{"id":715652,"date":"2026-06-04T22:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/715652\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T22:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:51:11","slug":"nrl-news-2026-trade-whispers-tom-duffy-contract-extension-at-brisbane-broncos-video-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/715652\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL news 2026: Trade Whispers, Tom Duffy contract extension at Brisbane Broncos, video, highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emerging playmaker Tom Duffy is reportedly on the verge of signing a two-year extension with the Brisbane Broncos, keeping him at Red Hill until the end of 2028.<\/p>\n<p>As revealed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codesports.com.au\/nrl\/tom-duffy-set-to-sign-twoyear-extension-with-the-broncos-as-he-auditions-for-permanent-starting-spot\/news-story\/2fc6588c46013e6ada7887aef730a11a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CODE Sports<\/a>, the 22-year-old has not formally signed the fresh contract, but his management and the Broncos are in the advanced stages of negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Duffy, who has played three games for the Broncos this season, has been handed the No. 6 jersey and will partner Adam Reynolds in the halves for this weekend\u2019s Queensland derby against the Gold Coast Titans at Suncorp Stadium after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2026-will-ezra-mam-benching-spark-a-response-from-the-broncos-crucial-decision-facing-michael-maguire-brisbane-broncos-tom-duffy-rugby-league-news\/news-story\/b95bb4bf302f0b1b4629c5feb022973f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">coach Michael Maguire sensationally benched Ezra Mam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Watch every game of every round of the NRL Premiership LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/nrl?extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkleague-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-nrl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Join now and get your first month for just $1 &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a really high opinion of Tommy and we want to keep him here,\u201d Maguire said of Duffy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have a competitive squad, which you want as a coach, you give players the opportunity and in this case Tom gets his opportunity this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been really impressed with what Tom has done since joining us. He\u2019s got a great attitude and is willing to learn which is a great sign, so he gets his chance this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/newsletter-sign-up?utm_source=NRLArticle&amp;utm_medium=TextLink&amp;utm_campaign=signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sign up now &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Duffy of the Broncos. Photo by Chris Hyde\/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Next season, Duffy could find himself battling veteran Ben Hunt and incoming recruit Jonah Pezet for the coveted halfback spot following Reynolds\u2019 retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Pezet, currently representing the Eels after a one-season switch from Melbourne Storm, has penned a three-year deal with the Broncos from 2027, but the 23-year-old is battling form and injury woes this season at Parramatta. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight from his first game at the club, he\u2019s been outstanding,\u201d Hunt said of Duffy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a kid that is really loved around the group. He\u2019s always out on the field trying to improve himself and up in the video room trying to get better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s got a bright future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reigning premiers Brisbane, who have slid down to 11th on the NRL standings after suffering four consecutive defeats, will face the Titans in the Queensland capital on Saturday at 7.35pm AEST.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emerging playmaker Tom Duffy is reportedly on the verge of signing a two-year extension with the Brisbane Broncos,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":715653,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-715652","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\/715652","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=715652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}