Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2021

[Foordy]

BTW, this is the tweet that the Warriors forum are talking about.

disclaimer: no idea who this guy is or his credibility

 

[Jason Simmons]

Is it a three year guarantee? If it is a shot at first crack, what's the harm? If he fails, we still have a gun centre. The key to me is the amount.

Yep, if he doesn’t work out at 5/8 he goes back to centre. Worst case scenario...

 

[Big Pete]

Again, the key is the amount. If it is 600k, its a win for sure because like it or not, we have to pay slight overs these days even to keep our own. 600k is a good amount. 700k+, nope that's bad.

The problem is when you're paying overs for half a dozen players it adds up. Staggs has the worst attribute of any player right now, he's unavailable. What has he done to earn that type of money?

Further it just confirms that the Broncos are utterly clueless about their halves and now they're trying to solve two birds with one stone. Sign a hyped up player and justify it by playing him in a role he has little experience in.

 

[NSW stables]

If staggs were to go to 6, we would need a ball playing 1 and would help for them to have a general play kicking game.

 

[Sproj]

The problem is when you're paying overs for half a dozen players it adds up. Staggs has the worst attribute of any player right now, he's unavailable. What has he done to earn that type of money?

Further it just confirms that the Broncos are utterly clueless about their halves and now they're trying to solve two birds with one stone. Sign a hyped up player and justify it by playing him in a role he has little experience in.

Just so we clear, I am not ignorant of the issues here and I totally agree about the issues with this signing but if the amount is 600k or even less, I am really ok with it. And of course the Broncos are clueless about their halves, the weekly lucky dip highlights that but we are a desperate club with a useless marquee that while finally freeing up money off the cap, coincides with almost no one needed available. We need our management to get creative and it is mostly the same people who have got the club into this mess by being push overs. So yeah, this signing could go totally pear-shaped but it does have the centre fall back option and I suspect his defense can improve if we get the right players and structures in around him.

 

[Big Pete]

Just so we clear, I am not ignorant of the issues here and I totally agree about the issues with this signing but if the amount is 600k or even less, I am really ok with it. And of course the Broncos are clueless about their halves, the weekly lucky dip highlights that but we are a desperate club with a useless marquee that while finally freeing up money off the cap, coincides with almost no one needed available. We need our management to get creative and it is mostly the same people who have got the club into this mess by being push overs. So yeah, this signing could go totally pear-shaped but it does have the centre fall back option and I suspect his defense can improve if we get the right players and structures in around him.

Again good luck getting those right players and structures when you're paying them twice what they're worth, especially when unproven Queensland Cup players are set to earn $400,000.

 

[Sproj]

Again good luck getting those right players and structures when you're paying them twice what they're worth, especially when unproven Queensland Cup players are set to earn $400,000.

I'm not ok paying 400k to unproven Q Cup players, not at all.

 

[winslow_wong]

So bye bye Milford? It’s kinda sad how it’s all ending with seasons 2015-16 being such incredible years for Milford. I guess we’ll just see Milford kicking his feet for the rest of the year now not needing to fight for his position.

 

[1910]

Kevvie wants him at 6.

No lies detected- 100% true and has been since Kevvie took over.

 

[Galah]

Didn’t Crichton sign a 3 year $600k+ contract as a centre? Now I know he has his eyes on fb but him and staggs are probably comparable. I really hope we aren’t paying $700k a year though.

 

[Foordy]

Didn’t Crichton sign a 3 year $600k+ contract as a centre? Now I know he has his eyes on fb but him and staggs are probably comparable. I really hope we aren’t paying $700k a year though.

i believe he was 700k a season.

although the Panthers could have kept him for 500k, except they only had a verbal agreement, they didn't get his signature on paper

 

[Wolfie]

I'm happy yep but I also don't like players being promised positions either. That said, if he has been offered first crack, I'm more than ok with that. Also, I want to know how much he is on. If as reported, it is 600k a year, yep I am over the moon with this.

It is all part of the rebuild and it isn't going to happen overnight. He is an out and out gun and if he can run as he does and develop a kicking game and passing game, this could be brilliant.

Now they need to get the halfback right with Milf's money, problem is there isn't much available unless we get creative. I think a Staggs-SJ/DCE combo I'd be going hard at.

I heard it was $2.4 million over 4 years, which is quite a lot of money for a center who need a fair bit of work in a lot of aspects of his game, and its a huge amount for an unproven 6. News reports today are putting the amount at $2.8 million.

I personally think Staggs will do ok at first, people will be happy with him because he is something different. then as time goes on, people will see he doesnt have the game to be a long term 6 then we will be left with a center on huge money. Then you have the problem of what happens to the player/s we replace him with at center. Its a hugely risky move when you consider we could sign Reynolds to fix up our half problem, and he is proven there.

 

[Wolfie]

i believe he was 700k a season.

although the Panthers could have kept him for 500k, except they only had a verbal agreement, they didn't get his signature on paper

I think it was rumoured to be $800k

 

[Unbreakable]

Confirmation from Brent Read.

Likely means Paul Turner or Hayze Perham is headed our way.

 

[Fitzy]

Didn’t Crichton sign a 3 year $600k+ contract as a centre? Now I know he has his eyes on fb but him and staggs are probably comparable. I really hope we aren’t paying $700k a year though.

No I believe Staggs is better

 

[Sproj]

I heard it was $2.4 million over 4 years, which is quite a lot of money for a center who need a fair bit of work in a lot of aspects of his game, and its a huge amount for an unproven 6. News reports today are putting the amount at $2.8 million.

I personally think Staggs will do ok at first, people will be happy with him because he is something different. then as time goes on, people will see he doesnt have the game to be a long term 6 then we will be left with a center on huge money. Then you have the problem of what happens to the player/s we replace him with at center. Its a hugely risky move when you consider we could sign Reynolds to fix up our half problem, and he is proven there.

I am hoping we bring in Gagai as well to play centre (and Opacic) and shift Farnworth to fullback.

 

[Xzei]

I heard it was $2.4 million over 4 years, which is quite a lot of money for a center who need a fair bit of work in a lot of aspects of his game, and its a huge amount for an unproven 6. News reports today are putting the amount at $2.8 million.

I personally think Staggs will do ok at first, people will be happy with him because he is something different. then as time goes on, people will see he doesnt have the game to be a long term 6 then we will be left with a center on huge money. Then you have the problem of what happens to the player/s we replace him with at center. Its a hugely risky move when you consider we could sign Reynolds to fix up our half problem, and he is proven there.

Cant be any worse than the last center we had on big money

 

[BruiserMk1]

Confirmation from Brent Read.

Likely means Paul Turner or Hayze Perham is headed our way.

Anybody know much about young halfback Paul Turner ?