1. The Broncos spent less on this year's signings than left the club in Petero, Berrigan, Thorn, Carlaw and Tate, as well as the upgrading of some contracts. Those five took up a lot of dough, we definitely didn't spend the same amount on buying Hewitt, Marsh, Wallace, Sims and Clinton. Nowhere near it.
2. International and Qld rep Carroll is retiring at the end of this year. He's definitely on no less than 300k.
3. It's very, very likely that next year will be Lockyer's last, freeing up around 450k for the start of the 2010 season, just Izzy's second year.
4. This will undoubtedly result in player movements on the fringes. Eastwood, Moon, Robinson, Kemp and Nick Kenny all well and truly likely to move on.
5. Welcome Izzy!! Folau and Hodges would have to be the most damaging centre pairing in the competition, can't wait to see it in action.
6. For those people whinging about the Broncos signing other team's talent, this is probably the first major "marquee" signing since acquiring Tallis. The others have all been relatively cheap buys. We've lost the likes of Sailor, Priddis, Tuquiri, Civoniceva, Thorn, Berrigan, Tate etc. to salary cap constraints over the years, so we know how Melbourne feels.
7. Yes, Brisbane have quite a few rep players who would be on really decent money. Hunt, Hodges, Folau and Lockyer off the top of my head. But our forward pack, while great on the field, also represents great value. Hannant, Clinton, Sims, Thaiday, Stagg, Taylor and Eastwood are definitely not on big coin.
