NRL legend Sam Thaiday’s blunt warning, Broncos hopes in 2025….

Brisbane Broncos legend Sam Thaiday has delivered a blunt warning as he prepares to step outside of his comfort zone.

The former NRL star is set to pull on the khaki after being unveiled as a contestant on this year’s edition of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and he’s not planning on entering the jungle just to make up the numbers.

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Thaiday is out to do what no other former NRL player has done, be the last man standing and take out Channel 10’s reality show.

Across 10 seasons of the show, only two NRL players have appeared with Paul Harragon holding top honours after finishing second to Brendan Fevola back in 2016.

Thaiday, 39, is adamant he’s going to go one better than the man known as The Chief as he put his fellow contestants on notice.

“Oh I love the chief, but I can one hundred per cent go better. I can win the whole thing and you know be crowd the king of the jungle,” Thaiday said to news.com.au.

The 304-game NRL star knows his time away from home won’t come easy, but he knows when it comes time for challenges his history of pre-seasons will hold him in good stead.

“I’ve been put in a lot of unpleasant situations before,” Thaiday said.

“You do any of those NRL army camps that they used to put us through, Wayne Bennett would make sure that they really tested us out.

“I played football against some of the biggest dudes around and some of the best players, and these kind of head down, bum up, someone’s got to take the first hit up.

“So I’ll just make sure I’m the guy putting my hand up coming off the back fence.”

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Brisbane Broncos legend Sam Thaiday has delivered a blunt warning as he prepares to step outside of his comfort zone.

The former NRL star is set to pull on the khaki after being unveiled as a contestant on this year’s edition of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and he’s not planning on entering the jungle just to make up the numbers.

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Thaiday is out to do what no other former NRL player has done, be the last man standing and take out Channel 10’s reality show.

Across 10 seasons of the show, only two NRL players have appeared with Paul Harragon holding top honours after finishing second to Brendan Fevola back in 2016.

Thaiday, 39, is adamant he’s going to go one better than the man known as The Chief as he put his fellow contestants on notice.

“Oh I love the chief, but I can one hundred per cent go better. I can win the whole thing and you know be crowd the king of the jungle,” Thaiday said to news.com.au.

Sam Thaiday is out to win it all. Photo: Network Ten.
Sam Thaiday is out to win it all. Photo: Network Ten.
The 304-game NRL star knows his time away from home won’t come easy, but he knows when it comes time for challenges his history of pre-seasons will hold him in good stead.

“I’ve been put in a lot of unpleasant situations before,” Thaiday said.

“You do any of those NRL army camps that they used to put us through, Wayne Bennett would make sure that they really tested us out.

“I played football against some of the biggest dudes around and some of the best players, and these kind of head down, bum up, someone’s got to take the first hit up.

“So I’ll just make sure I’m the guy putting my hand up coming off the back fence.”

Thaiday is ready to put his hand up and take the hit ups once again. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts)
Thaiday is ready to put his hand up and take the hit ups once again. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts)
The reality TV show can see contestants spend up to a month in the uncomfortable surrounds of the jungle and there’s several things that Thaiday is going to miss more than most — outside of his family.

“The ability to walk past the fridge and grab a bit of beef jerky out of there, even just something as simple as some nice cheese and biscuits,” he said.

“I’m a foodie, I love my food.

“I’m also a huge one for Netflix, it’s my downtime.

“I get the girls to bed of a night-time and my wife, Rachel, she works pretty early so I get at least an hour or two to watch some type of show on Netflix so I’m sure I’ll miss that too.”