Origin star makes key call on Broncos future

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Gun Broncos fastener Patrick Carrigan has penned a immense declaration extension, tying himself to Brisbane until the extremity of 2028.

The 25-year-old was already contracted to the Broncos until the extremity of 2024, but has signed a four-year extension successful a monolithic amusement of religion successful Kevin Walters' expansive plan.

"I emotion this nine and I could ne'er ideate leaving," said Carrigan, who staved disconnected rival clubs chasing his signature.

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"We are gathering thing peculiar present unneurotic and I wanted to marque a semipermanent committedness to beryllium a portion of that.

"A batch of america guys person been done the pugnacious times unneurotic and present we are starting to amusement signs of what we tin bash if we enactment hard and enactment for each other.

"I'm present for the agelong haul and I'm excited astir what we tin execute unneurotic implicit the years ahead."

Carrigan made his Kangaroos debut past twelvemonth and was a subordinate of the Australian broadside that defeated Samoa 30-10 successful the final.

The Broncos academy merchandise was awarded the Wally Lewis Medal past year, handed to the State of Origin subordinate of the series.

He created past by winning the prestigious gong, becoming the archetypal debutant to assertion the honour.

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He made his NRL debut successful 2019 and has played 61 games successful his awesome career.

Carrigan averaged 150 tally metres and 32 tackles per lucifer successful 2022.

"This is simply a large time for the Broncos due to the fact that Pat embodies what we are astir arsenic a nine and helium is astatine the bosom of what we are gathering present together," Walters said.

"He has grown arsenic a subordinate done our club's academy system, going connected to skipper our NYC squad earlier graduating to the NRL squad and gathering into the subordinate that helium is contiguous — and the awesome happening is that each helium wants to bash is proceed to improve."

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