Kobe is the younger of them and being a number 9 early in his career you would assume he could potentially play some 9 to give Api a break and potentially allow Latu Fainu to start as our 14 but come on and spend some time at 13.three 13s on the market, all with their respective pros and cons: Adam Elliott, Corey Horsburgh, Kobe Hetherington. I think it simply comes down to what WT want at 13. all three are players with different skillsets and at different points in their career.
Hetherington is the least developed of all three, but would come cheap and is unshakeable in defence. also has a great passing game given he was a 9 before he transitioned.
Elliott is in his peak years and is having a great season, but would be looking for a decent deal in what will likely be his last NRL deal and isn't as good defensively as the other two.
Horsburgh lacks the ballplaying skillset as a lock but is a rock defensively and can turn a game on it's head on either side of the ball.
interesting times ahead and very interested to see what we decide to do.
Doesn’t Hethrington play front row?
I’m not so sure he would come cheap, my estimation says he’d be looking for around 400k if headiing to Sydney and be part of a team trying to rebuild.
The Titans also need a 13, so I’m thinking that’s where he ends up if leaving the Broncos.
Adam Elliott would bring toughness, hard running and decent ball playing ability, but at age 30 he could be on the decline, although he does keep himself in good physical condition.
Corey Horsburgh would be the bigger body with better go forward and would take pressure off our props in the yardage battle. He also has a good offload in his game, but lacks ball playing ability and his defensive line speed not as good at the other two.
I wouldn’t disregard Jack Williams either, he’s off contract, playing as well as ever and might want a regular starting spot at this stage of his career. The advantage with him is him being mobile enough to also play on an edge.