Broncos hit back at 'broken hearted' teen's claim

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Brisbane has deed retired astatine claims made by rising prima Karl Oloapu that the NRL nine broke a fig of promises made to him.

Wide World of Sports revealed connected Tuesday the teenage five-eighth is refusing to be grooming sessions with the Broncos, and is trying to permission the nine for an NRL rival or, failing that, a power to rugby national oregon the Super League.

The Australian Schoolboys skipper told WWOS that erstwhile helium signed a three-year declaration with the nine aboriginal this twelvemonth helium was promised a spot successful the top-30 NRL squad, the accidental to conscionable and talk to caput manager Kevin Walters, and that helium would beryllium allowed to play his preferred presumption of five-eighth.

Oloapu present claims the Broncos are denying him a spot successful the NRL squad, he's been told helium volition person to play a antithetic presumption and alteration his assemblage shape, and helium has not yet met with Walters.

He requested a release, which was denied by Brisbane.

On Tuesday day the Broncos responded to those claims.

"The facts are that Karl is simply a prime young antheral who has been successful the Broncos Academy strategy since helium was 13 years aged and successful January this twelvemonth helium willingly committed to a declaration with our nine for 3 years from 2023-2025," caput of recruitment Simon Scanlan said.

"Prior to signing that contract, we worked from precocious November 2021 with Karl, his household and his then-manager to scope an statement connected a declaration extension.

"The time earlier the last declaration was signed successful precocious January this year, Karl and his household chose to portion ways with that manager.

"It was not until June this twelvemonth – soon aft Karl and his household engaged a caller subordinate manager – that we received a petition for a important upgrade to his three-year declaration which had not adjacent begun.

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"We denied that petition but committed to reviewing it during the 2024 season. Subsequently, a subordinate merchandise was requested.

"Both the NRL and RLPA person reviewed the concern astatine the petition of the subordinate cause and nary wrongdoing by the nine was found.

"In caller months we person done our utmost to enactment with his caller cause to scope a mode guardant but aggregate attempts to conscionable with Karl person been rejected.

"It is disappointing to larn that Karl feels the mode helium does, but the doorway is astir surely unfastened astatine the Broncos for him to rejoin grooming with our NRL squad.

"Karl would beryllium welcomed with unfastened arms and would beryllium afloat supported by each our staff."

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