Taylor1921
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- Apr 18, 2014
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Re: Looking Ahead to 2016
Caleb Timu is back! I had high hopes for this kid! I really hope he gets a gig.
Caleb Timu is back! I had high hopes for this kid! I really hope he gets a gig.
So we're ****ed because of the NRL's incompetence in dealing with players returning to the code?
Great.
Who cares that we have good depth in the second row?
None of them are better than Ben Te'o, at the moment.
You should always pursue the best players when you have the chance.
Big call in regards to a player currently playing Irish rugby...Who cares that we have good depth in the second row?
None of them are better than Ben Te'o, at the moment.
You should always pursue the best players when you have the chance.
Exactly. . Gillett Thaiday Glenn Parker Oates ..? ****, even Blair is a dual position player. .Big call in regards to a player currently playing Irish rugby...
THE Broncos have six frontline players off contract next season but are expected to only lose one, either Dale Copley or Lachlan Maranta.
The talented outside backs are off contract and fighting for one place in the starting 13 next season and whoever fails to secure it is understandably likely to want out.
Brisbane want to and are confident of retaining all their off-contract top-tier players but it is near certain either Copley or Maranta will look for a better opportunity than the Intrust Super Cup.
Both played their final games of the season for Norths Devils.
They are better players than that and the player that doesn’t make the Broncos backline early in the year could seek an early release.
Jordan Kahu is the first in line to replace Justin Hodges at right centre but the job is by no means guaranteed to be his and could be taken by Copley.
He will need to impress during trials and the Broncos World Club Series match against Wigan to secure it.
During NRL grand final week, Copley trained at right centre as a precaution for Hodges who was battling a back injury, with Kahu to remain on the right wing if their captain did go down.
Maranta was Brisbane’s leading tryscorer this year with 15 and has improved rapidly in the past 18 months.
Kahu and 20-year-old utility Corey Oates prevented him from making the team during the finals.
The remaining off-contract Broncos first graders are Matt Gillett, Jarrod Wallace, Kodi Nikorima and Corey Parker.
Parker is expected to retire but he is capable of continuing his NRL career, winning best player at the Broncos’ season awards.
Copley was considered a likely State of Origin player only 18 months ago.
In 2014, Hodges said Copley was the ideal replacement for the injured Brent Tate ahead of Origin III.
“With Tatey out, I think it is a good chance for Dale Copley to get a run — he would suit Origin,” Hodges said.
“We play together each week and I feel comfortable with him beside me. He wouldn’t let anyone down.”
The Maroons selectors ultimately went with Will Chambers.
A series of head knocks and niggling injuries to Copley early this year opened the door for Jack Reed to cement a centre position and the England Test player took it with both hands, relegating Copley to Norths.
Big call in regards to a player currently playing Irish rugby...
The remaining off-contract Broncos first graders (For 2017) are Matt Gillett, Jarrod Wallace, Kodi Nikorima and Corey Parker.
ive seen in many peoples team they have included james gavet is he a gun?
ive seen in many peoples team they have included james gavet is he a gun?