RUMOUR TPJ & Isaako Met with the Tigers - Kevvie Spilled The Beans

[Santa]

Broncos Statement: Jamayne Isaako & Tevita Pangai Junior​

Authorbroncos.com.auTimestampFri 21 May 2021, 02:21 PM

Broncos Coach Kevin Walters this morning met with Jamayne Isaako and Tevita Pangai Junior, following much speculation they had met with representatives from another NRL Club.
Jamayne stated he had met with Michael Maguire in his role as New Zealand Test Coach to discuss matters relating to International football.
Tevita categorically rejected suggestions being circulated in the media that any meeting took place with Maguire, also coach of Wests Tigers.

To be clear, neither player has been given permission, nor sought permission, to speak with other Clubs, and both players are contracted with the Broncos until the end of the 2022 season.
The Broncos consider this the end of this matter and will make no further comment.


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SPRUNG! Tigers bosses in secret Brisbane dash to sign star Broncos duo

SPRUNG! Tigers bosses in secret Brisbane dash to sign star Broncos duo

www.foxsports.com.au

Our 2 best players! Aren't these guys signed up already for next year? If not, we should.

 

[Foordy]

SPRUNG! Tigers bosses in secret Brisbane dash to sign star Broncos duo

SPRUNG! Tigers bosses in secret Brisbane dash to sign star Broncos duo

www.foxsports.com.au

Our 2 best players! Aren't these guys signed up already for next year? If not, we should.

both signed until the end of next year

 

[winslow_wong]

Fine talk to isaako but keep them dirty paws off tpj.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

Hooper

 

[Santa]

both signed until the end of next year

Thank god

 

[Mustafur]

No fucking chance TPJ goes to tigers lmao, isaako on the other hand I'm not too bothered.

 

[Allo]

Hooper

Right?

It's amazing you can just say 'Oh yeah Brisbane would of course let them go a year early' and it just turns into a thing people believe and it becomes a talking point. So much say-it-enough-and-it-becomes-fact that goes on and yet it still works.

**** off Hooper you degenerate

 

[Scorchie]

Under contract. Shame the NRL won’t fine clubs for this ridiculousness or hell move signings to the end of the year like a professional comp would do!

 

[Stix]

Right?

It's amazing you can just say 'Oh yeah Brisbane would of course let them go a year early' and it just turns into a thing people believe and it becomes a talking point. So much say-it-enough-and-it-becomes-fact that goes on and yet it still works.

**** off Hooper you degenerate

I honestly don’t know how he has a job? Everything he says is bullshit and everyone knows this...

 

[mitch222]

Here me out here
We lose dearden Coates Isaako lodge Milford Turpin and pangai Jnr but sign Reynolds Sua Capewell Lee Hodgson and Hynes
Is that a win?

 

[Mightybroncs2k17]

Broncos wooden spooners running second last and looking like an absolute pile of hot steamy dogshit and tigers come to poach two players.

Titans on the way up, big tino an origin front rower and Brimson one of the hottest young fullbacks. Absolute no interest from other teams and the titans extend their contracts before they're due and not a breath of interest from other clubs.

What the actual f**k.

 

[Jason Simmons]

I wonder if the Bronx have given their blessing for West Tigers to talk to these 2 players?

Would explain the brazenness of it...

 

[Allo]

Here me out here
We lose dearden Coates Isaako lodge Milford Turpin and pangai Jnr but sign Reynolds Sua Capewell Lee Hodgson and Hynes
Is that a win?

No

 

[BroncosFever]

They might be able to get Isaako but they'd need to start waving around David Fifita style money to get TPJ, it's not like the Tigers are any closer to a premiership than we are

 

[Sproj]

What a load of rubbish. How did Hooper even get a job as a journalist, let alone make it so high up?

 

[Broncapz]

Here me out here
We lose dearden Coates Isaako lodge Milford Turpin and pangai Jnr but sign Reynolds Sua Capewell Lee Hodgson and Hynes
Is that a win?

Losing TPJ is a bigger lose condition than a wooden spoon.

 

[heartly87]

I don't know how this makes sense, Isaako to replace Laurie not sure about that, Tpj when you already have Leilua as your power 2nd rower. Isaako I can believe just because of the history there between him and madge. But looks to me like they need a Hooker and possibly a power prop like Lodge. So I would go with them and Isaako maybe. I don't see TpJ fitting in that team and I don't see us letting him go after the work we have put in, he has been a top performer in a dog's breakfast of a team.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

They are welcome to Isaako, but the club should do whatever they can to keep TPJ. I'm willing to believe this is actually happening because the only thing keeping Isaako in this side imo was his goal kicking. Now we have Reynolds signed, Isaako becomes much less important if not straight up expendable, and if the club is telling him "no we want you on the wing going forward" and Isaako is deadset on playing fullback then it's natural that we tell him to shop himself around. If we did tell the Tigpies they were welcome to chat to these blokes, it can only mean we're clearing a tonne of space in the cap to make signings, and I don't think those signings are going to be some meh bullshit like Brenko Lee if they are seriously willing to let Pangai walk to make it happen.

As much as I would love to keep him, if losing TPJ as well as Isaako plus Milford's money is what is necessary to sign the likes of Hynes and Cheese or Hodgson, then it's hard to argue that the club are doing the wrong thing. We're weakening our backline and second row stocks to strengthen our spine. Considering how heavy we are with depth in the back and on the edges, and abysmally light in the spine, this looks like a very intentional rebalancing of the roster.

1. Hynes
6. Staggs
7. Reynolds
9. Cheese/Hodgson

Do not be surprised at all if that is our spine come 2022.