Big Pete's latest activity

“The good news is Matty Koellner has been cleared of any serious knee injury, with scans showing all is in tact. He’ll continue with some minor rehab.” Link Great news - thought it deserved to be highlighted so it wasn't buried in a general thread.

It all comes down to where Madge rates Delouise Hoeter. I get the impression that he's below Shibasaki on the pecking order and I'm not convinced that Madge views Mariner, Karapani or Arthars as viable options at this stage. If things go according to plan, I'd expect an announcement on the Broncos website that Shibasaki has been signed till the end of 2026. 2025 would be the dev deal, 2026 is where he earns NRL money.

Firstly, he has to get through the trial. If those pictures are accurate, then Shibasaki will line up on the left-side which makes Gehamat's assignment slightly less difficult since the Gold Coast tend to target the other side. If he can get through both trials, I expect we'll see Shibasaki's name in the 24 man squad for Round 1. When people start asking questions, his name will pop up on the development list and that will be that.

Tristan Powell

Yeah I went for Gos starting over Piakura for a few simple reasons, and I should say that I don’t love that he’s the option but the biggest one is that I think Piakura was given the role of 80 minutes each week too soon. He proved that he could do it without the quality dropping beyond acceptable standard. He also didn’t earn his position - he was given it because no one else was available. The goal would be for him to be playing close to 80 by the end but we’d warm him into it.