You just know it’s going to happen.

[winslow_wong]

Maybe Dave decides he’s made his money and just wants to enjoy football again. Wouldn’t that be something.

 

[Gaz]

Maybe Dave decides he’s made his money and just wants to enjoy football again. Wouldn’t that be something.

More 'comfortable' footy at the Broncs than the Titans at the minute.

 

[big k]

More 'comfortable' footy at the Broncs than the Titans at the minute.

And Roosters who are starting to be found out

 

[BroncosFever]

Fifita at the right price isn't a bad signing, it's just a million dollars a season you can never really get that sort of effort out of him. He's not the kind of player to get in the middle and make 200 metres a game

 

[Renegade]

Fifita at the right price isn't a bad signing, it's just a million dollars a season you can never really get that sort of effort out of him. He's not the kind of player to get in the middle and make 200 metres a game

Probably get you 150m on the fringes though if he gets the right ball.

 

[Fernando]

II would LOVE to be the new Rorters, that's when you know we are back!

This. It's gonna happen too, Sydney and Melbourne have shown you can dominate year after year if you have the right admin in place, that's where Brisbane are headed.

 

[Sproj]

This. It's gonna happen too, Sydney and Melbourne have shown you can dominate year after year if you have the right admin in place, that's where Brisbane are headed.

And the NRL model, the way it works now, encourages the haves and have nots and we are definitely one of the haves clubs, finally throwing our muscle around again.

 

[FaceOfMutiny]

But I want him to keep using 1.2m of the Titans cap every year...

 

[007]

I dont know where the budget comes from. The cap is near maxed for sure.

 

[Stix]

I dont know where the budget comes from. The cap is near maxed for sure.

Fifi would have to take a pay cut for sure, but would the NRL allow it? And Haas would have to be released with his new club picking up 100% of the rest of his contract

 

[BroncsFan]

Fifi would have to take a pay cut for sure, but would the NRL allow it? And Haas would have to be released with his new club picking up 100% of the rest of his contract

The NRL will register a contract based on his value in the market, but just because Titans paid $1.2m doesn't mean that's his value now... otherwise Fifita would never get another contract registered.

If Kikau is getting $800k next year from the dogs, I'd say Fifita's value is probably about $700k.... might be able to sign him for $600k pending circumstances and interest from NRL teams, but I don't really know how lenient the NRL go with contracts like that. If the player is keen to move and the receiving team is somewhere in the vicinity of his value I think the NRL usually try to make it work.

You're not getting Fifita for less than that though... and even $600k might be a stretch.

 

[Morkel]

But I want him to keep using 1.2m of the Titans cap every year...

We can maybe get him to re-sign with the Tits for $1.2 million for a year for 3 more years, then immediately request a release to the Broncos where we pay him $500k/yr and the Tits have to front up the other $700k. That would be acceptable too IMO.

 

[tommy]

I wonder if Payne and Dave would take pay cuts to reunite.

800 for Haas
500 for Dave

You wonder if the 2 greediest broncos in recent memory will take pay cuts?

 

[Sproj]

Ok, so we will / have lost (and I'm guesstimating here):

Lodge - 800k
Haas - 950k
Isaako - 400k?
Turpin - 200k?
James - 150k?
Kennedy - 150k?
TPJ - 500k?
Oates - 500k? (downgrade incoming or gone)
Mead - 100k?
TMM - 75k?
Lee - 200k?

Now we have had a stack of signings / re-signings in that time with Cobbo, Farnworth, Mam, Willison, Capewell, Reynolds, Mozer, Piakura, etc

So I imagine to get Fifita, we'd need to maybe lose a Riki AND a Robati. Would we want to do that? I'm not sure.

 

[Sproj]

You wonder if the 2 greediest broncos in recent memory will take pay cuts?

I wouldn't be surprised if Fifita does. He never wanted to leave and he has already received his big pay day. He also knows now what it is like to play for a constant bottom feeder club who at its peak, is only good enough for one week in the finals before sinking back into mediocrity.

 

[Kimlo]

I wouldn't be surprised if Fifita does. He never wanted to leave and he has already received his big pay day. He also knows now what it is like to play for a constant bottom feeder club who at its peak, is only good enough for one week in the finals before sinking back into mediocrity.

He's basically pocketed 1.8m after tax for the 3 years, if he isn't a dumb arse he's already set for life, so he may be happy to take less now and achieve career goals.

 

[Sproj]

He's basically pocketed 1.8m after tax for the 3 years, if he isn't a dumb arse he's already set for life, so he may be happy to take less now and achieve career goals.

I wouldn't be surprised if Holbrook gets sacked as widely tipped, that Redcliffe suddenly come in with a huge offer for Tino.

 

[BRC088]

Is his brother any good? Would Dave leave him there.