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Tyson Gamble has requested a release from the Broncos as the Brisbane pivot weighs up a possible move to solve a playmaking crisis at the Knights.
Broncos head of football Ben Ikin confirmed Brisbane have given Gamble permission to negotiate with rival clubs immediately as the five-eighth looks to resurrect his career in the NRL.
News Corp understands Newcastle have discussed throwing a lifeline to Gamble in a bid to bolster their scrumbase stocks following the departure of five-eighth Anthony Milford to the Dolphins next season.
Embattled Newcastle are searching for experience in a skinny player market to help halves Adam Clune and Jake Clifford and they are considering rolling the dice on Gamble.
The 26-year-old is contracted to the Broncos until the end of next year, but Gamble wants out now after falling out of favour at Red Hill behind exciting 19-year-old five-eighth Ezra Mam.
Ikin said the Broncos are happy to release Gamble from the final year of his contract if he can cement his future at another NRL club, with Newcastle expected to secure his signature.
“Tyson has been given permission to negotiate,” Ikin said.
“We understood how Tyson felt, he wants to make the most of his career and we decided to give him that opportunity.
“After providing great value for us, he found himself in a tough situation stuck behind Ezra Mam and he was keen to find a first grade spot somewhere else.
“I don’t know where Tyson will end up, but he has permission for us to look around.”
Gamble has played 23 games for the Broncos over the past three seasons, including eight this year, but the impressive emergence of Mam this season has seen the playmaker relegated to the Queensland Cup.
It is understood the Knights are looking for an older playmaker with strong communication skills and Gamble, a competitive firebrand known for being vocal at the Broncos, ticks that box.
The Brisbane junior has also been linked with the Dolphins and Titans but the Knights are circling.
Gamble made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers in 2018 before moving to the Broncos and Ikin believes he is a bona fide NRL playmaker.
“Tyson is competitive and I know he will be good for another club,” he said.
“He showed last season he has what it takes to play in the NRL. He just found himself in a position here where he was behind Ezra, but he is desperate to start in the NRL and it wasn’t happening for him here.
“I like Tyson as a player and I like him as a bloke. I have really enjoyed getting to know him and since he has been at our club, he has made the team stronger and better, whether he’s in the 17 or not. He is highly competitive and that comes out at training.
“You need guys like that who are applying pressure constantly to the players who are playing in the same position and you want them to feel put out if they aren’t in the NRL because it means they care and they have high standards.
“Tyson is a very good trainer, he brings great energy to a group and I hope he finds what he is looking for at another club in the NRL.”
Broncos head of football Ben Ikin confirmed Brisbane have given Gamble permission to negotiate with rival clubs immediately as the five-eighth looks to resurrect his career in the NRL.
News Corp understands Newcastle have discussed throwing a lifeline to Gamble in a bid to bolster their scrumbase stocks following the departure of five-eighth Anthony Milford to the Dolphins next season.
Embattled Newcastle are searching for experience in a skinny player market to help halves Adam Clune and Jake Clifford and they are considering rolling the dice on Gamble.
The 26-year-old is contracted to the Broncos until the end of next year, but Gamble wants out now after falling out of favour at Red Hill behind exciting 19-year-old five-eighth Ezra Mam.
Ikin said the Broncos are happy to release Gamble from the final year of his contract if he can cement his future at another NRL club, with Newcastle expected to secure his signature.
“Tyson has been given permission to negotiate,” Ikin said.
“We understood how Tyson felt, he wants to make the most of his career and we decided to give him that opportunity.
“After providing great value for us, he found himself in a tough situation stuck behind Ezra Mam and he was keen to find a first grade spot somewhere else.
“I don’t know where Tyson will end up, but he has permission for us to look around.”
Gamble has played 23 games for the Broncos over the past three seasons, including eight this year, but the impressive emergence of Mam this season has seen the playmaker relegated to the Queensland Cup.
It is understood the Knights are looking for an older playmaker with strong communication skills and Gamble, a competitive firebrand known for being vocal at the Broncos, ticks that box.
The Brisbane junior has also been linked with the Dolphins and Titans but the Knights are circling.
Gamble made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers in 2018 before moving to the Broncos and Ikin believes he is a bona fide NRL playmaker.
“Tyson is competitive and I know he will be good for another club,” he said.
“He showed last season he has what it takes to play in the NRL. He just found himself in a position here where he was behind Ezra, but he is desperate to start in the NRL and it wasn’t happening for him here.
“I like Tyson as a player and I like him as a bloke. I have really enjoyed getting to know him and since he has been at our club, he has made the team stronger and better, whether he’s in the 17 or not. He is highly competitive and that comes out at training.
“You need guys like that who are applying pressure constantly to the players who are playing in the same position and you want them to feel put out if they aren’t in the NRL because it means they care and they have high standards.
“Tyson is a very good trainer, he brings great energy to a group and I hope he finds what he is looking for at another club in the NRL.”
