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]

I definitely disagree with the Joe Offa call though. Willison is a way more damaging ball runner and has better work rate at similar ages.

Are you over looking his defence ?
He is one of the few guys in the NRL who can give ball runners negative post contact metres ! I`ve seen him drive ball carriers backwards after contact .
Joey fckin Offa aint doin that !

 

[Johnny92]

They tell me Quai Ward is not up to it in NRL .
I asked about him a cpl of weeks ago as in what happened to ?

An in form Cobbo will win you a lot more games than a good back rower .
Whether he can regain that form I don`t know .

I think McGuire's coaching style with either make or break Selwyn.
If Madge can get him right every week and fit it will make us a far better footy team.

Not sure how Selwyn was managed under Kev but this might be the kick up the ass Cobbo needs.

 

[YeahNahMate]

Are you over looking his defence ?
He is one of the few guys in the NRL who can give ball runners negative post contact metres ! I`ve seen him drive ball carriers backwards after contact .
Joey fckin Offa aint doin that !

I agree mate

 

[Big Del]

I think McGuire's coaching style with either make or break Selwyn.
If Madge can get him right every week and fit it will make us a far better footy team.

Not sure how Selwyn was managed under Kev but this might be the kick up the ass Cobbo needs.

If he is not fit don`t play him . Pretty simple remedy .
We heard he was not happy having pain killers before matches around Origin time . Then his form went off the rails . Couldn`t run full pace and looked disinterested .
Coincidence ?

 

[Redfern_1980]

Kobe Hetherington now confirmed to be staying. Madge called him last week and Kobe likes what he heard. Apparently cannot wait to rip into pre-season training under Madge but is a bit worried after hearing from Prime Ministers XIII teamates who have been coached by Madge about whats in store - training wise. Madge saying he will get the best out of Kobe and loves his tough, no frills style.

Just saw on the news down here.

 

[Kaz]

Kobe Hetherington now confirmed to be staying. Madge called him last week and Kobe likes what he heard. Apparently cannot wait to rip into pre-season training under Madge but is a bit worried after hearing from Prime Ministers XIII teamates who have been coached by Madge about whats in store - training wise. Madge saying he will get the best out of Kobe and loves his tough, no frills style.

Just saw on the news down here.

Just on the sports news here

And 9 reporting, Langer standing down as on field trainer, but will have a off field job. (not sad about it, it's about time it happened.)

 

[FACTHUNT]

I think McGuire's coaching style with either make or break Selwyn.
If Madge can get him right every week and fit it will make us a far better footy team.

Not sure how Selwyn was managed under Kev but this might be the kick up the ass Cobbo needs.

Not that it means much but Selwyn was the only player to 'like' the announcement of Madge on instagram haha - from that + the podcast comments = my assumption that he's excited.

Speculative but hopeful!

 

[Johnny92]

Not that it means much but Selwyn was the only player to 'like' the announcement of Madge on instagram haha - from that + the podcast comments = my assumption that he's excited.

Speculative but hopeful!

That's actually interesting.
I know you can't really go off likes on Instagram and that but then again it does say something.

 

[YeahNahMate]

Not that it means much but Selwyn was the only player to 'like' the announcement of Madge on instagram haha - from that + the podcast comments = my assumption that he's excited.

Speculative but hopeful!

I saw that & noticed Paix liked it too ahah, I could imagine players might not want to ‘like’ it in case Billy Walters sees a bunch of his teammates appearing to be thrilled by his father getting sacked

 

[Sproj]

This is all good to hear. If Maguire can get them in shape, his job is already half done with the talent on the list.

 

[bert_lifts]

Kobe Hetherington now confirmed to be staying. Madge called him last week and Kobe likes what he heard. Apparently cannot wait to rip into pre-season training under Madge but is a bit worried after hearing from Prime Ministers XIII teamates who have been coached by Madge about whats in store - training wise. Madge saying he will get the best out of Kobe and loves his tough, no frills style.

Just saw on the news down here.

Great news and I'm not surprised at all madge contacted him early on. He seems to love those all effort, hard working type players.

 

[FACTHUNT]

That's actually interesting.
I know you can't really go off likes on Instagram and that but then again it does say something.

I saw that & noticed Paix liked it too ahah, I could imagine players might not want to ‘like’ it in case Billy Walters sees a bunch of his teammates appearing to be thrilled by his father getting sacked

And I think only Patty liked the ‘thanks kevvie’ post!

 

[theshed]

Selwyn, Kobe and Paix are all decent players who fell off a cliff under Kev.

Kobe and Paix are great squad filler players who don’t break the bank. The performance of guys like them says a lot about a coach.

If Madge wants to get a team behind his brutal preseason, it’s a great idea to motivate the fringe guys by telling them starting spots are up for grabs if they can earn it.

Their competition for spots are only Billy and Jensen. It’s not that high of a hill to climb to take their jersies

 

[Redfern_1980]

Corey Oates officially announces his retirement.

 

[Evander]

Got a feeling that Paix and Kobe are going to play a lot this year. And I’m here for every second of it.

 

[BroncsFan]

Corey Oates officially announces his retirement.

Hopefully Broncos give him a lap of honour in round 1 next year

 

[McHunt]

With Oates retiring just now, Karapani remains the only player not yet extended for 2025.

 

[Sproj]