Mr Fourex
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A list of the players and games is below in response to a previous @Big Pete post regarding player games and veterans, experienced and rookies. https://broncoshq.com/threads/bronc...s-discussion-2022.43730/page-364#post-3442585
So we actually have 10 players with 50+ NRL games... with a couple more that will most likely tick that off this year.
Most of our starting 17 have 50+, although 5 of our starters are under 50 games, including 3 spine positions (Walsh, Ezra, Billy & Paix) with Cobbo the other @ 25 games.
For me it's the next level down in regards to depth that would be the concern with the possibility that Willison, Piakura and Bayliss @ under 5 games each, could be relied upon if injury and suspension hit.
| Games Range | 2023 Squad | NRL Games | Position in team |
| 200 Games+ | Adam Reynolds | 251 | Starter, Coach & Captain |
| Martin Taupau | 222 | Bench middle | |
| 100-199 Games | Corey Oates | 194 | Starting winger |
| Kurt Capewell | 115 | Starting edge forward and VC | |
| 50-99 Games | Payne Haas | 81 | Starting middle |
| Corey Jensen | 76 | Bench middle | |
| Tom Flegler | 74 | Starting middle | |
| Kotoni Staggs | 74 | Starting centre | |
| Patrick Carrigan | 60 | Starting middle | |
| Herbie Farnworth | 53 | Starting centre | |
| 20-49 Games | Jordan Riki | 45 | Starting edge forward |
| Jordan Pereira | 44 | Depth winger | |
| Jesse Arthars | 41 | Depth winger / centre | |
| Reece Walsh | 38 | Starting fullback | |
| Kobe Hetherington | 36 | Bench middle | |
| Billy Walters | 35 | Starting/bench hooker | |
| Keenan Palasia | 33 | Bench/depth middle | |
| Cory Paix | 29 | Starting/bench hooker | |
| Selwyn Cobbo | 25 | Starting winger | |
| 5-19 Games | TC Robati | 17 | Depth edge / middle |
| Jock Madden | 17 | Depth half | |
| Ezra Mam | 13 | Starting half | |
| Delouise Hoeter | 14 | Depth winger / centre | |
| 0-5 Games | Triston Sailor | 5 | Train and trial, depth fullback/halves |
| Tyson Smoothy | 4 | Depth hooker | |
| Xavier Willison | 4 | Depth middle | |
| Deine Mariner | 2 | Depth winger / centre | |
| Brendan Piakura | 2 | Depth edge | |
| Blake Mozer | 0 | Depth hooker | |
| Ethan Quai-Ward | 0 | Depth winger / centre | |
| Logan Bayliss | 0 | Depth middle |
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Here's an
Billy had only played 12 NRL games when he arrived at the Broncos. One fewer than Ezra. Madden has played 17. The same as Paix at the beginning of last season.
Wolfie
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I dont think its always the case. I've said it many times, if you can see things are improving where they need to even though you are losing games i think the coach can often get more time to prove himself. I think at the Broncos, we have got better results under Kevvie but we still collapse a lot of the time in the same ways we were collapsing when he first came here and the previous couple of years. Thats where i want to see the change.
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9: Walters:father is coachQLD residents
Fixed it for you....
Smoothy played Qld U16 in 15 and Qld U18 captain in 17.
Sproj
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I’m constantly puzzled at Adam O’Brien being safe as houses.
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Maybe not forever.
Wolfie
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Me too. They seem to be going backwards
Sproj
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Maybe not forever.
He’s always apparently feeling the Heat but never gets singed.
McHunt
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Well he'll have to singe for his supper if he doesn't hit the ground toddling.
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He was an assistant at both the storm and rorters ... so they're just hoping beyond hope that he'll come good
Sproj
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Yep and I wish I could get a multi-year deal as a head coach for hanging around with guys who knew what they were doing too.
Big Pete
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O'Brien was lucky that the standard was so poor in '21 that a 12-12 record with a -143 differential was still enough to nab 7th. They struggled throughout the majority of that season but the return of Pearce along with the signing of Clifford salvaged their season.
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It might be a 2 year extension, but you could bet your house on it that if the performance is poor - he will not last.
BroncosFever
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That's basically it and proof (as if any was needed) that hiring a guy because he came from a good system doesn't mean shit
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The new contract is essentially perform or perish in a nutshell. I have zero faith in Kev with what the team has produced under his coaching. He's just keeping the seat warm for a Billy Slater type coach to take the Broncs to the promise land.
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All contracts are like that, in every industry.
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Courier Mail has updated the contract story:
"The deal reportedly includes bonus clauses that would make Walters one of the highest paid coaches in the league. However, The Courier-Mail reports the deal comes with a twist that would allow the Broncos to terminate the contract early without facing the same scenario the club had with Anthony Seibold where the Manly coach was handed a $1.5 million pay out."
