NEWS Broncos face bidding war to keep Gillett

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Brisbane face a multimillion-dollar battler to keep star backrower Matt Gillett

March 20, 2018


Source: Courier Mail
 
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Honestly I reckon the only club he'd go to is the Titans. I dont see him leaving seq.
 
ivanhungryjak said:
Gillett is happy at the Broncos and it would take a gigantic offer from a cashed-up NRL rival to prise the Bribie Island junior from a club where he has become a Test and Origin campaigner.
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In come the Knights...
 
ivanhungryjak said:
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Brisbane face a multimillion-dollar battler to keep star backrower Matt Gillett

March 20, 2018

THE Broncos face a fresh multi million-dollar battle to retain Matt Gillett following revelations the Queensland Origin and Test star is a free agent.

The Courier-Mail can reveal Gillett — Brisbane’s No. 1 back-rower — has a clause in his lucrative $3 million contract that enables him to test his value and source offers from rival NRL clubs this season.

The Gillett development comes as the Broncos prepare to make some critical retention decisions, with fellow forwards Matt Lodge, Tevita Pangai Jr and young gun Jaydn Su’A also off-contract at season’s end.

Gillett is considered one of the best forwards in the code and Brisbane appeared to have averted any threat of a poaching bid when they brokered a four-year deal with the Maroons ace in September 2016.

But it is understood Gillett’s contract contains a two-year option in his favour. That means the Kangaroos back-rower is officially off-contract this season, leaving the door ajar for NRL suitors to tempt him with $1 million-plus offers.

Gillett is happy at the Broncos and it would take a gigantic offer from a cashed-up NRL rival to prise the Bribie Island junior from a club where he has become a Test and Origin campaigner.

But the Dragons’ successful poaching raid on Gillett’s former teammate Ben Hunt, who inked a $6 million deal with the Red V 15 months ago, is evidence the Broncos cannot undervalue their stars.

It is believed Gillett’s current deal with the Broncos is worth around $750,000 a season but he could pocket upwards of $1 million annually on the open market following the increase of the NRL salary cap.

Broncos legend Darren Lockyer said he didn’t know the finer points of the deal but hopes Gillett will finish his career at Red Hill.

“I don’t think anyone who is a Broncos fan would ever like to see Matt leave. Hopefully he stays,” Lockyer said.

“Matt is a quality person. He has matured into a very professional and reliable player.

“He is also a great mentor with his actions for some of our younger, talented forwards coming through. They can learn from his hard work and preparation.

“Our preference would be that he doesn’t go to market.”

It is rare for a player to negotiate a two-year option but at the time of Gillett’s deal, there was huge uncertainty over a salary cap figure under the code’s next Collective Bargaining Agreement.

With the salary cap and CBA having since been finalised, Gillett has more market certainty. The 29-year-old was reluctant to discuss his contractual status yesterday but said he hoped to remain at the club which delivered him an NRL debut in 2010.

Asked if he will be at the Broncos for the long-term, he said: “I hope so ... unless you know different. I’m looking to stay here.

“The Broncos have allowed me to play football and be who I am. Staying in Brisbane and around the family is a pretty big priority. I’m grateful they gave me the opportunity.

“Being a footy player, all the help you get here on and off the field is pretty special. The Broncos definitely look after you.”

The Broncos are hopeful of retaining Pangai Jr and Lodge, who will spearhead Brisbane’s front row in Friday night’s clash against Wests Tigers in Sydney.

Source: Courier Mail
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We’re facing a battler? How on earth would this battler be able to afford him? And what does he/she plan to do with him?

Honestly, I get that they no longer care about facts or integrity but can they at least fucking proofread?
 
I'll say it again, but I have no how clubs can keep spending extreme overs on players, including jrs, and still have stupid money to throw around... The Knights for instance, they have an average squad, but pretty much every one of their players they've signed from other clubs has signed on for virtually double what their old clubs were willing to part with.

Same deal with the rorters and Chricton. That'd be like us signing Papa after getting Smith.
 
Haha

I have some audio from a Phil rothfield run staff meeting:

Person 1: "we can't destabilise them by vilifying their players, criticising their recruitment, claiming their coach is under pressure and has lost it, or by stating their season is over after 1 loss. What can we do next guys?"

Person 2: "I know! Let's claim all their players are getting offered massive overs elsewhere"

1: "But they won't believe that. This is the same roster we said won't make the 8"

2: "If we are criticising the broncos, the public want to believe! Have faith in their stupidity and desire to see the broncos lose!"
 
Lockysillegitimatechild said:
Haha

I have some audio from a Phil rothfield run staff meeting:

Person 1: "we can't destabilise them by vilifying their players, criticising their recruitment, claiming their coach is under pressure and has lost it, or by stating their season is over after 1 loss. What can we do next guys?"

Person 2: "I know! Let's claim all their players are getting offered massive overs elsewhere"

1: "But they won't believe that. This is the same roster we said won't make the 8"

2: "If we are criticising the broncos, the public want to believe! Have faith in their stupidity and desire to see the broncos lose!"
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Man there was a blog with Paul Kent today, wish we knew I would have given him a serve lol Plenty of people giving it to him regardless. He's still trying to push that the Broncos want Paul Green as a coach.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/wh...s/news-story/b48473dd64a44c5b968909f7ce46f7e6
 
broncos4life said:
We’re facing a battler? How on earth would this battler be able to afford him? And what does he/she plan to do with him?

Honestly, I get that they no longer care about facts or integrity but can they at least fucking proofread?
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Kenty and the daily telegraph had a competition . And chose a random battler to bid for Matt Gillet just to piss Off Bennett.
 
I feel like we have been here before, when Gillet was leaving the Broncos to go to the Gold Coast for a million dollars a year. He chose to stay because of family and a love for the club, I doubt to much has changed in that short amount of time. They can't even give us a rival clubs name that we are supposedly going to a bidding war with..
 
Renegade said:
Honestly I reckon the only club he'd go to is the Titans. I dont see him leaving seq.
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I agree mate. Hopefully they've burnt into a fair bit of their Hayne money because I don't think we'd be able to compete if they were to throw $1m a season at him.
 
roo-ted said:
I feel like we have been here before, when Gillet was leaving the Broncos to go to the Gold Coast for a million dollars a year. He chose to stay because of family and a love for the club, I doubt to much has changed in that short amount of time. They can't even give us a rival clubs name that we are supposedly going to a bidding war with..
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And the Warriors. He pranked some reporter saying he was going to the Warriors.
 
Gillo is the type of player you just know ain't gonna walk on the Broncos. He's set for life here and he knows it. Life after footy is a lot longer than life during footy. He'll recoup any potential losses ten times over by staying at the club for life. This is a non-story being used as click- bait.
 
Where's the rat say he's going?? Only source I trust
 
Am I the only one who doesn’t think we should get into a bidding war with anyone for Gillett.
Don’t get me wrong, he’s a really good player, but he’s not a great player (read Lockyer or Thurston). He’s also pushing 30.
Give him the upgrade he deserves in line with the upgrade in the cap, nothing more.
If he wants more, seeya later, on to the next one.
That said, I really don’t think he’ll leave anyway.
 
Gillett will never leave he is a real loyal and pure player.
 
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