The Brisbane Broncos have given utility Jack Bird permission to talk to rival clubs in a bid to free up cash to re-sign David Fifita, reports The Courier Mail. 

Bird has played just 17 games for the Broncos over the last three seasons due to ongoing injuries and is free to depart immediately.

Brisbane have reportedly fielded interest from his former club Cronulla, Canterbury and St George Illawarra.

Bird, who is earning just under $1 million a year, is contracted at the Broncos until the end of this year but has a player option for 2021.

Brisbane are reportedly willing to pay close to $400,000 in a transfer deal, which would still free up over $500,000 in their salary cap.

“They are looking to free up funds in the cap and they are prepared to subsidise a transfer to either the Bulldogs, Dragons or Sharks for Jack Bird and that will free up about $500,000 in the cap to try and keep David Fifita,” The Courier Mail’s Pete Badel said on NRL 360.

“So it’s another play by the Broncos, they’re trying to free up funds, they think they can keep Fifita.”

2 COMMENTS

  1. There you go Bulldogs!
    Another injury prone player for 5/8th?
    Who knows, maybe his luck will change soon with the repeated injuries ?

  2. Since the Dragons let James Graham leave and with Tyson Frizzel leaving next season and they released Tim Lafai to go to the Doggies they bring him back home.

    Would be the best move for both parties, Bird who has suffered lots of injuries and struggled to find form and consistency would be going back to where it all began. The Dragons who are desperate for a rebuild and shape up could do with a strike centre.
    They are due to resign Euan Aiken and he will want a decent deal, why not pay that little bit more for a much better player.

    Sack McGregor, bring in Nathan Brown.
    Sign Jack Bird and release Euan Aiken
    Swap Corey Norman/Ben Hunt with Tyrone Peachey
    Sign Isiah Pappalii and Adam Keirghan
    Sign Jordan McLean

    Titans could do with a experienced Queensland half like either Norman or Hunt to help make that team stronger. I believe the key to getting Ash Taylor back to his best would be getting a more experienced half who can run the show and Taylor play as second fiddle. They aren’t exactly using Peachey much/well and at the Dragons Peachey could be used in replacing Frizzel
    Then with the money freed up from that move make a play for Jordan McLean who isn’t having a great time at the Cowboys.

    1. Dufty
    2. Peirera/Williame
    3. Bird
    4. Lomax
    5. Rawalawa
    6. Clune
    7. Norman/Hunt
    8. McLean
    9. McInnes
    10. Vaughan
    11. Sims
    12. Peachey
    13. Lawrie

    14. Fuimaono
    15. Kerr
    16. Pappalii
    17. Merrin

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