The Broncos may have a battle on their hands to find the next superstar with the Warriors opening up a base in their rugby league heartland, while in-form dummy-half Blayke Brailey has admitted he wants to remain at the Cronulla Sharks. Warriors fans have enjoyed watching their side climb to fourth on the ladder in 2025 with their youngsters leading the way in a stellar season.

And it appears the Warriors want to target the Broncos' feeder grounds for emerging talent as they prepare to open a base in Logan. The New Zealand-based club has watched plenty of their junior talents join Australian-based clubs on scholarships as they move through the system.

The Logan Brothers have produced a number of NRL superstars across the years, but few of them have ever played for the Warriors. This is despite Southeast Queensland enjoying a strong population of New Zealand-born migrants. And the Warriors were losing these New-Zealand born stars to the surrounding teams with no easy pathway to bring them home.

The Broncos will now contend with the Warriors for future talent with the New Zealand-based club opening a base in Logan, while Sharks star Blake Brailey has admitted he wants to remain in Cronulla. (Images: Getty Images)

Naturally, there are more pathways into rugby league in Australia and players from New Zealand have made the move over to find an opportunity. Benji Marhsall is one of them, who moved to Queensland as a junior and was recognised as a star. He then went through the Wests Tigers system.

And the club has moved to give locals a chance to join the Warriors juniors. The Warriors are aiming to identify the talent in the area and provide them an alternative pathway into the NRL through their system.

"As a club, we focus on the person first and foremost. It's not just about footy – it's about providing opportunities to all young people so they can reach their potential," Warriors CEO George Cameron said. "Our elite academy for boys and girls in Logan will provide a direct pathway to the Warriors NRL and NRLW teams. Through the community program we'll also be offering come-and-try days, school visits and talent identification."

The Brisbane Broncos have been the side that has benefited the most from having a rugby league mad town feeding them superstars, but the likes of the the Cowboys, Titans and most recently the Dolphins have all benefited. Now the Warriors will be looking to snare the next Cameron Smith or Corey Parker - who both played for Logan Brothers juniors - as rugby league gets bigger in New Zealand.

Cameron Smith (pictured) played for Logan Brothers juniors.

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Meanwhile, the Sharks are beginning new contract negotiations with No.9 Brailey who signalled his intention to remain with the club. Brailey debuted for the Sharks in 2019 and has developed as a potential Origin star of the future.

And the Sharks dummy-half is enjoying his best season so far having produced another player-of-the-match performance on the weekend against the Roosters. And while Brailey would attract plenty of attention if he was to leave, the 26-year-old has given Sharks fans a huge boost and claimed he wants to remain in Cronulla.

"I have never thought about (playing against Cronulla)," Brailey said. "I love this club, I love this area. I grew up here. I was there when Gal lifted the trophy in 2016 and I want to be back there. I played on the family hill here at Shark Park. To me this place is home and hopefully the club sees that too. This is definitely home for me."

Blayke Brailey (pictured) is keen to remain at the Cronulla Sharks.

The Sharks have jumped back into the top eight after the win over the Roosters and Brailey broke open the game. Brailey has been focusing on his running-game from dummy-half across the last two months and the 26-year-old admitted the shift in focus has been instrumental in his form.

"I have put a lot more pressure on myself to run, it is a non-negotiable for me now," Brailey said. "It is obviously working well for us when I do run we get on the front foot and it does make our side flow a bit better." The Sharks take on the Rabbitohs this weekend and a win could be a huge step into cementing finals footy come the end of the year.

This article originally appeared on Yahoo Sport Australia at https://au.news.yahoo.com/rival-clubs-move-to-sign-broncos-talent-as-cronulla-sharks-star-makes-call-on-re-signing-034750437.html