Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2021

[007]

Capewell and Gagai should be here this year.

Gagai will retire in 3 seasons.

 

[Wolfie]

Not if it's over the 2 years , $100k a year to save $400k is fine by me

Its apparently $200k a year.

 

[007]

Its apparently $200k a year.

FMD. This club needs to learn to negotiate. 300K net gain each year, almost not worth it! I dont think hes such a toxic person or player that he has to be binned?

 

[Waynesaurus]

If the money is not crazy I would be happy with either Allan or Drinkwater at fullback, I don't think a 2 year investment on moderate money for either is that big of a risk considering where we are squad wise at the moment.

We are definitely freeing up cash for something otherwise why not just hang onto Bird and Joe, why be desperate enough to pay for them both to play elsewhere?

There is also no doubt in my mind we need to try and get Sua back here.

 

[broncos4life]

If the money is not crazy I would be happy with either Allan or Drinkwater at fullback, I don't think a 2 year investment on moderate money for either is that big of a risk considering where we are squad wise at the moment.

We are definitely freeing up cash for something otherwise why not just hang onto Bird and Joe, why be desperate enough to pay for them both to play elsewhere?

There is also no doubt in my mind we need to try and get Sua back here.

Because they are stupid and bad at their jobs?

 

[upthebroncs]

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Deeerrrrppppp. Has this only just "hit them over the last few weeks"?

What a joke.

 

[Fitzy]

We should probably be looking to who's off contract in 2021 to sign for the 2022 season.

2021 off contract team of potential broncos signings for 2022

1. Jahrome Hughes
2. Nene McDonald
3. Enari Tuala
4. Dane Gagai
5. Isaac Lumelume
6. Sam Walker
7. Tanah Boyd
8. Dylan Napa
9. Jazz Tevaga
10. Francis Molo
11. Kurt Capewell
12. Jaydn Su'a
13. Darryn Schonig
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14. Siosifa Talakai
15. Aaron Pene
16. Dunamis Lui
17. Thomas Mikeale

I'd take a fair few of these guys..

Gagai, Walker, Su’A, Schonig, Talakai and Lui

 

[007]

As someone said earlier the NRL wouldn't register contracts - especially if they were back ended and knowingly going to push the squad well over the cap.

Surely we have 1.2 odd to play with this season. Unless we are trying to front load and top up current contracts to prevent future raids.

 

[Sproj]

As someone said earlier the NRL wouldn't register contracts - especially if they were back ended and knowingly going to push the squad well over the cap.

Surely we have 1.2 odd to play with this season. Unless we are trying to front load and top up current contracts to prevent future raids.

Both those options sound like a plan, so we are likely doing neither.

 

[upthebroncs]

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Deeerrrrppppp. Has this only just "hit them over the last few weeks"?

What a joke.

How do we have a recruitment team with no potential recruitments ready to go? Is this why we buy last years scraps every pre season?

 

[theshed]

Allan doesn't do it for me... Not sure what you guys are seeing.
He benefitted from good halves play and structure at Souths at the back end of the season, and even then managed to look inexperienced and un-ready for first grade alot of the time in my opinion.
I don't rate Isaako particularly highly as a fullback, but I don't think Allan has shown anything Isaako hasn't.

A lot of this post is reasonable but Allen has shown a far batter ability to create attacking opportunities.

 

[Foordy]

How do we have a recruitment team with no potential recruitments ready to go? Is this why we buy last years scraps every pre season?

because as many of us have been saying ... it is slim picking in the market this year, even before Seibs was sacked. what we are likely doing is making room to have a serious run at the much better 2022 market

 

[Renegade]

I still think Allan is getting a bit overhyped tbh. I saw him do a few things at fullback for the Rabbits in terms of his defensive efforts that Boyd got torn to shreds for on here. I wouldnt be offering him any more than $350k at the moment.

He does have a lot of good things in his game as well, I just dont think he has earned the right to a big contract just yet. We really need to get good value from our players by rewarding them when they achieve something, rather than just pay them based on potential.

I feel the same about Drinkwater.

 

[Super Freak]

The Broncos would already know all of this.

They are playing the long game. They are making room in the cap and bringing in a few cheapies for depth so when better players do become available, we will have the funds to go after them instead of our cap still being in the same situation it's currently in.

 

[Renegade]

The Broncos would already know all of this.

They are playing the long game. They are making room in the cap and bringing in a few cheapies for depth so when better players do become available, we will have the funds to go after them instead of our cap still being in the same situation it's currently in.

It is a difficult balance though. We need to competitive next year otherwise we will need to overpay to get said stars for 2022, which potentially brings us to the same spot we're in now (too many players on big contracts that we can't shift unless we chip in).

The glory days are over. Kids aren't growing up wanting to be a Bronco. There are kids turning 15 next year that have never seen Brisbane win a title.

 

[Cult]

Other teams are signing players a year early and getting them to break contracts. The Broncos are waiting. Good stuff Broncos. Continuing to follow the rules when every other club bends them will keep us exactly where we are now.

 

[WASSHHH]

The Broncos would already know all of this.

They are playing the long game. They are making room in the cap and bringing in a few cheapies for depth so when better players do become available, we will have the funds to go after them instead of our cap still being in the same situation it's currently in.

I could be wrong, but don’t all teams have to have 95% of the 2021 cap spent by EOFY 2021?

So in effect, we can’t have a war chest sitting there ready to spend, unless we get lucky and someone incredible becomes available before July ‘21 and takes up most of said war chest?

 

[The True King]

I feel the same about Drinkwater.

The difference is that Drinkwater can also play 5/8 and is pretty handy. He's worth more than 350k.

Allan on the wing is rubbish. At FB there are still question marks about his output when not in a quality spine.

If both were the same price I would be taking the punt on Drinkwater. There has to be a reason he was storm's 1st choice FB in pre-season last year.