Brisbane Broncos exterior again Selwyn Cobbo has claimed he was “taken out of context” after feedback emerged of him describing Kevin Walters as not a “good coach”.
The feedback in query from Cobbo got here on the ‘Back of the 135’ podcast in late October final yr, however have since resurfaced on Reddit on Saturday evening.
In it, Cobbo was requested whether or not he thought Walters was coach or not and was sincere in his evaluation of the previous premiership winner.
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“I reckon he’s a good person,” Cobbo stated.
“He’s a good person, like a good bloke but I don’t think he’s a good coach. He’s not the best coach but he’s alright.
“I feel like he’s just a good person but I don’t reckon he’s a coach. Even though he experienced footy, been through all the grand finals and all that, but I feel like he’s not a coach.
“But he’s a good person, a good bloke and does a lot for the club. But the way he coaches is a bit weird, I guess. He’s a good person though. He’s an alright coach.”
The Broncos launched an announcement afterward Sunday morning during which Cobbo apologised for the “silly comments” whereas claiming they’d been “taken out of context”.
“Today’s article on a podcast I did last year has been taken out of context,” he stated.
“It was two guys chatting and joking about silly things like the comments about Kev that had been made by Tyson.
“The fact is that Kev is a very good coach, as are all of our coaches at the Broncos. I was lucky enough to play Origin for Queensland last year and that is off the back of the coaching of Kev and his team.
“Kev has taught me a lot since coming into the NRL squad and provided me with great support as I adjusted to the professionalism of NRL.
“I was late to training a few times and instead of cutting me, he educated me and supported me.
“When I felt burnt out late in the year, Kev rested me and when he thought I was ready he gave me more responsibilities.
“I have already contacted Kev to apologise and I’d like to extend that to his family and the whole Broncos club for this unwarranted attention over some silly comments from me.”
In the podcast in query, the host advised Cobbo he had a “mate in Brisbane” who wished to know if Walters was coach or not, prefacing the query with: “You don’t have to answer it”.
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It comes after former Broncos playmaker Tyson Gamble was scrutinised final season for an look on a podcast the place he too touched on Walters’ teaching credentials.
Speaking on the ‘Marshie’s Corner’ podcast, Gamble had described Broncos halfback Adam Reynolds as a “mastermind” and the “go-to man for everybody”.
“Kev’s the coach but Reyno is the go-to man for everybody. If you’ve got a question about the team or footy, you go to him,” Gamble stated on the time.
“It’s not a knock on Kev but ‘Reyno’ has been around for so long.
“Kevvie really understands footy and he’s a good bloke in getting the team up and about but the modern day is so different to the way Kevvie played footy.
“There are some similarities with how you have to be with attitude and stuff, but Reyno is the mastermind around our attack at the moment.”
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Gamble insisted the feedback had been a “joke” and had been taken out of context and turned “into something it isn’t” however they didn’t go down nicely at Red Hill, based on The Daily Telegraph’s David Riccio.
“They’ve gone down like a lead balloon,” Riccio stated on Triple M on the time.
“This is the final round of the season for them if they can’t secure a finals berth and one of their key playmakers is making comments that it isn’t Kevin Walters who is the mastermind.
“They are stunning comments to make and it’s gone down like a lead balloon.”
Unfortunately for Cobbo his feedback should not prone to go down any higher. Reynolds referred to as Gamble within the wake of the drama, telling Triple M the departing playmaker was “apologetic”.
“I rang Tyson to try and clear some of the air there and he was apologetic towards Kevin,” Reynolds stated.
“Knowing Tyson, he wouldn’t have deliberately gone out to say something like that or to hurt the coach or anything like that.
“I’ve got a lot of respect for Kevvie. He has made my job and my role at the club a lot easier.
“We wouldn’t be in the position we are as a club if it wasn’t for Kevin. Everything I drip feed through the playing group is through Kevvie.
“Those comments are a bit out of line, but speaking to Tyson he was deeply apologetic towards those words and he said, he got it wrong.”
Cobbo loved a breakout 2022 season, averaging 122 metres and scoring 15 tries to go along with 21 linebreaks, 92 sort out busts, later rewarded together with his State of Origin debut.
The 20-year-old was in excessive demand however inked a brand new extension again in June final yr to remain at Red Hill till at the least the tip of the 2025 season.
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