Brodie Croft played one of his best games for the Broncos in the defeat of the Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium, but it won't be enough to save his Brisbane career.
Croft, 24, has a year to run on his deal with the club but the Broncos are shopping him to English clubs.
With Souths general Adam Reynolds coming to the club, the Broncos have deemed Croft surplus goods and will pay some of his contract next year to sweeten the pot for Super League clubs.
Croft, who played in the 2018 grand final for the Storm but has struggled for consistency at NRL level, will be a handy signing in England.
Several clubs are keen to pick him up, with Salford leading the way.
BRONCOS NO.9 ALSO SET FOR SUPER LEAGUE
Still on the Broncos, journeyman hooker Danny Levi, who played a key role in the big win over the Cowboys on the weekend - is all but lost to the club.
Levi set up a try for Kotoni Staggs when he replaced the injured Jake Turpin and was generally sharp around dummy-half.
The former Manly and Newcastle No.9 is a genuine hooker who gets his team on the front foot and has been made a long-term offer from English club Huddersfield.
Levi, who would have played more football for the Broncos this year but for Turpin's excellent form, looks set to take the offer.
ROOSTERS READY TO PART WITH PROP
Sio Siua Taukeiaho has been a great servant to the Roosters for eight seasons but like an old Holden ute, he has a lot of miles under the hood and is starting to slow down.
And it's for that reason that the Roosters are likely to allow the 29-year-old middle forward to finish his career with a long-term deal in Super League from next season.
The numbers show that Father Time and injuries have caught up with Taukeiaho this year.
He is averaging 116 running metres per game, exactly 30 less than last season, hasn't made a line break and already conceded 10 penalties compared to just two in the whole of last season.
The Roosters have some good young forwards coming through so are happy to let Taukeiaho pick up one final big payday.
HI-TECH COACHING HACK ON GAME DAYS
Several clubs broke new ground over the crazy COVID weekend by having their assistant coaches communicate with their head coaches via Zoom from their hotel rooms during games.
Part of the Queensland government's strict protocols to allow games to go ahead was that clubs were limited to 10 support staff on game day.
By the time trainers, doctors and physios were allocated spots, there was no room for assistants at some clubs.
But they used hi-tech methods to stay involved, setting up their hotel rooms with several different camera angles from games and then talking to the head coaches via Zoom in real time.
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