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Adam Reynolds
“I’m as hungry as I’ve ever been. The finals is the bare minimum for us. If you ask anyone, if they don’t make the finals, they will say it’s a failure. In my view, we’re a club that not only makes the finals this season, but we should be challenging for higher honours. If we don’t want to aim higher this season, what’s the point of trying?
“It’s been a while since I’ve experienced that feeling of a premiership. Every player at the start of the year should have a goal to win the comp and for me, that’s what I want. I’m hurting from last year. It’s given me that extra drive to perform a bit better and train a bit harder and still being pretty new to the Broncos - it’s my second season here - it’s the most excited I have been in a long time.”
“It’s 12 months down the track and we are more familiar with our patterns of play. The coaches have been outstanding. They have gone to another level and the younger players here who haven’t had much success so far... they can use that hurt to guide the club to the finals. There are players in our team now with 50 or 60 games under their belts. Guys like Patty and Kotoni have played State of Origin. They know what it takes. I can’t see why this club can’t get back to where it was."
“It was disappointing the way we exited the competition last year, but it has only fuelled the fire to play finals this season. Had we made the semis, it would have glossed over a number of issues we had at the back end of the year. Everything happens for a reason and it will make us a better team this season going through that.”
“I think we can come up with some plays to get Reece some space. Playing against Reece last year, I know the quality he brings to a football team. I was pretty excited when we announced the signing of Reece. I was thinking forward to how we get the best out of him and how I can create space for him. We know what an X-factor he is in open space, so it’s important we get quality ball to Reece this season.”
“The big thing for us is our discipline in defence. We leaked too many points last year at the back end and made it harder for ourselves in games. Dropped balls, ill-discipline, giving away penalties and leg ups to other teams, so if we tidy those areas up, it will take us a long way to playing finals. We aren’t too worried about our attack, but we need to sort out our defence and we’ve spent the pre-season working on that.”
“There’s no reason why I can’t play for another 12 or 24 months beyond this deal. We’ll see how my body is feeling after my current deal ends, but in my mind I would like to go around for another year or two. Obviously my form has to be up to scratch and the body has to feel good, but I don’t plan on retiring any time soon. The Broncos have been fantastic for me. I’m in a good head space here and I’ve loved my time at the Broncos, so things are all going right and well. I get sore from time to time, but I’ve had a good pre-season. There is a lot of life left in these legs.”
