The best part of $2 million in contract upgrades will hit Brisbane’s carefully curated, home-grown roster next season, replicating the same delicate salary-cap dance Penrith have been navigating since 2020.
Broncos founding father Barry Maranta famously offered Brisbane’s inaugural first-grade side an unprecedented $1500 per-man, per-game win bonus in 1988.
The rock-star reception at Red Hill and clamour for Kevin Walters’ side earlier this week in Brisbane was said to be unlike any seen in the club’s success-laden history. Josh Mansour and James Tamou leaving three years ago morphed into Matt Burton and Kurt Capewell, then Api Koroisau and Viliame Kikau – 2022’s best hooker and back-rower.Stephen Crichton and Spencer Leniu follow after one more game for their junior club, while Jarome Luai continues to weigh up his options, and potentially, life beyond Penrith after 2024.
Mam, too, is looking at a wage – about $320,000 this season – that more than doubles when brought into line with a $700,000-$750,000 market value. Star halfback Adam Reynolds is being lined up for an extra season in 2025 before potentially shifting into coaching, while Jordan Riki and Brendan Piakura , Selwyn Cobbo, Kotoni Staggs and highly rated young prop Xavier Willison make up their next slew of potential poaching targets.
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