Broncos had enough of being Mr Nice Guys
BRISBANE coach Anthony Seibold has turned up the heat on his leadership group, challenging the likes of Pat Carrigan and Brodie Croft to be more vocal and confront their peers to rebuild the season.
Broncos skipper Alex Glenn put the club’s culture under the microscope ahead of tonight’s clash against Manly when he revealed the players lacked honesty and were too scared to offend each other.
Seibold agreed with Glenn’s stinging appraisal and urged his seven-man leadership group – comprising Carrigan, Croft, Glenn, Darius Boyd, Matt Lodge, Payne Haas and Tevita Pangai – to deliver some home truths.
“With young men and young people, having a real tough conversation with their peers is something to work on,” Seibold said.
“We don’t have a lot of experience in our group, so I’ve been working on it with the leadership group. If they see something, they need to say something regardless of how many games they have played and what their age is.
“It’s something for us to work on as a group, to have a tough conversation with each other. I felt as though we were getting better in that area, but I can’t disagree with Alex, it’s a challenge I have given the leadership group.
“It’s all well coming from the performance and coaching staff, but the tough conversations in games and training have to come from the group.
“They have to be stronger on each other.”
Broncos co-captain Croft, who plays his fifth game for the club tonight after his off-season shift from Melbourne, pledged to step up as a leader.
“We are a young group,” he said. “Alex said it the other night, about holding each other accountable and not being shy to have the tough conversations. We can build on leadership and hold each other accountable.”