Standing at greater than two metres tall, hulking teenage prop Benjamin Te Kura will give Broncos followers a glimpse of the long run come Saturday afternoon.
The 19-year-old will line up within the entrance row alongside fellow rising star Xavier Willison when Brisbane play their first preseason trial in opposition to Wynnum Manly.
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The lack of 2023 grand finalists Thomas Flegler (Dolphins) and Keenan Palasia (Titans) has left two big voids within the Broncos pack, and Brisbane assistant coach Matt Ballin declared the younger duo had each likelihood of usurping extra skilled campaigners corresponding to Corey Jensen and Marty Taupau to say these vacancies.
“[Te Kura’s] a giant physique, he simply needs to be taking part in good minutes in the mean time and get his health up,” Ballin mentioned.
“If he runs the ball he’s very damaging, so we simply need him to run onerous then if the offload comes off the again of that it comes, however in any other case run onerous, get down, play the ball and work onerous on your teammates.
“Xavier’s come again from a bit damage and labored actually onerous. Our membership is predicated on working onerous to get a possibility … if these boys wish to push for a spot within the facet they’re going to be proper up there.”