Broncos bite back: Kevvie launches 11th hour bid to stop Brendan Piakura’s Brisbane exit
Brendan Piakura is expected to leave the Broncos. Digital image by Robb Cox/NRL Photos
Brendan Piakura is expected to leave the Broncos. Digital image by Robb Cox/NRL Photos
Brisbane coach Kevin Walters has launched an eleventh hour bid aimed at torpedoing Canterbury out of the water and keeping young back-rower Brendan Piakura at Red Hill.
The Dogs were closing in on the teenager’s signature, but in a bid to stop the mass exodus of young talent, Walters has made an offer of $1.2 million deal over three years.
But after a breakdown in negotiations, Walters personally intervened to up the ante in the bidding war.
The club legend, who has lost his first two games as NRL head coach, and is desperate to stop the flow of Brisbane’s most-coveted talent leaving the club.