NRL 2021: Brisbane Broncos captain Alex Glenn announces plans for retirement

Just weeks after retiring from the NRL, former Brisbane Broncos captain Alex Glenn has scored a new gig within rugby league.

Glenn’s 282 appearances for Brisbane make him the fourth-most capped Bronco of all time. Picture: Matt Roberts / Getty Images

Recently retired Broncos captain Alex Glenn is preparing to transition into an off-field role at the club as a mentor for Pacific Islander students in high schools.

Glenn donned the Broncos jersey for the last time in round 25 and is wasting little time beginning the next chapter of his professional life.

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“I’ve done everything I wanted to achieve in football. My next five years, I really want to focus on giving back to the community,” Glenn said on The David Mead Podcast.

“I’ll be working at the Broncos for the next five years, which I’m so grateful for.

“My main role over there is going be running our Pacific Islander program in schools.”

Glenn said he hoped his program could have an impact similar to Brisbane’s Beyond The Broncos initiative, which sends current and former Broncos players into schools to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

“I wanted to try and create something where we can help our Polynesian kids over here, help them get through high school but more so figure out what they want to do after school and help them set goals and learn from the mentors that I wish I knew when I was at school,” he said.

“I want to invest my time into these kids and I guess help them be successful in their life and find a purpose in their life.”

Glenn represented both New Zealand and the Cook Islands in his rugby league career. Picture: Albert Perez / Getty Images

In announcing his retirement in August, Glenn joined a long list of Broncos departing Red Hill in 2021.

The club parted ways with Tom Dearden, Tevita Pangai Jr, Matthew Lodge, Dale Copley and Reece Walsh mid-year and farewelled Brodie Croft, Xavier Coates and Anthony Milford at the season’s end.

Head coach Kevin Walters will hope the impending addition of Adam Reynolds, Kurt Capewell, Corey Jensen and Brenko Lee to the side’s roster can help the Broncos build on the improvement shown in the twilight of season 2021.