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

 

[Mr Fourex]

I might have read that wrong.

He's on 800K now over 5 yrs = 4mil.

Still ......he goes from 250K per season to 800K the next season?
Thats cooked.

 

[McHunt]

How did they shake hands if he's away on holiday?

No one said he went away, only that the players aren't at work.

 

[Super Freak]

No one said he went away, only that the players aren't at work.

He's in Bali.

 

[McHunt]

He's in Bali.

Maybe his agent "shook hands" with the Broncos on his behalf.

 

[Sproj]

Maybe his agent "shook hands" with the Broncos on his behalf.

Go go Gadget hand?

 

[KickHaas]

Go go Gadget hand?

Wowsers!

 

[Super Freak]

Just think if we didn't have Walsh, we could have had Drinkwater instead as we were trying to recruit him before Walsh became available.

I would take Walsh any day of the week and I would still take him.

 

[Scorchie]

I might have read that wrong.

He's on 800K now over 5 yrs = 4mil.

Still ......he goes from 250K per season to 800K the next season?
Thats cooked.

And if he gets back to 2023 Mam quickly, you’d easily pay $800k. He had a bad year, move on.

 

[Totally Unr3al]

And if he gets back to 2023 Mam quickly, you’d easily pay $800k. He had a bad year, move on.

Or…
He only had 1 good year
Next year will be the judge

 

[Scorchie]

Or…
He only had 1 good year
Next year will be the judge

Fingers crossed he dominates

Otherwise we will enjoy 800k a season in reserves

 

[Bongo]

Here is my view of the squad over next few years

Leaving now

Oates- Need to replace with squad player

Pereira- Need to replace with squad player

Sailor- Replace with player as Walsh backup. Maybe we have with the Latrell clickbait guy.

Karapani- Replace with outside back squad player (Presuming he goes to the Dogs)

Contracted until at least 2026

Arthars- Keep

Carrigan- Keep

Haas- Keep

Mam- Keep

Piakura- Keep but reassess end of 2025. Need some better SR backup to keep him on his toes.

Black- Will need to upgrade after 2026

Riki- Keep for now but reassess end of 2025. Need some better SR backup to keep him on his toes.

Walsh- Keep

Te Kura- Keep

Mariner- Keep

Walters- I think keep based on dollars and ability to cover halves and hooker. 2023 Billy is a keeper... I think there will be less minutes to Mozer over time and eventually a bench hooker and half back coverage role. Alternatively, you play a different hooker or Hetherington as bench lock/hooker. For the dollars he is on not sure there is much advantage moving him on unless he wants to go.

Madden- Not the worst if we keep him as backup halfback. Only 24 may keep developing into a better half into his late 20s like some other halves have done. Also, not a problem if we move him on now but the contract means it is probably unlikely.

Rogers (Development)- Similar to Madden. Not bad backup and if on a low enough deal is a handy squad player but nothing more than a fill in from time to time.
Somehow we need to turn Black, Walters, Paix, Mozer, Smoothy, Rogers and Madden into 5 and replace with backrowers. Black and Mozer are the long term must keeps.

Retiring after 25 (About $900K in cap)

Taupau

Jensen

Reynolds

Off contract at end of 2025 but should Keep

Mozer- Will need to sign and upgrade but not on elite money yet. Like the previous mutual option that Melbourne did with Grant while he was developing and would look to replicate.

Leota- I like his potential but not there yet. Hopefully keeps developing in QLD Cup at low contract. I think worth hanging onto given his young age.

Willison- Keep and will need an upgrade that will coincide with Taupau and Jensen going

Hoeter- Probably his last year and provides good backup if he stays


Maybe keep beyond 2025 or can’t afford to keep

Cobbo- Keep him on current deal no more. Might be him or Staggs

Staggs- Keep him on current deal no more. Might be him or Cobbo

Hetherington- Depends if he is willing to stay and whether Maguire wants to keep him. I think he will move on. I like the idea of a 9/13 bench player just not sure its him. We also have so many other hookers to sort out.

Not must keep beyond 2025

Paix- On too much money to not play. Either he comes into first grade as starting hooker based on Maguires decision, or we move him on… if we can.

Smoothy- Once again depends what Maguire has planned. Happy to move him on if not in a regular first grade role.

Baker- Could yet come good. Wait and see this season unless he wants to go now and don't stand in his way.

Gosiewski- Okay backup for little money.

Hunt- Move him on. Apparently on $200K which isn’t much but hasn’t offered much either.

 

[Super Freak]

Maybe Paix knew that Kevvie wouldn't last at the club and all he had to do was dig his heels in.

I never did understand his dropping. Was Smoothy performing better than him? I don't think so. I think they were about the same, to be honest. Neither of them were anything special. Kev's wording around his dropping was confusing, as well.

I think there is still a future for him at the club.

I look forward to seeing what Madge can do with Hetherington. I think there is a good player in there, but I don't think Kevvie knew how to bring that out. I think his future is in the second row.

 

[Galah]

Maybe Paix knew that Kevvie wouldn't last at the club and all he had to do was dig his heels in.

I never did understand his dropping. Was Smoothy performing better than him? I don't think so. I think they were about the same, to be honest. Neither of them were anything special. Kev's wording around his dropping was confusing, as well.

I think there is still a future for him at the club.

I look forward to seeing what Madge can do with Hetherington. I think there is a good player in there, but I don't think Kevvie knew how to bring that out. I think his future is in the second row.

on top of this, how hard to Kev push to get Billy re-signed? His form was horrible at the time…speculation here but I’m not entirely sure Kev is as friendly as he projects himself? My point being, it just felt like he didn’t want anyone on the bench that would make Billy look pedestrian. Smoothy was a less risk taking version of Billy and was never going to force him to the bench. However Mozer and paix have higher ceiling’s and could potentially have in a short time just from public pressure. I get holding Mozer back but paix isn’t a rookie.

Sorry for the long winded version of agreeing with you that something stinks.

 

[BroncsFan]

I look forward to seeing what Madge can do with Hetherington. I think there is a good player in there, but I don't think Kevvie knew how to bring that out. I think his future is in the second row

I think you are right there with making Kobe a second rower... he runs a great line and also cuts blokes in half so could be an intimidator on the edge to protect the halves.

One thing Madge did in origin was work quick ptbs down the edges and then utilised his backrowers on the short sides in yardage and just work over the centres and halves.

Kobe's game is set up for running off the back of quick ptb's and getting behind the ruck... and he'll be running at smaller bodies out on an edge as well.

He needs to increase his game and being an edge that can play middle would be perfect for our 17 jersey.

 

[Sproj]

I think you are right there with making Kobe a second rower... he runs a great line and also cuts blokes in half so could be an intimidator on the edge to protect the halves.

One thing Madge did in origin was work quick ptbs down the edges and then utilised his backrowers on the short sides in yardage and just work over the centres and halves.

Kobe's game is set up for running off the back of quick ptb's and getting behind the ruck... and he'll be running at smaller bodies out on an edge as well.

He needs to increase his game and being an edge that can play middle would be perfect for our 17 jersey.

Bring able to accommodate him in the 17 also allows us to rotate Taupau and Te Kura in different games through the middle with Willison which gives us a good sized bench with more versatility.

As an undersized middle only, it’s really hard to see a future for him with us, he needs more strings to his bow.

 

[Harry Sack]

I'm actually pretty interested to see what happens with Oates tbh. Given what he's said about Paix and Hetherington that is. I think we likely still let him go but I just don't know why you would when he just wants minimum wage.

 

[Renegade]

I think you are right there with making Kobe a second rower... he runs a great line and also cuts blokes in half so could be an intimidator on the edge to protect the halves.

One thing Madge did in origin was work quick ptbs down the edges and then utilised his backrowers on the short sides in yardage and just work over the centres and halves.

Kobe's game is set up for running off the back of quick ptb's and getting behind the ruck... and he'll be running at smaller bodies out on an edge as well.

He needs to increase his game and being an edge that can play middle would be perfect for our 17 jersey.

Only thing that concerns me is if he has enough lateral movement to play 2nd row.

 

[BroncsFan]

I'm actually pretty interested to see what happens with Oates tbh. Given what he's said about Paix and Hetherington that is. I think we likely still let him go but I just don't know why you would when he just wants minimum wage.

If he re-signs Oates his available Top 30 spots shrinks further.

I'd say he would need to be able to release someone before deciding to re-sign Oates... unless he thinks he can turn him into a second rower.