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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3080305, member: 9853"] [CENTER][COLOR=rgb(255, 255, 255)][SIZE=26px][B]Broncos Gorden Tallis says fans ‘will hand back memberships’ if Matt Lodge is named captain[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER] [LIST] [*][COLOR=rgb(255, 255, 255)]September 27, 2019 6:25am[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(255, 255, 255)]by George Clarke[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(255, 255, 255)]Source: [URL='https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/broncos/nrl-2019-brisbane-broncos-captaincy-matt-lodge-gorden-tallis-darius-boyd/news-story/7ba567ea3f6e0d0f0f71c4439667e542']FOX SPORTS[/URL][/COLOR] [/LIST] [COLOR=rgb(255, 255, 255)]Lodge has emerged as a contender for the captaincy amid a review of the Broncos’ dismal season which was prompted after they crashed out of the finals with a 58-0 defeat to Parramatta after a night on the pokies. A number of players have been told they are free to move on and Lodge has been earmarked as the next captain of the side amid reports Darius Boyd will be stripped of the role. And Tallis says the appointment of Lodge as skipper could inflict lasting damage on the Broncos. “From all reports he’s turned it around and he’s working hard, and everybody deserves a second chance in life,” said Tallis on NRL360 on Fox League, alluding to Lodge’s assault in New York in 2015. “But the word around the street in Brisbane is people will hand back their memberships (if he’s named captain). “That club, every captain has represented their country, they’ve held themselves a certain way on and off the field. “If he’s the leader of our club, the club is in trouble.” Tallis was joined on the panel by Ben Ikin, who suggested the Broncos should not give Lodge the role in order to protect him. “We know what will happen if he’s named captain,” said Ikin. “This story will keep getting brought up over and over and over. “I think if the Broncos care for this young man as much as they claim, then perhaps they need to not give him the job, to save him from that kind of pressure, scrutiny, expectation.” [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/broncos/nrl-2019-brisbane-broncos-captaincy-matt-lodge-gorden-tallis-darius-boyd/news-story/7ba567ea3f6e0d0f0f71c4439667e542[/URL][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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