EXCLUSIVE: Pigeon-holed half Tom Dearden faces season wipeout at Brisbane Broncos – Wide World of Sports

The Broncos have got it right by not picking Tom Dearden as a bench utility, club great Sam Thaiday says, meaning he may be lucky to play again this season.
The outstanding young halfback, still just 19, was dropped by Brisbane as they beat the Bulldogs to snap a six-game losing streak.
Rated the future of the club last season, it seemed Dearden’s next proper shot at NRL footy was looming due to the struggles of Brodie Croft and Anthony Milford. But the halves improved against the Bulldogs and Cory Paix – another young playmaker rated key to Brisbane’s future, who returned from injury – was preferred in the back-up hooker role; as he has been for Friday’s game against Wests Tigers.
With no second-tier football available due to COVID-19 restrictions, Dearden may cop a lengthy spell on the sidelines. He has made two NRL appearances this season, off the bench in losses to the Titans and Warriors, and seven so far in his young career.
Cory Paix and Tom Dearden at Brisbane Broncos training. (Getty)
“It’s kind of hard at the moment because the Queensland Cup is not on,” Thaiday said on Wide World of Sports’ QLDER.
“He’s not playing any footy in that sense but I know that they do a lot of opposed

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