{"id":60385,"date":"2021-04-19T22:57:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T22:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=60385"},"modified":"2021-04-20T01:57:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T01:57:38","slug":"broncos-throw-dumped-hooker-nrl-lifeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=60385","title":{"rendered":"Broncos throw dumped hooker NRL lifeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brisbane have thrown an NRL lifeline to former Manly and Newcastle hooker Danny Levi, signing him for the rest of the 2021 season.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old has had a strong start to the Queensland Cup season with his Norths Devils yet to lose a game.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We have signed Danny to give us some much-needed depth in the hooking position behind Jake Turpin who has been very good for us to start the season,&quot; coach Kevin Walters said.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6249027054001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/04\/353492\/pickerImage.jpg\" alt=\"How Kevin Walters can improve as Broncos coach\" data-vms-id=\"ref:ckni6414h005z0ht2zferwhpb\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are fortunate to be able to secure a player of Danny&#x27;s quality and experience, and he has been playing well at Norths alongside a number of Broncos-listed players who have spoken highly of him.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>It&#x27;s the second time in the past few days that the Broncos have dipped into the Q-Cup pool for a signing, <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/broncos-coach-kevin-walters-lifts-lid-on-karmichael-hunt-decision\/997385ee-292d-49a5-80f2-79d1ea77f43e\" title=\"with reports that the club are bringing Karmichael Hunt back into the fold on a train and trial deal\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">with Karmichael Hunt back into the fold on a train and trial deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is an example of our affiliate club relationship working really well and allowing the best talent to flow back through to the highest level of the game,&quot; Walters said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We look forward to Danny joining the squad for the remainder of the season and playing his part in helping us continue to improve.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Levi will look to provide some spark off the bench, running behind an improved Broncos pack who gave a good account of themselves in a close loss to Penrith last week.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We had a crack, but I&#x27;m actually disappointed more than anything,&quot; Walters said post-match.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6249305137001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/04\/354006\/pickerImage.jpg\" alt=\"NRL Highlights: The Cowboys hold off the Bulldogs in a wild game of Sunday footy\" data-vms-id=\"ref:cknmx2af1007a0gphsibwfjrn\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;We were in it and in those last 15 minutes if we execute things a bit better we win the game.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;There&#x27;s a lot there to take out of it that was good, but this club is about winning and that&#x27;s our third or fourth loss in a row. There were certainly some better moments from us, particularly in the first half I thought we were really good in what we were doing.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;In the second half we just lost our way a little bit and they were a bit too good in the end.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><em><strong>clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Brisbane have thrown an NRL lifeline to former Manly and Newcastle hooker Danny Levi, signing him for the rest of the 2021 season. 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