Brisbane Broncos’ new honour for Carl Webb reveals startling detail about the footy great after his shattering death aged just 42

The Brisbane Broncos have revealed a lasting tribute to the late Carl Webb, a beloved figure in the football community who succumbed to Motor Neurone Disease (MND) after a courageous four-year battle. 

A month after his passing, the team commemorated Webb’s fierce fighting spirit by renaming the strength leaderboard in the Broncos gym in his honor, now called The Carl Webb Strength Leaderboard. 

During the special ceremony at the Broncos’ Red Hill gym, Brisbane coach Kevin Walters was joined by Webb’s children, Hunter and Brooklyn, as well as close friends Damon and Deanna Keating, who are also the co-founders of the Carl Webb Foundation.

‘It’s a great tribute to Carl and his family, that’ll be up there forever now and nice now that Carl can be remembered this way in the gym,’ Walters said.

‘He was obviously very strong, he showed that here in the gym but he transferred that out on the football field which is a key ingredient.

‘You see a lot of guys really strong in here but can’t transfer, but Carl wasn’t one of those guys.

Webb was a warrior in his time at the Broncos before recently succumbing to MND following a courageous four year fight

Broncos coach Kevin Walters played with Webb and wants his strength and spirit to endure at the club long into the future

‘I remember Carl making his debut, I was playing for the Broncos in that game, the look in their eyes when he was about to make a tackle, they’d quickly shift to poor old Kevvie and I’d have to do all the work for Carl, the opposition just ran sideways away from him,’ Walters continued.

‘His personality, his character, it was great for any team, very selfless person, always gave to the team first, and character aside, he was a good player.’

The announcement also revealed a startling detail about Webb, who also played for the North Queensland Cowboys, Parramatta Eels and proudly represented both Queensland and Australia in the representative arena. 

He actually helped launch the leaderboard early last year and his bench press and back squat records from two decades ago have still not been touched – not even by the likes of powerhouse forwards like Payne Hass who have played for the club since then. 

‘He saw his name up there and he was really choked about it all, the players were very welcoming of him and understood how strong he was in there and he actually spoken to them about transferring the strength onto the field, Walters said.

As the Broncos initiate their Charity Partner Program for 2024, they have officially announced that the Round 4 showdown against the Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium on Good Friday will be devoted to supporting the Carl Webb Foundation.

This commitment includes contributions from the 50-50 Charity Raffle and various promotional activities aimed at bolstering the foundation’s cause.

‘We’ll continue to work with the (Carl Webb) Foundation to support everything in that space that we can because it’s such an important part for us now at the Broncos to keep Carl’s legacy alive,’ Walters said.