{"id":708703,"date":"2026-06-01T17:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/708703\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:50:13","slug":"nrl-2026-payne-haas-telling-broncos-remark-says-it-all-after-shock-loss-to-the-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/708703\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL 2026: Payne Haas\u2019 telling Broncos remark says it all after shock loss to the Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Broncos leader Payne Haas has declared his side are \u201call talk\u201d and just \u201cbulls***ing\u201d everyone in an explosive comment after Brisbane slumped to an embarrassing defeat to the winless Dragons.<\/p>\n

The Dragons finally got their first win of the season at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday afternoon, ending a run that stretched back to last year.<\/p>\n

They ran in five tries to stun the defending premiers, with Brisbane conceding 30 or more points for the fourth consecutive match.<\/p>\n

The 30-26 scoreline flattered the Broncos, given that 18 of them came in the final 12 minutes when the game was all but over.<\/p>\n

Haas, who returned from a knee injury that kept him sidelined for six weeks, was huge in an 80-minute effort and had run for more metres at halftime than the rest of the starting pack combined.<\/p>\n

He finished with 23 runs for a team high 281 metres to go with 33 tackles and a line break.<\/p>\n

However, while Haas shone, the likes of Reece Walsh, Ezra Mam and Kotoni Staggs all struggled to make an impact<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And post-match, Haas delivered a telling interview with ABC Radio, where he called out his teammates for not backing up the talk.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are all talk at the moment,\u201d Haas said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe keep on saying we are going to do all these important things on the field, but to be honest we are just bullshitting each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

The loss was Brisbane\u2019s fourth loss in a row, and they are in 11th position after 13 rounds, with five wins and seven losses.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, they were 11th after 13 rounds last year\u00a0before going on to win the competition.<\/p>\n

But Michael Maguire doesn\u2019t believe history will repeat itself.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cIf we\u2019re relying on past history we might find ourselves in a little bit of bother,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone can tell a good story of the past, but it\u2019s what you\u2019re doing right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can compare stories, but I\u2019ve never seen two years the same. I\u2019ve never seen a group of men do it in a way they\u2019ve done it in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Broncos will host the flailing Titans on Saturday as they attempt to prevent a fifth straight loss.<\/p>\n

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