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March 25, 2026 \u2014 7:30pm<\/p>\n
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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Broncos chief Dave Donaghy has explained the NRL club\u2019s decision to knock back the opportunity for Ben Te\u2019o to join the Queensland Maroons fold, saying it was made by the Brisbane hierarchy and not Michael Maguire.<\/p>\n After injecting the hard edge which delivered Brisbane their first premiership in 19 years last season as the mastermind of their defence, Te\u2019o sensationally called time on his Red Hill tenure on Tuesday.<\/a><\/p>\n Talks of a heated altercation over team tactics between Te\u2019o and Maguire emerged before the former handed in his resignation. It has since been revealed Te\u2019o was denied the chance to join Billy Slater\u2019s State of Origin coaching staff.<\/p>\n But speaking on Triple M radio, Donaghy said it was a club decision, and one based on the quantity of Brisbane staffers already part of the Maroons camp.<\/p>\n \u201cThe thing you need to understand is the NRL is the toughest game in the world. It\u2019s 24 games and 24\/7,\u201d Donaghy said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want our staff to experience Origin, but we can\u2019t have too many. We contribute Matt Ballin, [strength coach] Patty Kenny … that\u2019s a significant contribution.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cHow far do you go? We\u2019ve got to prioritise our program and requirements of our staff through the Origin period. It\u2019s a challenge, and there\u2019s always different opportunities that arise for different staff, but we weren\u2019t able to approve that for Ben in this instance.\u201d<\/p>\n Donaghy told News Corp \u201cit was a decision made by us as a club, not \u2018Madge\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Maguire is expected to make a media appearance on Thursday before the Broncos\u2019 battle with the Dolphins on Friday night.<\/p>\n Te\u2019o would have filled the void in Slater\u2019s coaching unit left by Josh Hannay, who vacated his assistant duties upon signing a three-year deal to lead the Titans.<\/p>\n Hannay is also believed to have sought Te\u2019o out to join his Glitter Strip rescue mission, only for the latter to instead extend his Broncos stay upon the club\u2019s title win.<\/p>\n The Titans have leaked 98 points during the opening three rounds heading into their first home clash of the year against the Dragons on Sunday. In contrast, Te\u2019o orchestrated an almost impenetrable defensive wall in the Broncos\u2019 dream run last year, in which they conceded only 10 second-half points in their three finals fixtures.<\/p>\n But Titans captain Tino Fa\u2019asuamaleaui distanced himself from links to the defensive guru, believing the current coaching group had given them the tools to defend better than they had.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t looked into it. As much as we haven\u2019t been getting the results, we\u2019ve got a good connection with our coaching staff and that change has been on the back of them\u201d said Fa\u2019asuamaleaui, who has played only one finals game since joining the Gold Coast in 2021.<\/p>\n![\"Assistant](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4b354919284b11998175527a970347469dde0d24.jpeg\")
Assistant coach Ben Te\u2019o and head coach Michael Maguire at Broncos training.AAP<\/p>\n
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