2023 Official Roster (and Rumour) Tracker

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Out of the Qld teams Titans seem the worst option to me. They've got a thousand halves coming through the juniors and already have Foran there as a senior half to get them around the field, so Benny turning up starts to become a road block for the juniors coming through. They're not really a...
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RUMOURS [STATUS]

LIVE
Riccio: Broncos sign Jaiyden Hunt on two year deal.
@1910 : Josh Rogers development deal extended/renewed.
Badel: Walsh to be offered an upgraded, extended contract (2027+) with substantial pay rise.
Badel: Mam to be offered an upgraded, extended contract (2027+) with substantial pay rise.
Badel, Read: Reynolds WILL sign a 1 year extension to 2025 at season end.
Read, Dobbo: Oates to Newcastle unless Broncos raise offer. [BUSTED. Oates says will take pay cut.]

DEAD
Badel: Madden offered a 2 year extension to 2026. [CONFIRMED]
Badel, Meyn: Reynolds seeking an extension until 2025. [CONFIRMED]
Badel, Read, Meyn: Ikin has applied to quit Broncos and head up QRL. Made final four candidates. [GONE]
Carayannis, Read: Fletcher Baker to sign for 2024/2025. [CONFIRMED]
@007 : Haas deal good as done. Heard it in a cafe. [EXPIRED]
@007 : Ben Hunt on market for 2 year minimum contract @ $800K per year. Trust me. [CONFIRMED]
@007 : Ben Hunt wants to join Roosters, but Dragons are blocking him joining a Sydney club. [BUSTED]
Badel, etc: Ben Hunt asked to join Broncos immediately, then Titans next season. [CONFIRMED, BUT REFUSED BY DRAGONS]
Badel: club has opened talks with Haas. [CONFIRMED BY AGENT]
Dobbo: Arthars, Mariner and Haas to extend. [FIRST 2 CORRECT. 3RD EXPIRED]
@McHunt : Walker is unhappy at the Roosters. Made up. [CONFIRMED]
@1910 : Quai Ward to Bulldogs immediately. [GONE]

PLAYER ROSTER FOR 2023 AND BEYOND: 28/30 FILLED
PLAYER202320242025
Adam ReynoldsHalf20232024
Billy WaltersHooker, half20232024
Blake MozerHooker202320242025
Brendan PiakuraSecond row20232024
Corey JensenProp202320242025
Corey OatesWing2023POPO
Cory PaixHooker, half202320242025
Deine MarinerCentre, wing20232024Until 2027
Delouise HoeterCentre, wing20232024
Ethan Quai-WardCentre, wingBulldogs
Ezra MamHalf20232024
Fletcher BakerProp, Second Row20242025
Herbie FarnworthCentre, wing2023Sea World
Jesse ArtharsCentre, wing, Fullback20232024Until 2026
Jock MaddenHalf20232024
Jordan RikiSecond row20232024
Jordan PereiraWing2023
Keenan PalasiaSecond row2023Titans
Kobe HetheringtonLock202320242025
Kotoni StaggsCentre202320242025
Kurt CapewellSecond row20232024
Logan BaylissProp2023
Marty TaupauProp, second row, lock20232024
Patrick CarriganProp, lock20232024Until 2028
Payne HaasProp20232024Until 2026
Reece WalshFullback202320242025
Selwyn CobboWing, centre, fullback202320242025
Thomas FleglerProp2023Sea World
Tristan SailorFullback, half202320242025
Xavier WillisonProp202320242025

DEVELOPMENT
Brendan Frei: second row
Josh Rogers: half [Renewed]
Tristan Sailor: fullback, halves
Tyson Smoothy: hooker

OFF CONTRACT 2024
Jordan Pereira
Logan Bayliss
Tyson Smoothy


STOCKS

Front Row
Carrigan, Flegler, Haas, Willison, Jensen, Bayliss, Palasia, Taupau

Second Row
Piakura, Riki, Capewell, Frei, Palasia, Taupau

Lock
Carrigan, Hetherington, Flegler, Taupau

Hooker
Mozer, Paix, Walters, Smoothy

Half
Reynolds, Mam, Walters, Paix, Madden, Rogers, Sailor

Fullback
Cobbo, Walsh, Arthars, Sailor

Centre
Farnworth, Staggs, Hoeter, Mariner, Arthars, Cobbo, Capewell

Wing
Cobbo, Oates, Arthars, Hoeter, Farnworth, Pereira


ETHNO MAP

QLD (19)
Billy Walters, Blake Mozer, Brendan Piakura, Brendan Frei, Corey Jensen, Corey Oates, Cory Paix, Ezra Mam, Josh Rogers, Keenan Palasia, Kobe Hetherington, Kurt Capewell, Logan Bayliss, Patrick Carrigan, Reece Walsh, Selwyn Cobbo, Tristan Sailor, Thomas Flegler, Tyson Smoothy

NZ (7)
Deine Mariner, Brendan Piakura, Jesse Arthars, Jordan Riki, Jordan Pereira, Marty Taupau, Xavier Willison

NSW (3)
Adam Reynolds, Jock Madden, Kotoni Staggs, Payne Haas

Indigenous (5)
Ezra Mam, Jordan Riki, Kotoni Staggs, Reece Walsh, Selwyn Cobbo

Tonga (2)
Delouise Hoeter, Kotoni Staggs

Samoa (5)
Keenan Palasia, Jesse Arthars, Jordan Pereira, Payne Haas, Marty Taupau

Cook Islands (2)
Brendan Piakura, Xavier Willison

England (1)
Herbie Farnworth
 
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Culhwch said:
I'd suggest Haas is a better chance than Walters if Reynolds, Capewell, and Carrigan were all out. He'll be on the field longer. Even Oates maybe, or Riki possibly. Walters would have to be a long shot, I think, in anyone's mind but those with predisposition for thinking he's the source of all of our woes.
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Nah billy is older and never been arrested. Riki will never captain, he will be blacklisted for giving billy a serve on the field last year. I thought of Oates too but every time he speaks I think maybe when he was young he needed cpr from almost drowning. He is a catch and run type footy player, not an ideas man. I’m also banking on it happening a bit later in the season, once billy has settled into his role. if it happens in the first half I know I’m screwed and it will be capewell.
 
tommy said:
no trial games either btw.

I’m happy to wire $40 to a bhq or other neutral account, or even one of you 2. Long time til next year kicks off, I could be dead or suffering from dementia by then and would hate anybody to think I was dodging. If I win but never collect consider it an inheritance.

@Superfreak
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Absolutely, no trial matches.

Must be an NRL match and I propose another condition, the player that's named captain must play. For example, Walters gets named captain but pulls out before the game and Capewell takes the duties for the match.

Or do you want it to be that they only have to be named captain? I'm happy either way.
 
Super Freak said:
Absolutely, no trial matches.

Must be an NRL match and I propose another condition, the player that's named captain must play. For example, Walters gets named captain but pulls out before the game and Capewell takes the duties for the match.

Or do you want it to be that they only have to be named captain? I'm happy either way.
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probably If they are named it counts as a win, or maybe not because sometimes coaches play silly buggers with the media maybe we should do it your way. It’s a tricky one because it’s so obscure. Let the shed decide…..plus coaches have been known to name someone but on game day a different player takes the duties even though joe blow was the bloke with the c next to his name. Also not entirely fussed which condition.
 
Also I think if they both make the origin team or Australia and one captains it should count. Not just nrl games.
 
We've been blind to it the whole time - Mal's answer at seven isn't DCE or Cleary. It'll be a late call up for Skip Walters to lead the Roos to a glorious World Cup victory!
 
Things people will complain about, "The". Things that are just fine, numerous pages of someone trying to work out a bet that absolutely nobody else gives a shit about. Shut up
 
Cult said:
Things people will complain about, "The". Things that are just fine, numerous pages of someone trying to work out a bet that absolutely nobody else gives a shit about. Shut up
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Only you could find something to have a cry about regarding this.
 
tommy said:
Only you could find something to have a cry about regarding this.
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Not crying at all, just don’t care about you throwing your money away on a stupid bet and the fact it’s taken so long to actually organise just proves how dumb the conversation is.
 
By my reckoning the pecking order of captaincy for 2023 should be this:

Reynolds
Carrigan
Capewell
Haas
Walsh

The chance of Reynolds being injured and Carrigan, Capewell and Haas being out on Origin duty is fairly high, so Walsh should stand a reasonable chance of being considered. He would grab it with both hands and make a great stand in captain.

But the reality is probably more like this:

Reynolds
Capewell
Carrigan
Walters

So, in my opinion, the chance of Tommy being right is even higher.
 
McHunt said:
By my reckoning the pecking order of captaincy for 2023 should be this:

Reynolds
Carrigan
Capewell
Haas
Walsh

The chance of Reynolds being injured and Carrigan, Capewell and Haas being out on Origin duty is fairly high, so Walsh should stand a reasonable chance of being considered. He would grab it with both hands and make a great stand in captain.

But the reality is probably more like this:

Reynolds
Capewell
Carrigan
Walters

So, in my opinion, the chance of Tommy being right is even higher.
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Capewell has to be playing though.
 
Trill Harrigan said:
i'll give you 5:1 up to 10k, dm me
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Just out of interest: how do you see Billy's career trajectory over the course of his contract?

There seems to be four schools of thought:

1. He'll get picked every week at either 9 or 14, while the other number keeps being rotated between QLD Cup players. By Origin he'll be the butt of all derision and Kevvie will be copping abuse for it. The insult "nepotism" will trend on Twitter after every Broncos match. It wasn't good enough last season. It won't be good enough next season.

2. He's great depth, versatile, hard working, costs very little and is ideal for that rainy day that might come along during the Origin series. He won't be our starting hooker.

3. He's a handy 14 who can play halfback, five-eighth and hooker equally well. We're lucky to have found him.

4 Somehow, through no fault of anyone, he's our only option. Quit complaining and carry on.
 
If Haas becomes captain, does he get a pay rise? If so, sign him up!
 
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