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

 

[McHunt]

I wouldn't read too much into train and trial players... I think they're typically picked by the affiliate clubs as an incentive to join the club in the first place or a reward for the season they had.

Unfortunately, true. I don't think we signed any of our 2023 T&T players. Witness the signing of Jack Gosiewski over Josh Patston.

 

[BroncsFan]

Unfortunately, true. I don't think we signed any of our 2023 T&T players. Witness the signing of Jack Gosiewski over Josh Patston.

I think it's been TMM and Tristan as success stories from train and trials in recent years... although TMM may have been signed on a development deal?

Rogers may have started out as a T&T player as well

 

[McHunt]

I think it's been TMM and Tristan as success stories from train and trials in recent years... although TMM may have been signed on a development deal?

Rogers may have started out as a T&T player as well

Thin pickings, indeed.

 

[GCBRONCO]

Currently on Train and Trial:

Callum Eggerling: Hooker

Latrell Seigwalt: Five Eighth, Fullback

Gehamat Shibasaki: Centre, Wing

Ronald Philitoga: Wing

Glen Vaihu: Wing

Tristan Powell: Wing

A few others train and trial:
Ahkeepmateef Inajarbesidedabed: Halfback
Neverbeen Behindbarz 5:8th
Wazzi Acrim: Fullback/wing
Rammiz Rajah: Secondrower

 

[McHunt]

Marty until 2025. Official now

 

[BroncosFever]

Wazzi Acrim: Fullback/wing

Watch out for him with the new kookaburra.

 

[McHunt]

Latest train & trial. Any additions/corrections?

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

 

[Big Pete]

I'm happy with the Lachlan West signing.

He was a stand out player in the 2023 Colts but failed to receive any NRL attention. He went up to the Pride and proved a really handy replacement for Chester at fullback. He was too good to be a fill-in fullback and has obviously got himself an opportunity with one of the Broncos affiliates.

Moore goes well too.

Interesting to note the NRL website has Trew and Perham as members of the NRL squad meaning they're on a higher salary tier. It could merely be a placeholder and they've yet to confirm the official squad, but something to be mindful of.

 

[Johnny92]

I'm happy with the Lachlan West signing.

He was a stand out player in the 2023 Colts but failed to receive any NRL attention. He went up to the Pride and proved a really handy replacement for Chester at fullback. He was too good to be a fill-in fullback and has obviously got himself an opportunity with one of the Broncos affiliates.

Moore goes well too.

Interesting to note the NRL website has Trew and Perham as members of the NRL squad meaning they're on a higher salary tier. It could merely be a placeholder and they've yet to confirm the official squad, but something to be mindful of.

Are Trew and Perham development not train and trials?
I'm guessing they've got contracts already maybe not top 30 though

 

[phoenix]

I'm happy with the Lachlan West signing.

He was a stand out player in the 2023 Colts but failed to receive any NRL attention. He went up to the Pride and proved a really handy replacement for Chester at fullback. He was too good to be a fill-in fullback and has obviously got himself an opportunity with one of the Broncos affiliates.

Moore goes well too.

Interesting to note the NRL website has Trew and Perham as members of the NRL squad meaning they're on a higher salary tier. It could merely be a placeholder and they've yet to confirm the official squad, but something to be mindful of.

It's interesting that VJ samu is on development squad I thought he was in our top 30 for this year

 

[Sproj]

It's interesting that VJ samu is on development squad I thought he was in our top 30 for this year

Is he the same as Vaa Semu or are they brothers?

 

[phoenix]

Is he the same as Vaa Semu or are they brothers?

Oh I actually don't know probably made a mistake my apologies

 

[McHunt]

It's interesting that VJ samu is on development squad I thought he was in our top 30 for this year

If you're referring to the OP of this thread, I haven't updated the development squad for 2025. Transition to the top 30 is also a work in progress. Same goes for anything you find anywhere else, to be fair.

 

[1910]

It's interesting that VJ samu is on development squad I thought he was in our top 30 for this year

He was moved to development for 24 about halfway through but has an NRL contract 25-27.

 

[Lockysillegitimatechild]

Guess this big signing news isn't happening.....

 

[BroncsFan]

Are Trew and Perham development not train and trials?
I'm guessing they've got contracts already maybe not top 30 though

Trew was development deal this year so might be elevated up to the top 30 next year... would seem a bit early on it (Coby and Leota elevated from Dev deal to top 30 in 2025), but if he's super promising then it might've been used as a sweetener.

Wouldve thought Trew and Bukowski would be development deals in 2025

 

[Chewed]

Is he the same as Vaa Semu or are they brothers?

Same person, ones a nick name.

Magpies have signed Floyd Aubrey from union, looks like he has a boatload of talent. Hopefully gets some preseason with the Broncos.

 

[Fitzy]

Same person, ones a nick name.

Magpies have signed Floyd Aubrey from union, looks like he has a boatload of talent. Hopefully gets some preseason with the Broncos.

Are you sure? Floyd started for the reds in a friendly against Panasonic last week and if anyone knows anything about Floyd that isn’t exactly a deserving spot even in a relative development b’ side let alone if he had signed elsewhere previous to it occurring. First game I’ve ever seen of him and said he has played well though to be fair. All the talent in the world but really lazy, not something to be that excited from what I’ve seen so far. Very blah. Union version of Tesi Niu except worse.