Dolphins secure another Bronco for 2023

The Dolphins person snapped different subordinate from their section rivals, with Tesi Niu acceptable to articulation the nine aft being granted a merchandise by the Broncos.

Rumours of Niu's departure from Red Hill had been floating astir for a while, and though Wayne Bennett's squad are yet to corroborate the signing, the Broncos person announced the departure connected their nine website.

"Tesi has been successful the Broncos strategy for a fig of years and is highly regarded crossed the club," manager Kevin Walters said successful a statement.

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"But we judge helium volition person much opportunities elsewhere and it's an denotation of our respect for Tesi that we person allowed him to depart.

"We privation Tesi each the champion successful the adjacent portion of his journey."

Tesi Niu is heading to the Dolphins. (Getty)

Despite re-signing until the extremity of 2023, the penning was connected the partition for the Tongan planetary aft Brisbane reacquired Reece Walsh, and the Dolphins ever loomed arsenic a favourable destination for him - and this quality felt similar a foregone decision after Bennett hinted astatine the signing a period ago.

Niu joins different 2022 Broncos Brenko Lee and Jamayne Isaako (albeit the second had a detour to the Titans halfway done the season) to motion with the Dolphins for 2023.

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