Managing his time on the field is key to extending his career and making sure the team get maximum benefit from his abilities.
Kobe Hetherington
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Managing his time on the field is key to extending his career and making sure the team get maximum benefit from his abilities.
If he plays beyond 2026 it will be total confirmation that this club is an absolute basket case with no idea what the modern game requires and more to the point a huge issue for Jake's health.
Well he is signed for 2026 and an announcement about an extension is very close, maybe as close as tomorrow or next week.
The Who
Journey Man
Maybe he'll transition into coaching or administration in 2027.
Stewbojevic
Bencher
This year’s signings for the member drive…
- Fogarty
- Hetherington
- Wilson
- Turbos
Can we hope for one more?
Pretty sure its a playing deal for 1 year, Tom for 2 and an option for 3.
Of course injury could derail the best plans.
I hope so.
I am hoping definitely - another forward or two
No frills forward Kobe Hetherington's secret battle with an agonising injury is proving to be Brisbane's inspiration as they charge towards the grand final.
Hetherington has had his best season in the NRL and he and Billy Walters are the only Broncos to play in all 25 matches.
But for the past two months, the tough forward has been dogged by a nagging hip injury that prevents him from training with his mates in the lead-up to games.
Kobe Hetherington. Getty
The 26-year-old forward gets painkilling injections most weeks to enable him to play and spends most training sessions just riding a stationary bike.
"We can see the pain he is in but he never complains or tries to take short cuts," a club source told Wide World of Sports.
"He will join the team for the captain's run but the rest of the time, it is too hard for him to run.
"The fact he hasn't missed a game all year shows how tough he is and how committed he is to the boys and they all really appreciate how he is putting in for them."
Ironically, Hetherington will be lost to the Broncos next season, having signed a four-year deal with Manly from 2026.
(The mole)
Hetherington has had his best season in the NRL and he and Billy Walters are the only Broncos to play in all 25 matches.
But for the past two months, the tough forward has been dogged by a nagging hip injury that prevents him from training with his mates in the lead-up to games.
Kobe Hetherington. Getty
The 26-year-old forward gets painkilling injections most weeks to enable him to play and spends most training sessions just riding a stationary bike.
"We can see the pain he is in but he never complains or tries to take short cuts," a club source told Wide World of Sports.
"He will join the team for the captain's run but the rest of the time, it is too hard for him to run.
"The fact he hasn't missed a game all year shows how tough he is and how committed he is to the boys and they all really appreciate how he is putting in for them."
Ironically, Hetherington will be lost to the Broncos next season, having signed a four-year deal with Manly from 2026.
(The mole)
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
Well we could certainly do with some inspiration at Manly HQ…No frills forward Kobe Hetherington's secret battle with an agonising injury is proving to be Brisbane's inspiration as they charge towards the grand final.
Hetherington has had his best season in the NRL and he and Billy Walters are the only Broncos to play in all 25 matches.
But for the past two months, the tough forward has been dogged by a nagging hip injury that prevents him from training with his mates in the lead-up to games.
Kobe Hetherington. Getty
The 26-year-old forward gets painkilling injections most weeks to enable him to play and spends most training sessions just riding a stationary bike.
"We can see the pain he is in but he never complains or tries to take short cuts," a club source told Wide World of Sports.
"He will join the team for the captain's run but the rest of the time, it is too hard for him to run.
"The fact he hasn't missed a game all year shows how tough he is and how committed he is to the boys and they all really appreciate how he is putting in for them."
Ironically, Hetherington will be lost to the Broncos next season, having signed a four-year deal with Manly from 2026.
(The mole)
Great, as if we don't have enough injury prone forwards now we're buying them as well. Seriously did any other club try to sign Kobe or was it just us again.No frills forward Kobe Hetherington's secret battle with an agonising injury is proving to be Brisbane's inspiration as they charge towards the grand final.
Hetherington has had his best season in the NRL and he and Billy Walters are the only Broncos to play in all 25 matches.
But for the past two months, the tough forward has been dogged by a nagging hip injury that prevents him from training with his mates in the lead-up to games.
Kobe Hetherington. Getty
The 26-year-old forward gets painkilling injections most weeks to enable him to play and spends most training sessions just riding a stationary bike.
"We can see the pain he is in but he never complains or tries to take short cuts," a club source told Wide World of Sports.
"He will join the team for the captain's run but the rest of the time, it is too hard for him to run.
"The fact he hasn't missed a game all year shows how tough he is and how committed he is to the boys and they all really appreciate how he is putting in for them."
Ironically, Hetherington will be lost to the Broncos next season, having signed a four-year deal with Manly from 2026.
(The mole)
Medowie Eagle
Reserve Grader
Seriously, that's what you take from the article. These guys have trained all off-season and then played 25 matches in the hardest competition in the world, and you want to carry on about him being injury prone.
I think if you go through any club at the end of the season there would be plenty of players in this situation.
There were rumours about a 1 year extension with the Broncos and links to the Perth Bears. I don't think anyone is saying that Kobe is elite. However he runs hard, tackles hard and is an effort player. The above article only reinforces that in my mind. He is a welcome addition to our top 17.
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
I agree that the article gives us some hope that Kobe is an effort player that is not gunna quit (and hopefully it means that this season was not his ceiling)... BUT I reckon @mickqld has every right to question the benefits of bringing ANOTHER player into our squad that is injury-prone (particularly a forward)... ongoing injuries to Tent, Sauce, Frog and Sips have cruelled us the last couple of seasons (and then throw in Guac and Jurbo this year)...
...plus we have the never-ending hammy issue with our best player....
He’s not injury prone. Averages 22-23 games a year over the last 4 seasons. No one would say Bullemor is injury prone & he averages around the same as him over the same period.
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
Let's hope he can keep managing those injuries just as well when he gets here then @Ohgeez
Losing Tent (again) was the turning point of our season I reckon (much more then what happened a week or so later)
He's not getting any younger and injuries like that can become debilitating and ongoing. I'm not saying he's going to be another Aloiai but we did buy Josh knowing his sketchy injury history. I just don't want to see history repeated.
madmax
Bencher
When has Koula had never ending hammy issues?
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
He had a good second half of the year, keeps playing like that and you may be right…
…but he ain’t 2021 Tom just yet…
Possibly the hip issue was the reason he has missed a few tackles in recent times. Going to be a very good signing for us. His old man was a tough, no nonsense forward as well. Looks like he is cut from the same cloth.
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