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We are not one signing away from a premiership, Reynolds would be good but he's not to us what the roosters think dce will be for them. We are miles off the pace.
Reports this evening that Reynolds has knocked us back and has signed a 1 year deal with the Broncos
Reynolds played us or the Broncs, it's no big loss, imo.
Latu must be thinking...I thought I came here to be the half. Take three
That’s not a massive offer..Galvin offered $1 mill, Reynolds only $750 k… no wonder he declined.. .. He’s not going to separate from his family for 2 years for that, when Broncos wouldn’t be too far off. …. Ah well, they’ve made their bed..
Yep. I was thinking this when I saw the news he'd knocked us back.
Don't hold your breath waiting for it to happen 05. Like I said the best bet is to hand all the info off to a journo. Not that they care about the Tigers, but if the others clubs are going to treat us like a feeder club then the least we do is try and make their lives hard.
I hope they do. And lay his bitch arse out when he returns it like the cream puff he is
He would’ve been a great fit for a no. of reasons not least coz he’s a good person & is a really good role modelWhy Reynolds rejected Wests Tigers, and an extra $1 million
By Robert Dillon and Christian Nicolussi
Updated June 16, 2025 — 10.54amfirst published June 15, 2025 — 1.35pm
Adam Reynolds said the appeal of being coached by Benji Marshall – and playing alongside Jarome Luai – seriously tempted him to join the Wests Tigers, but ultimately could not bring himself to leave his young family in Brisbane, even if it meant sacrificing close to $1m.
Reynolds is expected to ink a one-year extension with the Brisbane Broncos in the coming weeks, then later move into a coaching role at Red Hill, but only after the Tigers went to great lengths to try and convince him to return home to Sydney on a two-year deal worth around $750,000 a season.
Tigers CEO Shane Richardson made a hit-and-run visit to the Queensland capital last week to see Reynolds’ the Tigers’ dream, while Marshall also spoke to the veteran half on how he thought he and Luai would work together.
The Tigers picked up the phone to Reynolds the moment Lachie Galvin made it known he was headed for the early exit, and while it was always going to take something big to prize the halfback, who turns 35 next month out of the Queensland capital, Richardson knew he had to at least try.
Reynolds spent six years playing in the Balmain competition as a junior, including five seasons with Leichhardt Juniors. He also played with Marshall at Souths and remains friends with Richardson after their time together at the Bunnies.
“Yes, I was seriously tempted,” Reynolds said. “Benji is a great coach, I’ve always had a lot of time for him – I idolised him as a player when I was growing up – but at the end of the day, family is the most important thing, and if I did leave for Sydney, it would have been without the family, and that was going to be too hard.
“The Tigers have a great spine, and I spoke to Benji about how me and Jarome could have worked. He’s an instinctive player who brings a lot of energy and plays off the cuff, while I’m that organising half.
“The biggest thing for me was I believed I could have added a lot to that team – that I could have added a lot of value to the Tigers.
“But with a wife and four young kids, and being away from them for the best part of two years, I just couldn’t do it to them. No amount of money could have changed my mind. I read reports I was giving up $1m by wanting to stay with Brisbane, and it probably wasn’t far off.
“But I love Brisbane, I’ve been on this journey with the boys here the past four years, and we’ve got some unfinished business.”
Reynolds is keen to move into coaching once he retires, and that is a genuine option should he stay at Red Hill.
‘I’m good to go, coach’: Luai to back up for Tigers 48 hours after Origin
After 80 minutes of toil for his state on Wednesday night, Jarome Luai told his club coach Benji Marshall he was ready to do it all again for the Tigers on Friday.www.smh.com.au
