Broncos Roster, Signings and Rumours Discussion 2025

[Allo]

If the NRL were a team:
1. Newcastle - Their entire team is their fullback
2. Brisbane - Like the glory play, not built for hard work, has errors in the game
3. Cronulla - Doesn’t mind a flashy run or two but better at letting someone else get over the line
4. Easts - Likes to go on runs, not afraid to throw their outside man under the bus and a bit of a talent hog
5. North Queensland - Always trying to be relevant but does pull out a random run from nowhere before being quiet again
6. New Zealand - Made to look better by some good runs while those around them fall down
7. Penrith - The superstar of the team, makes everyone else around them look better
8. Titans - Great straight up the guts
9. Storm - Flashy but not afraid to get down and dirty, doesn’t mind orchestrating playbook infringements and gets under everyone else’s skin
10. Raiders - No nonsense, hard nosed, ref is scared of them
11. Redcliffe - Won’t let you down but won’t win you anything either, gritty and hard working with some strong upside, inexperienced
12. St George - No frills player, tackles well, runs hard, a bit shaky with lateral movement
13. Manly - Decent in attack and defense, hard working but tends to need others around them make them look better

14. Souths - Jack of all trades, masters of none, has good utility value with a star turn at times
15. Parramatta - Used to be a star but now a solid bench player, not what they used to be but still good every now and then
16. Canterbury - Good honest toiler who will get gritty, might not make huge metres but will stiffen up your defense
17. Wests - You need 17 players otherwise you have to forfeit

How does this fit so well?

 

[Chewed]

Loving the Trew chat. Expect him to follow the Oates/Bostock path, he'll be a string bean for 2-3 years, until he's not. Then he'll be 100kg+ 200m a game winger.

Leota has the same potential, keen to see if Madge can sort his shit hands out.

 

[Emanon]

Tbh I didn’t actually think you were being serious with the Carrigan to 6 call aha

I think it would work if it absolutely had to. We won't know unless Bellamy or Robinson try something similar to that though because we're the Broncos after all

 

[phoenix]

Loving the Trew chat. Expect him to follow the Oates/Bostock path, he'll be a string bean for 2-3 years, until he's not. Then he'll be 100kg+ 200m a game winger.

Leota has the same potential, keen to see if Madge can sort his shit hands out.

Has trew been giving a contract for next year

 

[Fernando]

The club is looking at Dylan Lucas apparently
Someone on here was screaming for this

That'd be perfect. Good player on the up who wouldn't break the bank, can cover centre better than our current forwards and would move Piakura to the bench. The Knights cap would have to be a mess for them to lose him though.

 

[Super Freak]

Lucas would be a good get.

 

[BroncosFever]

Newcastle would have lost the plot if they lose Dylan Lucas

 

[Battler]

Newcastle would have lost the plot if they lose Dylan Lucas

Aren't they in severe salary cap trouble atm?

 

[Bucking Beads]

Aren't they in severe salary cap trouble atm?

They’ve just released one of the Safiti brothers so that would help their situation.

 

[Fitzy]

Lucas would be a great buy but there really isn’t anything to back up those claims going around.

 

[winslow_wong]

Some of the north’s devils forwards looked really good yesterday. Are any of them available or are they all affiliated with the dolphins?

 

[Evander]

How did Paix go this year in Queensland cup?

 

[Sproj]

How did Paix go this year in Queensland cup?

Won hooker of the year.

 

[Evander]

Won hooker of the year.

How he didn’t play one game this year haha wtf kevvie. Shit like that is what makes me grateful kevvie is gone

 

[BroncosFever]

How he didn’t play one game this year haha wtf kevvie. Shit like that is what makes me grateful kevvie is gone

That's why he won the award.

 

[1910]

How he didn’t play one game this year haha wtf kevvie. Shit like that is what makes me grateful kevvie is gone

Keep in mind Rimbu won the Petero Medal for player of the year but didn’t make hooker of the year.

Rimbu was streets ahead of Paix and the best hooker in Cup.

 

[McHunt]

That's why he won the award.

He played 80 minutes most games. More than Mozer's been given.

We need Mozer fit enough to occasionally play 80 minutes at NRL level to allow us more flexibility on the bench. He should play 60+ minutes most games.

It's yet to be seen whether Paix, Walters or Smoothy have enough utility value to warrant their selection at 14. If these are to be Maguire's options I have no idea who he would pick. None bring much added value from the bench, but they're good enough to cover Mozer as depth. Pick two.

 

[Manofoneway]

He played 80 minutes most games. More than Mozer's been given.

We need Mozer fit enough to occasionally play 80 minutes at NRL level to allow us more flexibility on the bench. He should play 60+ minutes most games.

It's yet to be seen whether Paix, Walters or Smoothy have enough utility value to warrant their selection at 14. If these are to be Maguire's options I have no idea who he would pick. None bring much added value from the bench, but they're good enough to cover Mozer as depth. Pick two.

Paix was a half before he was a hooker. Maybe if he's given some rope he could he a good utility for us.

Would love to see a younger guy have that role coming through. Melbourne always seem to have a jack of all trades spine player like hynes or wishart etc. Would be cool if paix could be that guy for us.