'Concern' for Broncos greats after Haas decision

Queensland large Darren Lockyer is not disquieted astir Payne Haas investigating his worth connected the unfastened market, revealing helium believes the prima prop volition perpetrate to a aboriginal with the Broncos.

Contracted until the extremity of 2024, Haas is acceptable to research each options travel November 1, joining the NRL unfastened market.

Haas' manager revealed the prima had already received involvement from rival clubs and shot leagues including the NFL, but insists a determination connected wherever helium volition play volition not beryllium determined based connected money.

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Lockyer - who is simply a manager and committee subordinate astatine the Broncos - believes Haas' volition successful the unfastened marketplace is to not permission Red Hill but alternatively to find his existent value.

"I deliberation going connected the unfastened marketplace doesn't mean Payne wants to permission the Broncos," Lockyer said connected Wide World of Sports QLDER.

"I deliberation it's conscionable astir investigating his value. 

"There is nary uncertainty that I deliberation Payne is worthy 7 figures but I deliberation helium wants to spell trial the marketplace and spot what radical would wage for him."

Haas made his debut astatine the Broncos successful 2018 nether erstwhile manager Wayne Bennett and has excelled to go a powerhouse fig for Kevin Walters' side.

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Queensland fable Wally Lewis said helium does not spot an contented with Haas entering the unfastened marketplace but tin not spot the New South Wales sensation choosing to motion with different club.

"[Haas' departure] indispensable beryllium of immoderate concern," Lewis said.

"I don't deliberation determination would beryllium excessively galore Broncos fans oregon those progressive with the nine that would beryllium each that keen to spot him missing successful action.

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"I deliberation that helium would astir apt similar to enactment astatine the Broncos. 

"If helium wants to spell connected the unfastened market, that's good but… [his aboriginal astatine the Broncos] volition beryllium connected what the manager sees his premier relation successful this peculiar squad is.

"Twenty years agone if you said you would wage a cardinal dollars for a front-rower you would get laughed at… but helium surely is simply a precise almighty player."

Lockyer said if Haas was to leave, helium would not beryllium easy replaced.

"There is nary uncertainty helium would permission a monolithic hole," helium said.

"There person been a fewer games wherever the Broncos haven't had Payne successful the squad and they've won and they've done well.

"Payne's ever said helium wants to triumph premierships. Had the Broncos been sitting successful the bottommost 8 this twelvemonth and helium wanted to spell connected the market, you would beryllium worried.

"But the subordinate that helium is, helium would permission a monolithic hole."

The Broncos volition adjacent instrumentality connected the Rabbitohs connected Friday astatine Sunshine Coast Stadium.

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