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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3579951, member: 1899"] It's definitely a blow and it really highlights how short the Broncos are on backrowers. Most clubs have around 4-5 backrows on their roster, Brisbane only have 2 and one of them is incredibly injury prone. Long term it's probably for the best and Capewell's salary (if we're saying minimum 450K, that's about $400K considering his first six weeks would have already been paid) can be used as a bargaining chip to get Mam and Walsh over the line. Initial feeling is that this will be similar to the Blair and McGuire releases where their absence will be felt early and in the case of Blair he'll be a positive acquisition. However over time it'll work out and I agree with Fitzy we'll likely see a few young players emerge. I'm glad Capewell was a part of the club. He was a divisive player, but I always appreciated his skill-set and he wasn't just your typical second rower. That field goal will go down as one of the best club debuts in club history and he played a pivotal role in the turn-around. Shame we couldn't go all the way, but it was nice to see somebody come out of that Class of '93. As far as evening up the ledger - I like the Warriors and the relationship we have with their fans, but the scale has been in their favour for years. Not only did the Broncos release Walshy early to them, but they also got Blair, Nikorima, Lodge and now Capewell early. It's fair to say that both clubs just have a healthy relationship and it's nice to have that support. It sure beats other clubs being scummy and witholding information about a player's wellbeing. [/QUOTE]

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