{"id":84231,"date":"2026-08-31T17:33:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/84231\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T17:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:33:39","slug":"payne-haas-broncos-exit-to-remain-a-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/84231\/","title":{"rendered":"Payne Haas Broncos exit to remain a mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Payne Haas will keep his reasons for quitting the Broncos a secret after Brisbane boss Dave Donaghy declared the No.1 prop\u2019s move to South Sydney had nothing to do with coach Michael Maguire.<\/p>\n

Haas will make his 158th and final (for now) appearance for the Broncos in Thursday night\u2019s clash with Canterbury in Sydney and has not been interviewed as part of Brisbane\u2019s wide-ranging review into this year\u2019s premiership collapse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Haas, 26, will join the Rabbitohs next season on a three-year contract, reuniting with former Broncos coach Wayne Bennett.<\/p>\n

The Rabbitohs\u2019 pre-season poaching of Haas, widely regarded as the game\u2019s top prop, has been labelled one of the biggest signings in NRL history.<\/p>\n

Guarded and private, Haas has offered little public insight into his reasons for leaving the Broncos club he made his NRL debut for 2018.<\/p>\n

Immortal Andrew Johns recently claimed Haas could provide the reasons for Brisbane\u2019s fall from 2025 premiers to paupers.<\/p>\n

But Haas said he had not been formally spoken to as part of the review.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, none. I haven\u2019t had any input in that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

When probed on whether he wanted to share his thoughts with the media, Haas said: \u201cNo, not really.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haas has previously given vague reasons for his departure, saying his decision was more to do with factors outside of the Broncos, and wasn\u2019t keen to elaborate on Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve answered this lots of times,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to say it again. I\u2019ve already said my part and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve explained why I\u2019m leaving so I\u2019m not going to go over it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maguire\u2019s coaching methods and relationship with players has come under the microscope during Brisbane\u2019s dramatic crash out of premiership contention.<\/p>\n

Donaghy faced media at Red Hill on Monday and said he knew why Haas, Brisbane\u2019s player of the year a record six times, was leaving the club.<\/p>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I am certainly clear. We\u2019ve been clear on that a number of times this year and we\u2019ve clarified that point,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPayne\u2019s expressed it a number of times, but we can\u2019t stop conjecture on the outside. We\u2019re really clear on the inside.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom where I sit, I don\u2019t have any concerns. I\u2019ve spoken with Payne and his management. We\u2019re really clear around that.<\/p>\n

\u201cPayne\u2019s not leaving here because he doesn\u2019t enjoy the program, doesn\u2019t like the club, or doesn\u2019t feel connected with the group. I can be really clear on that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI won\u2019t go into detail around it. I\u2019ll let Payne explain it if he wants to.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut his legacy is evident. He\u2019s been an amazing contributor to our football club and hopefully one day we might see him back in Broncos colours.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe door\u2019s always open to Payne. He\u2019s wanted a change for a number of different reasons, which I won\u2019t step outside our conversations to explain.\u201d<\/p>\n

A product of Keebra Park High School on the Gold Coast, Haas spent time in the Titans and Warriors\u2019 systems before being poached by the Broncos when he was on the verge of committing to Melbourne.<\/p>\n

He has developed into one of the game\u2019s greatest ever forwards, playing 19 State of Origin games for NSW and representing the Kangaroos (four Tests) and Samoa (three Tests).<\/p>\n

Warriors co-captain Mitch Barnett will join Brisbane next year, but Broncos stand-in skipper Pat Carrigan said he was shattered to be losing Haas.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s one of my best mates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started our journey together, but that\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came in here as kids and we\u2019ve been through a lot of adversity and grown both on and off the field together, so our relationship will extend long past these four walls.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis legacy and the standards he\u2019s set around the place, I can see that in all the younger boys, and that\u2019s a testament to the mark he\u2019s left on this place.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my opinion, he\u2019s the best front-rower in the game, so I know it\u2019s hard to replace that with one person.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Payne Haas will keep his reasons for quitting the Broncos a secret after Brisbane boss Dave Donaghy 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