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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3433644, member: 9853"] [I][B]Ben Ikin:[/B][/I] [INDENT]“There was certainly a plan for a period to keep Te Maire at the Broncos next season. Then the Reece Walsh option was made available to us. On balance, with that opportunity to sign Walsh, we looked at both guys. With Reece having been in our Broncos Academy and the longevity we believe he has in front of him, it was one or the other.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“Yes, there’s a tinge of disappointment to see Te Maire moving on, but that’s rugby league. More than anything, we have this overwhelming sense of pride for what he has been able to achieve in this second phase of his career."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“After his brain bleed in 2019, Te Maire wasn’t sure if he would ever play again. We got the opportunity to have him come to the Broncos and to think we have played some small part in his journey back to rugby league, makes everyone in the organisation enormously proud. He isn’t a career fullback, but he adapted to the position so quickly and gave the team exactly what it was chasing: a wise head, and someone who could bring other talented players around him into the contest. We were searching for some calmness around Adam Reynolds, and Te Maire helped provide it.”[/INDENT] [I]Warriors football boss[B] Craig Hodges:[/B][/I] [INDENT]“Te Maire has been outstanding for the Broncos. He has brought some maturity to their spine and with Te Maire, he is one of those players where things happen around him. When he has the ball, spaces open up and line breaks happen. He has a knack of putting his support players in space, he plays with time, he is never rushed or panicked. He is a genuine footy player."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“He was out of the game for a few years but he knows what winning looks like — he played in a grand final for the Cowboys in 2017. The deal is done, we’ve had it registered with the NRL, so we think Te Maire will be a good fit for us.”[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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