Dolphins land another major blow on Broncos

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The Dolphins person continued a raid connected cross-town rival Brisbane by poaching a 2nd prima successful the abstraction of a fewer days.

After announcing the signing of weapon centre Herbie Farnworth connected Friday, the Redcliffe nine has present pinched State of Origin guardant Thomas Flegler from the Broncos.

Fleger volition get astatine the Dolphins adjacent year, alongside Farnworth.

The guardant is signed connected a four-year deal. Farnworth signed a three-year deal.

The Sydney Morning Herald had reported some the Roosters and Sea Eagles had been funny successful Flegler, but the 23-year-old snubbed a determination to Sydney successful favour of playing nether Wayne Bennett.

Flegler made his State of Origin debut successful 2021 but has lone played 1 crippled for Queensland.

"We are precise pleased to person secured Tom connected a four-year declaration starting astatine the extremity of this season," Dolphins CEO Terry Reader said.

"He is inactive a young guardant but already has 74 matches of NRL acquisition down him, arsenic good arsenic representing astatine some State of Origin and planetary level.

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"The Dolphins person ever said that our recruitment strategy was astir gathering a nine with a beardown future, alternatively than conscionable for play 2023.

"The signature of Tom and Herbie Farnworth are large examples of that strategy astatine work.

"We are precise excited astir what these 2 players tin adhd to the squad we person already assembled."

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