Scott Prince in action for the Broncos. Picture: Darren England. Source: Darren England / The Courier-Mail
A MONTH ago Scott Prince was seemingly a dead-man walking.
But the veteran playmaker's career is now alive and kicking with Broncos coach Anthony Griffin revealing Prince remains a contender for the Brisbane No.6 jumper next season.
Ahead of Brisbane's must-win clash against Penrith tonight at Centrebet Stadium, Griffin said Prince's form over the past four weeks had earned him the right to be considered for NRL selection in 2014.
Prince's days at Red Hill appeared numbered last month when the former Queensland Origin halfback learned he would not be an integral part of Brisbane's plans for next season.
And when reports surfaced of the likely arrival of attacking wizards Ben Barba and Anthony Milford, Prince had every reason to believe he was surplus to requirements at the Broncos.
But after watching Prince play key roles in recent defeats of the Cowboys, Dragons and Parramatta to keep Brisbane's finals hopes alive, Griffin has left the door of opportunity ajar.
Asked if Prince could retain the No.6 jumper in 2014, Griffin said: "He could, yeah. It is a good motivator if they get told that. You guys are writing the stuff that you hear.
"Scott Prince is playing some good football, he is closer to the end of his career than he is at the start. But it is a credit to him the past month how he has been able to lift.
"That's all we need him to keep doing against Penrith."
Prince, who turns 34 in February, is contracted until the end of next season. The former Test playmaker was expected to spend the 2014 campaign languishing in the Intrust Super Cup, but Griffin says Prince may yet depart on his terms.
"He is coming towards the end of his career," Griffin said.
"When that is will be up to him, but he is doing a good job at the moment and we need him to be doing a good job against Penrith.
"Over a long period he has been able to excel at this level.
"The challenge for Scott is to keep getting the tough areas of the game done. His defensive game, plus making sure his kicking game is where it needs to be to finish our sets off.
"If he does that, that makes him confident for the rest of his game to come off.
"But we expect that from him, that's why we bought him. In important games we need him to be at his best and he is doing a good job for us."
The 10th-placed Broncos have moved to within one point of the top eight, but their belated finals charge could be terminated if they are beaten by the Panthers, who are one point behind in 12th spot.
"We have been make-or-break for a while now," Griffin said.
"The important thing for us is to get one job done at a time.
"We went away to the Cowboys and Newcastle and performed well there and we need to do the same this week.
"Penrith have an awful amount of strike-power, so we have to be resilient with our defensive attitude. We don't underestimate anyone."
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