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Xavier Coates reckons the Melbourne Storm will be more his speed:
“I will definitely leave with a heavy heart. The Broncos gave me my debut and they developed me through the system, but ultimately I had to make a choice and I’m just glad I did it and it’s out of the way now. It was such a tough decision, it wasn’t easy telling the guys I was going."
“I have all my family here in Brisbane and I have good mates at the Broncos, so there were a few things I had to weigh up. There is some relief, I am glad the decision has been made and I can focus on playing football now. I don’t have to worry anymore about where I’m going, my main focus is to play good footy for the Broncos and it’s important I finish on a good note with the club.”
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"Being coached by Craig was an attraction. In saying that the NRL has a lot of good coaches. ‘Kevvie’ has been good for me, but I’m looking forward to getting better as a player at the Storm. A big thing with the Storm is they get the best out of players."
“I do love the Broncos a lot and they gave me a chance, but when it came down to the final call, I am comfortable in choosing Melbourne. The Storm have a specific recruitment formula they use when identifying players of interest. Like an NRL version of Moneyball, it is a formula that stands the test of time for the Storm, who pride themselves on turning good players into great ones."
Melbourne recruitment chief Paul Bunn:
“It’s a wonderful result for us. Every report we got said Xavier is an outstanding young man. We knew about him through Matty Geyer, he coached him as a kid on the Gold Coast and he has been promoting him since Xavier was 14. We needed to replace (Josh) Addo-Carr and Xavier was the best option on the market in our eyes.”
Totally not the Broncos captain Tevita Pangai Jnr:
“It was a blow losing ‘X’, but I can understand why he would leave to play at a club like Melbourne,” he said. Being coached by Craig Bellamy is an attraction and I understand that, but it‘s pretty sad because we have lost some great kids like David Fifita, Reece Walsh and Xavier. But he is still a Bronco until October and Xavier wants to show why a club like the Storm is willing to sign him.”
Walters said when asked if Coates chose Melbourne because of their system:
“That’s something you have to ask Xavier. He has a big task against Addo-Carr. Xavier is up for the challenge, he likes the big occasion and in our last meeting in round four in Melbourne, he gave a good account of himself so we expect something similar from him. Xavier is one of our key players.”
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“I will definitely leave with a heavy heart. The Broncos gave me my debut and they developed me through the system, but ultimately I had to make a choice and I’m just glad I did it and it’s out of the way now. It was such a tough decision, it wasn’t easy telling the guys I was going."
“I have all my family here in Brisbane and I have good mates at the Broncos, so there were a few things I had to weigh up. There is some relief, I am glad the decision has been made and I can focus on playing football now. I don’t have to worry anymore about where I’m going, my main focus is to play good footy for the Broncos and it’s important I finish on a good note with the club.”
Let's hope he lands on his feet this time
"Being coached by Craig was an attraction. In saying that the NRL has a lot of good coaches. ‘Kevvie’ has been good for me, but I’m looking forward to getting better as a player at the Storm. A big thing with the Storm is they get the best out of players."
“I do love the Broncos a lot and they gave me a chance, but when it came down to the final call, I am comfortable in choosing Melbourne. The Storm have a specific recruitment formula they use when identifying players of interest. Like an NRL version of Moneyball, it is a formula that stands the test of time for the Storm, who pride themselves on turning good players into great ones."
Melbourne recruitment chief Paul Bunn:
“It’s a wonderful result for us. Every report we got said Xavier is an outstanding young man. We knew about him through Matty Geyer, he coached him as a kid on the Gold Coast and he has been promoting him since Xavier was 14. We needed to replace (Josh) Addo-Carr and Xavier was the best option on the market in our eyes.”
Totally not the Broncos captain Tevita Pangai Jnr:
“It was a blow losing ‘X’, but I can understand why he would leave to play at a club like Melbourne,” he said. Being coached by Craig Bellamy is an attraction and I understand that, but it‘s pretty sad because we have lost some great kids like David Fifita, Reece Walsh and Xavier. But he is still a Bronco until October and Xavier wants to show why a club like the Storm is willing to sign him.”
Walters said when asked if Coates chose Melbourne because of their system:
“That’s something you have to ask Xavier. He has a big task against Addo-Carr. Xavier is up for the challenge, he likes the big occasion and in our last meeting in round four in Melbourne, he gave a good account of himself so we expect something similar from him. Xavier is one of our key players.”
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