PRE-GAME [Round 18, 2026] - Broncos vs Sharks

Alright my guess:

1. Perham
2. Arthars
3. Staggs (c)
4. Anderson
5. Mariner
6. Walters
7. Bunt
8. Piki
9. Paix
10. Semu
11. Piakura
12. Riki
13. Talty

14. Mozer
15. Francis
16. Junt
17. Bryce (ok this one I'm just hoping and he's not in the 36 so probably won't happen)
18. Bradley
19. Duffy
20. Mam
21. Reynolds
22. Rogers
23. Poates
24. Verhoeven
 
Foordy said:
I thought I'd post his comments.

Tupou Francis said:

“It’s such a blessing to be at the Broncos, I can’t wait to hit the ground running in the NRL one day,” he said.

“The development that the Broncos do for their junior is second to none really.

“The Broncos have trusted me since I was a kid.

“They gave me my first contract when I was 15 and they were the only club that was interested in me at the time.

“I definitely have the hunger to play NRL. It’s been a dream of mine since I was four years old. I love this game and I want to live out my dream, so playing for the Broncos in the NRL is the end goal.”
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Would be cool to bring his bro, Tony from the Titans for next season.
 
Sproj said:
I suspect Bradley will debut for the Broncs this week, he's been elevated to full squad.
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Based on the website?

I wouldn't take that to the bank. Often they'll upload the player profile onto the club website just to make it easier to manage and then remove them if they're inactive.

Luke Gale was also on the website for a time.
 
Big Del said:
The Broncos kids have not stepped up like the Lions kids though .

Buk - passable debut . Dropped the ball when in the clear . Needs to bulk up .

Coates - caught putting sticky spray on his hands when a try scoring opportunity came .

Nio - gets folded on kick returns and drops the ball regularly . Not ready to defend at centre .

Semu - only plays 10 minutes then needs a rest .

Not gonna win a lot of games with that going on .
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The worrying element isn't their NRL games, that's ok for a rookie but no one has gone back and played startling Cup either.

Semu just came back last week so cutting him some slack but Bukowski, Verhoeven and Coates have been very average. Coates ran at 50% and got what he deserved from Fitzgibbon last week in a monster hit.

Francis played his worst Cup game on Saturday too; Bears fell in a hole so holding on him until Sunday, but he missed more tackles in one game then he did in the previous three and played his fewest minutes.
 
Big Pete said:
Based on the website?

I wouldn't take that to the bank. Often they'll upload the player profile onto the club website just to make it easier to manage and then remove them if they're inactive.

Luke Gale was also on the website for a time.
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Yep fair enough. I just thought it strange he has been elevated along with Bukowski, Verhoeven, Poates.
 
Brocko said:
8. Talty
9. Paix
10. P.Riki
11. Piakura
12. Riki
13. Rogers?

14. Mozer
15. J Hunt
16. Legitimately who is left? (Semu if fit?)
17. Legitimately who is left?

Ben Hunt or Ezra are going to be have to play through the middle somewhere at this point.
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Crazy that BTK decided this year would be a great year to try NFL.

He would've played 10 games at this point... instead he's off chasing a pipe dream
 
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