Broncos Recruitment

[Frank_Grimes]

So we go after the wrong Raiders half when Sam Williams was on the market all year.

So far Gee has stuffed up...Inglis, Dugan, Sam Williams (+ any other good half)....and who has he signed...

Griffin and Gee...it is like watching Dumb and Dumber again

No one stuffed up Dugan, but Dugan. And from most reports, it appears that it was Henjak's angry little smurf attitude that scared off Inglis.

 

[Pierced Soul]

As others have said, any player who is seen to be considering other options is going to be "linked" to us until we announce something.

which is at least a change to the past few years where no one has been linked to us

 

[Bretto]

I'm hearing that as of yesterday, Ben Barba is a Bronco. Coming next year.

 

[lockyno1]

No one stuffed up Dugan, but Dugan. And from most reports, it appears that it was Henjak's angry little smurf attitude that scared off Inglis.

The contract was there, this attitude that you must be an angel off the field has got us to the rabble we are now. We stuffed it up and we are paying for it.

 

[Tera]

The contract was there, this attitude that you must be an angel off the field has got us to the rabble we are now. We stuffed it up and we are paying for it.

I really wish we still had Gagai.

 

[AceAv]

I can safely say if we had Gagai we would be in the top 8 right now and also would be licking our lips with his brother.

A single conversation in Wayne Bennetts living room convinced him of his future. -This said so much about what he used to bring to the club.

 

[unbreaK]

I can safely say if we had Gagai we would be in the top 8 right now

Not sure whether Gagai would've single-handedly won us like 6 more games..

 

[Snappy]

channel 9 reporting that we have signed Martin Kennedy for next year

 

[neutralsupporter]

Good buy for you guys. His best years are ahead of him.

 

[broncoman]

Very happy with Kennedy, future Origin player.

 

[Smiley]

Woot woot.

 

[unbreaK]

Don't think we really need more props.. but still a good signing nevertheless.

 

[beads6]

Excellent get. Good young prop who will play Origin. We will have a monster pack now. Just need a halfback.

 

[unbreaK]

The same guy who said we had Kennedy also said we had McCrone, I'm not really a fan of McCrone's to be honest.. a slightly younger version of Wallace..

1. Ben Barba
2. Jharal Yow Yeh
3. Justin Hodges
4. Jack Reed
5. Josh Hoffman
6. Josh McCrone
7. Ben Hunt
8. Ben Hannant
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Martin Kennedy
11. Matt Gillett
12. Sam Thaiday
13. Corey Parker

14. Alex Glenn
15. Josh McGuire
16. Lama Tasi
17. Mitchell Dodds

Is how I see the team next year, if Barba comes, if not, throw Kahu in there.

 

[Dazzat]

Don't think we really need more props.. but still a good signing nevertheless.

As the old cliché goes - the forward set it up for the halves.

While Prince and Wallace may rate as among the worst halves in the competition, don't think our front row rotation rates much better - and this could have contributed to the under performing of Prince/Wallace.

If Hannant's off the ground, our front row sucks to be honest.

This is a good signing, but yet again, its a Queenslander, as was Tasi.

Is the club actually capable for signing a NSW player?

 

[hellteam]

Why would we want to sign a NSW player? I'm happy to keep signing Qlders...

 

[Dazzat]

By not being able to sign NSW players we are effectively locked out of about 80% of the player market (that's my rough estimate).

This wasn't a problem of course, in the days of Cyril Connell who picked the proverbial eyes out of the Queensland juniors.

But now Canberra, the Roosters, the Bulldogs and Melbourne are on the scene, the Broncos seem to be continually beaten to the punch with such players as Barba, Cherry-Evans, Milford and others.

I'm happy to Queenslanders as well, but let's remember the great players of the past - Lazarus, Chris Johns, Terry Matterson ... who served the club well as NSWers.

 

[lockyno1]

Not sure whether Gagai would've single-handedly won us like 6 more games..

He would have helped more than throwing 700K combined at Prince and Wallace!:crazy:

 

[bfoord]

He would have helped more than throwing 700K combined at Prince and Wallace!:crazy:

Try 500k.

Wallace 350k
Prince 150k

 

[1qaz]

Some interesting statistics for you Bretto.. since Dane left the club, the Broncos have won 11, lost 25. While he was still at the club at the start of the 2012 season, the Broncos won 8, lost 4.