THE only player Brisbane will lose as a result of signing star centre James Roberts is Dale Copley and incredibly the centre swap will actually improve the club’s salary cap room.
In a truly impressive recruitment feat, the Broncos will net a salary cap profit from the centre trade with Roberts who is arguably the best three-quarter in the NRL.
It means the Broncos will have one of the strongest rosters in the NRL this season as they seek to avenge their grand final defeat.
The Sydney Roosters are in pole position to sign Copley who has interest from several clubs including the Gold Coast Titans.
It is understood Copley is reluctant to sign with the Titans because he wants to join a finals-bound club.
Roosters chief executive Brian Canavan told The Courier-Mail the club had discussions with Copley’s management but they were informal and brief.
The Roosters are Copley’s preferred club and if the Bondi boys can offload representative centre Michael Jennings to the Parramatta Eels then Copley could be formally signed.
It was feared Brisbane would have to shed multiple players, including backline utility Lachlan Maranta, to fit Roberts in the cap.
However, the 22-year-old Roberts has made a major salary sacrifice to be at the club after a forged signature on his contracted prompted him to leave the Titans.
His sacrifice means the squad will stay together.
The Rabbitohs and Cowboys are the only other realistic options for Copley who wants to join a strong club this season where he can perform well and secure his future after a disappointing 2015.
It would be a surprise however if the Roosters deal was not completed by the end of January.
THE only player Brisbane will lose as a result of signing star centre James Roberts is Dale Copley and incredibly the centre swap will actually improve the club’s salary cap room.
In a truly impressive recruitment feat, the Broncos will net a salary cap profit from the centre trade with Roberts who is arguably the best three-quarter in the NRL.
It means the Broncos will have one of the strongest rosters in the NRL this season as they seek to avenge their grand final defeat.
The Sydney Roosters are in pole position to sign Copley who has interest from several clubs including the Gold Coast Titans.
It is understood Copley is reluctant to sign with the Titans because he wants to join a finals-bound club.
Roosters chief executive Brian Canavan told The Courier-Mail the club had discussions with Copley’s management but they were informal and brief.
The Roosters are Copley’s preferred club and if the Bondi boys can offload representative centre Michael Jennings to the Parramatta Eels then Copley could be formally signed.
It was feared Brisbane would have to shed multiple players, including backline utility Lachlan Maranta, to fit Roberts in the cap.
However, the 22-year-old Roberts has made a major salary sacrifice to be at the club after a forged signature on his contracted prompted him to leave the Titans.
His sacrifice means the squad will stay together.
The Rabbitohs and Cowboys are the only other realistic options for Copley who wants to join a strong club this season where he can perform well and secure his future after a disappointing 2015.
It would be a surprise however if the Roosters deal was not completed by the end of January.
Is this a joke or what??? Broncos can now just sign everyone on unders? Star players wanting to take unders? lol
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Gotta hand it to Wayne Bennet and the broncs, masters at rorting the cap, not only that but its cheaper to live up there, fek the broncs.
Why cant we sign kingston or folau on a reduced salary but the broncos can sign roberts on a reduced salary.The nrl wouldnt even register burgess contract with souths cos it wasnt market value. yet the brisbane dildoes can get roberts for cheep.
Am I going bananas (as I tell my bananas each morning when I leave...get it? I'm going bananas, I tell my bananas when I leave the house...forget it..) but is there a typo? This article repeated the same sentence twice