{"id":23450,"date":"2025-09-15T09:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/23450\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T09:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:01:06","slug":"its-a-great-story-new-zealand-warriors-sign-son-of-former-nrl-dummy-half-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/23450\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt&#8217;s a great story&#8221;: New Zealand Warriors sign son of former NRL dummy-half &#8211; NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/new-zealand-warriors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand Warriors<\/a> have signed one of the most promising young rugby league teenage players from Queensland as they continue to look ahead to the future.<\/p>\n<p>The son of former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a> dummy-half PJ Marsh, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/braelan-marsh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Braelan Marsh<\/a>, has agreed to a three-year contract to join the Warriors until at least the end of the 2028 season.<\/p>\n<p>While the details of his contract are unknown at this stage, Marsh will likely play in both the Under-19s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nswrl-competitions\/sg-ball-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SG Ball Cup<\/a> and Under-21s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nswrl-competitions\/jersey-flegg-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jersey Flegg Cup<\/a> competitions next season as he adjusts to his new club.<\/p>\n<p>Previously playing for the Redcliffe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/dolphins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphins<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/qrl-competitions\/mal-meninga-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mal Meninga Cup<\/a>, he was named the side&#8217;s Player of the Year in 2025 and is a former Under-17s Queensland Country representative.<\/p>\n<p>A hooker like his father, Marsh scored four tries in 11 matches for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/dolphins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphins<\/a> pathways side.<\/p>\n<p>He becomes the third son of a former Warriors player to join the club&#8217;s roster next season, following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/jett-cleary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jett Cleary<\/a> and the newly signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/haizyn-mellars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Haizyn Mellars<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/south-sydney-rabbitohs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a great story for us being able to bring sons of former players to the club their fathers played for in their careers,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/coaches\/andrew-mcfadden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew McFadden<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/new-zealand-warriors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/new-zealand-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Warriors&#8217;<\/a> general manager of recruitment, development,\u00a0and pathways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPJ loves the club and reached out to us about Braelan. 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