Broncos Player Movement and Rumours 2015
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- Sep 28, 2012
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As much as most people would like him to succeed, Maranta can join Reed in ISC or look for another club. Oates, Copley, Gagai, Kahu and Boyd should be our backline.
Hodges gets injured (or load managed) enough as it is so Kahu or Copley can pick up the slack.
There's always going to be injuries or form drops for that matter. Also depends how much/if Oates plays in the backs (as much I don't want that argument to flare up again) which in turn depends on our post-2015 forward pack with Glenn and Thaiday's futures undecided as yet.
Throw in the Niko bros + Taylor (who yes is still signed til the end of 2016) scenarios and it'll be an interesting 6-12 months.
Hodges gets injured (or load managed) enough as it is so Kahu or Copley can pick up the slack.
There's always going to be injuries or form drops for that matter. Also depends how much/if Oates plays in the backs (as much I don't want that argument to flare up again) which in turn depends on our post-2015 forward pack with Glenn and Thaiday's futures undecided as yet.
Throw in the Niko bros + Taylor (who yes is still signed til the end of 2016) scenarios and it'll be an interesting 6-12 months.
- May 21, 2013
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Oh he's quality baby, and he's doing a great job on the wing, but I think he's clearly still a primary back rower for the remainder of his career if you ask me.
Crazy Sam
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We can't sign everyone so need to consider which of the outside backs are likely to help us win a premiership. This also raises the question of how long Hodges will be around for.
Maranta and Reed seem the odd men out of the names being mentioned and I would rather see us retain Kahu and pick up Gagai in place of those two.
Oates is currently young enough to play on the wing and do a job there but is surely a longer-term backrow option so I wouldn't be including him in discussions for the backline if we have all these other options at our disposal.
Maranta and Reed seem the odd men out of the names being mentioned and I would rather see us retain Kahu and pick up Gagai in place of those two.
Oates is currently young enough to play on the wing and do a job there but is surely a longer-term backrow option so I wouldn't be including him in discussions for the backline if we have all these other options at our disposal.
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Haven't seen much of him, but looks like a good prospect. Certainly not afraid to hit the line at full tilt.
This is the kind of guy I want to see us targeting. We don't want to be shelling out big dollars on marquee forwards only to flop like Kennedy. We want young guys with promise and hunger. If we picked him up, and Gavet, Garbutt, and Joe O come along nicely, we'll be well on our way to shoring up our pack for the next few years.
This is the kind of guy I want to see us targeting. We don't want to be shelling out big dollars on marquee forwards only to flop like Kennedy. We want young guys with promise and hunger. If we picked him up, and Gavet, Garbutt, and Joe O come along nicely, we'll be well on our way to shoring up our pack for the next few years.
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Also, Gagai at 600k? Seriously? I didn't know Ricky was looking for a centre...
I want the kid, but that's outrageous.
I want the kid, but that's outrageous.
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****... no to Gagai at $600K! :shocked:
With Drew and Opacic coming through, besides Jikorima and Taylor, we have more than enough in house talent to spend that kind of money on a centre.
Had not seen Luke Page before... impressive stuff, he the line full steam ahead, something less and less seen nowadays unfortunately.
With Drew and Opacic coming through, besides Jikorima and Taylor, we have more than enough in house talent to spend that kind of money on a centre.
Had not seen Luke Page before... impressive stuff, he the line full steam ahead, something less and less seen nowadays unfortunately.
- May 21, 2013
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I don't think I'd hesitate to pay Gagai ~$500k or so (Maybe back-ended after Hodges retires).. he's a match winner and one of the best centres in the game at the moment, we need some attacking weapons in the outside backs, I think he's worth it, especially with this being Hodges second last year.
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I would be keen to sign luke PAGE
Page runs hard, but if you look at that clip most of the time he is stopped in his tracks as soon as he hits the defensive line. That number 12 got owned a couple of times, but was that more poor technique on his part though as he seemed to get himself into the wrong position both times and hurt his head. McGuire runs hard and bends the line almost every run, not just some, there no comparison. I'd rather stick with someone like Wallace who is getting better each week, has a good strong leg drive when he hits the line. We have more than our fair share of smaller front rowers, and we have Ofahengaue, Garbutt and Molo for size. Lets just secure, stick with and develop the guys we have that can get the job done.
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