Captain Glenn ready to finally take reins
A LONG wait is almost over for Alex Glenn, who revealed the thought of finally making his debut as Brisbane skipper motivated him to recover from a hamstring injury during the NRL lockdown.
Glenn was unveiled as Broncos captain in January, taking over the reins from Darius Boyd, who was demoted following their embarrassing 2019 NRL finals exit.
However, Glenn is yet to lead his team after being sidelined him for the first two rounds before the competition was shut down.
But rather than kick cans in self-isolation, Glenn said he made sure he got his body right to ensure he finally realised his dream to run out as skipper.
“It has been a long six weeks but it has helped me in this isolation period to stay motivated for the season,” he said of his captaincy debut.
“For the first two games I was unable to captain the side, it’s not the start of the season that I wanted.
“It was a bit unfortunate but it is still driving me to lead the boys out.”
Glenn declared himself fit for the season restart after testing out his troublesome hamstring when the Broncos returned to training this week.
“I am 100 per cent. I made sure over those six weeks that I wasn’t going backwards in my recovery,” he said.
“It (training) was a good test to see where I was at. I put my body through a session where I pushed my boundaries to see where I was at.”
Glenn was unfazed by the prospect of putting his body through 18 straight rounds.
“It will be tough on our bodies but at the same time we are made to go out there and play footy,” he said.
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