Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2022

[theshed]

Haas coming out saying he is in no rush to sign his contract extension. And of course, the rumours about his friendship and links with the Roosters are rearing their heads again. I have a feeling he isnt going to stay around.

3 years is plenty of time to form a succession plan.

 

[Marty Deutschmann]

3 years is plenty of time to form a succession plan.

Or to put the team around him to keep him hungry

 

[Lockysillegitimatechild]

He's a genuine superstar but look at our talent coming through, he isn't going to be as big a loss as a genuine half would be.

Agreed. He could deadset become an immortal if he is able to keep progressing (will be hard to do! Just ask lolo), but he won't win us a premiership without a great spine in the side.
I can't believe teams like the titans have followed our model of massive amount of the salary cap in your forwards and nothing in the spine. It does not work!
Willison and te kura will not be haas, but if they can be 60% of haas each then it I'd prefer a gun spine EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK...


Having said all this, I think the way haas is speaking is actually positive toward him staying...

 

[theshed]

Or to put the team around him to keep him hungry

Yeah I think Ikin and Reynolds (and hopefully making finals) will be enough to keep him. I think if we miss finals again he’ll probably think he’ll have to go elsewhere and after what the teams been through that’s probably fair.

 

[Sproj]

Agreed. He could deadset become an immortal if he is able to keep progressing (will be hard to do! Just ask lolo), but he won't win us a premiership without a great spine in the side.
I can't believe teams like the titans have followed our model of massive amount of the salary cap in your forwards and nothing in the spine. It does not work!
Willison and te kura will not be haas, but if they can be 60% of haas each then it I'd prefer a gun spine EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK...


Having said all this, I think the way haas is speaking is actually positive toward him staying...

Yeah I think you are right, it seems he just wants to see the team play finals and that is more than fair enough. Why sign on if the team is going to stay cellar dwellers? I can understand that from Haas.

The chink in the armour of all of this of course is that the Roosters will manage to sign him for 200k even though everyone else will be offering a million plus.

 

[Kimlo]

Haas is absolutely a must keep. You do not win premierships without an elite forward. Prop or lock is without question the most important position after the spine.

Once we aren't a shit show anymore he'll have good reason to stick around. DD will make sure of it.

If we're still a shit show in 2 years, then he'd be crazy to waste his career here.

 

[Galah]

Haas is absolutely a must keep. You do not win premierships without an elite forward. Prop or lock is without question the most important position after the spine.

Once we aren't a shit show anymore he'll have good reason to stick around. DD will make sure of it.

If we're still a shit show in 2 years, then he'd be crazy to waste his career here.

Minimum semifinals this year, look at me me I’m turning into wolfie with the 30+ calls.

 

[Lockysillegitimatechild]

after the spine

Exactly...... and if you're spending most of your money on your forwards you don't get one... Melbourne haven't spent >800,000 on a forward at any point during their success, same with the Roosters. Yet we HAVE TO? Haha I don't reckon...

I think we should wait rather then him waiting. If cobbo, mam and/or mozer fulfil their potentials then they will be far bigger loses then haas. Maybe they won't, but we have at least another year to see what happens.

 

[Kimlo]

Exactly...... and if you're spending most of your money on your forwards you don't get one... Melbourne haven't spent >800,000 on a forward at any point during their success, same with the Roosters. Yet we HAVE TO? Haha I don't reckon...

I think we should wait rather then him waiting. If cobbo, mam and/or mozer fulfil their potentials then they will be far bigger loses then haas. Maybe they won't, but we have at least another year to see what happens.

NAS is on 800k I'm pretty sure, SBW was on a million in today's cap %, Angus is definitely on 800k+

Melbourne are weird though, they just seem to have a perfectly balanced squad no matter who comes or goes.

 

[Sproj]

NAS is on 800k I'm pretty sure, SBW was on a million in today's cap %, Angus is definitely on 800k+

Melbourne are weird though, they just seem to have a perfectly balanced squad no matter who comes or goes.

And the Roosters don't need to include those figures in their salary cap.

 

[Wolfie]

Yeah I think you are right, it seems he just wants to see the team play finals and that is more than fair enough. Why sign on if the team is going to stay cellar dwellers? I can understand that from Haas.

The chink in the armour of all of this of course is that the Roosters will manage to sign him for 200k even though everyone else will be offering a million plus.

Its the Rorters and Sonny Bill that have me worried. They only other person i could see him leaving to join is Wayne, but he wont really be around when Payne can move.

 

[Wolfie]

Minimum semifinals this year, look at me me I’m turning into wolfie with the 30+ calls.

Well, i'm calling it now, we will finish 5th.

 

[Galah]

Well, i'm calling it now, we will finish 5th.

I’m calling 4th, not joking.

 

[Lockysillegitimatechild]

NAS is on 800k I'm pretty sure, SBW was on a million in today's cap %, Angus is definitely on 800k+

Melbourne are weird though, they just seem to have a perfectly balanced squad no matter who comes or goes.

Lol. I'd love to see where you saw nas' contract bcos there's no way ponissi and Bellamy agreed to pay a forward 800,000 who is not an 80 minute player and wasn't even a certain starter until this year when they let finucaine go for less...

And as already mentioned.... the Roosters have their own cap. And even then they only did it for 4 years total of the last 15 years of massive success? So for 11/15 years they didn't......

 

[holdzy]

Well, i'm calling it now, we will finish 5th.

We’re putting 50 on ‘em.

 

[theshed]

No bad games from a bronco today. Everyone impressed.

Isaako did my head in as usual though

 

[holdzy]

No bad games from a bronco today. Everyone impressed.

Isaako did my head in as usual though

two dumb for every one brilliant play. Same with Oates but he wasn’t involved enough to get there today.

 

[Kimlo]

Lol. I'd love to see where you saw nas' contract bcos there's no way ponissi and Bellamy agreed to pay a forward 800,000 who is not an 80 minute player and wasn't even a certain starter until this year when they let finucaine go for less...

And as already mentioned.... the Roosters have their own cap. And even then they only did it for 4 years total of the last 15 years of massive success? So for 11/15 years they didn't......

Well that's the only two teams that have had "success" in the last 15 years.

But I can dig deeper, sure thing.

Panthers JFH on huge money I'd say 900k

Storm/Roostersr the 4 years before that already discussed.

Cronulla Anthony Fifita before he was bad/Gallen

2015 - Lolo - $1m forward (before he was a million though I think)
2014 - Burgess- $1m forward
2013 - SBW- $1m forward
Melbourne again
Manly - Watmough/Stewart - both big money forwards although no idea how much
2010 - Bennett team, no one fancy even in the spine but that's Bennett for you.

Beyond that we're going for the archives but we wouldn't have won the 2006 GF without Webcke and Petero.

I would bet any money if Melbourne had Haas they would pay him 900k with no hesitation.