NRL star Pat Carrigan’s savvy property play points to big Broncos move

Patrick Carrigan and Bronte Gildea are tipped to be moving to Brisbane as he chases the Broncos’ top job. Picture: John Gass NRL Broncos star Pat Carrigan has snapped up a beachside crash pad ahead of his reported move to Brisbane, with the ironman tipped to be next in line for the club’s captaincy. The 28-year-old dropped $950,000 on a two-bedroom unit in a 1970s walk-up just across the road from the stunning Tallebudgera Estuary in Palm Beach. The sale, which settled in August, is expected to be another renovation milestone for the footy player with his builder mate Chris Neilsen of Kingfisher Constructions, who is listed on property records as co-owner of the apartment. Carrigan is reportedly looking to relocate once his Kangaroos campaign wraps up next month. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Carrigan, pictured with partner Bronte Gildea, is yet to add another Brisbane property to his portfolio It’s a savvy buy for the duo, sitting well below the hotspot’s median unit price of $1.25m, and follows Kingfisher’s stunning Palm Springs-inspired upgrade of Carrigan’s Burleigh Waters home, which the forward purchased for $1.61m in 2024. The latest blue-chip property play comes ami...