Broncos NRLW superstar Tamika Upton has declared Reegan Hicks is in line to produce a breakout campaign, as the club seek to bounce back from their preliminary final exit last year.

Upton, largely regarded as the game’s leading woman, will assume Brisbane’s co-captaincy alongside Ali Brigginshaw in 2025, having cast aside the hip injury that cost her a place in Queensland’s game three State of Origin side.

While the former Dally M Medal winner described her time in rehab as a “blessing” in a chaotic year which had included a trip to Las Vegas with the Jillaroos, she kept an eye on the Broncos’ developing talent who loom as the future faces of the game.

Tamika Upton has returned to the Broncos for the first time in four years, having moved home after a stint in Newcastle. Credit: Getty Images

Hicks – who has been named as 19th woman for the Broncos’ opening round clash with the Tigers – came to the front of Upton’s mind when asked........

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