Each week The Courier Mail's Pete Badel reports live from Red Hill to give us the latest team news, injury updates and contract sticking points for the three Queensland NRL teams. This week he's got exclusive insight on some major news with QLD stars.

COWBOYS KEEN ON COREY NORMAN, BUT THE PLAYER NOT KEEN ON TOWNSVILLE?

"We start firstly with the Cowboys, the crisis-stricken Cowboys, can you believe what a disastrous season they've had? Annus horribilis in every sense," Badel told Sporting News.

"They go up against the Warriors this week in Townsville on Friday night, and Paul Green has finally bit the bullet and wielded the axe.

"He's been pretty patient throughout the year, not this week. Lachlan Coote has been dropped from the side, so too Justin O'Neill who was playing Origin just twelve months ago, but he has felt the wrath of a terrible form slump for the Cowboys.

"They miss out this week.

"Just some news on the Cowboys, I'm hearing that they are looking at Corey Norman the Parramatta playmaker. Now, the Eels are trying to move Corey Norman on, there has been some interest from the Cowboys, but it's now a case of whether Norman wants to make the move north.

"I'm hearing that he's reluctant to do so, he wants to stay in Sydney. So while the Cowboys would be open to potentially signing him, I don't think it will happen through Corey Norman at his end.

"Interesting development there, we'll see what Corey Norman decides to do next season, but I don't think he'll be at Parramatta the way things are going."

LACHLAN COOTE NOT A WANTED MAN IN THE NRL

"Another matter for the Cowboys, Lachlan Coote. He's off-contract, I don't believe he'll be getting a new contract from the Cowboys," Badel said.

"He has no takers anywhere in the NRL at the moment, that's a concern for Lachlan Coote.

"Let's hope that he can find a future in the NRL next season. The Titans have been linked to Lachlan, let's see what happens there."

BREAKING NEWS: TITANS' MAX KING HAS SURGERY DECISION TO MAKE

"Speaking of the Titans, they're up against the Bulldogs at Belmore on Saturday, and I have some disappointing news for the young prop Max King," Badel said.

"I've been told that he's seeing a specialist tomorrow, he's due to have a reconstruction on his shoulder, this is breaking news on Sporting News.

"At the moment, they're trying to discuss potentially rehabbing him. Titans coach Garth Brennan believes it could be a four to six-week rehab, then the problem would be that he would require an operation at some stage.

"The dilemma for Brennan is whether he does it now, which means that Max King will be ruled out for the rest of the season, but he'll then have the pre-season to get himself right for next season.

"I think you'll find that Max King, while he could delay the operation for six weeks, I think he'll go under the knife in the coming days.

"That is a blow for King who has been a very good young prospect this season for the Titans."

JACK BIRD'S TIME AT THE BRONCOS GOES FROM BAD TO WORSE

"Going to the Broncos, some interesting developments here ahead of their clash against the Sharks on Saturday night," Badel said.

"Jack Bird. Where is he, what's going on with him?

"I can tell you he will not play against his former club this Saturday night, and he is sidelined indefinitely.

"I'm hearing that he may require surgery on his sternum, another blow for Jack Bird who's had the shoulder reconstruction.

"That would be a major blow for Jack Bird, I don't think we'll see him for at least another month to six weeks. He's been a real disappointment this season.

"He is on big money so they will need performance from him either at the back end this year, or starting fresh next season."

JADYN SU'A SET TO REMAIN AT RED HILL DESPITE INTEREST FROM SOUTHS

"On a good note for the Broncos, they are confident of keeping Jadyn Su'A, their boom backrower," Badel said.

"He's had some interest from Sydney clubs, he's been linked to South Sydney, but my mail is that he will come to terms on a new deal with the Broncos.

"He isn't going anywhere, the Broncos see him as their next Sonny Bill Williams so they won't be losing him."