Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nRegardless, his decision is yet to be confirmed \u2014 and Brisbane powerbrokers want a final answer before he returns to pre-season.<\/p>\n
That answer could come as a hammer blow for Michael Maguire, with legendary halfback Cooper Cronk explaining his omission next season could slip them out of premiership contention.<\/p>\n
\u201cLets just hypothetically say Payne Haas leaves, I think that brings them back a notch from winning the grand final again,\u201d Cronk said on the Kayo Sports NRL podcast.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat list they have got that\u2019s exciting from one to 13… but he is the foundation for everything else that Adam Reynolds, Ben Hunt, Reece Walsh can do off the back of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, legendary prop Steve Roach added: \u201cI never thought I\u2019d see a bloke better than Glenn Lazarus, this guy the longer his career goes on, he could surpass him and I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d see a better one than him\u201d<\/p>\n
While Haas is reportedly leaning towards remaining with the Broncos, Cronk revealed how he would pitch an extension to the superstar prop.<\/p>\n
Haas reportedly holds concerns regarding the viability for R360 to get off the ground, while Cronk explained there\u2019s no long-term future to move into once his playing days are done.<\/p>\n
Brisbane Broncos star Payne Haas.Source: News Corp Australia<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the angle the Broncos must use according to the Storm and Roosters premiership-winner \u2014 that Haas could be a Bronco for life.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s not a lot you can do at our level that can stop Payne Haas, I think all it is is making sure that Payne Haas feels loved by the Broncos,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdored, opportunities to see life after football… because it is the total package, it\u2019s just not the salary.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout knowing what R360 is offering, I dare say that after $3 million and three-years, there\u2019s not much more for Payne Haas to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Broncos are unable to match the potential tax-free salary on offer from R360, with several big-name stars already signed long-term.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt puts the Broncos under so much pressure financially, they\u2019ve got so many of their big stars stitched up,\u201d Lara Pitt said.<\/p>\n
Haas set to reject R360 for Broncos | 00:36<\/p>\n
\u201cThey can\u2019t offer Payne the top dollar he could get at R360 or that other clubs could offer him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The R360 salaries on offer, according to Cronk and Roach, would certainly make both of them turn their heads had they been on offer during their playing days.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would consider it, but I would want to see it a lot more formal, a lot more organised than what it is,\u201d Roach said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me at the moment, it\u2019s a little bit pie in the sky. They haven\u2019t even named who they\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Cronk added: \u201cPayne Haas is a very good person for his family, he looks after his entire family… I imagine his circumstances are completely different to Papenhuyzen and Lomax.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I\u2019m a current-day player and I have these moneys thrown at me… I would consider my individual circumstances, I would consider the sum of money.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut ultimately it comes down to your heart, what does your heart want to do?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Broncos\u2019 title hopes in 2026 hinge on Payne Haas\u2019 contract decision, but one league legend believes the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294492,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-294491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294491","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=294491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}