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Message: [QUOTE="PerthBrissy987, post: 2883810, member: 9136"] [SIZE=6][B]Broncos need Ashley Taylor to arrest lack of playmaking control[/B][/SIZE] PAUL MALONE, The Courier-MailSeptember 24, 2017 4:41pm Subscriber only BRISBANE’S lack of playmaking control in their [URL='http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/broncos/wayne-bennett-admits-broncos-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-after-heady-defeat-to-melbourne/news-story/0d3f10698e36aac0bf8887cb9da4dab6']season-ending loss to Melbourne on Friday [/URL]only emphasises the attraction of Titans halfback Ash Taylor for their 2019 recruiting plans. Broncos halves Kodi Nikorima and Anthony Milford were unable to force a line dropout and coach Wayne Bennett remarked at his post-match media conference that his kickers had between them put five kicks over the dead-ball line. Ex-Broncos halfback Taylor is off-contract at the end of next year and it is now a question of whether Bennett can wait 12 months before spending on another half. One of his early calls to make after the 30-0 loss to Melbourne is whether Brisbane can contend for the premiership with Nikorima as the first-choice halfback, with Bennett promising fans on Friday his side would be “older and smarter’’ next season. [B]LOSS: [URL='http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/broncos/wayne-bennett-admits-broncos-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-after-heady-defeat-to-melbourne/news-story/0d3f10698e36aac0bf8887cb9da4dab6']Bennett spotlight on ‘exposed’[/URL] EXIT: [URL='http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/broncos/ben-hunts-broncos-career-ends-in-more-frustration-after-preliminary-final-loss-to-melbourne/news-story/60915ae6b594b4339861488b72a58b29']Hunt shattered as Broncos caereer over[/URL][/B] [IMG]http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/e3c356d7231d6aecebb212b527e3058f?width=650[/IMG] Ashley Taylor is off-contract in 2019. Nikorima had his moments in running the ball and positioning his supports, but Brisbane’s short-kicking game, supplied in the finals by Nikorima, Milford and the outgoing playmakers Ben Hunt and Benji Marshall, was not good enough. Like other clubs, the Broncos will keep a keen eye on the off-season “sales’’, when clubs release players to accommodate incoming signings. But bringing any well-established players to Red Hill would require delisting players even with a salary cap increase to $9.4 million in 2018. 0:00 / 0:55 [IMG]http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/d82b9d9b707f8fe8fd435e05ebe43690[/IMG] [IMG]https://i1.wp.com/pixel.tcog.cp1.news.com.au/track/news/content/v2/13cd938ccedd81f2416d4f3d617902f9?t_product=video&t_template=../video/player[/IMG] Broncos bomb certain tries Bennett said last October he did not expect to add to his roster over that off-season, but signed Marshall when he became available and forwards Korbin Sims and Mitchell Dodds, both of whom had seasons hit by injury. Club recruiters regard patience a virtue during October and November as players are moved on to make salary cap room for more desired recruits. Bennett has a left-centre position to fill because of Tautau Moga’s departure to Newcastle. [/QUOTE]

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