Broncos on notice as Carrigan vows to dramatically lift his game
BRONCOS forward Pat Carrigan admits his form in 2021 has been poor as coach Kevin Walters puts the entire Brisbane squad on notice after dropping Anthony Milford.
The selection bombshell has left the Broncos playing group wary of their own position as Walters “draws a line in the sand” in a bid to stamp out mediocrity at the club.
After a 1-4 start to the season, Carrigan said the players knew they had to find some winning form or risk being dropped to the Intrust Super Cup.
“It’s pretty clear if you want to be a Bronco, you have to win a footy match,” Carrigan said.
“(Kevvie) just addressed everyone and it was quite clear.
“For some of us, our performances haven’t been up to scratch.
“Kevvie is a passionate Bronco and he knows what he wants to see in that jersey.
“He said he hasn’t been seeing that so with that will come changes and I’m fully supportive of Kevvie making those decisions for where we want to go to this season.”
Carrigan makes his return this week against the Panthers after serving a one-match suspension for a crusher tackle in Round 4.
The 23-year-old has copped criticism for his performances this season, having made some poor handling errors as well as being steamrolled by Melbourne centre Justin Olam two weeks ago.
Carrigan conceded he was not pleased with his form and hoped to use Thursday’s clash as a chance to improve.
“I haven’t been that happy with my own performance,” he said.
“I’ve probably drifted away from the standard I was at last year.
“A good thing for me is that I’ve only had three or four games so far and I know where I want to be.
“I’ve had chats with Kevvie about what I want to achieve and where he thinks I can get to.”