In a beaten side, Payne Haas was one of the best on grand final night. The Broncos superstar was one of three forwards from the team - including Patrick Carrigan and Keenan Palasia - to run for 150 metres or more. Throw in 63 post-contact metres and 41 tackles with no misses and you've got a player who took it to one of the greatest forward packs of the modern era, led by James Fisher-Harris. Alongside him throughout his journey in the past few years has been Broncos legend Petero Civoniceva, who officially took on a wellbeing support coordinator role with the club in 2021. The legendary prop believes Haas - having played for his country, state and in grand finals and still 23 years old - is right up there in the top echelon of front-rowers. Civoniceva puts Haas' development on and off the field down to a connection with teammates and his desire to not let off-field incidents distract him from his on-field performances. "It's wonderful for a lot of the majority of those Broncos players that have come through the junior system together from an early age, they've got a deep friendship and connection," he said. "I guess for Payne, obviously he's had some challenges but in saying that he's been able to maintain his presence at a really high level not just on the field but off the field. "He's going to be such an important part of the club for many years to come and I guess we're really lucky at the Broncos that we've got someone like him."
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