A few Broncos snippets from the Courier-Mail about their recruitment below. Tigers relevance:
- If Broncos extend Staggs, highly likely they won't be able to afford Cobbo.
- Paix situation very similar to Bud Sullivan.
- The more Broncos who extend now, the greater chance they would allow Hetherington to depart.
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Embattled Brisbane have received a boost with their No.1 centre Kotoni Staggs chasing a long-term deal in his bid to become a Bronco for life.
Sport Confidential can reveal Staggs wants to stay long-term at the Broncos and will only test his value on the open market if he can’t strike a new deal at Red Hill in the coming weeks.
But Staggs finished the season in sizzling form, headlined by his two-try demolition of the Cowboys in round 23, and there is a view he is now ahead of Cobbo in the retention pecking order at the Broncos.
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It is the $325,000 salary-cap dilemma for Broncos coach Kevin Walters.
Out-of-favour hooker Cory Paix has become one of the highest-paid players in the Queensland Cup after digging his heels in and happily playing reserve grade on a healthy Broncos contract.
Brisbane’s problem is that Paix is on way too much money for a Queensland Cup player. And unless they can shift him, his wage keeps eating up space in their salary cap.
Paix has attracted several offers from Sydney-based NRL rivals, but the 24-year-old is happily settled in Brisbane with his partner and has no interest in moving south of the border.
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Veteran duo Martin Taupau and Delouise Hoeter have saved their careers at the Broncos just months after the pair appeared headed for the Red Hill exits.
Sport Confidential can reveal Taupau and Hoeter have survived Brisbane’s end-of-season review with the ageing warriors clinching 12-month extensions to suit up for the Broncos in 2025.
