Indigenous Round brings a great opportunity for the Broncos to maintain their winning run, having brought home the bacon in their last two games. The bookies now make them the second favourites behind the Panthers to win the Telstra Premiership this year, despite the loss of Adam Reynolds until round 22, after Jock Madden’s winning field goal.
Payne Haas will start, after his strange injury against the Sea Eagles which turned out to be caused by a knee in the back of his calf triggering a big toe nerve injury.
Reece Walsh and Billy Walters return, Kotoni Staggs is ruled out with a fractured first rib that he picked up against the Sea Eagles last week.
Will David Fifita’s extraordinary back-flip on his move to the Roosters impact his form?
The game against the Titans will be a great opportunity for the younger Broncos to step up and fill the spots during the Origin series which starts on June 5.
The Titans have struggled to put a full game together all season, hence their 2 wins and 8 losses record has them in wooden spoon territory, but Joe Stimson and Kieran Foran return into the starting line up.
The Broncos currently sit 5th, the Titans are 16th
Sad news this week that Broncos assistant coach, John Cartwright, will be leaving for pastures new at the end of the season. Cartwright joined the Broncos when Kevvie Walters took the head coach job for the 2021 season, his new role will be Head Coach at Hull FC in the 2025 Super League.
The Indigenous round jersey that the Broncos will take onto the field was designed by well-known North Stradbroke Island artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins.
