Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2021

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I think he is a good halfback but the leaving Melbourne factor makes him not worth the risk of paying 700k+. We have already done that reportedly with Lodge, TPJ and Milford and look how that has all turned out.

Seriously though, this news of Dearden was always concerning once it came from Garry. Why aren't our former greats getting in the ears of kids at other clubs who used to be Broncos' fans growing up and trying to entice them? It isn't like we don't have the money according to some.
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I imagine there’s a lot less kids these days who were broncos fans going up. Anyone under 20 wouldn’t even remember our last premiership. Add to that, that the Titans and Cowboys have been around most of that period and it’s not a good outlook for the broncos.
 
Morepudding said:
I imagine there’s a lot less kids these days who were broncos fans going up. Anyone under 20 wouldn’t even remember our last premiership. Add to that, that the Titans and Cowboys have been around most of that period and it’s not a good outlook for the broncos.
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If you really think about it, it's actually even a little more sinister than that.

As it stands, we average something like ONE Sunday afternoon game a year and only a handful more than that on the early Friday and Saturday time slots. This includes both home and away fixtures and it's been like this for more than a decade now.

We play basically ALL our matches on Thursday and Friday nights - in primetime viewing for the NRL, but at EASILY the worst possible time for kids and families to both watch and even more alarmingly, actually attend matches.

Now you add in the fact that the Broncos play at Lang Park, smack bang in the middle of the city and just about impossible to attend on a Thursday night if you're full time employed in regular business hours and would still like to get home to pick up your family so they can attend too.

It goes without saying that if kids don't attend football games, they just don't become fans. At least not 'fans' in the way that helps the Broncos. They don't buy memberships, they never form any real emotional connection with the club at the most critical age for kids to develop that sort of passion in life.

It's worse than this though, because on top of not being able to attend, they also are going to find it incredibly hard to even watch the games all the way through. Thursday night matches (on a school night) finish long past the time when most kids need to be in bed for the following day, and whilst it's slightly less of an issue on Friday nights, it's still a very late night for younger kids at a time where many of them are unlikely to hold an interest that late in their day.

This is all adding up to a perfect storm for the Broncos. We've already endured it for a decade or more, and soon enough there is going to be more than just one generation of kids who grew up in Brisbane and simply didn't attend Broncos games or even really watch them on TV. When those kids are adults earning a wage and should be buying up memberships, they likely wont have the engagement of inclination, and it'll be far too late to do anything about it for our club. If the Broncos aren't extremely nervous about all this, they damn well should be. It would fit in with the general level of incompetence around the place these days for them to not even be considering it mind you.

Night time football is a poisoned chalice. It's not just the case for the Broncos, but it certainly does affect them more than most given the times we play our games. It might be gold for broadcasters and sponsors, but in the long run it hurts your fan engagement and stunts the opportunity for you to grow loyalty amongst younger fans. Day time football is why the AFL kids 80-90k Mums, Dads and Kids along to the MCG and Etihad 5-6 times a weekend whilst the NRL is lucky to drag up 10k mostly adult males and a Thursday night at 8pm. I know the AFL has made the shift too, but mark my words, they'll pay the price for that down the track too.
 
@kooly87 great post 100% bang on.

I’ll make a bold prediction and say in 20 years the nrl will be crippled. There should be a single Friday night game and the rest played saterday and Sunday majority on Sunday. Basically all of the NFL games are played at the same time on Sunday, they do alright. This notion that people are regularly going to watch another team play on tv is a joke, unless it’s finals elimination, not many people have the time with family commitments, work and the rest.

Day time footy for the win.
 
Probably get more people to the games if they did that too. Just the broadcasters wouldn't like it.
 
I dont mind being able to listen to games at work on a thur/fri and chill on a sat watch a few games and listen at work again on a sunday.
 
kooly87 said:
Night time football is a poisoned chalice. It's not just the case for the Broncos, but it certainly does affect them more than most given the times we play our games. It might be gold for broadcasters and sponsors, but in the long run it hurts your fan engagement and stunts the opportunity for you to grow loyalty amongst younger fans. Day time football is why the AFL kids 80-90k Mums, Dads and Kids along to the MCG and Etihad 5-6 times a weekend whilst the NRL is lucky to drag up 10k mostly adult males and a Thursday night at 8pm. I know the AFL has made the shift too, but mark my words, they'll pay the price for that down the track too.
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I watch 99% of my footy at home these days. My favoured slot is Friday night, partly because I can't wait for the first game.

But Sunday afternoon is my preferred time to go to a match. Beer, chiko rolls, sun in your eyes. It just feels right.
 
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Between this and the Dearden murmours, I've got a baaad feeling about this.
 
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Kevvie did pick Mbye when he was origin coach. Never understood why. I don’t rate him at all. He is like a less talented Milford and 1 Milford is 1 Milford too many in my eyes.
RE Dearden, I cannot see him leaving. But then again, this is the Brisbane Broncos and the club has shown that it is pretty capable of making some bad decisions in the recent past.
 
Stu_9 said:
Kevvie did pick Mbye when he was origin coach. Never understood why. I don’t rate him at all. He is like a less talented Milford and 1 Milford is 1 Milford too many in my eyes.
RE Dearden, I cannot see him leaving. But then again, this is the Brisbane Broncos and the club has shown that it is pretty capable of making some bad decisions in the recent past.
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I I think he’s a bright, well spoken guy and is squeaky clean, leadership experience so I can see why Kev would like him culturally.

I haven’t paid any attention to him lately but would he be any chop as a centre if Tigers foot a lot of the bill?
 
Stu_9 said:
RE Dearden, I cannot see him leaving.
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Me neither. He looks like captain in waiting.

Unless Kevvie sees limitations and has his eye on someone else. I'm trusting the coach on this one.
 
Stu_9 said:
Kevvie did pick Mbye when he was origin coach. Never understood why. I don’t rate him at all. He is like a less talented Milford and 1 Milford is 1 Milford too many in my eyes.
RE Dearden, I cannot see him leaving. But then again, this is the Brisbane Broncos and the club has shown that it is pretty capable of making some bad decisions in the recent past.
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The Queensland selectors chose him not just Kevie
 
Painin the Haas said:
The Queensland selectors chose him not just Kevie
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selectors really are irrelevant in Origin ... the coaches get the teams they want ... if Kevvie didn't want Mbye, he wouldn't have played
 
NRL have an article that talks about our off contract halves situation. I'll sum it up since i'm too lazy to post the full article :P

Dearden
  • His preference is to stay with us
  • He is in no rush to decide his future and wants to get a feel for Walters's coaching and Brisbane's bounce-back from a 2020 wooden spoon before recommitting.
  • The club are happy to accommodate, with plans to table a retention offer once the NRL season starts in March and Walters's all-important first pre-season is completed.
Milford
  • The club won't engage in contract talks until they gauge his early season form

www.nrl.com

Broncos keep powder dry on playmaking puzzle and contract calls

Broncos sit tight on key 2021 calls.
www.nrl.com www.nrl.com
 
Foordy said:
NRL have an article that talks about our off contract halves situation. I'll sum it up since i'm too lazy to post the full article :P

Dearden
  • His preference is to stay with us
  • He is in no rush to decide his future and wants to get a feel for Walters's coaching and Brisbane's bounce-back from a 2020 wooden spoon before recommitting.
  • The club are happy to accommodate, with plans to table a retention offer once the NRL season starts in March and Walters's all-important first pre-season is completed.
Milford
  • The club won't engage in contract talks until they gauge his early season form

www.nrl.com

Broncos keep powder dry on playmaking puzzle and contract calls

Broncos sit tight on key 2021 calls.
www.nrl.com www.nrl.com
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Expect Milf to start the year on fire.
 
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