NEWS Pack your bags, Anthony!

Newscorp is reporting Ben Ikin has told Milford’s management he will not be offered a fresh contract and must find another club from 2022 onwards. He is expected to hit the open market immediately. Nothing on whether this will affect the rest of his season.

 

[Trill Harrigan]

i'd love it so much if he signed with souths

 

[PNG Broncos fan88]

Cronk on 360 mentioned, he could thrive at Melbourne.

Imagine how Hughes has blossomed from being a nothing fringe grader barely making grade bouncing from the Titans to the Cows and now is this world beater in the purple 7.
Cronk was the same but had x10 the work ethic.

Now both don't have the talent level Milf has (had). Bellamy fixes his work ethic and irons out a few kinks in his game, Milford could be the premier player in the comp again.
Honestly it would be unfair if Melbourne sign him - please go to Super League.

 

[Bongo]

Cronk on 360 mentioned, he could thrive at Melbourne.

Imagine how Hughes has blossomed from being a nothing fringe grader barely making grade bouncing from the Titans to the Cows and now is this world beater in the purple 7.
Cronk was the same but had x10 the work ethic.

Now both don't have the talent level Milf has (had). Bellamy fixes his work ethic and irons out a few kinks in his game, Milford could be the premier player in the comp again.
Honestly it would be unfair if Melbourne sign him - please go to Super League.

Maybe a Hynes replacement? Milford would do well at Roosters or Storm because they have good systems. Our attacking and defensive systems limit how good players can be. Not that this is the whole issue with Milford

 

[Renegade]

Cronk on 360 mentioned, he could thrive at Melbourne.

Imagine how Hughes has blossomed from being a nothing fringe grader barely making grade bouncing from the Titans to the Cows and now is this world beater in the purple 7.
Cronk was the same but had x10 the work ethic.

Now both don't have the talent level Milf has (had). Bellamy fixes his work ethic and irons out a few kinks in his game, Milford could be the premier player in the comp again.
Honestly it would be unfair if Melbourne sign him - please go to Super League.

difference is, both Hughes and Cronk are/were willing to do what was necessary to improve. I don't believe Milford has that work ethic, and without it, would fail miserably at Melbourne.

Maybe being at the last chance saloon at 26 would help him foster that but I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

[heartly87]

I would be impressed if Milf had it in him to go to Melbourne. He would know he would have to work hard. I don't see it in him.

 

[Twbapony]

Not accusing you of this at all but this line of conversation has me thinking about what shape all the Milford fat joke makers are in themselves. All cut like SBW you’d have to imagine.

I'm 20-30 kegs over what my body and heart want, working hard to shed them. The only difference is he is paid to be in shape, same as latrell, and I'm on less than 10% of his money.

 

[PNG Broncos fan88]

difference is, both Hughes and Cronk are/were willing to do what was necessary to improve. I don't believe Milford has that work ethic, and without it, would fail miserably at Melbourne.

Maybe being at the last chance saloon at 26 would help him foster that but I wouldn't hold my breath.

At 26, most would argue he's entering his 'prime' so writing him off maybe a bit premature.

If Melbourne do extend a short term lifeline, the similarities with Brett Finch would be uncanny.
* Both debut in their teens and take out Canberra's ROTY award.
* Were last contracted to 1m $ deals before being released at the ripe old age of 26.
* Finch was a losing GF half (Roosters) before tasting victory with Storm.

Like Milf, Finch wasn't the best trainer and had lost abit of speed and a whole lot of confidence when given a chance by Bellamy and Melbourne then.

 

[WASSHHH]

Cronk on 360 mentioned, he could thrive at Melbourne.

Imagine how Hughes has blossomed from being a nothing fringe grader barely making grade bouncing from the Titans to the Cows and now is this world beater in the purple 7.
Cronk was the same but had x10 the work ethic.

Now both don't have the talent level Milf has (had). Bellamy fixes his work ethic and irons out a few kinks in his game, Milford could be the premier player in the comp again.
Honestly it would be unfair if Melbourne sign him - please go to Super League.

I actually wouldn’t mind if he did sign with Melbourne.

At least then the contention can be settled and everyone will know for certain if he has it in him to turn it all around or fade into obscurity.

Bellamy definitely has the ability to resurrect his career, but 2021 Milford seems more like Sam Kasiano than Jahrome Hughes.

 

[007]

Melb or Roosters would get him up to scratch. If he took a very low contract for a single year he can turn it around. That would mean jumping ship immediately and working very hard.

 

[BroncosFever]

Spare me your bullshit Wayne, Milford takes the wrong options on 5th tackle time and time again, it's not a Brisbane Broncos thing it's a Milford thing.

The only way he comes good is outside an experienced halfback who can control the game or he gets a fitness coach who belts him until he's fit enough to play at fullback.

 

[BroncosFever]

Wayne needs some help I think, in recent weeks he's been taking shots left, right and centre at the club.

 

[Foordy]

Wayne needs some help I think, in recent weeks he's been taking shots left, right and centre at the club.

That's because Kevin Walters has the job he covets.

and Ben Ikin has his consolation prize

 

[McHunt]

Milford opens up on not being wanted:

“There is a bit of sadness about it. I’m disappointed I have to move on, but it’s part of the professional game these days, it’s business, and I have to accept it. They called me in and pretty much said there wasn’t a spot for me next year. They said they had recruited a few halves and with their salary cap at the moment, there wasn’t enough room left for me."

“There’s no hard feelings with ‘Kevvie’. Sometimes I didn’t agree with why I was dropped. I started the year with high hopes, but things just haven’t clicked as a team this year and I have to take some responsibility for that."

“There’s eight games to go so it’s up to me to try and finish the year well.”

Hunger

“It’s hard to get over that grand final. I’ve thought about it over and over. I’ve had some great memories here and made a lot of good friends. I can’t go past the feeling of making the 2015 grand final and the grand final itself. I know it ended badly for us but I look back at the team we had on paper and we had a great squad."

“I know I’ve copped a lot of criticism but I would like to think I gave a lot to the Broncos jumper. The last couple of years have hurt me. I do take pride in my performances and I’m disappointed things haven’t worked out the way a lot of us had hoped.”

“My preference is to stay in the NRL. To be honest, it’s my only option really. I have a young family so I don’t really plan on going overseas."

“I’m not too sure about the Titans. I haven’t spoken to clubs directly yet, so when the time comes, I will put all the cards on the table and see which option suits me best and can help me get the best out of my football."

“I would consider moving to Sydney if I had to. I’ve got two young girls so my family comes first now and I will go wherever I need to for them and what best suits my football.”

“I still believe I have something to offer in the NRL. I believe there is a lot left in me, but I have to knuckle down and be more consistent with my training and my preparation towards a game. If I do that, I will be all right."

“Five-eighth is still my best position. Until another coach tells me otherwise, I still feel I’m best suited to six, I played pretty much every game for the Broncos there. I honestly believe I have more in me. I’m only 27, but I need to unlock that part of myself and get back to playing simple football."

Passion

"I know the hunger and the passion is there. I still love playing the game so hopefully a fresh start can be good for me.”

Wayne Bennett:

“I don’t think the $1 million deal was an issue. It probably put more responsibility on ‘Milf’, but I don’t think it was the reason why he didn’t play well. I don’t know what type of player Allan Langer would have been if he turned up to the current Broncos side of the past two years. Would he have gone on to be half the player he became?"

“The culture of a club is everything and that’s the point I made at a press conference last week. Milf would have felt more pressure than ever, for sure, but he was a victim of what happened at the Broncos."

"Milf is a wonderful player, but he needs good people around him. He was left to do things himself in the halves ... but he couldn’t do it all himself.”

McHunt

 

[Kimlo]

I honestly believe I have more in me. I’m only 27

Hmm

 

[McHunt]

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Holy shit

 

[Sproj]

Haha Wayne and Milf seem perfect for each other. According to Wayne Milf would have been good with some help in the halves…hmmm, yes he would have wouldn’t he. The million dollar deal also had nothing to do with the pressure, etc.

So basically, all Milf’s problems started in the last two years, no fault of Wayne trying to turn him into something he wasn’t at all.

I feel for Milf in that he has copped some much it would have to affect him but he can’t blame anyone but himself for turning backs on balls, passing to the ground, running in circles on the field, providing no support running and going missing when the game was on the line game in, game out.

At 27, his pace may well not come back now and it would be surprising to see him do a Barba and turn it all around on the field because he just doesn’t have the drive.

In all of this though, I do want to say to Milf, mate you have nothing to be ashamed of in that 2015 GF, you were comfortably the best player on the field, you did everything you could to win it and us fans will always be grateful.

 

[Midean]

That was a disgusting read.
90% blame shifting and 10% ownership of his performance.

He comes across as a very selfish dude if im going to be honest in my opinion.
The whole article was "me me me".
Says he needs to be more consistent with his training, now that his million dollar contract is finished.
Where was his commitment to training while getting paid top dollar?

I will be happy to see the back of him, and i wish him all the best in his future endeavors but i am 100% glad i will never have to watch him plod around in the Broncos stripe ever again.

And Wayne can get fucked, that bloke is a toxic prick and should never be allowed back in Suncorp again aside from the opposition change rooms.

 

[theshed]

I’m getting pretty sick of Wayne tbh and I’ve been one of his remaining apologists.

I hope Milf turns it on somewhere. Seems a good fella.