but at the end of the day we were probably 1 middle forward short (before taupau) but cause he was one of them it felt like 2 sort of situation. Nice bloke though it seems but he can be a nice bloke on a t&t or at the magpies rather than top 30.

 

[WASSHHH]

I was probably being a bit harsh on the bloke but it is very clear he does not belong. Didn’t do anything of note against some pretty crappy sides at the WC for Scotland and he has been average as shit in cup for a bloke who really has taken up the ‘I’ll give you inch and you can choose to take a mile’ forward spot in the squad for the past few years and he has done **** all with it. It seems like he might be a really reserved and quiet bloke who just goes about his life quietly, a bit like Corey Jensen except you know, Shit. I would much rather him around than a spoilt brat but at the end of the day we were probably 1 middle forward short (before taupau) but cause he was one of them it felt like 2 sort of situation. Nice bloke though it seems but he can be a nice bloke on a t&t or at the magpies rather than top 30.

This, and your previous comment, were a real rollercoaster

 

[McHunt]

Out of interest what is the go with Logan Bayliss? I've seen him named in squad but not heard much about him?

One of the stars in Scotland's narrow loss to Australia in the most recent world cup.

 

[Mum-the-meatloaf]

With the self entitled prick going to the dogs. Can someone explain how a transfer fee works in the NRL. I imagine it just money for the Broncos Leagues Club. Not cap money.

 

[1910]

With the self entitled prick going to the dogs. Can someone explain how a transfer fee works in the NRL. I imagine it just money for the Broncos Leagues Club. Not cap money.

If a player wants out and you want him you have to pay his current club for him to get out. It's been happening forever. Warriors paid a small truckload for Tomkins. Raiders paid for Bateman, SBW had to pay out the Dogs 750K and cop a 5-year ban for them to release him.

 

[Evander]

If a player wants out and you want him you have to pay his current club for him to get out. It's been happening forever. Warriors paid a small truckload for Tomkins. Raiders paid for Bateman, SBW had to pay out the Dogs 750K and cop a 5-year ban for them to release him.

You didn’t really answer his question, what does the money go towards? Salary cap, business, end of year piss up, Milfords maccas runs, Herbies haircuts, kevvies coaching lessons, adams next tattoo? We don’t know

 

[theshed]

You didn’t really answer his question, what does the money go towards? Salary cap, business, end of year piss up, Milfords maccas runs, Herbies haircuts, kevvies coaching lessons, adams next tattoo? We don’t know

Someone has to fork up the money for all the boys we promised jobs if they retired/left early. Boyd, Macca, Gillo

 

[BroncosFever]

If a player wants out and you want him you have to pay his current club for him to get out. It's been happening forever. Warriors paid a small truckload for Tomkins. Raiders paid for Bateman, SBW had to pay out the Dogs 750K and cop a 5-year ban for them to release him.

Is this the first time we've seen it between 2 NRL clubs?

I know in European football it's the primary way to get a player, almost as though the salary is irrelevant