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Brisbane’s premiership hopes have been dealt a couple of setbacks early in the year, with a number of high-profile stars on the sidelines.
Reece Walsh and Payne Haas are both set to miss at least a month with injuries, while Adam Reynolds missed the side’s round three loss to Penrith with a knee issue.
On top of that, the Broncos have also lost a number of big names from their grand final side last year and according to Brad Fittler, the impact has been on full display.
“All of a sudden, the team is looking nothing like the team that went for a huge run last year and did so well at the back-end of the year,” he said on Nine’s Sunday Footy Show.
“I don’t think they have rebounded off the grand final as everyone thought they would.
“They need to make sure they are in the semis at the end of the year … it’s going to be a bit harder than they think.”
Walsh and Haas are only short or medium-term setbacks for the Broncos and given that fact, Andrew Johns believes they are still a red-hot chance of lifting the trophy.
“Every club goes through a period of injuries and suspensions, so the Broncos will be hoping this is their period early in the year,” he said.
“You’d rather get them out of the way early – I still believe they are the team to beat.”
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