Big League Weekly Edition

Moving forward

PLENTY of players enter the NRL with potential, but only a handful of them realise and then exceed those expectations. It can be a difficult task for a youngster cutting their teeth in the game, but Broncos prop Payne Haas has made it look frighteningly easy.

Big things were expected of him when he made his debut against the Rabbitohs in 2018 as an 18-year-old, but a total of 97 running metres from just three appearances that season left some judges on the fence.

He then missed the start of the 2019 campaign due to suspension which only added to the speculation, but a ferocious return to action ended the debate as he produced

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