Broncos veteran Corey Oates believes teammate Selwyn Cobbo has realized a harsh lesson after his podcast feedback criticising coach Kevin Walters precipitated a stir.
The 20-year-old informed the ‘Back of the 135’ podcast, he didn’t assume Walters was coach regardless of being individual and has since sat down together with his coach to apologise.
Walters admitted the feedback “certainly” harm and Oates believes gamers must keep away from podcast conditions which is usually a “hard environment”.
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“I don’t put myself in those situations,” Oates stated.
“We have just got to not get caught in that sort of area… and not get stuck in the media saying things you don’t want to. You learn along the way. It is a harsh environment. You learn the hard way sometimes but so long as you learn from your mistakes, that’s fine.
“If (Cobbo) had asked me if he should have done it I probably would have said ‘no’, but he might feel comfortable doing it. I have never done it unless it is with the club.”
Oates additionally went into bat for Walters, who has now been spoken about in a destructive gentle by two gamers from final yr’s squad.
Tyson Gamble, who has since joined the Knights, additionally questioned Walters’ teaching capacity and stated veteran halfback Adam Reynolds is the “go-to man” for any questions.
“I’ve been here through a lot of things and I think Kevvie is doing a great job, finding out the sort of coach he is and what sort of players he is dealing with,” Oates stated.
“It is not easy to do when you have got a team that struggles for so many years.”
Meanwhile, Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis was additionally requested about Cobbo’s feedback and defined the younger winger might have breached his participant contract.
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“There are two aspects of the matter which I think are of major concern to the Broncos,” Hagipantelis stated on SEN 1170 Breakfast.
“The employment agreement has clauses (prohibiting) players from saying or doing anything that could bring the club or the game into disrepute.”
In a membership assertion, Cobbo claimed his feedback had been “taken out of context” nevertheless it was “silly” to discuss his coach in a destructive gentle.
But Hagipantelis isn’t shopping for it.
“I’ve listened to the broadcast and I can’t fathom for one moment the suggestion that (Cobbo’s) comments were taken out of context,” Hagipantelis stated.
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“They were clear and without any ambiguity whatsoever.
“The most concerning aspect is if there is any substance to what he said.
“What’s the response now from the club? Do they have to consider the comments and delve further into the matter?
“It’s not the way you want to start the year.”
Hagipantelis additionally stated gamers shouldn’t “air their dirty laundry” and if the rising star has points, he wanted to handle them internally.
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