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Message: [QUOTE="GCBRONCO, post: 2553992, member: 1808"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][B][SIZE=2][B][url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/brisbane-coach-anthony-griffin-confident-martin-kennedy-will-be-available-in-2014/story-fniabm4i-1226794899834]No Cookies | The Courier-Mail[/url] BRISBANE Broncos coach Anthony Griffin is sleeping soundly at night, confident his big-name recruit Martin Kennedy will be available all year.[/B][/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]It has been repeatedly reported that the giant prop will be issued an infraction notice by ASADA before the season begins.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]Griffin however said the Broncos' internal investigations showed Kennedy had no case to answer.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]Griffin praised Kennedy's work ethic this pre-season and said the club were unconcerned about the reports.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]"We have gone through our own processes and there's been nothing from our end that we need to be concerned about at the moment," Griffin said.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]"There were some claims around about Martin but to this point it is just business as usual for us, unless we hear anything else which I'm not expecting to.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]"From this end he has trained very well and it is business as usual."[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]Kennedy has promised to vigorously defend any possible charges, maintaining that he had never possessed or attempted to procure banned substances.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]Text messages between Kennedy and other figures central to the inquiry - including banned winger Sandor Earl - are believed to be key to ASADA's case against the former Rooster and Queensland State of Origin 18th man.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]If the 122kg Queensland Emerging Origin member was suspended for any amount of time it would be a major blow to the Broncos front-row depth after they let fringe props Lama Tasi and Scott Anderson sign for Salforfd and Wakefield respectively.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]The Broncos have signed NRL veteran Jon Green and recently invited two Central Capras props in French international Sebastien Martins and Perth product Arlin Paki to a pre-season trial.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]Both Martins and Paki weigh over 120kg.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]The Broncos also boast several promising young forwards in their ranks. In Friday morning's brutal first training session after the Christmas break, 18-year-old prop Jo Ofahengaue was among the fittest in the Broncos squad and was regularly out in front of players who weighed 10kg less than him.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]While 19-year-old Francis Molo is rated as a potential star in the front-row.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]Others to impress in the Broncos gruelling session on Friday, which caused winger Stewart Mills to faint, were hooker Andrew McCullough and fullback Ben Barba.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]Barba is only one month back to full training following ankle surgery but was carving up in the Broncos simulated games, showing the blinding pace that made him a superstar.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]Griffin also shot down the rumours that AFL star Karmichael Hunt was returning to the Broncos.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica Neue][SIZE=2]Hunt is contracted to the Gold Coast Suns until the end of this year.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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