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Kobe Hetherington to stay at Broncos for 2025, confirmed ✅
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user118245
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Forgot about Rahme, hopefully he gets a shot and shines
Where ?
Tigers_Wests
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Bigscreentv
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Madge is a good coach when coaching established players and getting them to go up a gear, but he wasn’t right for the tigers.
Yelling at players to try harder when they can’t catch or pass doesn’t really work. You could see from that doco his player feedback lacked real direction. Our players needed to be skills trained and developed. You could see that players didn’t really know what to do with his feedback cause it didn’t mean anything.
When Madge has a team of great players that know what to do, he can get them right mentally to perform.
user118245
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Can we cut this Madge shit holy moly. He coached the club years ago, there’s been that many coaches between. Use a Madge thread or a nostalgia thread please, sick of this nonsense
Bigscreentv
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Got it pass the offseason somehow! 😛
cochise
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Post links to a month old article.
Tiger_claws
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I did say I would be shocked if Kobe wasn’t here next week and yep I am shocked. He wants to play 13. Unless Carrigan gets moved to the prop rotation I can’t understand Madge keeping him. I am really disappointed. I really thought if we could jag Kobe and May along with our other recruits we could seriously push for the 8. Time for another beer.
Tigers_Wests
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Article behind a paywall so can't comment on that, but the tweet is new from only 30 minutes ago and Pete Badel is usually on with his Broncos information. Time to put all our eggs in the Terrell May basket for now.
BAGNF05
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Madge walked into a rotten culture where overpaid marquee players were happily playing reserve grade. They needed a lot more than a fecking rocket.
BlackWhiteGold
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Hopefully we’re all in on Terrell May now & also Sione Fainu. Lock in those 2 asap then see what else falls from the tree before Christmas.
BlackWhiteGold
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NRL 2025: Kobe Hetherington staying with Broncos after crisis talks with Michael Maguire
Rival clubs have missed out on a key forward, with a Broncos star set to stay in Brisbane after crisis talks with Michael Maguire, despite earlier being told he was free to look elsewhere.Peter Badel, Travis Meyn and Brent Read
Kobe Hetherington is staying at Brisbane after new Broncos coach Michael Maguire ruled out a release following urgent talks on Friday night.
This masthead can reveal the hard-hitting forward will be in Broncos colours next season with Maguire adamant the son of Queensland legend Jason Hetherington has a role to play in 2025.
There were fears Hetherington could quit the Broncos after his management were given permission to test the open market in September by Brisbane recruitment chiefs.
Off-contract at the end of next season, Hetherington officially became a free agent from November 1 and has attracted interest from Wests Tigers and St George Illawarra.
Kobe Hetherington will stay at the Broncos in 2025, after coach Michael Maguire ruled out a release for the rising forward.
Picture: Getty Images
Hetherington was given permission to talk to rival clubs at a time when Kevin Walters was coach and his subsequent departure added to the forward’s uncertain future at Red Hill.
The 25-year-old’s agent Chris Hadded flew to Brisbane on Friday for a face-to-face meeting with Maguire to assess whether Hetherington was surplus to requirements under his new regime.
But Maguire made it clear he had a high opinion of Hetherington and had no plans to release the Queensland Origin hopeful, who has impressed with his defensive toughness off interchange.
Hetherington’s preference is to stay at the Broncos, but he has faced a longer-term conundrum as he seeks more game time battling Pat Carrigan for the No.13 jumper.
Hetherington also has the ability to play back row and under Maguire, he could enjoy more minutes in a dual role shifting between the edge and the midfield.
One of the code’s hardest hitters likened in style to Trevor ‘The Axe’ Gillmeister, Hetherington was selected for Australia’s Prime Minister’s XIII last month, further evidence of his growth in the code.
Hetherington was selected for Australia’s Prime Minister's XIII team in October. Picture: Getty Images
Carrigan will remain as Brisbane’s first-choice lock but Hetherington has a golden chance to impress Maguire in 2025.
“’Madge’ called me last week and I spoke to him for the first time,” Hetherington said recently after being selected in Australia’s Prime Minister’s XIII.
“He seems like a good fella.
“I never want to leave the Broncos. I’ve been there for seven years and it’s all I really know.
“I live and breathe the Broncos.”
Haddad last week revealed that Hetherington was a “50-50” chance of leaving the Broncos, but Maguire needs forward depth following the loss of Kurt Capewell, Keenan Palasia and Tom Flegler last season.
Hetherington still faces a conundrum, as he seeks more game time battling Pat Carrigan for the No.13 jumper. Picture: Getty Images
The Tigers and Dragons had not tabled offers for Hetherington but were ready to begin negotiations if he was given a release by the Broncos.
Whether Hetherington is prepared to remain on the bench for the long term at Brisbane is the vexing question and he may explore his options again next year if he fails to receive more game time.
Carrigan is being groomed for the captaincy at the Broncos and Hetherington said last year he had no personal issue with his vice-skipper.
“I know Patty Carrigan is there but it’s good having competition in a position,” he said.
“Patty teaches me stuff and I feel we have a healthy competition.
“Obviously I want to be the starting No.13, so I will try and have a good pre-season and keep pushing each other.
“I’ve set myself a couple of goals and a big one for me is to eventually play for Queensland, whether it’s next year or in the future.”
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finnzo
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If Bateman is gone we should offer Shaun Lane a 2 year deal still has plenty go decent footy to offer
Kaito
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I'm fine with Kobe staying on the bench on the behest
of Madge. Let them burn, but deliver us Terrell lol
of Madge. Let them burn, but deliver us Terrell lol
weststigerman
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If May is coming and actually switched on, I can probably cop Seyfarth as a starting second rower for a year.
Not sure sold on Bird as a lock though.
Pretty much basket case for 9-10 years there. The same or slightly above our form.
Don’t hear much about it though, funnily enough!
weststigerman
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I don’t see any new quotes in that Hetherington article. Not convinced that saga is over yet.
