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The night before losing 58-0 to the Eels, the Broncos were … at the pub
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[QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3075854, member: 9853"] [CENTER][COLOR=rgb(255, 255, 255)][SIZE=26px][B]Broncos’ late night pokies spree before Eels bashing[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER] [COLOR=rgb(255, 255, 255)][B]Peter Badel[/B], The Courier-Mail September 17, 2019 1:54pm The Broncos have plunged into crisis following explosive revelations six Brisbane players left the team hotel to play poker machines on the eve of their embarrassing 58-0 finals loss to Parramatta. The Broncos have confirmed the incident and have launched an investigation into the matter. It can be revealed Broncos stars Anthony Milford, Corey Oates, Matt Gillett, Payne Haas, David Fifita and Andrew McCullough attended a Sydney pub to play pokies just 24 hours before the club’s biggest game of the season. [IMG alt="Anthony Milford and Payne Haas were among a group of Brisbane players out before their elimination final loss. Picture: Joel Carrett"]https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/1cda5c2f918d5a2ce478343cb72bf54d?width=1024[/IMG] Anthony Milford and Payne Haas were among a group of Brisbane players out before their elimination final loss. Picture: Joel Carrett Eyewitnesses have confirmed the six players attended Harpoon and Hotel Harry in Surry Hills on Saturday night, just a short 350-metre walk from Pullman Sydney Hyde Park hotel where the Broncos were staying. The six players left the team hotel to gamble without the knowledge of Broncos management, including coach Anthony Seibold. Broncos bosses only learned of the matter on Tuesday after being informed by a media outlet. The development will rock the Broncos and represents a terrible look for the playing group, who subsequently lost 58-0 to the Eels to record the biggest loss in Brisbane’s proud 31-year history. [IMG alt="Corey Oates is another player who was out late. Picture: Mark Metcalfe"]https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/512ac5ddc536035548557c1819d8d3a5?width=1024[/IMG] Corey Oates is another player who was out late. Picture: Mark Metcalfe Brisbane CEO Paul White has promised a full review of the club and this incident will bring into question the culture of Brisbane’s playing group and whether coach Seibold has lost the support of the dressing-room. Sources have told The Courier-Mail Milford, Oates, Gillett, Haas, Fifita and McCullough arrived at the pub around 9pm. The group were not drinking alcohol, but several players were seen by pub patrons venturing to the gaming lounge where they proceeded to play the poker machines. Most of the group left by 11.30pm. One player stayed behind on his own and continued to play the pokies before leaving the establishment just after midnight. [IMG alt="Brisbane were handed a record breaking loss the following day by the Eels. Picture: Brendon Thorne"]https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/fcebab207eafc5cdeb8b7de64aab1ce5?width=650[/IMG] Brisbane were handed a record breaking loss the following day by the Eels. Picture: Brendon Thorne The revelations will come as a devastating blow to coach Seibold, who went to bed on Saturday night completely unaware almost half his squad went behind his back to play pokies in a shocking display of unprofessionalism before the Eels clash. The attitude of Brisbane’s leading players spilled onto the field where they conceded 11 tries against Parramatta in the most embarrassing display in the club’s history. [IMG alt="Veteran Matt Gillett was also out the night before the final. Picture: Mark Metcalfe"]https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/c04538db2ef14584b2d73e447d831553?width=1024[/IMG] Veteran Matt Gillett was also out the night before the final. Picture: Mark Metcalfe The Broncos had only been in camp a matter of hours after flying into Sydney in the late afternoon. Seibold and the players had a team dinner around 6.30pm before the group watched a specially-prepared video presentation of their highlights from the 2019 season to act as motivation for the sudden-death final. After the video screening, the squad left for massages before most players, including skipper Darius Boyd, retreated to their rooms around 8.30pm. [IMG alt="Monday Bunker: Fixing the Broncos spine"]https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/64d1fee0e8062c465259ed19208f2576[/IMG] The remaining six players decided to kick on and left the team hotel for a nearby pub visit for their gambling session. Given the embarrassment of Brisbane’s heavy loss, Broncos management will consider fines and possible suspensions for the poker-machine bandits in a dreadful postscript to their afternoon of disaster at Parramatta. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/broncos/broncos-late-night-pokies-spree-before-eels-bashing/news-story/acb914f9c36247edd793ee800f1d5038[/URL][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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