OFFICIAL 2025 Roster

PLAYER ROSTER FOR 2025 AND BEYOND
Red: final season of contract.

PLAYER		2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Adam Reynolds	Half	2025	Coach?
Antonio Verhoeven	Lock, Second row	2025*	2026*
Ben Hunt	Half, hooker	2025	2026
Ben Te Kura	Prop	2025	2026
Billy Walters	Hooker, half	2025	2026
Blake Mozer	Hooker	2025
Brendan Piakura	Second row	2025	2026	2027
Coby Black	Half	2025**	2026
Corey Jensen	Prop	2025
Cory Paix	Hooker, half	2025
Deine Mariner	Centre, wing	2025	2026	2027
Delouise Hoeter	Centre, wing	2025
Ezra Mam	Half	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Fletcher Baker	Prop, Second Row	2025
Israel Leota	Wing	2025
Jack Gosiewski	Second Row	2025
Jaiyden Hunt	Prop, Lock, Second Row	2025
Jesse Arthars	Centre, wing, Fullback	2025	2026
Jock Madden	Half	2025	2026
Josh Rogers	Half	2025	2026
Jordan Riki	Second row	2025	2026	2027
Kobe Hetherington	Lock	2025
Kotoni Staggs	Centre	2025
Marty Taupau	Prop	2025
Patrick Carrigan	Prop, lock	2025	2026	2027	2028
Payne Haas	Prop	2025	2026
Reece Walsh	Fullback	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
Selwyn Cobbo	Wing, centre, fullback	2025
Tyson Smoothy	Hooker	2025
Va'a Semu	Prop	2025	2026	2027
Xavier Willison	Prop	2025	2026	2027

*TBC
** TBC top 30

TRAIN & TRIAL

VJ Semu	Prop
Bailey Trew	Wing
Cameron Bukowski	Hooker
Hayze Perham	Fullback, Wing
Jett Bryce	Second Row
Luke Gale	Lock
Sione Hopoate	Wing
Gehamat Shibasaki	Centre
Josh Coric	Lock
Latrell Siegwalt	Fullback, Five-Eight
Callum Eggerling	Hooker
Glen Vaihu	Wing, Centre
Matthew Koellner	Prop
Ewan Moore	Second Row
Tristan Powell	Prop
Lachlan West	Fullback
Ronald Philitoga	Wing

DEVELOPMENT (2024)

Bailey Trew: centre

Coby Black: half

Israel Leota: wing

Va'a Semu: prop

UNSIGNED in 2025

Josiah Karapani

STOCKS

Front Row
Carrigan, Haas, Hunt, Baker, Willison, Jensen, Te Kura, Semu, Marty Taupau

Second Row
Baker, Piakura, Riki, Taupau, Hunt, Gosiewski

Lock
Carrigan, Hetherington, Taupau, Hunt

Hooker
Hunt, Mozer, Paix, Walters, Smoothy

Half
Hunt, Reynolds, Mam, Walters, Paix, Madden, Rogers, Black

Fullback
Cobbo, Walsh, Arthars,

Centre
Staggs, Mariner, Arthars, Cobbo, Hoeter

Wing
Cobbo, Arthars, Leota, Hoeter


ETHNO MAP

QLD
Ben Hunt, Ben Te Kura, Billy Walters, Blake Mozer, Brendan Piakura, Coby Black, Corey Jensen, Corey Oates, Cory Paix, Delouise Hoeter, Ezra Mam, Israel Leota, Jack Gosiewski, Jaiyden Hunt, Josh Rogers, Kobe Hetherington, Patrick Carrigan, Reece Walsh, Selwyn Cobbo, Tyson Smoothy

NZ
Deine Mariner, Brendan Piakura, Jesse Arthars, Jordan Riki, Xavier Willison, Marty Taupau

NSW
Adam Reynolds, Fletcher Baker, Jock Madden, Kotoni Staggs, Payne Haas

Indigenous
Ezra Mam, Jordan Riki, Kotoni Staggs, Reece Walsh, Selwyn Cobbo

Tonga
Kotoni Staggs, Delouise Hoeter,

Samoa
Jesse Arthars, Payne Haas, Marty Taupau

Cook Islands
Brendan Piakura, Xavier Willison

 

[Big Del]

If, as many of us expect, it becomes clear that Rogers is the superior option, I think the club should let Madden walk and maybe Black could be that guy next year playing 2 games.

Sailor should be under similar scrutiny. We need a bench utility who can play 2nd row and centre more than we need a backup fullback.

Superior option ??
Small sample size , but no . Two things Jock does better . Run with the ball and tackles on his own line . Kicking I think Madden has an edge as well .
Speaking of , how much longer will he be out ?

 

[Mr Fourex]

I'd consider Rodgers a better defender and better at kicking the ball, than Madden.

 

[Big Del]

I'd consider Rodgers a better defender and better at kicking the ball, than Madden.

He got shrugged off a cpl of times the last time he played that led directly to tries. Looked pretty feeble .

 

[kman]

Broncos were such a good team before because we had a team of players who cared more about the club and not about taking the Broncos for as much as they can get it. We need loyal players, that will take unders and think about the club.

 

[BroncosFever]

Broncos were such a good team before because we had a team of players who cared more about the club and not about taking the Broncos for as much as they can get it. We need loyal players, that will take unders and think about the club.

Like Billy Walters?

I agree.

 

[Mr Fourex]

He got shrugged off a cpl of times the last time he played that led directly to tries. Looked pretty feeble .

I thought you might allude to that......and you're right.
but
that's one game and not that I have a huge pool to draw from,
but
his last game
is the worst game
I've watched him play.

 

[Mr Fourex]

Broncos were such a good team before because we had a team of players who cared more about the club and not about taking the Broncos for as much as they can get it. We need loyal players, that will take unders and think about the club.

Back in the day, they would stay for less. They would stay for less to live in Brisbane as well as play for the Broncos. There's a couple more options now to get a NRL contract outside of the Broncs and still be able to live in Brisbane/Queensland.

If Kevie and management were able to sit down with the playing group and say....alright boys how are we going to divy this up. We've only got X amount of $ to spend. I wonder if all the players would even agree to talk turkey in front of each other?

Like Billy Walters?

I agree.

Billy would
Patty
Reece
Arey (coaching deal incentive)

...would be others, surely.

Only one thing that stands in the way in all this theorising......

Grubby shunt player managers..... the scourge of modern day RL.

 

[Big Pete]

I thought you might allude to that......and you're right.
but
that's one game and not that I have a huge pool to draw from,
but
his last game
is the worst game
I've watched him play.

Not an anamoly unfortunately.

He's played worse in Cup this year.

 

[McHunt]

will take unders

aka "under the table"

 

[McHunt]

Like Billy Walters?

I agree.

If Billy can get more from another club, he should definitely take it.

 

[Emanon]

Broncos were such a good team before because we had a team of players who cared more about the club and not about taking the Broncos for as much as they can get it. We need loyal players, that will take unders and think about the club.

I kind of agree, but back in the day almost the entire team was representative calibre players as well, be it mostly for QLD or NSW.

This is why I think we should look more at bringing in England internationals where it is possible to do so, and make Origin less of a hindrance overall for the club's season.

If we can find an English half capable of adapting to the NRL first team, structurally we would be in a better place imo.

 

[kman]

I kind of agree, but back in the day almost the entire team was representative calibre players as well, be it mostly for QLD or NSW.

This is why I think we should look more at bringing in England internationals where it is possible to do so, and make Origin less of a hindrance overall for the club's season.

If we can find an English half capable of adapting to the NRL first team, structurally we would be in a better place imo.

We just had players who were loyal to the club and would take less to keep the side together. Rather than players making our club overpay them to keep them. English players could be a good option and definitely work a look.

 

[johnny plath]

We just had players who were loyal to the club and would take less to keep the side together. Rather than players making our club overpay them to keep them. English players could be a good option and definitely work a look.

Didn't we have the thorough beds looking after these players taking less to stay at the club?

 

[Big Del]

We just had players who were loyal to the club and would take less to keep the side together.

You don`t think there were 3rd party deals that topped up the contracts ??
Or promises of jobs after your career where you didn`t actually do any work ?

 

[Mustafur]

I'd consider Rodgers a better defender and better at kicking the ball, than Madden.

I would consider both not good enough.

Rodgers might be able to fix his error rate with more game familiarity but he is limited in skill, best case scenario a decent backup half us(which he isn't yet but what we ideally need frm him).

Madden showed at times he has a very high level boot on him and running game but he seems to be weak mentally and goes missing when the chips are down and his whole game falls off a cliff, not something you want from a position that especially steers the ship of the team.

 

[McHunt]

Another youngster, Simi Tauelangi, hits the books. 2 year contract:

 

[Big Del]

Another youngster, Simi Tauelangi, hits the books. 2 year contract:

Huh ?
And not a chicken sanga in sight ? WTF ??

 

[LittleDavey]

So have we now had as many Victorian players on our books as Storm have had on theirs?