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How? There's direct quotes from Seibold saying he and his agent came to them
NEWS Jack Bird requests release - free to negotiate elsewhere
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How? There's direct quotes from Seibold saying he and his agent came to them
broncos4life
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Too much Boyd.
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Update on this story: note the clarification on Boyd and Macca (in red). Boyd is still theoretically in the team, but not captain. So is Macca, but not starting hooker. So a possible scenario is Boyd still at 6, Macca at 14.
Anthony Seibold to start Broncos
rebuild by releasing Jack Bird
Phil Rothfield,
sports editor-at-large,
The Daily Telegraph
September 19, 2019 5:33pm
The Brisbane Broncos have granted permission to $800,000 centre Jack Bird to look for a new club and hope to use his money to sign an established playmaker. After two injury plagued seasons in which he has played only 17 games, Bird and his agent Chris Orr requested the opportunity to negotiate with Sydney-based clubs. “It was Jack and his manager who approached us,” revealed coach Anthony Seibold. “It’s a shame injuries have held him back.”
Jack Bird will be glad to see the back of Brisbane. Photo: AAP Image/Darren England
The likes of Canterbury, Penrith and the Wests Tigers would have room in their salary caps but the Sharks are already over the cap for next year, ruling out a return to the Shire.
Bird has often complained of being homesick since quitting Cronulla in 2017. In 17 games for the Broncos, the 2016 grand final hero scored just two tries and had only two try assists. If he finds a new club, Seibold will go straight into the market for a new halfback. The Broncos are desperate to find the right playmaker and will go up to $1 million for a big name. The likes of Melbourne Storm’s Brodie Croft and Canberra’s Aidan Sezer have been mentioned as possible targets.
Darius Boyd left the Broncos’ crisis meeting demoted. Photo: Annette Dew
After the 58-0 embarrassment against Parramatta last weekend, Seibold has spoken individually to every player.
The Daily Telegraph understands:
■ Hooker Andrew McCullough has been told he will start next year behind Jake Turpin;
■ Five-eighth Darius Boyd has been told there will be changes to the leadership group and that he will not be the captain; and
■ Anthony Milford has been warned he must lift his game or play QLD Cup.
“Everyone knows where they stand going forward,” Seibold said. “They’ve all had feedback.
“There’s no game this weekend so we’ve got to live with that performance for five months.”
Seibold refuses to reveal the player who will take over the captaincy from Boyd. Surprisingly it is unlikely to be Matt Gillett. “I’ve got some ideas but it’s something I will have to discuss with the board,” he said. Meanwhile, Boyd’s old coach Wayne Bennett spoke in support of the 32-year-old star. “Darius has taken a lot of the blame, he’s had a lot of criticism,” Bennett said. “He’s probably taken too much of the criticism, but that’s the way it goes.” “I know this much, there’d be no harder trainer at the Broncos than Darius Boyd. No one prepares better than he would, that’s through 14 seasons with him.”
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Anthony Seibold to start Broncos
rebuild by releasing Jack Bird
Phil Rothfield,
sports editor-at-large,
The Daily Telegraph
September 19, 2019 5:33pm
The Brisbane Broncos have granted permission to $800,000 centre Jack Bird to look for a new club and hope to use his money to sign an established playmaker. After two injury plagued seasons in which he has played only 17 games, Bird and his agent Chris Orr requested the opportunity to negotiate with Sydney-based clubs. “It was Jack and his manager who approached us,” revealed coach Anthony Seibold. “It’s a shame injuries have held him back.”
Jack Bird will be glad to see the back of Brisbane. Photo: AAP Image/Darren England
The likes of Canterbury, Penrith and the Wests Tigers would have room in their salary caps but the Sharks are already over the cap for next year, ruling out a return to the Shire.
Bird has often complained of being homesick since quitting Cronulla in 2017. In 17 games for the Broncos, the 2016 grand final hero scored just two tries and had only two try assists. If he finds a new club, Seibold will go straight into the market for a new halfback. The Broncos are desperate to find the right playmaker and will go up to $1 million for a big name. The likes of Melbourne Storm’s Brodie Croft and Canberra’s Aidan Sezer have been mentioned as possible targets.
Darius Boyd left the Broncos’ crisis meeting demoted. Photo: Annette Dew
After the 58-0 embarrassment against Parramatta last weekend, Seibold has spoken individually to every player.
The Daily Telegraph understands:
■ Hooker Andrew McCullough has been told he will start next year behind Jake Turpin;
■ Five-eighth Darius Boyd has been told there will be changes to the leadership group and that he will not be the captain; and
■ Anthony Milford has been warned he must lift his game or play QLD Cup.
“Everyone knows where they stand going forward,” Seibold said. “They’ve all had feedback.
“There’s no game this weekend so we’ve got to live with that performance for five months.”
Seibold refuses to reveal the player who will take over the captaincy from Boyd. Surprisingly it is unlikely to be Matt Gillett. “I’ve got some ideas but it’s something I will have to discuss with the board,” he said. Meanwhile, Boyd’s old coach Wayne Bennett spoke in support of the 32-year-old star. “Darius has taken a lot of the blame, he’s had a lot of criticism,” Bennett said. “He’s probably taken too much of the criticism, but that’s the way it goes.” “I know this much, there’d be no harder trainer at the Broncos than Darius Boyd. No one prepares better than he would, that’s through 14 seasons with him.”
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Maybe Bird's been advised he stands to lose money if leaving is his idea.
I bleed Maroon
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What's Joel Gould's track record? If those quotes aren't real or taken out of context, he needs to be fired.
_wwong
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What’s the point of him posting something like that if he is leaving. It’d only make the fans turn on him.
Wolfie
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Odd though our coach has chosen to make a direct quote on the situation.
PerthBrissy987
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Or he hasn’t granted it yet , just to see if he can get somewhere first
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I’ve admired the games where he put in and tried to get us going, but I just never rated the guy. I’m sure he’s talented at footy, but he’s just that player for me.
I never liked his signing in general. It was clear way back then that we needed something to improve our spine and we signed a centre on huge money. The fact he could play spine positions helped, but at the time, it was obvious that the spine wasn’t going to be changed under Wayne.
Couple that now with his injury issues, while unfortunate, makes him easily the worst signing imo, including Barba, Kennedy or Clinton.
I never liked his signing in general. It was clear way back then that we needed something to improve our spine and we signed a centre on huge money. The fact he could play spine positions helped, but at the time, it was obvious that the spine wasn’t going to be changed under Wayne.
Couple that now with his injury issues, while unfortunate, makes him easily the worst signing imo, including Barba, Kennedy or Clinton.
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Morepudding
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Yeah I also saw the jack bird post. Still on his story. Maybe he's not leaving.
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Someone's playing games, that's for sure.
Morepudding
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I think he has said he can look. I think the post that he said it's bullshit too says he has been granted a release. Which isn't the case.
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It’s that bloody Wayne Bennett again, somehow
Morepudding
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Lol he's taken the post down. Was there for 18 minutes.
