Josh Hoffman could wing it for Broncos' season opener WING OPTION: Broncos back Josh Hoffman. JOSH Hoffman could be asked to take one for the team as the Brisbane Broncos assess their wing options for next Friday's NRL premiership opener against Manly. The flanks are among the last pieces in the puzzle for coach Anthony Griffin to solve after trialling Lachlan Maranta, Denan Kemp and Delroy Berryman during the pre-season. Dale Copley was a front-runner until a knee injury ended his season before it started. He joins another injured winger, Jharal Yow Yeh, on the sideline. Hoffman was believed to have held off a challenge at fullback from Queensland Origin star Justin Hodges but the vacancies on the flanks might prompt a re-think. Broncos great Michael Hancock, who played most of his 297 first-grade games on the wing, argued that picking Hoffman on the flank would allow Griffin to squeeze Scott Prince and Corey Norman into the starting side, with Norman capable of wearing the No.1 jumper. "Hoffman played (on the wing) last year and could do the job again," Hancock said. You might like a certain position but at the end of the day you might have to take a hit for the team. Hoffman played two games on the wing last year after serving a club-imposed sanction for ill-discipline. Norman made his NRL debut at fullback and would provide a third creative option outside Prince and Peter Wallace. Outstanding trial form from Hodges and glimpses of a developing partnership with Maranta should settle the debate on the right side. On the opposite edge, centre Jordan Kahu is close to a Round 1 NRL debut against the Sea Eagles. His wing partner will be important to Brisbane because any indecision or errors will be seized upon by Manly skipper Jamie Lyon. Lyon was a shining light when Manly came from behind to break the Broncos' hearts last year at Suncorp Stadium, and halves Kieran Foran and Daly Cherry-Evans will try to isolate Brisbane's defenders. It's not always about who's played the best. It is about form, and about who can communicate and work in unison," Hancock said. If you look at the blokes who play out wide these days, they're not all power athletes, and some of them are more like acrobats. There's blokes like Billy Slater and Ben Barba who are midgets but they're so skilful and you need to be organised to stop them. Hancock, a five-time premiership player for Brisbane, said bolter Berryman warranted selection if Griffin preferred a specialist winger.