{"id":209433,"date":"2025-10-13T05:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209433\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T05:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:23:09","slug":"jesse-southwell-joins-brisbane-broncos-from-newcastle-knights-jillaroos-scott-prince-ali-brigginshaw-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209433\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Southwell joins Brisbane Broncos from Newcastle Knights, Jillaroos, Scott Prince, Ali Brigginshaw, contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Brisbane Broncos are the reigning premiers, but just got better with Dally M halfback of the year Jesse Southwell joining the club from the Knights in a huge coup. <\/p>\n<p>Watch Every game LIVE on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo| New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkleague-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-nrl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Southwell has scored seven tries in 40 NRLW games for the Knights since her debut in 2022 and has already played for the Sky Blues and the Jillaroos. <\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old has also played five Origins for the Blues and was picked for the Jillaroos for the Pacific Championships following her Dally M halfback gong in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? 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For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Broncos have signed Dally M Halfback of the Year and Jillaroos squad member, Jesse Southwell, on a two-year deal, through to the end of the 2027 season,\u201d the club said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>Southwell scored two tries to go with nine try assists and eight linebreak assists last season and led the Knights to the preliminary finals. <\/p>\n<p>Southwell was excited to join the reigning champions after four successful seasons at the Knights. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Broncos\u2019 style of footy and the way that they\u2019ve been playing the past few years has been really cool to watch and I wanted to see if it would work for me,\u201d Southwell said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to learning off Ali and Princey \u2013 given his NRL experience in my position. <\/p>\n<p>MORE GRAND FINAL NEWS<\/p>\n<p>CRAWLS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2025-the-nrl-teams-who-could-chase-willie-peters-after-super-league-triumph-craig-bellamy-melbourne-storm-future-rugby-league-ashes-kevin-walters-kangaroos-selections\/news-story\/d9cd3497a8a3684262cf2c2accaa87db\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Five NRL contenders for history-making Aussie; bolter Kevvie MUST pick<\/a><\/p>\n<p>KANGAROOS VERDICT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2025-kangaroos-selection-battles-reece-walsh-vs-dylan-edwards-mitchell-moses-vs-nathan-cleary-tom-dearden-vs-cameron-munster-australia-vs-england-ashes-tour\/news-story\/d231f815cd88d034aa102de75a2c5b58\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Major backline overhaul as halves headache solved <\/a><\/p>\n<p>ZERO FOR SEVEN?! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/rugby-league-2025-aus-pm-xiii-v-png-pm-xiii-teams-where-to-watch-start-time-kevin-walters-mitch-moses-rugby-league-news\/news-story\/b7b5454aadeb76356a021e7e9bbcefa3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Double hat-trick leads PM\u2019s XII past PNG despite horror kicking<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jesse Southwell joins the Broncos in 2026.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really want to win a premiership. Seeing the way the city here in Brisbane reacted to both team\u2019s winning was super special, and something that gave me chills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Broncos\u2019 NRLW Head Coach, Scott Prince is excited for the opportunity to coach someone of Southwell\u2019s class and skill. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s definitely mature beyond her age\u2026 you can just tell she thinks about the game, she\u2019s got a really nice style,\u201d Prince said. <\/p>\n<p>Conquering Broncos given heroes welcome | 02:07<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s got so much experience for someone at her age, that\u2019s a testament to the quality of player she is. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe it\u2019s one of those signings that you don\u2019t get every day. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know the Broncos\u2019 community will welcome her with open arms.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Head of the the Broncos\u2019 NRLW Program, Paul Dyer noted the club are entering an important period of transition amid a number of looming retirements, including skipper and playmaker Ali Brigginshaw at the end of next season. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the departure of Gayle Broughton and our inspirational co-captain Ali Brigginshaw coming towards the back end of her career, it was critical as a club that we started to plan for the future,\u201d Dyer said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Girls we won&#8230;WE WON!&#8221; | 11:35<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe signing of Jesse cannot be understated, as we are not just investing in one of the game\u2019s premier young playmakers, we are investing in the future of our NRLW program at the club. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer vision, leadership, and natural playmaking ability, coupled with the opportunity to develop under Scott Prince, is a really exciting prospect.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brisbane Broncos are the reigning premiers, but just got better with Dally M halfback of the year&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[64,63,689,651,4428,129101,129107,120789,129103,69447,128900,39119,128906,129099,4746,129105,4495,677,129102,74197,129106,701,52765,129100,129104,85,20960],"class_list":{"0":"post-209433","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","11":"tag-brisbane","12":"tag-brisbane-broncos","13":"tag-dally-m-halfback","14":"tag-gayle-broughton","15":"tag-grand-final-news","16":"tag-halfback-gong","17":"tag-halves-headache","18":"tag-horror-kicking","19":"tag-jesse-southwell","20":"tag-kangaroos-verdict","21":"tag-looming-retirements","22":"tag-mark-st-john","23":"tag-natural-playmaking-ability","24":"tag-newcastle-knights","25":"tag-oceania","26":"tag-paul-dyer","27":"tag-preliminary-finals","28":"tag-premier-young-playmakers","29":"tag-queensland","30":"tag-reigning-premiers","31":"tag-scott-prince","32":"tag-spectacular-welcome","33":"tag-sports","34":"tag-squad-member"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209433","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=209433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}