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However, their fortunes have dramatically shifted and with Brisbane losing 12 of their last 13 matches, questions are now being raised over the direction of the club.<\/p>\n
Despite their stunning collapse – which could see them potentially claim the wooden spoon – the Broncos hierarchy remains committed to Maguire and has reportedly outlined plans to extend his contract beyond 2027.<\/p>\n
That has prompted former NRL star Braith Anasta to urge the club to wait before making a decision on Maguire\u2019s future.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think given the scenario and agitation we\u2019re hearing from the players there, I\u2019d be waiting,\u201d the former NSW Blues representative star said on NRL 360.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be re-signing (him) and I love Madge. I really do.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a big fan of his, but you can\u2019t look at that and the situation there where they are right now and the situation over the last 12 months and the rumblings coming out of Brisbane and thinking it\u2019s a good decision right now <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re signing a coach or upgrading or extending a coach that isn\u2019t actually doing well at the time, it very rarely ends well.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd within a year they\u2019ve cost themselves a fortune because they\u2019ve got to pay the coach out. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve seen it at the Dragons and some other clubs at times. You need to see a clear direction, a clear path, and a clear success plan. How can you see that right now?\u201d<\/p>\n
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An extension for Maguire could significantly impact the playing group, particularly those who can negotiate with rival teams from November 1.<\/p>\n
With the Red Hill-based club already facing questions over their roster and the relationship between Maguire and selections of the playing group, the timing of a new deal could prove crucial.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the commentary coming out of the Broncos headquarters from the hierarchy is Michael Maguire is the future of the club,\u201d CODE Sports reporter David Riccio said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey plan to keep him at the club. We know that he is contracted until the end of 2027 and that they are planning to give him a new deal. It\u2019s all about timing. <\/p>\n
\u201cDo they announce this new deal prior to this November 1, or do they wait until after November 1, knowing the decision before November 1 will definitely impact how many players go to market on November 1?<\/p>\n
\u201cOr do they wait and have players sitting there wondering who the head coach is going to be? I think it\u2019s a delicate scenario. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe club needs to make a firm decision about how many layers they want to keep or if they want to keep Michael Maguire\u201d<\/p>\n
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One of those players is Xavier Willison, who faces an uncertain future at the club and has been linked with the PNG Chiefs as he weighs his next move.<\/p>\n
It is understood that he could command close to $1 million a season, a figure that has raised questions over whether Brisbane should be prepared to make such a significant investment.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a good young player, but that\u2019s what he is,\u201d foxsports.com.au\u2019s Paul Crawley added.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s not Joe Tapine, He\u2019s not AFB. He\u2019s not Payne Haas. He\u2019s not Moses Leota. It\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brisbane Broncos have been urged to hold off extending the contract of coach Michael Maguire amid growing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859564,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-859563","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\/859563","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=859563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}