5. Prediction
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Nothing about this Broncos side screams "Top Eight". If anything the side has less quality than it did in 2020, while Payne Haas will be on the sidelines for the opening three weeks.
Kevin Walters has a monster job ahead of him. He was a brilliant footballer but I worry the task at hand may be beyond him. His walking out of a tense press conference earlier this month signalled alarm bells for a coach who is likely to be under pressure from day dot.
Don't get me wrong, there is a ridiculous amount of talent within this squad. Milford should be in the competition's elite but had a woeful 2020. Fans will hope the fact this is a contract year might see him re-find the form that made him must watch.
Issako, Coates, Niu, Turpin and Farnworth are all super exciting prospects. Throw in the returning Andrew McCullough and the monster Tevita Pangai Jr and this side should be one which is going places.
That said, they don't have a standout option at one, their halves enter 2021 with more questions than answers, McCullough looks set to move to the Dragons, their bench looks thrown together and I'm not sure Walters is the right choice.
I'm always happy to be wrong but I'd be downright shocked if the Broncos play finals footy in 2021. I see 15 better sides than them.
