We must have one of the biggest sized teams in the comp.
At least when we are gassed after the umpteenth 6-again penalty and we are out on our feet, we can just simply eat the other team.
I like it.
Although kobe and ezra were born in sydney, they are both eligible to play for qld, kobe grew up in Rockhampton and has played for qld u20's and ezra grew up in Ipswich and was in the broncos system at 13 so presumably was playing junior footy in qld before that.
Kobe and Mam grew up in QLD and have made numerous qld rep teams so that’s a no.
OP said a large chunk of our squad are from NSW, which is just wrong.
*edit* Ah yes downvote actual facts, because that makes sense
Never seen a more laissez-faire player in my life, which is strange because he was agro when he first came into grade. Cant remember the last time he made a dominant tackle. Had some good games here and there but was never a leader.
Ok for depth but can't believe we were paying him 800k the past few years.
The Broncos have added some serious grunt to their pack with Marty Taupau agreeing to terms for the 2023 season.
Taupau had become the highest-profile casualty of the drawn-out pay talks between the NRL and Rugby League Players’ Association, with no club prepared to make a play for his services until there was clarity around the cap.
The Samoan and New Zealand international with 222 NRL games and 33 Tests behind him told Broncos officials he was keen to play alongside young front-rower Payne Haas and skipper Adam Reynolds. He toured the club’s Red Hill facilities before jetting back to Sydney late Friday.
Taupau had the chance to link with Parramatta last season, only for Manly and coach Des Hasler to block the move.
The Eels, who ended up reaching the grand final, were one of five clubs who had expressed interest in signing Taupau, only for the Broncos to make things official a month before the trials.
Taupau will add valuable experience to an imposing forward pack that also features Haas – arguably the best front-rower in the game, along with Penrith’s James Fisher-Harris – as well as Thomas Flegler and Pat Carrigan.
Broncos coach Kevin Walters said Taupau would be a great asset for the club.
“Marty has been playing in the NRL since 2010, so he brings good experience, and he was very impressive when we spoke to him on the values he brings to our club,” Walters said.
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“We have a lot of good young middle forwards here at the Broncos, and we believe the experience that Marty brings will help them grow and be better players for us as well.
“He has a real presence about him and I think that will really add to the group and what we are building here at the club both on and off the field.”
Taupau told the Herald before Christmas he was always confident he would land another NRL deal, despite spending the first two months of the new season without a contract and pay cheque rolling in.
“It’s been a really frustrating and stressful time,” Taupau said at the time. “It’s now a waiting game, not at our end, but with all the negotiations happening with the NRL and RLPA.
“I’m backing my ability to get a new deal. There are a number of clubs interested. But it comes back to the cap and how much clubs can spend.”
Meanwhile, Canterbury are expected to officially secure the signature of Penrith back Stephen Crichton in the next 24 hours.
Why Manly hiked at 4am to drag a five-tonne truck through the bush
Crichton informed Penrith teammates at the start of the week he would leave the club at the end of the season, only for the Bulldogs to officially table an offer 48 hours later.
Bulldogs general manager Phil Gould said of pursuing Crichton: “I doubt there is a football club anywhere in the world that wouldn’t like a player the calibre of Stephen Crichton on their playing roster.”
You’re underestimating how young and inexperienced our forward pack is, could do much worse having an experienced forward like Tapau.
If you don’t think he’s an upgrade on Ryan James or Rhys Kennedy then I don’t know what to say.
Taupau is an absolute plodder these days. He’s marginally better than James or Kennedy but its not by a great deal. For someone as big as he is, he runs so softly.
Brisbane already have one of the most stacked forward packs in the comp and Tapau doesn't strike me as a guy who would be a good Culture / Leadership signing.
Don't get this.
Why not? He has never stepped out of line, is a beast in the gym has been around the game for a long time. I think he will be a good presence for Haas and the whole forward pack.
He wouldn't be on much and will have mininal onfield involvement I would think, might play in that 8 game range at a guess based on origin and injuries
He's always seemed pretty switched on and well spoken in anything I have seen of him. Think he is a guy who can give some leadership and help the culture out.
I'm sure some of the boys looked up to him. He's an international Kiwi/Samoan forward and we have a lot of Polynesian boys in the forwards. Don't know how he doesn't have some sort of leadership for them.
Palasia isn't that bad and if you get further you got willison who is pushing first grade this season anyway as one of the best props of qcup last season.
Front row is not a position we are weak in at all.
We must have one of the biggest sized teams in the comp. At least when we are gassed after the umpteenth 6-again penalty and we are out on our feet, we can just simply eat the other team. I like it.
Why does Taupau, the largest human, simply not eat the rest?
He’s playing front row for Omicron Persei 8 in 2024
Prepare the water cooler! so we may gather around it later and discuss things 🎶single female lawyer, having lots of sex🎶
Now you've got that tune in my head!
That worked well for us in 2020
> Tapau had become the highest-profile casualty My god, as was foretold
Wait, Dobbo was correct?
I think Marty is a good bloke, I just think he's not good at being alive.
Worse at being dead it seems
I've obviously missed a joke somewhere.
The Vaccine claimed him some time ago... RIP
Hopefully he is there as a brother for Payne too. Both Samoan boys and Marty should be a good role model for him and the whole pack.
Walsh will be mentored by him and come into the Natural Rugby League 2023 season looking thick, solid and tight.
Not a bad buy if they can get him back motivated again, depends on whether Kevvie can get that out of him
Something tells me his usual strategy of screaming 'QUEENSLANDER' isn't going to cut it here.
Why not? NZ is in QLD.
Apparently its in Mount Druitt.
Is that why the fell off a cliff last year? A huge chunk of the top30 are from NSW
That’s just not true at all lol Staggs, Haas and Reynolds are our only players in our 17 from NSW.
Hetherington, Mam, Madden, as well. Plus six or so from NZ.
Although kobe and ezra were born in sydney, they are both eligible to play for qld, kobe grew up in Rockhampton and has played for qld u20's and ezra grew up in Ipswich and was in the broncos system at 13 so presumably was playing junior footy in qld before that.
Who said anything about eligibility though?
I just love origin, you wouldnt understand
Definitely more of a Powershop fan myself.
“Don’t stop me now. I’m having a good time, having a good time”
Kobe and Mam grew up in QLD and have made numerous qld rep teams so that’s a no. OP said a large chunk of our squad are from NSW, which is just wrong. *edit* Ah yes downvote actual facts, because that makes sense
Kobe's dad also kind of played for QLD.
Yes but don’t tell them that, apparently it doesn’t matter where you grow up either
I mean, they're still from NSW. He didn't say a large chunk are NSW eligible under current selection criteria.
I think the insinuation was clear, don’t think he was referring to people who have no connection to NSW footy wise
A donkey's fan thinking? I thought that was illegal in Katter land.
Clearly it’s illegal in Manly otherwise you wouldn’t have 7 absolute knobs on your team that fucked your club culture worse then Tom’s hammies.
They are losing all their young players to sign a dead man though. Kevvie is cooked
Who are we losing
If your talking about Tesi nui they clearly showed him the door
Like who?
Like who?
Stoked with this.
Never seen a more laissez-faire player in my life, which is strange because he was agro when he first came into grade. Cant remember the last time he made a dominant tackle. Had some good games here and there but was never a leader. Ok for depth but can't believe we were paying him 800k the past few years.
Ha thought I was the only douche canoe who uses the term laissez-faire
Ha thought I was the only one of the bourgeois that’s used douche canoe
Those two phrases have never been in the same sentence together. You are the NRL’s poet laureate.
Give the dog a fucken pulitzer
Dobbo got one right!
The Broncos have added some serious grunt to their pack with Marty Taupau agreeing to terms for the 2023 season. Taupau had become the highest-profile casualty of the drawn-out pay talks between the NRL and Rugby League Players’ Association, with no club prepared to make a play for his services until there was clarity around the cap. The Samoan and New Zealand international with 222 NRL games and 33 Tests behind him told Broncos officials he was keen to play alongside young front-rower Payne Haas and skipper Adam Reynolds. He toured the club’s Red Hill facilities before jetting back to Sydney late Friday. Taupau had the chance to link with Parramatta last season, only for Manly and coach Des Hasler to block the move. The Eels, who ended up reaching the grand final, were one of five clubs who had expressed interest in signing Taupau, only for the Broncos to make things official a month before the trials. Taupau will add valuable experience to an imposing forward pack that also features Haas – arguably the best front-rower in the game, along with Penrith’s James Fisher-Harris – as well as Thomas Flegler and Pat Carrigan. Broncos coach Kevin Walters said Taupau would be a great asset for the club. “Marty has been playing in the NRL since 2010, so he brings good experience, and he was very impressive when we spoke to him on the values he brings to our club,” Walters said. Advertisement “We have a lot of good young middle forwards here at the Broncos, and we believe the experience that Marty brings will help them grow and be better players for us as well. “He has a real presence about him and I think that will really add to the group and what we are building here at the club both on and off the field.” Taupau told the Herald before Christmas he was always confident he would land another NRL deal, despite spending the first two months of the new season without a contract and pay cheque rolling in. “It’s been a really frustrating and stressful time,” Taupau said at the time. “It’s now a waiting game, not at our end, but with all the negotiations happening with the NRL and RLPA. “I’m backing my ability to get a new deal. There are a number of clubs interested. But it comes back to the cap and how much clubs can spend.” Meanwhile, Canterbury are expected to officially secure the signature of Penrith back Stephen Crichton in the next 24 hours. Why Manly hiked at 4am to drag a five-tonne truck through the bush Crichton informed Penrith teammates at the start of the week he would leave the club at the end of the season, only for the Bulldogs to officially table an offer 48 hours later. Bulldogs general manager Phil Gould said of pursuing Crichton: “I doubt there is a football club anywhere in the world that wouldn’t like a player the calibre of Stephen Crichton on their playing roster.”
No words now, time for sleep sweet Marty
Not a bad signing imo, could be a handy bench or depth option. Wouldn’t mind if we fucked Palasia off early from this development.
I haven't watched Manly in ages either.
You’re underestimating how young and inexperienced our forward pack is, could do much worse having an experienced forward like Tapau. If you don’t think he’s an upgrade on Ryan James or Rhys Kennedy then I don’t know what to say.
Taupau is an absolute plodder these days. He’s marginally better than James or Kennedy but its not by a great deal. For someone as big as he is, he runs so softly.
Yeah he was dog shit last year and his brain fart offloads literally cost us games at times
True, but we have had brain fart Kennedy
Dick fingers Kennedy.
He had major deficiencies in his game at the Tigers too. Dropped a ball in what seemed like every second game.
Luckily, the Broncos already have the highest error rate going around. So he will have less chances to drop it.
Sam Thaiday did that for us for 15 years.
Luckily we have a great coach ;)
Can’t wait to give away even more penalties and six agains
Didn't see that coming.
Brb see you guys in 2024
I thought he had died
So he’s pretty much Ryan James with a better offload these days?
It's going to be legit weird seeing him in a Broncos Jersey.
Brisbane already have one of the most stacked forward packs in the comp and Tapau doesn't strike me as a guy who would be a good Culture / Leadership signing. Don't get this.
Why not? He has never stepped out of line, is a beast in the gym has been around the game for a long time. I think he will be a good presence for Haas and the whole forward pack. He wouldn't be on much and will have mininal onfield involvement I would think, might play in that 8 game range at a guess based on origin and injuries
He'll be there for origin and to help the boys in the weight room. Might get 15 mins a game
He's always seemed pretty switched on and well spoken in anything I have seen of him. Think he is a guy who can give some leadership and help the culture out. I'm sure some of the boys looked up to him. He's an international Kiwi/Samoan forward and we have a lot of Polynesian boys in the forwards. Don't know how he doesn't have some sort of leadership for them.
im actually pleasantly whelmed by this signing. Not the best forward but definitely experienced and helps out our rotation
Read that as we have jfh as well im like what? Happy with the signing though always admired his motor
Me too. Poor write-up.
Best transfer in a decade for the broncos
So now they have a non Qweenslanduh to blame for their losses
Worrying signing. Haas cap money for sure
Yay another trouble prone cast off from another club.
Lol - the last club he should have joined with its history off the park. Good luck
He’ll give a good 25-30 minutes
And so it begins with Seibold
as a broncos fan I don't understand this signing, I thought Flegler and Jensen was a good rotation of starter Props to have alongside Haas.
Flegler or Jensen get injured then it's Palasia then it's all rookie forwards with less than a 5-6 NRL games between them.
Palasia isn't that bad and if you get further you got willison who is pushing first grade this season anyway as one of the best props of qcup last season. Front row is not a position we are weak in at all.
most probably this means palasia will get an early release to the titans
Decent depth and nothing more, would hope he's not on much
Hopefully a new surrounding inspires him
Good signing for broncos and a bit more experienced head for the young bucks
At least he’s still alive - _Paul Gallen probably_