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Club chairman Karl Morris, after attending the game in Gosford, tells the Courier Mail something might need to be done some time:
“Poor discipline, poor defence and a very ordinary game to watch."
“If we’ve got a capitulation of very highly paid players who just aren’t performing, sooner or later you’ve got to act on that. That’s the conversation we’ll be having. The board’s role is to talk to Paul White and Anthony Seibold about this.”
“We’ve got a board meeting next Friday and we’ll be asking some questions. The board has got to be supportive of Anthony Seibold. Anthony will present to the board. We can’t panic this early in the season. His job is absolutely safe. I’m positive he’ll get it together. I have complete faith in him. It was always going to take some time to get back on track. We knew Anthony was inheriting some difficult contract issues with the roster he inherited.”
Difficult contract issues
Seibold, too, agrees something might need to be done some time:
“There’s no doubt we need more from our elite players. There was plenty of effort there at different times but we’re not playing smart. Maybe I need to look at making some changes.”
Even CEO Paul White is saying something might need to be done some time:
“There’s no excuses here. When we lose, everyone at the club hurts and if there’s anyone not hurting after a performance like that then they have to question their place at the Broncos. I’m hoping the response of the playing group this week (against the Titans) reflects that. This is a talented group of players, they showed that in the opening rounds against the Cowboys and the Rabbitohs (with two consecutive wins), but at this moment in time they need a change of mindset.”
Just one example of something that might need to be done
“We all bleed. We’re not trying to dismiss this. We played some wonderful football for the first two games of the season but clearly we haven’t managed the transition out of COVID well enough at all. We understand our members and supporters and sponsors demand far more than what is being delivered – and there will be an appropriate response on the field in the weeks ahead. How we act in the tough times defines who we are as individuals and as a club – we trust the path we have mapped out and the players and coaching staff we have here at the club – and we ask our members and supporters to stay the course with us.”
Darren Lockyer agrees, something might need to be done some time:
“The entire Broncos playing group needs a good honest conversation to say, ‘Why are we like this? What are we doing and how do we fix it?’ Only the current group can find the answers. There is no magic fix.”
Lockyer to Broncos: don't listen to Elvis
And finally Alex Glenn gives a time frame. That would be now:
“We have to fix it right away. We have to have some tough conversations. Do you want to be playing for this team? We’re a professional team and we have to have each other’s backs.”
Best pencil that in for next Tuesday, Alex.
McHunt
“Poor discipline, poor defence and a very ordinary game to watch."
“If we’ve got a capitulation of very highly paid players who just aren’t performing, sooner or later you’ve got to act on that. That’s the conversation we’ll be having. The board’s role is to talk to Paul White and Anthony Seibold about this.”
“We’ve got a board meeting next Friday and we’ll be asking some questions. The board has got to be supportive of Anthony Seibold. Anthony will present to the board. We can’t panic this early in the season. His job is absolutely safe. I’m positive he’ll get it together. I have complete faith in him. It was always going to take some time to get back on track. We knew Anthony was inheriting some difficult contract issues with the roster he inherited.”
Difficult contract issues
Seibold, too, agrees something might need to be done some time:
“There’s no doubt we need more from our elite players. There was plenty of effort there at different times but we’re not playing smart. Maybe I need to look at making some changes.”
Even CEO Paul White is saying something might need to be done some time:
“There’s no excuses here. When we lose, everyone at the club hurts and if there’s anyone not hurting after a performance like that then they have to question their place at the Broncos. I’m hoping the response of the playing group this week (against the Titans) reflects that. This is a talented group of players, they showed that in the opening rounds against the Cowboys and the Rabbitohs (with two consecutive wins), but at this moment in time they need a change of mindset.”
Just one example of something that might need to be done
“We all bleed. We’re not trying to dismiss this. We played some wonderful football for the first two games of the season but clearly we haven’t managed the transition out of COVID well enough at all. We understand our members and supporters and sponsors demand far more than what is being delivered – and there will be an appropriate response on the field in the weeks ahead. How we act in the tough times defines who we are as individuals and as a club – we trust the path we have mapped out and the players and coaching staff we have here at the club – and we ask our members and supporters to stay the course with us.”
Darren Lockyer agrees, something might need to be done some time:
“The entire Broncos playing group needs a good honest conversation to say, ‘Why are we like this? What are we doing and how do we fix it?’ Only the current group can find the answers. There is no magic fix.”
Lockyer to Broncos: don't listen to Elvis
And finally Alex Glenn gives a time frame. That would be now:
“We have to fix it right away. We have to have some tough conversations. Do you want to be playing for this team? We’re a professional team and we have to have each other’s backs.”
Best pencil that in for next Tuesday, Alex.
McHunt
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