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Former captain, assistant coach and club loyalist Corey Parker likes Payne Haas for 2021 captain:
“From working alongside them, Payne Haas comes to mind. He leads every week, his standards at training are high. ‘Payno’ doesn’t talk often, but when he does people listen. They just do. That is off the back of the respect he gets every week on the playing field and more importantly the training paddock. When your captain is someone who lives up to the high quality standards then that is captaincy material to me."
“Yes, he has had a couple of moments that haven’t shone great on him but haven’t all captains had that? He hasn’t murdered anyone. If you want to put things in perspective, Mitchell Pearce captained the Knights last year and he had a past. Johnathan Thurston (arrested in 2010) was one of the great captains and had a past. Paul Gallen (Cronulla) was the same, Justin Hodges, myself. We’ve all had our moments."
“I’m following Payne into battle. If he says ‘let’s do it’ then I’m following him. He has shown over the last few years ‘this is the way, this is what we’re doing’. He shouldn’t be ruled out because of this.”
Hasn't murdered anyone. That we know of.
“The captaincy of the Broncos is one of the most prestigious achievements and roles you can have, the club has been founded and built on success. When I got the captaincy, shared with ‘Hodgo’ and by myself, was a special, emotional day. The club means so much to so many people. For me it was a boyhood dream to play for the Broncos. To be named captain was a special occasion. To hear it is ‘up for grabs’…it is what it is. There’s been a change over the last few years where it became ‘who gets it?’. It’s like a lottery at the moment."
“Previous to that, over the last few decades, you knew who would be next in line. There are some wonderful leaders there and it’s not their fault, but it’s disappointing to hear it’s up for grabs. It’s the Brisbane Broncos.”
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“From working alongside them, Payne Haas comes to mind. He leads every week, his standards at training are high. ‘Payno’ doesn’t talk often, but when he does people listen. They just do. That is off the back of the respect he gets every week on the playing field and more importantly the training paddock. When your captain is someone who lives up to the high quality standards then that is captaincy material to me."
“Yes, he has had a couple of moments that haven’t shone great on him but haven’t all captains had that? He hasn’t murdered anyone. If you want to put things in perspective, Mitchell Pearce captained the Knights last year and he had a past. Johnathan Thurston (arrested in 2010) was one of the great captains and had a past. Paul Gallen (Cronulla) was the same, Justin Hodges, myself. We’ve all had our moments."
“I’m following Payne into battle. If he says ‘let’s do it’ then I’m following him. He has shown over the last few years ‘this is the way, this is what we’re doing’. He shouldn’t be ruled out because of this.”
“The captaincy of the Broncos is one of the most prestigious achievements and roles you can have, the club has been founded and built on success. When I got the captaincy, shared with ‘Hodgo’ and by myself, was a special, emotional day. The club means so much to so many people. For me it was a boyhood dream to play for the Broncos. To be named captain was a special occasion. To hear it is ‘up for grabs’…it is what it is. There’s been a change over the last few years where it became ‘who gets it?’. It’s like a lottery at the moment."
“Previous to that, over the last few decades, you knew who would be next in line. There are some wonderful leaders there and it’s not their fault, but it’s disappointing to hear it’s up for grabs. It’s the Brisbane Broncos.”
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