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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3675915, member: 1899"] My 2c on the matter... Of all the available options, Madge was the most logical choice. The other candidates who were touted lacked the necessary experience and it was in the club's best interest to deliver change ahead of 2025. Whether the appointment will lead to premiership success is another point entirely. I certainly don't expect the Broncos to be serious contenders in 2025 and I expect there will be a ton of challenges ahead. I don't expect him to come in and immediately teach the Broncos how to play like the Penrith Panthers. Also despite my sulking on the matter, I don't expect Kotoni Staggs to start taking the heads off of key players either. I do expect more attention paid to defence and more emphasis on the edge forwards. When I think of Michael Maguire teams of the past, it's players like John Sutton, Ben Te'o, Chris McQueen, The Coonabarabran Kid Kyle Turner, Chris Grevsmuhl, Angus Crichton, Ryan Matterson, Luciano Leilua, Luke Garner, Shawn Blore who were all focal points of the team. If I was to hazard a guess at who Madge will likely sign, I'd imagine one of his first marquee signings will be an edge forward. Now let's say the Broncos go onto have an average 2025 season. 12 wins, 12 losses and either just missed finals or were quickly dumped out, what indicators would I be looking for moving forward? I highlighted a lot of them earlier, but it was largely the development of players. For instance seeing a player like Mozer take a starting spot, Mariner take a centre spot or seeing a player like Trew fill a wing spot and provide depth. That with some reasonable recruitment and retention would give me enough confidence to hold off on searching for another coach. An early indicator would be making changes to the 17. If he goes in like Seibold did and it's: Reece Walsh, Jesse Arthars, Kotoni Staggs, Selwyn Cobbo, Deine Mariner, Ezra Mam, Adam Reynolds, Corey Jensen, Billy Walters, Payne Haas, Brendan Piakura, Jordan Riki, Patrick Carrigan Tyson Smoothy, Kobe Hetherington, Xavier Willison, Fletcher Baker I'm not going to be filled with a ton of confidence. [/QUOTE]

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