Broncos coach Kevin Walters has revealed he spent a “good bit of time” with Tottenham coach Ange Postecoglou as a part of an abroad fact-finding mission.
In an interview with The Courier Mail, Walters delved into the assembly he had with the Aussie soccer coach, who’s making waves in his debut season as a Premier League supervisor.
Walters travelled to the UK to go to Tottenham, one other EPL facet in Arsenal in addition to English rugby membership Saracens.
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“I had a good bit of time with Ange, he was very generous with his time,” Walters stated.
“I met Ange when I was in Melbourne at the Storm and he was coaching the Melbourne Victory. He is a really nice fella.”
Walters left the assembly with Postecoglou extraordinarily assured he and the Broncos are on the best path.
“He’s stuck to his principles, which is something I really admire,” Walters stated.
“ He was heavily criticised early by fans and the media saying he wasn’t up to it, but he had great belief in himself and his methods. I’ll take a lot out of that – believing in what you’re doing and sticking to your principles.
“It reinforced not only what I’m doing but all of the coaches and our team at the Broncos.
“We’re on the right pathway and we’ve got great stability in the club now with our coaches and roster.”
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Walters additionally opened up concerning the heartbreak he and his crew suffered after coughing up a 24-8 result in Penrith in October’s grand ultimate, admitting he hasn’t even watched a replay.
“There was a bit of disbelief after the game,” Walters stated.
“I haven’t watched it yet, but I plan to sit down with the players and have a look at it in the New Year.
“Things happen for a reason a lot of the time. To Penrith’s credit, they’ve been a good side for a long time and played really well in that last 15 minutes while we were a bit off.
“We made a couple of little errors and a few things didn’t go our way.
“That’s all it is. There’s never much in it.”
Not one to dwell on the previous, Walters is happy about what the longer term holds for the Broncos – regardless of the very fact the membership has misplaced various gamers.
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Rep prop Tom Flegler and hard-running centre Herbie Farnworth have left for the Dolphins, inspirational chief Kurt Capewell is off to the Warriors whereas Keenan Palasia, who was one of many crew’s greatest within the grand ultimate loss, is now a Titan.
We’ve misplaced a few gamers we didn’t need to lose however we’ve received good depth in these positions which supplies us an excellent alternative to exchange them with expertise from our academy,” Walters stated.
“We’ve had some time to compensate for the first three leaving in Keenan, ‘Fleg’ and Herbie, we knew about them for a while.
“We had a good look at that and felt we could handle the loss of those three players.
“Fletcher Baker (signed from Roosters) looks like a really good signing. He is a good, mature kid who’s working really hard and fitting in nicely.”
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