NRL expansion teams warned: Any leaks and youâre out The race to become the NRLâs 17th team takes an interesting turn, Broncos brush Storm star and Reds star on Red Hill radar.
Rugby League by Travis Meyn and Peter Badel 13th May 2021 7:16 PM
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Subscriber only NRL authorities have sensationally warned the three consortia bidding for a second Brisbane licence they will be kicked out of the expansion race if they leak confidential information to media outlets.
Sport Confidential can reveal bid rivals the Brisbane Firehawks, Jets and Dolphins have been put on notice by ARL Commission boss Peter V landys and NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo as the battle begins to become the NRL s 17th team in 2023.
Controversial evangelical footy star Israel Folau has snapped up a house 15km from Brisbane, fuelling speculation he could be yet again eyeing a return to the NRL.
Folau, 32, and his wife Maria bought a four-hectare property in Pullenvale, once part of disgraced mining magnate Nathan Tinkler s estate, for $1.5million.
The Grandview Drive property only has a modest three bedroom home on it, but the cleared block offers the ability to build your dream lifestyle , according to the selling agents brochure.
It is also said to be surrounded by multimillion-dollar homes - meaning another one built there wouldn t be out of place.
It means the lock will meet with a surgeon this week with surgery the most likely option.
Carrigan was leading the Broncos against the Cowboys with captain Alex Glenn already sidelined by a calf tear and still three weeks away from returning.
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The Brisbane Broncos are under siege.
A second Brisbane team is set to enter the NRL in 2023, the Titans are now a genuine rival - on and off the field - and along with the Storm, Warriors and Cowboys have shattered the illusion that the Broncos don’t lose players they want to keep.
First it was star forward David Fifita’s decision to turn down a lucrative deal to join the Titans last season.
Then the Warriors prised boom fullback Reece Walsh from Brisbane’s grasp earlier this season and the Cowboys snared halfback Tom Dearden.
Now the Storm have managed to lure Queensland Origin winger Xavier Coates to Melbourne.