Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2024

[Sproj]

Looking at the depth potential for next year, I'd look at:

Retain:
Karapani

Recruit Options:
Knight
Sexton (especially)
Iro
Aitken
Haas
Stimson
Vaega
R.Smith
Tuala
Simonsson
S.Mitchell
Tass
Eisenhuth x2

I am obviously not saying sign all of them, just saying these would offer some really good depth options and in the case of Haas, a first teamer.

 

[McHunt]

Looking at the depth potential for next year, I'd look at:

Retain:
Karapani

Recruit Options:
Knight
Sexton (especially)
Iro
Aitken
Haas
Stimson
Vaega
R.Smith
Tuala
Simonsson
S.Mitchell
Tass
Eisenhuth x2

I am obviously not saying sign all of them, just saying these would offer some really good depth options and in the case of Haas, a first teamer.

Surely we can promote from within, without having raid other nurseries. Our priority is to fast-track Black and Mozer into the spine and let them live or die by the sword before Reyno retires. And obviously, we need TWO 2nd rowers who can double as convincing centres. They don't grow on trees. Maybe we'll need to buy them from elsewhere. It's urgent.

 

[BroncosFever]

The live or die by the sword approach worked a treat with Tommy Dearden.

 

[upthebroncs]

1. Walsh
2. Vunivalu*
3. Cobbo
4. Mariner
5. Skelton*
6. Mam
7. Reynolds
8. Haas
9. Smoothy
10. Willison
11. Staggs
12. Riki
13. Carrigan
_________
14. Walters
15. Piakura
16. Hetherington
17. Jensen

18. Te Kura
19. Karapani
20. Leota

Couple of outside back signings that make the opposition worry (Most opposition wingers see they’re marking Arthars and breathe a sigh of relief) and shifting Staggs to backrow.. Willison starting.. Pretty simple changes

 

[Bucking Beads]

Rather not sign wingers when we need backrowers

 

[upthebroncs]

Rather not sign wingers when we need backrowers

Bring back the glory days

I agree though. I have been saying we need better edge backrowers for a long time.

Rhyse Martin anyone?

 

[BroncosFever]

1. Walsh
2. Vunivalu*
3. Cobbo
4. Mariner
5. Skelton*
6. Mam
7. Reynolds
8. Haas
9. Smoothy
10. Willison
11. Staggs
12. Riki
13. Carrigan
_________
14. Walters
15. Piakura
16. Hetherington
17. Jensen

18. Te Kura
19. Karapani
20. Leota

Couple of outside back signings that make the opposition worry (Most opposition wingers see they’re marking Arthars and breathe a sigh of relief) and shifting Staggs to backrow.. Willison starting.. Pretty simple changes

When was the last time an NRL club took a player from a Rugby Union team?

Wouldn't be cheap either.

 

[upthebroncs]

When was the last time an NRL club took a player from a Rugby Union team?

Wouldn't be cheap either.

Apparently Vunivalu is on the outer in Union and looking to return to NRL. Possibly even this year. He’d be a great replacement for Pereira.. I doubt he costs much seeing as he’s just a winger and has been out of the NRL for a while and hasn’t gotten any younger.

 

[Big Pete]

Who should the Broncos sign in the backrow @upthebroncos?

 

[upthebroncs]

Who should the Broncos signing in the backrow @upthebroncos?

Based on who is currently off contract after this year

- Rhyse Martin

- Damon Marshall

- Jacob Alick

 

[Sproj]

I'm with @upthebroncs, I reckon we should do a fire sale and get rid of all our big names and bring in ESL journeymen.

 

[upthebroncs]

I'm with @upthebroncs, I reckon we should do a fire sale and get rid of all our big names and bring in ESL journeymen.

The point would be that we don’t need to get rid of any stars to sign those players, at the same time strengthening the squad to a point where we could win a premiership in the near term while we have Reynolds at 7.

 

[Lostboy]

Who is available to come to us,
would want and we can afford?

 

[Bucking Beads]

The struggle is our cap appears to be maxed out already and we haven’t even upgraded Walsh yet and Mams big contract starts next year.

 

[Lostboy]

The struggle is our cap appears to be maxed out already and we haven’t even upgraded Walsh yet and Mams big contract starts next year.

So what then ...?
We still have to sign 30 players ...
what do we do?

 

[upthebroncs]

In my mind Staggs is a better backrower than centre and Mariner is a better centre than winger. It’d be the easiest fix and a step in the right direction for the future in my opinion. Mariner is bound to be a centre eventually.

 

[1910]

Based on who is currently off contract after this year

- Rhyse Martin
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- Damon Marshall
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- Jacob Alick

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I had some doubts but now you've googled off contract Bulldogs and Titans and provided pictures I am keen.

 

[Lostboy]

In my mind Staggs is a better backrower than centre and Mariner is a better centre than winger. It’d be the easiest fix and a step in the right direction for the future in my opinion. Mariner is bound to be a centre eventually.

Is Staggs big enough?