Confirmed Signings

[SBD82]

Our club knows what it's doing. In the past 3-4 years we have lost Greg Inglis, Sam Burgess, John Sutton, George Burgess, Luke Keary, Angus Crichton, etc. yet have remained a consistent Top 4 side.

It would have beenw onderful to keep Adam Reynolds but no-one here is privvy to what happens behind the scenes. All I can say is the club has proven it knows what it is doing.

All great players, and they brought a lot to your side.

My point is that what they brought to the side was replaceable. Inglis’ work is replaced by latrell’s - some things latrell does better, some he isn’t as good at, but that’s the type of player he is.

Same for Walker for Keary, Arrow for Burgess, etc.

Who brings to the table Reyno’s skillset? As a supporter of a club that has lacked that style of player since Soward left, I feel like we are a cautionary tale. Reyno is special, and I just don’t see how you fill that hole.

 

[Generalzod]

The NRL an organisation where all teams are treated equally...

Melbourne….

 

[Munky]

Bold move by Souths letting Reynolds go.

Good game managing halves are the rarest commodity in the league and to let one walk without a proven replacement is a big call.

 

[Vee]

I’m mean he lives in Redfern which is only half an hour away to shark park, now his going to leave and move up to Brisbane move his family and accept that his going for less at the Broncs..

2.25M in Brisbane is probably worth more than 2.45M in Sydney.

 

[Hutty1986]

Bold move by Souths letting Reynolds go.

Good game managing halves are the rarest commodity in the league and to let one walk without a proven replacement is a big call.

Yep, absolutely stunning decision. Oztag flat trackers like grub Cody aren't going to be up to his standard.

 

[Exsilium]

It's reported on NRL.com for 750k a season, which is less per season than Cronulla's offer

Which is f**k all for a half of his quality.

Although, when you’ve been part of a organisation so long, where you’re held so highly, it would be nice to reinvent yourself somewhere else.

IMO he signed with the Broncos to challenge himself and be part of the changes there.

You don’t go to the Sharks cause they’re a f**king rabble.

 

[Generalzod]

Which is f**k all for a half of his quality.

Although, when you’ve been part of a organisation so long, where you’re held so highly, it would be nice to reinvent yourself somewhere else.

IMO he signed with the Broncos to challenge himself and be part of the changes there.

You don’t go to the Sharks cause they’re a f**king rabble.

What happened the last time the Broncos had bought a high profile player Ben Barba, jack Bird, Milford they all ended in tears...Good luck Reynolds

 

[Sphagnum]

Now that they have a proper half with game management and a kicking game they should keep Milford. They won’t though, kevvie is a fkn moron.

 

[MugaB]

Now that they have a proper half with game management and a kicking game they should keep Milford. They won’t though, kevvie is a fkn moron.

Tehe

 

[blaza88z]

Now that they have a proper half with game management and a kicking game they should keep Milford. They won’t though, kevvie is a fkn moron.

Milford will take a pay cut where ever he goes but there are a few other clubs that will probably a little more desperate than us, love to see him stay and show us Brisbane fans that all those years of torment were worth it but I can see Cronulla or the Titans willing to pay him more than us.

Having said that, without an established halfback it wouldn't be a good signing for whatever club he goes to

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

The NRL an organisation where all teams are treated equally...

Cowboys fell off a cliff when Thurston retired.

 

[Rugged Rigid Robust Roy]

The NRL needs to have some draft system, the rich elite clubs just keep getting richer and more elite and the poor clubs are treated like red haired step sons.

 

[MugaB]

The NRL needs to have some draft system, the rich elite clubs just keep getting richer and more elite and the poor clubs are treated like red haired step sons.

Or why doesnt every team have there own NYC team, you know so they can develop nrl local talent, or even draft that talent from elsewhere, instead of dropping their younger reminance of their 30 man squad back to a random reserve grade team, like milford got dropped a few weeks back, he goes and play for Souths Magpies, how does that help the Broncos? I know he isn't young for them to go to an NYC team, but if he were, like dearden was, he would be better for the broncos as the combos he would create with other players directly affiliated with the hand picked broncos NYC team, not some other random magpie half that the broncs aren't even interested in.

 

[Rugged Rigid Robust Roy]

Agreed MugaB.. The playing field needs to be made more even.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Or why doesnt every team have there own NYC team, you know so they can develop nrl local talent, or even draft that talent from elsewhere, instead of dropping their younger reminance of their 30 man squad back to a random reserve grade team, like milford got dropped a few weeks back, he goes and play for Souths Magpies, how does that help the Broncos? I know he isn't young for them to go to an NYC team, but if he were, like dearden was, he would be better for the broncos as the combos he would create with other players directly affiliated with the broncos, not some other random magpie half that the broncs aren't interested in.

And there's the key IMO.

Like the Australian Test Team and the ACB. The Sheffield Shield should be primarily there to support the Test Team during the summer - nurture talent to become "Test-Ready" or be a place test players can regain form. These days the Shield is played up until the Tests start, and doesnt resume until long after the Tests are finished... its daft..

I get the costs of flying a full squad of first and "reserve" grade players interstate for a competition round may be enormous... but at least all players are still within the club system rather than palmed away to a feeder club or similar... I honestly reckon it's one of the ingredients as to how the Broncos find themselves in their current plight... Cowboys potentially too..

Like the West Indies Cricket team - they had an absolute glory-spell with an enormous amount of naturally-talented players.. but now as the game has evolved and competitors have raised their standards they've been left behind...

The Broncos' system in place to identify, nurture, grow, and keep players looks completely dysfunctional.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

The NRL an organisation where all teams are treated equally...

I'm not completely in the know here... but is that actually controlled/capped by the NRL?

I'm think they'd have to approve and oversee Third-Party payments but I'd think (without knowing the process) that the applications are made by the clubs and sanctioned by the NRL.. As opposed to limits set per club...

 

[MugaB]

Agreed MugaB.. The playing field needs to be made more even.

You'll never get even, ill tell you why, some clubs, preferably want to source players in different ways, example=
Roosters generally go to market buy big, like a cronk or teddy, then build and buy a trm around them, Penrith grow NRL juniors, and attempt to promote within, and go only to market if they are short somewhere, like Api last season, and eddie blacker this season.
Then there's eels, dogs and tigers, just going to market, and picking up the scraps of teams that couldn't fit their depth under the cap, i guarantee penrith keep James Tamou, if they had cap space to do so.
Adam Reynolds is in that same situation right now, the better run clubs have issues with fitting in talent into their cap. The poorly run clubs always have space and thensome, because they can't attract the talent they want, or are paying overs to finally get them in, only to bend their cap out.
Its never even, but getting that fine line of success and not overpaying players, whilst having a great coach, who then can attract anyone for less, is why the playing field will never be even..


I suggested a blanket pay wage for each player in the top30 squad, for example=

Halfback gets 900k.
Fullback gets 800k.
5/8th/Hooker 600k.
Lock 500k.
Props/2nd rowers 400k.
wingers/centres, 300k.
Bench 200k.
If that is your top17 blanket payment
The total would be 7 million for the game day side, then add in 200k per player 18-30.. that totals 9.6 million as the salary cap for that years 30 man squad...
Now if that was paid out that way for every club ONLY!! You'd see players shift from club to club very quickly to be that Halfback, or Fullback, and over a few seasons, clubs would all have similar players in each position,
David Fafita at the titans would be trying to play as a lock, to get that lock money.
That to me is the only way to even the comp

 

[blaza88z]

Agreed MugaB.. The playing field needs to be made more even.

Shut up and go and eat your soft boiled egg, you soft boiled egg.

In other news, it's official.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/05/12/reynolds-set-to-link-with-broncos-after-rejecting-sharks-offer/

 

[MugaB]

Shut up and go and eat your soft boiled egg, you soft boiled egg.

In other news, it's official.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/05/12/reynolds-set-to-link-with-broncos-after-rejecting-sharks-offer/

Im still not sold on this, last night they said he had told the bunny squad that he was leaving, but yet hadn't signed..
He should have stayed at souths for that one more season, Brisbane 2 who ever that might be, would have thrown almost double that at him

 

[blaza88z]

Im still not sold on this, last night they said he had told the bunny squad that he was leaving, but yet hadn't signed..
He should have stayed at souths for that one more season, Brisbane 2 who ever that might be, would have thrown almost double that at him

What aren't you sold on mate? He has signed with us and it's been confirmed by the club this morning.