Brisbane Broncos on borrowed time
Roar Guru By Curtis Woodward, 15 May 2012 Curtis Woodward is a Roar Guru & Live Blogger
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A lot has been made of the Brisbane Broncos’ stranglehold on Friday night football.
It’s been called a disgrace and an unfair advantage over the rest of the clubs in the NRL. But Friday night football might just be the downfall of the Broncos in 2012.
It’s not the Broncos fault. The Nine Network has made an obvious decision to play the Broncos on Friday nights live into Queensland because they are the premier club in the sunshine state.
But in a competition where everything else is so even and any kind of advantage is gratefully accepted, the Broncos are sitting pretty.
The routine the players are in is a farce. Week after week they know exactly when they are playing and how to best prepare for each game, not even mentioning how lovely a job it would be to work in the Broncos sales or marketing departments.
Nine of Brisbane’s opening 10 games have been on a Friday night; blockbuster matches each weekend against teams wanting to knock them off. Make no mistake, players still fire up for a Friday night clash.
The Broncos are flying on the table and have dominated Friday night footy while the Cronulla Sharks, still without a major sponsor, have been camped on a shuffle through Fox Sports. The Warriors, Canberra, Sydney Roosters and Gold Coast have all been shafted by the Nine Network too.
An average television audience on a Friday night is over 900,000 viewers. An average audience for a Fox Sports game is just over 200,000.
Unless you’re a Broncos supporter, there won’t be too many upset people if and when the Broncos nosedive.
Anthony Griffin’s chargers have been up to the task so far. They’ve accepted and won almost all challengers.
But what has been an impressive start to the year, may end in heartache for the Broncos. All these Friday night wars surely aren’t good for you in the long run.
Jharal Yow Yeh is gone for the season. Justin Hodges and Peter Wallace are continually battling injury.
Then there is State of Origin.
Sam Thaiday, Corey Parker, Matt Gillett, Petero Civoneciva, Ben Hannant and Josh Maguire are all expected to play parts in this year’s Origin series.
It’s a murky time of year for the mighty Broncos as they scratch their way through the Origin period and try to stay healthy for a run at the finals.
After the bye in Round 11, the Broncos travel to Melbourne for another Friday night clash against the Storm. Then they’ll finally run out for a day game against Newcastle. Remember that big old yellow thing in the sky? Perhaps they’ll need to wear sunglasses.
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May 15th 2012 @ 11:27am
Jaceman said | May 15th 2012 @ 11:27am | Report comment
I wonder if that was part of the Nines bid for the new Tv rights that Broncos were a Friday night staple. Hard to see any channel bidding to be offering anything different. The last friday night figures I saw was Sydney 489K and Brisbane 344K which means Brisbane is propping up Sydney with 1/3 of the population (it was however the NZ test). If anyone has a regular Friday night club game comparison that would be handy – thanks..
May 15th 2012 @ 11:54am
planko said | May 15th 2012 @ 11:54am | Report comment
Curtis don’t disagree but you could get pasting on this one. I would just like to put it out there to Ricky and Mal thanks for not selecting Watmough and DCE !
May 15th 2012 @ 12:04pm
Curtis Woodward said | May 15th 2012 @ 12:04pm | Report comment
I’m prepared, mate. Yeah Manly really are winners out of this. Although I think DCE is in for the full camp isn’t he? Watmough’s non selection is a disgrace.
May 15th 2012 @ 12:10pm
Jaceman said | May 15th 2012 @ 12:10pm | Report comment
Did Watmough pay the price for indiscretions at SOO camp last year…although he has been picked for Australia since I think
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/watmough-trashed-origin-hotel-room-20110827-1jfew.html
May 15th 2012 @ 12:43pm
Curtis Woodward said | May 15th 2012 @ 12:43pm | Report comment
Height of hypocracy if Watmough is brushed for that and Jennings is picked despite being on the drink and dropped from his club side
May 15th 2012 @ 12:12pm
planko said | May 15th 2012 @ 12:12pm | Report comment
Yeah I think “full camp” but is given a release to play on the weekend. I am not 100 per cent certain but I think Manly has 2 byes for the next 2 games so yeah they have done well provided there players get through uninjured. I still like the NSW team except for the outside backs the whole Jennings thing stinks. He obviously got dropped because of geting on the turps again. Somehow having a “few” beers on ANZAC day might been a few dozen. If RL is serious about these issues they should Penrith in their stance.
Can someone please tell me why Canterbury Bankstown played at Lang Park of Friday ?
May 15th 2012 @ 12:42pm
Curtis Woodward said | May 15th 2012 @ 12:42pm | Report comment
Double Header deal with the Titans I think .. been happening for a few years now
May 15th 2012 @ 12:50pm
planko said | May 15th 2012 @ 12:50pm | Report comment
Mmm ok but I dont understand why the Bronco’s would not have said we are playing the Premiers most people hate … We are going to get close to a full house anyway ?
May 15th 2012 @ 5:01pm
Curtis Woodward said | May 15th 2012 @ 5:01pm | Report comment
I take that back .. might be a Bulldogs/Eagles deal
May 15th 2012 @ 5:05pm
planko said | May 15th 2012 @ 5:05pm | Report comment
I dont understand what the has Manly got to do with it. Was it not a Bronco’s home game and a Canterbury home games ?
May 15th 2012 @ 12:57pm
Pot Stirrer said | May 15th 2012 @ 12:57pm | Report comment
I know its not popular but at least when you watch the Broncos its a good game of footy. But then i have pay tv and get to watch all my teams games.
May 15th 2012 @ 2:31pm
planko said | May 15th 2012 @ 2:31pm | Report comment
Agree pot stirrer they play good football but having regular 7 day breaks with training routines must be pleasant and bring them some advantage ?
May 15th 2012 @ 2:38pm
Tony Archers Maroon Underwear said | May 15th 2012 @ 2:38pm | Report comment
That and their long standing exemption from the salary cap
May 15th 2012 @ 9:50pm
Queensland's Game is Rugby League said | May 15th 2012 @ 9:50pm | Report comment
You don’t know the rules.
Clubs can top up their elite players salaries with deals from third parties. I don’t know how much they can inject into the deal, but I think it’s a fair bit.
The Broncos benefit the most from third party deals because they’re the only team representing metro Brisbane. The Sydney teams cannot compete because there’s too many of them trying to attract the few advertising dollars that are available in Sydney. If you don’t like it then get Sydney to reduce its amount of teams from 9 to 3, but don’t blame the Broncos for making the most of the NRL’s Sydney-centric mindset.
May 15th 2012 @ 10:44pm
Tony Archers Maroon Underwear said | May 15th 2012 @ 10:44pm | Report comment
right…..of course the broncos would be the only club able to do that….on the rules say your a player and the club wants to sign you, can they say organise a really (really) highly paid job for your girlfriend even though she couldn’t get that job anywhere else as a cap exempt incentive?
May 16th 2012 @ 8:44pm
Queensland's Game is Rugby League said | May 16th 2012 @ 8:44pm | Report comment
The Broncos are the only team in a rugby league mad city that has over 1,800,000 people. Every major business in the area wants to jump on-board the Broncos wagon. They have no issues when it comes to acquiring third party deals.
There isn’t a team in Sydney that has 1,800,000 people to itself.
May 16th 2012 @ 3:59am
peeeko said | May 16th 2012 @ 3:59am | Report comment
9 to 3 – surely you jest. sydney divided by nine is still heaps bigger than Townsville
May 16th 2012 @ 8:41pm
Queensland's Game is Rugby League said | May 16th 2012 @ 8:41pm | Report comment
“9 to 3 – surely you jest. sydney divided by nine is still heaps bigger than Townsville”
Why are you comparing Sydney with Townsville?
I spoke specifically about the Broncos being the sole team representing metro Brisbane. Not a word was said about Townsville.
May 15th 2012 @ 2:07pm
Shark for Life said | May 15th 2012 @ 2:07pm | Report comment
I have to agree with all your comments GURU. How does a team like Cronulla really expect to attract a major sponsor when they are lucky to get 2 games per year on free to air?
May 15th 2012 @ 3:58pm
Curtis Woodward said | May 15th 2012 @ 3:58pm | Report comment
Well they are going to get a major sponsor eventually through their own hard work
May 15th 2012 @ 2:33pm
bart said | May 15th 2012 @ 2:33pm | Report comment
doesnt it make sense for the home teams games to regularly be played at the same time on the same day, for the fans to know whats going on and for the teams advantage?
May 15th 2012 @ 2:34pm
planko said | May 15th 2012 @ 2:34pm | Report comment
Yeah bart in a ideal world but no other team has this hence they are getting an advantage !!!!
May 15th 2012 @ 10:00pm
Queensland's Game is Rugby League said | May 15th 2012 @ 10:00pm | Report comment
Wah wah wah!
If you don’t like it when then reduce the amount of Sydney teams from 9 to 3, or from 9 to 1. Then the Broncos won’t have the advantage that they do. Or put a few more teams in south-east Queensland. Just don’t expect all 9 Sydney clubs to be given the same advantages that a 1 metro city team like the Broncos get from having no competition. You can’t have your cake and it too.
May 16th 2012 @ 4:00am
peeeko said | May 16th 2012 @ 4:00am | Report comment
the Broncos have actively tried to keep other clubs from forming in SE qld
May 16th 2012 @ 8:45pm
Queensland's Game is Rugby League said | May 16th 2012 @ 8:45pm | Report comment
So?
The Broncos are a business. It’s in their interest to look out for themselves. Doesn’t mean the NRL can’t step in and put another team in Brisbane.
May 15th 2012 @ 2:57pm
Tumble Hill said | May 15th 2012 @ 2:57pm | Report comment
Free to air NRL is not an option in NZ. Get Sky TV or dont watch at all. Maori TV shows an ESL game once a week Free To Air.
May 15th 2012 @ 3:04pm
Tumble Hill said | May 15th 2012 @ 3:04pm | Report comment
Also, I can never quite understand why the majority of Warriors home games are on a Sunday. Can anyone shed some light?
May 15th 2012 @ 4:00pm
Curtis Woodward said | May 15th 2012 @ 4:00pm | Report comment
because its a 12pm start here .. three games back-to-back
May 15th 2012 @ 3:04pm
Shark for Life said | May 15th 2012 @ 3:04pm | Report comment
Hey guys, this wasn’t about teams having regular times or who has or hasn’t got pay tv. This was about the advantage one team gets from a regular broadcast in from of 900,000 viewers each week. Don’t get me wrong, Brisbane play an entertaining brand of football, that I like to watch, but this season, so do many others.
A fair go for all teams isn’t too much to ask……I don’t think.
May 15th 2012 @ 10:03pm
Queensland's Game is Rugby League said | May 15th 2012 @ 10:03pm | Report comment
“A fair go for all teams isn’t too much to ask……I don’t think.”
What about a fair go for the QRL and Queensland rugby league fans?
If you’re a rugby league fan in Brisbane then you can only see 1 NRL game each footnight. Around 12 each season, barring finals. If you live in Sydney you get to see heaps of games. I don’t see NSW rugby league fans trying to rectify this problem. All I keep on hearing for them is how Central Coast needs a team before Brisbane.
May 16th 2012 @ 12:43pm
The Barry said | May 16th 2012 @ 12:43pm | Report comment
Shouldn’t have joined the Sydney comp then if you don’t like it. It’s the same old same old.
Without the Sydney clubs you’d still be watching Redcliffe play Wynum-Manly every satdee arvo and all of Qlds stars would be playing for the Tigers and Roosters and Parra, etc.
Brisbane and the QRL get more than fair treatment from the NRL and broadcasters.
You strike me as someone who would move in next to a pub and then complain about the noise.
May 16th 2012 @ 12:54pm
PLANKO said | May 16th 2012 @ 12:54pm | Report comment
Could not agree more people keep forgetting that Brisbane killed their own second team anyway. The reason why I believe in NRL Division 1 and NRL Division 2 with promotion and relegation is that way we don’t have to do a NORTHS ever again. We could also bring in a second team by using infrasture already in place with QLD State Cup team to earn promotion. Rugby League lost fans forever when we killed Norths. It one thing to get relegated it another thing to turn the light off. I believe Sydney clubs would become more prominent in the NRL Division 2. I am not a norths fan but their club house cammeray made close to 2 mil last year. You can’t tell me this could not pay for more than few good players thus giving them a chance to win 2nd Division and get up again and the same could be said for any side that got relegated to Div 2.
May 16th 2012 @ 12:59pm
PLANKO said | May 16th 2012 @ 12:59pm | Report comment
Got lost my point is that Wynum-Manly or Redcliffe could get promoted into the NRL. A new club would need to start fresh with NO fans on day one.
May 16th 2012 @ 9:02pm
Queensland's Game is Rugby League said | May 16th 2012 @ 9:02pm | Report comment
“Shouldn’t have joined the Sydney comp then if you don’t like it. It’s the same old same old.”
I attend all Wynnum-Manly Seagulls home matches. Prefer it over seeing the Broncos.
“QRL get more than fair treatment from the NRL and broadcasters”
The QRL is not treated anywhere as fairly as you make out. The NRL cut back dual registration because the NSW Cup was dying. They didn’t care about the possible effect it would have on clubs like the Souths Logan Magpies and Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles. The Sea Eagles are rebuilding, but it’s hard for them as they have to compete with clubs that are affiliated with the Broncos, Cowboys, Titans and Storm.
The QRL pays Channel 9 to broadcast a match each round. No freebies are thrown in. Between 100,000 and 200,000 people watch the 2:00pm Sunday afternoon game. Channel 9 should cover the costs if it’s as keen on rugby league as it says. The NRL could chip in and pay the money.
And how’s the NSW Cup going since the NRL tried to give it an unfair advantage? Not too well. It’s still an inferior competition. No one bothers to go watch the NSW Cup. A Queensland Cup game can draw upwards of a few thousand spectators. The Northern Pride are aiming for 5,000 club members this year. That rivals some Sydney NRL clubs. Their matches are streamed online and watched in China, North America and England. Wynnum-Manly always have at least 1,000 fans at Kougari Oval for their home matches — some times up around 3,000 — with the bulk of them sitting in the Arthur Lovell Stand or cheering loudly from the Chook Pen. The NSW Cup cannot compete with that sort of support.
I say if the Sydney NRL clubs cannot produce their own stars — let’s face it, juniors from the Sydney area aren’t as good as the ones from Brisbane — then the NRL needs to reduce the amount of Sydney clubs that are in the NRL. There isn’t an argument that you can raise to back the idea of keeping 9 clubs in Sydney: the clubs draw pathetic crowds, all of them are broke or struggling to get out of the red, rely on Queenslanders to stay competitive and have trouble attracting sponsors. Don’t give me this “tradition” nonsense.
Since when is the NRL a Sydney competition?
There’s a reason it’s called the National Rugby League. It stopped being the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership 18 years ago.
May 18th 2012 @ 10:18am
PLANKO said | May 18th 2012 @ 10:18am | Report comment
What was the comp called when Brisbane joined ?
May 19th 2012 @ 11:24pm
Queensland's Game Is Rugby League said | May 19th 2012 @ 11:24pm | Report comment
It doesn’t matter what the competition was called when the Broncos joined. That was over 24-25 years ago?
The NSWRL Premiership became a national competition in 1995. That was 17 years ago.
We need to get with the times. Half the reason NSW gets its pants beat off them every year is because they’re still living in the past. Rugby league won’t move forward until Sydney stops holding the game back.
May 15th 2012 @ 3:30pm
Gaz said | May 15th 2012 @ 3:30pm | Report comment
Nothing like a bit of Bronco bashing at State of Origin time….hey Curtis!
Shark, don’t be disappointed, the way the Shire boys are playing at the minute won’t be long before they are Friday nite regulars as well. When you play the type of football they produced against the comp leaders on Sunday won’t be long before sponsors are lining up to get a piece of the action. Can’t put the horse before the cart need to play well – then Friday nites – then sponsors, not the other way around.
Tony Archer’s MU not game to use his correct identity, did you mean salary crap, did you not. Brisbane have a team of younguns bought up a nurtured from Toyota Cup with no big name signings and Lockyer retiring. Have another VB and go back to sleep!
You see Curtis, when you bash the Broncs, they come out of the woodwork don’t they? I should know better, shouldn’t I?
May 15th 2012 @ 3:41pm
Shark for Life said | May 15th 2012 @ 3:41pm | Report comment
Fair point Gaz. I was a one eyed black, white and blue supporter, before moving to Roma QLD.
Apparently Bronco Bashing out here isn’t such a good idea, but old habits are hard to break and having a dig at the Bronco’s is always good sport.
You do have to admit, if you follow another NRL team in Queensland, having to swallow Bronco pills every Friday night doesn’t help with the bitter taste you have in your mouth.
And before you even ask or suggest…..No I’m not about to move interstate. I support the Mighty Maroons.
May 15th 2012 @ 4:10pm
oikee said | May 15th 2012 @ 4:10pm | Report comment
Funny bloke Curtis, who you going to replace them with, the Sharks or Manly, that will get the 900 thousand quickly back to 200 thousand, your a damm genious Curtis.
Manly with their 13 internationals and origin players, compared to the baby Broncos who had to shed a whole team to stay under the cap, yet somehow Manly keeps a full team and resign mind you, 3 million worth of players. ???
Come on Gallop, you think Australians are stupid, get Shubert in to find out how Penn is hanging onto 10 milllion worth of players.
In the meantime, the Broncos have been to Perth, and NZ, held a double header, and about to play in Melbourne, and they attrack big crowds, what has Manly and the Sharks done for the game, come-on Curtis, how many 30 thousand crowds, 20 thousand to start you low, and you want Australia to watch this rabble will league burns 1 million veiwers. Nice one mate, your a real market guru.
I will tell you what you can do, bring back the Bears might get you some support. Apart from that, taking the Broncos off friday night will just lose you veiwers. Blame Gallop he is the one who did not add another Brisbane team, Sydney is the only city in Australia with more than 1 team, this game has been run backwards, like a dionkey in the Melbourne cup.
No more stories about the Broncos, you want to rip into someone, rip into Gallop, your mighty leader. Or Manly our Interantional team, who fly under the cap.
May 15th 2012 @ 4:30pm
planko said | May 15th 2012 @ 4:30pm | Report comment
You really have strayed now oikee manly dont have the money. Manly leagues club is not funding them any more and penn is not either. The Bronco’s , St George , Canterbury and Now Newcastle that has the funding to break the cap. Penn is milking the club of it assets slowly mate he is in it for the dough. Check out the annual report no dough at brookie mate.
May 15th 2012 @ 4:32pm
Shark for Life said | May 15th 2012 @ 4:32pm | Report comment
Oikee, you have some fair points also, but why would you think running the Sharks or Manly around on a Friday night would dramatically reduce the viewer numbers? They are both entertaining sides to watch. Surely you don’t think of the 900,000 views, 80% are Bronco supporters.
Your points on salary caps are more justified, but don’t get me started, the Sharks haven’t spent their entire salary cap for about three years that I know of. But this was never about salary cap. This was about playing big games on Friday nights and a fair go for others. Like Curtis suggested….I hope the Broncos do suffer from playing that many games under the spot light and it does take it’s toll.
I think they call that, just deserts.
May 15th 2012 @ 10:09pm
Queensland's Game is Rugby League said | May 15th 2012 @ 10:09pm | Report comment
Shark for Life,
The ratings for Friday night football in Brisbane drop when the Broncos are not involved. Cowboys and Titans are rarely given a Friday night slot because they’re not popular in Brisbane. An all NSW clash produces even worse ratings.
May 16th 2012 @ 4:21am
JVGO said | May 16th 2012 @ 4:21am | Report comment
The Sharks Melbourne match was apparently the highest rating Sunday game of the year. People obviously wanted to see two teams at the top of the comp who had had virtually no TV exposure.
May 17th 2012 @ 7:42am
Crosscoder said | May 17th 2012 @ 7:42am | Report comment
And that was on delay JVGO.Imagine a live match and the ensuing ratings.
May 16th 2012 @ 8:28am
Shark for Life said | May 16th 2012 @ 8:28am | Report comment
Queensland’s Game is Rugby League, read JVGO’s comment. Imagine if the Sharks V Melbourne was on live Friday night.
May 16th 2012 @ 9:11pm
Queensland's Game is Rugby League said | May 16th 2012 @ 9:11pm | Report comment
I wish people would actually go study the ratings before they make baseless comments. The Broncos matches on Friday night always rate better in Brisbane than matches that do not involve them.
The Broncos haven’t had a Sunday afternoon match on Channel 9 this season. So why bring up the ratings for the Sharks vs Storm match? It rated well because it was the best Sunday afternoon match of the season. Every other Sunday afternoon match has involved struggling Sydney clubs (IE. Newcastle, Parramatta, Penrith). When the Broncos play on Sunday afternoon then it’ll be the highest rating match in Brisbane for that timeslot.
May 15th 2012 @ 4:43pm
Midfielder said | May 15th 2012 @ 4:43pm | Report comment
Okiee
You still have not posted on the Manly win …. nor I guess have you sung the song I suggested you do… just a reminder to the tune of the “”‘Village People”"‘ .. You Can’t Stop the Music…
You Can’t Stop Manly {Eagles if you prefer}
Any how you can build your anti Manly feeling into a Bronco thread is well done…
Once more for the good times …. sing along…
You Can’t Stop The Eagles
Nobody can stop the Eagles
Its how fair they play
How fast they play
You can’t stop the Eagles
Nobody can top the Eagles
May 15th 2012 @ 4:46pm
planko said | May 15th 2012 @ 4:46pm | Report comment
Come on midfielder he can’t help himself … I was a matter of time before Oikee read this and off we go………………..
May 15th 2012 @ 5:23pm
Midfielder said | May 15th 2012 @ 5:23pm | Report comment
Planko
Ever wonder were our posting friend lives … a cave, tent come to mind … however he does bleed Bronco possibly the red neck has entered the brain…
Come on Okiee sing my song … [PS note the words fair and fast in my song very very true]
You Can’t Stop The Eagles
Nobody can stop the Eagles
Its how fair they play
How fast they play
You can’t stop the Eagles
Nobody can top the Eagles
May 15th 2012 @ 5:04pm
Curtis Woodward said | May 15th 2012 @ 5:04pm | Report comment
Pretty sure Canterbury are a Sydney club and they were stripped of 37 competition points
May 15th 2012 @ 10:39pm
eagleJack said | May 15th 2012 @ 10:39pm | Report comment
Oikee have another Tawny Port mate.
The Broncos since their inception have provided 50 players to QLD and 6 to NSW in Origin. And you have the hide to talk about other team’s breaking the cap.
Manly have 4 players in Origin this year. The Broncos have 5. They also provided 5 players for the ANZAC Test. Manly had 2. See where Im going with this?
Maybe you should read Queensland’s Game is Rugby League’s posts. The Broncos for years have had the ability to top up player contracts with 3rd party deals. That is why the great Darren Lockyer only took up $300K of the Broncos cap but made nearly 2.5 times that. Surely even you are aware of the Thoroughbreds and their business dealings for the Broncos?
I have no issue with how the Broncos do business. It is all above board. But it riles me when a Broncos fan points a finger at another club when they have fielded full rep sides since day dot.
May 16th 2012 @ 4:02am
peeeko said | May 16th 2012 @ 4:02am | Report comment
agree entirely, dont know how the broncos have stayed under the cap for the past 20 years
May 16th 2012 @ 7:24am
oikee said | May 16th 2012 @ 7:24am | Report comment
No need to lie, the courier mail ran a players payments article with every players wages. Lockyer was getting 700 thousand off the cap.
The last year of career he took a pay cut so the Broncos could resign the young players they brought through,.
You see what happens when you just lie about things, you end up looking silly.
It was in the Courier mail mate, the whole state seen what every single player was paid, now you going to deny this. ? Come-on. You guys think your messing with a street urchant, well your not.
When i start bleating out what you call garbage, i normally have proof or have not found something on the rubbish tip, it is normally fact. If i say i millked it abit, i normally say i laid it on thick.
Now lets bring it, you want to go one on one wuith me, ok, i gave you 13 internationals and origin players for Manly, lets have a look.
Matai, Foran, Williams, Lyons, Eveans, all internationals, King, Watmough, Stewart Brett, Stewart Glen, Burher, Wolfman, Hoppa, Kite, Ballin all played Origin .
That is 13 players, back to you.
May 16th 2012 @ 8:25am
planko said | May 16th 2012 @ 8:25am | Report comment
Oikee please do some research before you talk ….FACT cause it’s printed in a paper that also owned by company that also own’s part of the Bronco’s or it must be fact ? Hoppa is not signed with Manly, Kite and Ballin are on FA. Do some research Manly does not have the to break the cap the Bronco’s do !!! Suck it up
May 16th 2012 @ 8:45am
eagleJack said | May 16th 2012 @ 8:45am | Report comment
Street urchant – that’s a new one Oikee.
Is that the supposed $10m roster you just listed? Come on mate you are embarrassing yourself. You do realise Will Hopoate is on a Mormon mission right? And is contracted to the Eels. And Buhrer can hardly be called an Origin player and would not be priced as one. DCE played for $85k last year and reports out of Manly are that he isn’t on much more this year. The final 2 years (2014/15) of his latest contract will see him earn good money.
But Im not going to go back and forth with a Broncos supporter with an axe to grind. A whopping 32% of players who have pulled on a Broncos jersey since 1988 also pulled on an Origin jersey at the same time. No other club even gets into double figures. And that doesn’t include the many internationals who weren’t available for Origin selection. Im not saying you are cheating the cap. But the ease in which you can garner 3rd party sponsorship deals means that you can keep the cream of the crop more often than not. They are just facts Oikee.
Move on from your one-eyed hatred of Manly. Although it makes our many recent wins (7 from the last 9 games) over the Broncos that much sweeter.
May 16th 2012 @ 12:48pm
The Barry said | May 16th 2012 @ 12:48pm | Report comment
Ever notice how Broncos fans always when challenged about the cap used to say “Lockyer’s contract was topped up with third party deals, his contract with the Broncos is only worth $250,000″
Now it’s changed to “with Lockyer retiring we’ve freed up soooo much money under the cap”
strange
May 16th 2012 @ 1:10pm
Pot Stirrer said | May 16th 2012 @ 1:10pm | Report comment
Wouldnt 200 of that been exempt under the 10 yr rule ? That only leaves 50K,
May 15th 2012 @ 4:55pm
Tony Archers Maroon Underwear said | May 15th 2012 @ 4:55pm | Report comment
Sorry ‘Gaz’ but I am Tony Archers Maroon Underwear and my life is sordid and dark enough as it is with out taking any lifestyle suggestion from yourself.
As for the Broncos come on…..wake up and turn off your magic purple calculator mate. How do they consistently keep the cream of the crop from the juniors while retaining the best player in the world and half an origin squad…I wonder… I guess it helps when the people who co-own the game, half the media in the country also own your club…
Their not alone of course the Storm also managed this amazing feat year after year as well…now who owns the storm again…
May 15th 2012 @ 5:10pm
planko said | May 15th 2012 @ 5:10pm | Report comment
The magic purple calculator love your work but seriously I hope a second team comes to brisbane watch the broncos struggle to hold on to talent when a player does not have to uproot the family to get a better deal !!!
May 15th 2012 @ 6:06pm
Gaz said | May 15th 2012 @ 6:06pm | Report comment
I’m sorry about your dark and sordid life Tony so I retract my statement that is unless you feel like a VB and a sleep. I am however curious you bought up the salary cap. What praytell is that got to do with Friday nite football? We do have sides like Souths, Cowboys and did you take note of the Titans buying spree. Did you not notice Broncos Beale and Teo are leaving due to salary cap restraints. You see it’s just a part of Bronco bashing and knocking success. Anyway how’s your team going is it under the salary cap? Did they buy any players in the off season? Do they spend money on their juniors and bring them along from school footballers to NRL players?
May 15th 2012 @ 9:58pm
Carlos said | May 15th 2012 @ 9:58pm | Report comment
We sure did… as a Parra fan mine is a dark and tragic existence Gaz perhaps I will have that VB
Friday night football..rubbery salary cap all part of the competitive advantage ‘some’ teams are getting over others…In the olden days some clubs were just stronger than others, it was cyclical, Souths being an example.
This was for the most part fair and natural and as a result no one was ever going to strip a premiership from your team and tarnish the reputation of the entire comp.
Now we have the co-owners of the NRL who own the media reporting on the game owning clubs and the governance being a murky pool of collusion and conflicts of interest. In this context a system like the cap which being flawed to begin with was destined and has failed spectacularly.
I wish the fleas of a thousand cattle dogs upon the armpits of its designers, for great harm they have done to the game.
Something to ponder over a big banana cocktail Gaz if NRL HQ decided to investigate the broncos Id be worried about the Brisbane 06 (?) V Storm premiership as there is no way that that team was any where near the cap.