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Darius Boyd is slowly adapting to life without Wayne Bennett as he prepares to take to the NRL field in club football without him for the first time in his 13-year NRL career.
Boyd has played under Bennett’s regime since his debut in 2006, including following him from Brisbane to St George Illawarra and Newcastle before heading back to the Broncos.
However he’ll play under new coach Anthony Seibold for the first time in Saturday night’s trial against the Gold Coast, as Brisbane finalise their preparations for Melbourne in round one.
“It was a shock to the system at the start, I think more so having the performance guys all change as well,” Boyd said at the Fox League launch.
“I’ve had the same guys, Wayne and the performance staff for 13 years. It wasn’t just Wayne, it was the scheduling and way we did things has all changed and is new to me.
“But at the same time it’s really exciting. Nothing against the past but there are obviously different ways you can do things. Wayne’s way and Seibs’ way both work.
“I think Seibs is very thorough with what he does. The attention to detail is great, I think with the young squad they really thrive with that and need that.”
Brisbane’s former assistant Jason Demetriou, as well as Bennett’s long-time staff in high-performance boss Jeremy Hickmans, analyst Scott Barker and sports scientist Tannath Scott were all moved on after the veteran’s departure.
Demetriou has since joined Bennett at South Sydney, while Seibold has brought his own staff with him including performance manager Paul Devlin and assistant Peter Gentle.
Aside from the highly-publicised music and atmosphere at training, the Broncos captain said the biggest difference Seibold had brought with him was more game simulation in the form of full-scale competition at practice.
“It’s just a lot of competition at training, a lot of 13-on-13,” Boyd said.
“It’s a competition sport and we want to better ourselves.
“I know personally it’s good to go to training and try and compete and get the best out of ourselves.”
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