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Message: [QUOTE="BroncsFan, post: 3477515, member: 9052"] There could be a fair bit of change incoming for the roster: Leaving - Farnworth (starter)... Mariner anticipated to be the replacement - Flegler (starter) ... Hope the long term replacement emerges this year... or solid players like Jensen become reliable enough to provide the value for money required. - Palasia (depth)... was next cab off the rank for middle rotation. Hopefully to be filled with a reliable experienced forward... OR Willison emerges from nowhere - TC (promising depth) ... was getting the minutes last year to be next cab off the rank and we will now need to start that over. Assume this will be Willison and/or Piakura, but effectively it was 12 months now wasted (at no fault of the club) Off contract - Taupau ... will he play well enough to deserve a spot in the 17 each week and if so will he go around again OR want to head back to Sydney (i.e. use us as a stepping stone or retirement home) - Arthars ... just doesn't seem to be in Kevvie's plans, but looks a viable depth option moving forward. Does Arthars want that or will he move on? - Pereira... provides solid depth, but getting older. I'd say he'd be happy to take a new deal, but do the broncos see value in retaining him - Quai-Ward... already 23yr old but yet to crack it in Qcup let alone first grade. Does he actually have potential to be a depth player moving forward - Bayliss... Another 23yr old who is yet to crack it in Qcup... if he does he might fill the Palasia void next year on a good value deal That's 9 players either leaving or up for renewal heading into the season. The club could either see it as daunting to renew or replace those players or an opportunity to really reinvent a roster that has been moving from one issue to the next since 2018 or so... possibly ever since Bhunt signed with the dragons.... I feel like we haven't really been on the front foot roster wise. Panic re-signing of Milf... luxury signing of Bird... undesirable halves pairing of Milf / Knik... no standout player for hooker or fullback... 'exciting young' prospects in role player positions outside the spine... moving into the Bennett / Seibold fiasco and mass turnover of the roster that's been present ever since. It feels like we've been dealing with a totally imbalanced roster for years and not getting value for money out of the top 30... bloated contracts, unrealised potential, overpaying and over-reliance on youth just to keep them (FOMO), lack of experience, etc. etc. etc. Ikin is a moneyball man... He's just let Herbie and Flegler go instead of getting into a bidding war for them. This kind of opportunity with the roster combined with an increasing salary cap, could be a real opportunity for him to cement his philosophy on the squad... and hopefully it has us moving in the right direction with a bit more control over our salary cap moving forward. [/QUOTE]

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