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Broncos young gun Selwyn Cobbo has found himself in hot water after comments made on a podcast emerged in which he took aim at his coach, Kevin Walters.
Cobbo, speaking on Back of the 135 podcast at the end of last season, was asked by the host for his opinions of his coach, and gave a surprisingly negative response.
“I reckon he’s a good person,” said the winger. “He’s a good person, like a good bloke but I don’t think he’s a good coach. He’s not the best coach but he’s alright.
“I feel like he’s just a good person but I don’t reckon he’s a coach. Even though he experienced footy, been through all the grand finals and all that, but I feel like he’s not a coach.
“But he’s a good person, a good bloke and does a lot for the club. But the way he coaches is a bit weird, I guess. He’s a good person though. He’s an alright coach.”
Though the comments were made months ago, they only came to light recently and the Broncos were swift to issue a retraction from their young star.
“Today’s article on a podcast I did last year has been taken out of context,” said Cobbo in a statement. “It was two guys chatting and joking about silly things like the comments about Kev that had been made by Tyson.
“The fact is that Kev is a very good coach, as are all of our coaches at the Broncos. I was lucky enough to play Origin for Queensland last year and that is off the back of the coaching of Kev and his team.
“Kev has taught me a lot since coming into the NRL squad and provided me with great support as I adjusted to the professionalism of NRL.
“I was late to training a few times and instead of cutting me, he educated me and supported me.
“When I felt burnt out late in the year, Kev rested me and when he thought I was ready he gave me more responsibilities.
“I have already contacted Kev to apologise and I’d like to extend that to his family and the whole Broncos club for this unwarranted attention over some silly comments from me.”
Cobbo was referring to a similar incident at the end of last year where comments from Tyson Gamble, who has since left the club, were taken as a slight on Walters after the five eighth implied that captain Adam Reynolds was more influential than the coach.
“Kev’s the coach but Reyno is the go-to man for everybody,” said Gamble. “If you’ve got a question about the team or footy, you go to him. It’s not a knock on Kev but ‘Reyno’ has been around for so long.
“Kevvie really understands footy and he’s a good bloke in getting the team up and about but the modern day is so different to the way Kevvie played footy.
“There are some similarities with how you have to be with attitude and stuff, but Reyno is the mastermind around our attack at the moment.”
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