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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3004171, member: 1899"] But should the Broncos have regret letting those players go? Let's review... 1. Darius Boyd - Yes, especially since Brisbane had the option of keeping Darius but decided to go with Steve Michaels. Even at the time, the decision seemed flimsy since Michaels had suffered two serious injuries. The decision was only made to look worse when Karmichael walked out on the club and Darius went onto win a Clive Churchill medal for another club. 2. Tame Tupou - Am I missing something here? Tame Tupou joined Bradford in 2007 and by 2008 his career was plagued by injury. Maybe you meant Will Tupou who was a part of an awful Cowboys side that should have won the wooden spoon. Neither were missed. 3. Brent Tate - Left because he insisted on playing right centre and was never going to displace Hodges. He was never quite the same after the ACL tear in Origin 3 2007. It took away his pace and he had to modify his game to become more of a team player. He made two remarkable comebacks, and he's a true legend of the game, but Brisbane made the best call by everybody. 4. Justin Hodges - All things being equal, this actually worked out for the Broncos. After his infamous Origin II 2002 performance, Hodges turned his career around to become one of the best players in the competition. Then at the peak of his powers, Hodges tore his ACL and was a shadow of himself for the rest of his Roosters stint. Brisbane ended up getting Hodges at the fraction of the price and ended up winning a premiership because of him. 5. Dane Gagai - The Yow Yeh injury was disasterous for two reasons. It robbed us the opportunity of seeing a fan favourite have a long and prosperous career and it also cost Brisbane their hottest prospect. Dane Gagai was a stand-out back for the Broncos and everybody knew how talented he was. If you paired him up with Justin Hodges, you had an Origin combination in the making (they did actually end up playing Origin together...and they helped set a record). Instead they threw Dale Copley, a centre onto the wing and Gagai acted up when he saw the writing on the wall. 6. Corey Norman - Brisbane would have liked to have kept him for the 2014 season, but given the choice, I'm sure they'd much rather Anthony Milford. Has never managed to live up to the expectations he set in 2010 or surpass the impact he made in 2012. 7. Scott Prince - Leaving Brisbane was the best career move Prince made, but it would have been hard watching Prince win premierships as you're struggling to find a proper replacement for Alf. 8. Daniel Alvaro - Never played first grade for the club and took him years of NSW Cup to make a decent impact in the NRL. He's a good role model for the ISC, but I can't see why the Broncos would be kicking stones. 9. Luke Priddis - Bennett's biggest regret was letting Priddis walk, which is saying something given his decision to release The King. The decision cost the Broncos and they could never find a consistent option at 9. Even Berrigan who went onto win the Clive Churchill medal was only a short-term option. 10. Petero Civoniceiva - Absolutely, although I disagree with him having his best years at Penrith. Petero had been a world class player for years at the Broncos and just continued that good form through to the Panthers. I don't think Bennett white anted the Broncos, but his decision to let Civoniceiva walk certainly hurt the club. 11. Ben Te'o - Yes, if only because it robbed Brisbane of their biggest advantage in 2011-12, the strength of their bench. I disagree with him playing his best football at Souths though. Souths as a team were playing better football, but Maguire was never able to make Te'o into the weapon he was at the Broncos. 12. Tariq Sims - It's taken him eight seasons to live up to his potential. Like with Alvaro, I doubt the Broncos regret it, especially given the opportunity cost associated with Tariq. 13. Jai Arrow - As it currently stands, I'd say so but I believe the Broncos will be proven right long term. I'm worried about Arrow's well-being and how long he'll be able to throw himself into his work. Quality player, but Brisbane have a few of them and they were in the mix at the time of Arrow's contract signing. 14. Michael Ennis - Of all the players who could have replaced Priddis, Ennis was the brightest prospect of the lot. It's worse when you consider that he was replaced with Aaron Gorrell and Andrew McCullough was rushed straight from 20s to first grade with minimal QCup in between. In a perfect scenario, McCullough spends 2009 honing his craft for Norths while Ennis is lending his expertise to the club. 15. Ben Hannant - Frustratingly so. Brisbane wanted to keep Hannant, but the Bulldogs came in with an offer that made him one of the highest paid props in the game and Hannant wasn't settling for less. He actually lived up to the pay cheque in 2009, but dropped off significantly in 2010. He came back to Brisbane on marquee money and never managed to live up to his 2009 season. Then he went to the Cowboys on less money and became a big part of their maiden premiership. 16. Jarrod Wallace - He's definitely had more opportunity outside of Brisbane, but I doubt the Broncos seriously regret letting him go. Everytime he was afforded a starting opportunity he struggled and it was always off the bench he played his best footy. He just wasn't worth that sort of money to Brisbane that the Titans were willing to pay and it worked out for everyone. 17. David Stagg - Won the Doggy M Lock of the Year, which I spose is worthy of consideration, but once Henjak moved Parker to the middle, whatever regret there was had completely subsided. Stagg played some good footy with the Dogs, but I still believe his best year was 2005. He was really unlucky not to play Origin that year and by the time he was chosen, he wasn't quite the same. Still, a very underrated piece of the 2006 premiership puzzle. TL;DR - Boyd, Gagai, Prince, Priddis, Civoniceiva, Te'o, Arrow, Ennis, Hannant were all regrets. Others could be considered regrets in the short term, but it worked out for Brisbane. I still think there's a few players out there that have better cases like the ones you initially named (Winterstein, TLL, Taylor). [/QUOTE]

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