{"id":20745,"date":"2025-07-25T09:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T09:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/20745\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T09:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T09:11:07","slug":"jock-madden-returns-to-wests-tigers-brisbane-broncos-halfback-benji-marshall-contract-vs-panthers-round-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/20745\/","title":{"rendered":"Jock Madden returns to Wests Tigers, Brisbane Broncos halfback, Benji Marshall, contract, vs Panthers, Round 21"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wests Tigers have bolstered their halves depth by picking up prodigal son Jock Madden from the Brisbane Broncos for a return to the club in 2026. <\/p>\n

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\u201cWests Tigers are pleased to announce that Wests Tigers Player #244, Jock Madden, will return to the club on a two-year deal from the 2026 season,\u201d the club said in a statement. <\/p>\n

After debuting for Wests Tigers in 2021, the 25-year-old half went on to feature in 17 matches for the club in 2021-22. <\/p>\n

A Scone Thoroughbreds junior, Madden went on to join the Brisbane Broncos, where he has played 15 games since 2023.<\/p>\n

He is currently in recovery from a pectoral tear suffered in May.<\/p>\n

A composed and measured player with a good kicking game, Madden adds quality depth to the club\u2019s halves stocks. <\/p>\n

Jock is also of outstanding character and after making fortnightly trips to the Queensland Children\u2019s Hospital to support youth doing it tough (among other community initiatives), he has been nominated for the 2025 Ken Stephen Medal. <\/p>\n

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Jock Madden will rejoin the Tigers after three seasons at the Broncos.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Jock is delighted to make his return to Wests Tigers after three years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great feeling to return to the Wests Tigers in 2026,\u201d Madden said. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited to work and play under Benji\u2019s leadership and to be part of a team heading in the right direction.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Head Coach Benji Marshall believes Madden will prove a quality addition to the roster. <\/p>\n

\u201cJock is a smart player with a strong kicking game and a great work ethic. <\/p>\n

He will be a valuable addition to our squad on and off the field. We look forward to welcoming him back.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Wests Tigers have bolstered their halves depth by picking up prodigal son Jock Madden from the Brisbane…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[64,63,689,9421,4428,21383,21381,4612,21386,21379,4575,21384,4744,20539,20535,4746,21376,677,21382,21385,21378,701,20422,85,20428,21377,10106,4515,21380,21387],"class_list":["post-20745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-benji-marshall","tag-brisbane-broncos","tag-broncos-halfback","tag-community-initiatives","tag-gold-coast-titans","tag-halves-depth","tag-halves-stocks","tag-jahrome-hughes","tag-jock-madden","tag-kicking-game","tag-last-gasp-ref-call","tag-lift-lid","tag-mark-st-john","tag-match-winning-field-goal","tag-oceania","tag-pectoral-tear","tag-prodigal-son","tag-quality-depth","tag-queensland","tag-rollercoaster-win","tag-sports","tag-superstar-halfback","tag-team-heading","tag-toowoomba","tag-wests-tigers","tag-work-ethic","tag-youth-doing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}