PLAYER Adam Reynolds

[1910]

Interesting that 14 teams have one but we got rid of ours who is a known savvy operator. Well respected in the game. And before anyone corrects me he left on his own terms yeah sure ok. Aren't we pencilled in for 15th or something this year? Kevvie is starting to reek as a bit of a control freak tbh. Still can't hate the bloke though, I'm getting some Joe Biden vibes from him lately.

You”re welcome to believe whatever you want but Ben always wanted to be a CEO. He’s behind happy at the QRL.

 

[Super Freak]

Broncos have one.

People don't know much about him though, is he any good is what people want to know.

 

[1910]

Ben applied for the Broncos CEO and didn’t get it, that’s what he wanted to be.

QRL CEO only comes up every 10 years or so. They stay in the role for a long time and really if you want to be a CEO it’s one of the four jobs in SEQ.

 

[Big Del]

the footballer whisper

Give yourself another pat on the back .
Maybe quote yourself for good measure ?

 

[tommy]

You”re welcome to believe whatever you want but Ben always wanted to be a CEO. He’s behind happy at the QRL.

He still had time left on the clock to be a ceo after he finished (trying) to do what he came to us to do. I say control freak for lack of a better term, I think he's trying to be Wayne 2.0 and do what Wayne did with little help in the early nineties, be over everything. Wayne has had plenty of help since then as the game became more professional. I also always said he was hanging his career to his son's performances and if he wanted to give the young tyke a good go he would go down in flames if Billy didn't succeed. He has been given a better shot than most, most here would agree these days I assume. Still don't feel any hate for the bloke, I'd find it pretty hard to drop my kid who you knew it was his lifelong dream to be like dad and Kevin probably trained him since he was 4 in the backyard telling him the whole time he'll be a bronco one day and blah blah blah. I couldn't do it either, and Im a ****.

 

[theshed]

I’m just the footballer whisper- trying to make sense where there appears no sense.

What is your opinion on Kev as a coach? Do you think he’s the right man for the job? Why/why not?

 

[tommy]

What is your opinion on Kev as a coach? Do you think he’s the right man for the job? Why/why not?

1910 is an old Ipswich boy can't you tell. Personal friend or possibly a Walters himself. He was a storm fan when kev was assistant there if you remember, these days he barracks for the broncos again.

Educated guess folks, not certain.

 

[Fernando]

There was a write up on broncos defence on the Rugby League Eye Test (link below), which basically boiled down to broncos are letting their opposition get into good scoring positions too often, which is not dissimilar to last year, but this year the goal line defence is letting them down, but last year's was also godly (i.e. difficult to sustain compared to just not letting them get near your goal line).

They're also not getting into good enough positions to score... not always a concern for us as we're basically the best in the comp at scoring from distance. However, there is a limit to that and we are the worst in the comp for tackles inside our own 50m, which has actually been worse than 2020 and 2021. Our tackles inside the opposition 20m is also the lowest in the comp and the lowest the broncos have had in the last decade.

So basically we're conceding too many soft meters... through the crap catch and wrap that we've employed this year... and we're not making any meters in yardage... meaning we are getting dominated in field position.

Opponent's basically just need to complete their sets and they will end up winning the field position battle, which will eventually lead to points.

What happened to the Broncos defense this season? July NRL efficiency update - The Rugby League Eye Test

The 2024 Paris Olympics may have started and I might be incredibly sleep deprived already, but that won’t stop me bringing you the Eye Test’s July NRL team efficiency update. Just over one year ago I wrote about how the Broncos defense was just as elite as Penrith’s in 2023, albeit in different...

www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com

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So Brisbane are running dead last for possession, set completions, field position, errors and handling errors. 2nd last for innefective tackles, 3rd last for missed tackles.

 

[Foordy]

Yep SOS ikin. Who did we have as assistant coaches last year? I don’t remember if Cartwright etc came then or this year.

Cartwright came in 2021. He was one of Kevvies first assistant coaches

 

[Bucking Beads]

So Brisbane are running dead last for possession, set completions, field position, errors and handling errors. 2nd last for innefective tackles, 3rd last for missed tackles.

All stats that place the blame on lack of effort and care as opposed to poor coaching.

 

[1910]

What is your opinion on Kev as a coach? Do you think he’s the right man for the job? Why/why not?

I always say alignment, Kev needs to align the club, so everyone is on the same page doing the same thing for the same cause. The Broncos don't have that apex clear enough.

The top needs to be what is an NRL Bronco like and then everyone is producing that.

It's too muddled at the moment. That may be Dave, but it needs to be done.

Kev as a day-to-day coach can do the job well but the things that are around him aren't working as well as they could. If you fix those things, you will fix a lot of things that have gone wrong this year.

The Broncos artwork at the moment is like a prep, there is a bit of glitter a pipe cleaner and a house with a tiger outside. It's not clear.

 

[Totally Unr3al]

All stats that place the blame on lack of effort and care as opposed to poor coaching.

It’s a lot easier to replace one person than a whole team.
The buck stops with the coach with effort areas.
If the cattle are no good then changes have to be made.
I’m not saying it’s KW fault that this mess has happened but it certainly will be his fault if nothing is done to fix it

 

[Jedhead]

I always say alignment, Kev needs to align the club, so everyone is on the same page doing the same thing for the same cause. The Broncos don't have that apex clear enough.

The top needs to be what is an NRL Bronco like and then everyone is producing that.

It's too muddled at the moment. That may be Dave, but it needs to be done.

Kev as a day-to-day coach can do the job well but the things that are around him aren't working as well as they could. If you fix those things, you will fix a lot of things that have gone wrong this year.

The Broncos artwork at the moment is like a prep, there is a bit of glitter a pipe cleaner and a house with a tiger outside. It's not clear.

Are you able to write this in a bit more plain English please?

So I get you are saying Kev needs to align the club, but it could be Dave's responsibility. The "what is an NRL Bronco like" is a bit baffling sorry. The bit about the glitter and pipe cleaner and a house with a tiger outside lost me totally.

 

[BroncsFan]

All stats that place the blame on lack of effort and care as opposed to poor coaching.

I think they all point to fitness as well... team has looked underdone since the start

 

[Bucking Beads]

It’s a lot easier to replace one person than a whole team.
The buck stops with the coach with effort areas.
If the cattle are no good then changes have to be made.
I’m not saying it’s KW fault that this mess has happened but it certainly will be his fault if nothing is done to fix it

Easier to adjust attitude than replace anyone.

 

[theshed]

I always say alignment, Kev needs to align the club, so everyone is on the same page doing the same thing for the same cause. The Broncos don't have that apex clear enough.

The top needs to be what is an NRL Bronco like and then everyone is producing that.

It's too muddled at the moment. That may be Dave, but it needs to be done.

Kev as a day-to-day coach can do the job well but the things that are around him aren't working as well as they could. If you fix those things, you will fix a lot of things that have gone wrong this year.

The Broncos artwork at the moment is like a prep, there is a bit of glitter a pipe cleaner and a house with a tiger outside. It's not clear.

Thanks for the response. You actually have such great insights and perspectives but you very rarely actually share them. Pleasantly surprised.

That is more or less what my thoughts were too. Kev screams out to be a guy who knows footy and can coach but doesn’t have the capacity to do all the other head coach or GM stuff. The frameworks, recruitment, cap management etc. it’s why it seemed so logical to have a guy like Ikin at the club to let Kev focus on what he actually loves.

He desperately needs a Bennett or Bellamy, or dare I say it, Gus at the club.

Ben Teo and fkn Trent Barrett aren’t gonna solve that for him.

 

[theshed]

1910 is an old Ipswich boy can't you tell. Personal friend or possibly a Walters himself. He was a storm fan when kev was assistant there if you remember, these days he barracks for the broncos again.

Educated guess folks, not certain.

Haha fk I will flip out if 1910 was Kevvy

 

[ningnangnong]

I always say alignment, Kev needs to align the club, so everyone is on the same page doing the same thing for the same cause. The Broncos don't have that apex clear enough.

The top needs to be what is an NRL Bronco like and then everyone is producing that.

It's too muddled at the moment. That may be Dave, but it needs to be done.

Kev as a day-to-day coach can do the job well but the things that are around him aren't working as well as they could. If you fix those things, you will fix a lot of things that have gone wrong this year.

The Broncos artwork at the moment is like a prep, there is a bit of glitter a pipe cleaner and a house with a tiger outside. It's not clear.

It sounds like the club lacks a structure to fall back on, not only on the field, but off it as well.

I'm sure our marketing/business departments operate like a machine, but the football department sounds like it's a bit of a mess. It's surprising when you consider this club was at the forefront of rugby league 20 years ago. We've fallen by the wayside, and everyone else has seemingly overtaken us.