Milford opens up on not being wanted:
“There is a bit of sadness about it. I’m disappointed I have to move on, but it’s part of the professional game these days, it’s business, and I have to accept it. They called me in and pretty much said there wasn’t a spot for me next year. They said they had recruited a few halves and with their salary cap at the moment, there wasn’t enough room left for me."
“There’s no hard feelings with ‘Kevvie’. Sometimes I didn’t agree with why I was dropped. I started the year with high hopes, but things just haven’t clicked as a team this year and I have to take some responsibility for that."
“There’s eight games to go so it’s up to me to try and finish the year well.”
Hunger
“It’s hard to get over that grand final. I’ve thought about it over and over. I’ve had some great memories here and made a lot of good friends. I can’t go past the feeling of making the 2015 grand final and the grand final itself. I know it ended badly for us but I look back at the team we had on paper and we had a great squad."
“I know I’ve copped a lot of criticism but I would like to think I gave a lot to the Broncos jumper. The last couple of years have hurt me. I do take pride in my performances and I’m disappointed things haven’t worked out the way a lot of us had hoped.”
“My preference is to stay in the NRL. To be honest, it’s my only option really. I have a young family so I don’t really plan on going overseas."
“I’m not too sure about the Titans. I haven’t spoken to clubs directly yet, so when the time comes, I will put all the cards on the table and see which option suits me best and can help me get the best out of my football."
“I would consider moving to Sydney if I had to. I’ve got two young girls so my family comes first now and I will go wherever I need to for them and what best suits my football.”
“I still believe I have something to offer in the NRL. I believe there is a lot left in me, but I have to knuckle down and be more consistent with my training and my preparation towards a game. If I do that, I will be all right."
“Five-eighth is still my best position. Until another coach tells me otherwise, I still feel I’m best suited to six, I played pretty much every game for the Broncos there. I honestly believe I have more in me. I’m only 27, but I need to unlock that part of myself and get back to playing simple football."
Passion
"I know the
hunger and the passion is there. I still love playing the game so hopefully a fresh start can be good for me.”
Wayne Bennett:
“I don’t think the $1 million deal was an issue. It probably put more responsibility on ‘Milf’, but I don’t think it was the reason why he didn’t play well. I don’t know what type of player Allan Langer would have been if he turned up to the current Broncos side of the past two years. Would he have gone on to be half the player he became?"
“The culture of a club is everything and that’s the point I made at a press conference last week. Milf would have felt more pressure than ever, for sure, but he was a victim of what happened at the Broncos."
"Milf is a wonderful player, but he needs good people around him. He was left to do things himself in the halves ... but he couldn’t do it all himself.”
McHunt
