Keenan Palasia gets his shot at the Broncos after string of knee injuries
The Broncos have settled on their top 30 roster for 2020, and there’s some names that not all Brisbane fans might be across. Today we take a quick look at backrower Keenan Palasia.
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THE Broncos have settled on their top 30 roster for 2020 and there are some lesser known names added to the list.
The Courier-Mail has picked five Red Hill recruits to profile who are gunning for a regular spot in the Broncos NRL team next year. Today we look at Keenan Palasia.
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*UPDATE: Palasia has unfortunately injured is ACL at training and will miss most of the 2020 season.
SIX months ago, Keenan Palasia was without an NRL contract and now the young forward has been promoted into the Broncos Top 30 squad for 2020.
The Brisbane-born backrower spent his junior years in the Gold Coast Titans system before joining the Broncos academy.
If not for a string of knee injuries, the barnstorming forward was touted to make his NRL debut earlier in his career.
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The 22-year-old finally got to make his first-grade debut in June this year when he was called into the Broncos squad to play Cronulla during their historic 24-22 win at Shark Park.
The mobile forward began the year on a train-and-trial deal with Brisbane but after 17 weeks of training, no contract materialised and he was let go by the Broncos, forcing him to get a job at a bank.
He continued playing for Wynnum-Manly Seagulls in the Intrust Super Cup where he lifted his form and, as a reward, was handed an NRL lifeline to return back to Red Hill on a full-time contract.
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He finished the 2019 ISC season with a 107.7 running metre average, 514 tackles and two tries, which earned him two NRL appearances in Broncos colours in 2019.
Broncos coach Anthony Seibold has seen enough potential in the persistent player that he has promoted Palasia into the Top 30 squad for 2020.
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