Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2023
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- Aug 25, 2018
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No surprises here. Couldn't have gone any other way, really.
Australian Schoolboys captain Karl Oloapu has met with rival clubs after being given permission to negotiate by the Broncos. Oloapu is in the middle of a bitter battle with Brisbane, refusing to train with the club after claiming conditions in his contract were not met. The Broncos stuck to their guns when Wide World of Sports revealed the dispute a few months back but now realise the youngster is a lost cause for them after he declared "I will never play for Brisbane as long as I live".
Brisbane will reluctantly let him go, but want a hefty transfer fee for his services. Wayne Bennett and the Dolphins remain favourites to sign the 18-year-old sensation, but he also met with Bulldogs boss Phil Gould this week.
BroncosFever
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He wouldn't be on much so it won't do much for our cap but glad to see the club is asking for a hefty transfer fee, it just sends a message to other clubs that we are no longer going to hand off our (insert catchy clickbait word here, usually "star".. despite having done nothing in the NRL) players for a pie and a coke.
nopatience101
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It really is a joke of a soo called “professional” league when a club can tamper with a rival contracted player and still get to sign them without any intervention from the weak-willed governing body. There’s just no point having rules if you never act on them.
The kid obviously has a lot of growing up to do and those around him aren’t doing him any favours, but I don’t really blame them for getting as much as they can while they can.
The kid obviously has a lot of growing up to do and those around him aren’t doing him any favours, but I don’t really blame them for getting as much as they can while they can.
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It's pretty much the Sam Walker debacle redux, though I think he's probably more of a "star" than Sam was at the same age. Australian schoolboy captain and all. I'm happy for these kids to be described as "teenage superstars." It's a fleeting moment of fame for them that may be the highest height they ever reach. Once they make the NRL, they have to earn that "star" accolade all over again.
Swordfish
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This entitled brat will fall on to earth so hard that the idiots advising him all along will have no clue to help him out. He will have a very tough long road to be successful.
Whatever shitty club’s jersey he wears, our boys should take it personal & smash the shit out of this brat every time we play against him.
Whatever shitty club’s jersey he wears, our boys should take it personal & smash the shit out of this brat every time we play against him.
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So another "junior" who actually doesnt give a shit about the club and was always using it as a stepping stone.
I think the pathways and junior development need a looking into with most of the kids we bring through not actually wanting to play for the club... or happy to move on when any sort of offer comes through.
- Haas wanting a release
- Mariner requesting a release
- Staggs looking at deals in Sydney, but staying when no one would pay
- Dfif taking the cash
- Flegler getting way overs just to stay
- Dearden requesting a release
- Walsh taking a deal and requesting a release
I think the pathways and junior development need a looking into with most of the kids we bring through not actually wanting to play for the club... or happy to move on when any sort of offer comes through.
- Haas wanting a release
- Mariner requesting a release
- Staggs looking at deals in Sydney, but staying when no one would pay
- Dfif taking the cash
- Flegler getting way overs just to stay
- Dearden requesting a release
- Walsh taking a deal and requesting a release
Big Del
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Pie and coke upgrade trumps .
Chicken sandwich every time . Protein , carbs and hydration .
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We need to recruit some hard workers, guys who have to earn everything they get, not just these blokes who are bigger, faster and stronger than everyone else at the same age. Anyone can find those kids and offer them the chance to stay at home while developing but then leave as soon as a better offer comes along. And also find some guys like Patty who actually love the club.
But just on Flegs, and look the future may prove this wrong but as it stands, he has been pretty vocal about wanting to stay and isn't looking elsewhere, which is refreshing. Oatesy has always done the same and we should reward that with him being a one club player always.
Karl is probably the most talented young Bronco since K.Hunt and getting into the Sam Walker area for Mal Meninga and rep form.
Karl was 18 last week so whoever gets him he hasn't done an off-season but can play sometime this year already.
He could hurt the Broncos but they had no choice and they knew that. As much as they said no release it was always going to end like this eventually.
You can't win the PR battle making a kid sit around doing nothing and it takes up your time and energy.
Karl was 18 last week so whoever gets him he hasn't done an off-season but can play sometime this year already.
He could hurt the Broncos but they had no choice and they knew that. As much as they said no release it was always going to end like this eventually.
You can't win the PR battle making a kid sit around doing nothing and it takes up your time and energy.
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I don't think it's realistic to expect players to make sacrifices to stay at a club. I know fans imagine this as a thing, but the same fans expect to be able to pick the eyes out of other teams as well. This is especially true of Broncos' fans who were bottle-raised on the notion we were able to pay unders because of supercoach Bennett, a guaranteed star profile and a shot at a title. And nothing to do with us handing "brown paper bags" under the table, of course.
Whenever a player's contract is up for renewal we have to offer them more than they'd get elsewhere, and if it's not in the form of money, it has to be something else that's more than "loyalty," a jaded concept even the club itself doesn't respect. Right now, the only thing we can offer is money, and the Dolphins have more of that, a supercoach and the same lifestyle as Brisbane.
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Doesn’t seem to be a problem for the Roosters hey.
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I reckon we could've kept Turps if we offered him the captaincy again.
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BooKhaki
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We need edge forwards or a hooker. Good ones are quite rare in both positions.
