Newly appointed Broncos coach Kevin Walters is not short of candidates to fill the vacant fullback role left by club great Darius Boyd, with as many as five players gunning for the No.1 jumper, per The Daily Telegraph.ย
Exciting duo Tesi Niu and Jamayne Isaako are understood to be showing plenty of promise this pre-season, with the latter the current frontrunner to become Brisbane's next fullback.
Walters revealed Isaako is leading the pack to be his first-string fullback for Round 1 next year, while Niu is offering a strong argument of his own.
โJamayne is in the right position to make that (No.1) jumper his own,โ Walters said.
โHeโd be the ideal person weโre looking at to fill that role.
โTesi has been training at fullback as well though and theyโre both really good players.
โJamayne is probably a little bit more experienced in the fullback role and played more NRL.
โAt the moment, theyโre working hard to fight it out for that No.1 jumper and itโs up to those two to make the most of the next eight weeks and see where it takes them.โ
Englishman Herbie Farnworth will also be in contention to claim the starting fullback spot despite remaining in England until January.
Walters granted the 20-year-old permission to stay with his family over Christmas before returning for the new year.
โHerbie is going to have Christmas in England,โ he said.
โHeโs been training over there and heโll join us in the new year.
โObviously this year with COVID, he wasnโt able to see his family, so weโve given him the time away to spend with his family.โ
The Broncos will host Parramatta in their opening fixture for the 2021 season.
