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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3418467, member: 9853"] Byline is Peter Badel, Michael Carayannis and Brent Read. It's a bit cobbled together, but has some new information from last night. Notably this: [INDENT]"Reece Walsh is [B]officially a Bronco [/B]with Brisbane having freed up more than $1 million in the salary cap to bring the Warriors whizkid home to Queensland. News Corp can reveal Walsh has inked a deal with the Broncos in a bombshell development that will see the 19-year-old reject a massive $2.8 million offer from Brisbane’s expansion rivals the Dolphins to return to Red Hill next season. It is understood Walsh has agreed terms on a three-year deal until the end of 2025."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] And this: [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]"The Dolphins were prepared to offer Walsh a four-year deal worth $700,000 annually, but the teenager has only been given permission to negotiate with the Broncos as part of his release request. News Corp understands the Broncos will sign Walsh to a two or three-year deal. It will not exceed the value of his existing Warriors contract, which is worth around $400,000 a season."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] The previous iteration was more speculative. Says cash will come from releasing Ryan James ($180,000), David Mead ($120,000), Jake Turpin ($300,000), Brenko Lee ($200,000) Rhys Kennedy ($150,000) and Jamayne Isaako ($200,000). Plus Te Maire Martin ($60,000), Albert Kelly ($80,000) and Corey Oates ($500,000) are also coming off contract. No mention of Billy. [I]Warriors head of football Craig Hodges:[/I] [INDENT]“Reece came to us about a month ago and said he couldn’t commit to coming back to New Zealand. Reece has had a relationship breakdown and he has a young daughter and he said he simply couldn’t be away from her in another country. We totally understood that so we said what do you want to do and he said, ‘I would like to go to the Broncos’."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“On that basis, we said OK you can negotiate only with the Broncos, we didn’t want to turn it into a circus with Reece talking with all sorts of clubs and ending up going to a Sydney team. We wish him all the best. He is a great young kid who is putting his family first.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [I]Unnamed Warriors source:[/I] [INDENT]“Reece asked for a release a few weeks ago. He has said he is homesick. He has recently separated from his partner and he wants to remain in Brisbane to be close to his young daughter. Deep down he would love to go back to the Broncos but I don’t know if Brisbane can afford him. The Dolphins are also an option for Reece but I think his preference is to go to the Broncos. We haven’t given him a release yet but I believe it will happen in the next few days.”[/INDENT] [I]Walsh, recently:[/I] [INDENT]“I never thought I would leave the Broncos. It was a dream of mine to play NRL for Brisbane. I remember when I was seven years old, I would run around with a Broncos jersey on wishing I could play for the Broncos. That’s something I always wanted to do.”[/INDENT] [I]Walsh, last week:[/I] [INDENT]“I enjoyed my time at the Broncos. I came through there and I was only in the NRL system for a couple of months. I made a lot of good friendships there and I’m in camp now with Corey Oates, Tom Flegler and Pat Carrigan. I have a lot of good mates there and I’m happy the Broncos are going well. Right now, I am focused on the Warriors ... they have been good to me.”[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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