Seibold: Critics off the mark

BRISBANE coach Anthony Seibold has hit back at club legends Gorden Tallis and Trevor Gillmeister and defended the Broncos’ culture as he backed his youth policy to create a new legacy of success for Queensland’s flagship team.

On the eve of tonight’s Broncos-Tigers clash at Suncorp Stadium, Seibold also took a veiled swipe at Brisbane’s playing record last year under Wayne Bennett, calling for critics of his new regime to “take a breath”.

The Broncos enter the Tigers showdown mired in the bottom four with a 1-3 record amid scathing criticism from Tallis, who suggested the playing group were arrogant despite having “won nothing”.

Gillmeister, a former Broncos forward who is now Gold Coast’s defence coach, has called for fullback Darius Boyd to be sacked as Brisbane skipper.

Seibold insists he has not read every line of criticism from some of Brisbane’s most decorated players but he rejected suggestions club culture was flawed on his watch.

“I’m not sure what cultural aspects the (past) football players are talking about,” he said.

“Sometimes you swim in a pot of honey and sometimes you are swimming in a pool of s---. It’s a week-to-week thing in the NRL.

“Trevor has to understand he is working for the Gold Coast. I love ‘The Axe’ but he is with another team.

“Darius wasn’t at his best last week (against the Roosters), he is the first to tell you that, but two weeks earlier he was outstanding.”