A Broncos coach and coach Kevin Walters have both denied claims that there is a cultural problem at Red Hill despite the back-and-forth alcohol-related incidents.
Attention is on the flashy club as it hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons after a hotel brawl between supporter Payne Haas and defender Albert Kelly was announced. posted on social media.
Then, following a heavy weekend loss to the Warriors, the club were forced to take internal action after captain Pat Carrigan breached club rules by drinking after the game despite injured.
Carrigan has a second degree MCL stress and will need four, two, six weeks of rehabilitation before returning to the field.
The Broncos are in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons in 2022 after video captured a scuffle between pro-star Payne Haas and full-back Albert Kelly
Broncos captain Carrigan will be missing for the next four to six weeks after suffering a knee injury during a game against the Warriors. He landed in hot water to drink alcohol after the incident
Legendary trainer and amateur boxing champion Mark Burgess was at the club for the first year of 2000 and denies that there is a cultural issue today, instead saying the club is under surveillance. closer.
He told the Courier Mail the culture of ‘The Broncos’ today is 10 times better than the culture of Brisbane when they won the tournament in 2000.
‘I was at the club back then under Wayne [Bennett]. Broncos players as a team today are more accountable and more closely monitored.
‘We had some Broncos players fight 20 years ago that never saw the light of day because of the lack of cell phones and constant surveillance.’
Noted hardliner Mark Burgess has returned to work with the Brisbane Broncos. He is pictured with rising star Selwyn Cobbo, who is also a boxing champion.
Burgess added that more serious incidents occurred in 2000 but they went unreported.
He said: “I remember two big-name players having a big fight at a golf day in front of sponsors and that was never in the media.
‘The Broncos of today are choir guys compared to the team five they won the championship in 2000.”
Walters also insists that the Carrigan case is not a sign of poor culture at the club.
‘There will be some minor hiccups here and there, we’ll work them out internally and get going,’
‘I wouldn’t say it keeps happening; it’s been one or two incidents in 12 months and all clubs face these challenges, not just us. ‘
Both Haas and Kelly are facing suspensions of up to two weeks while police and the NRL complete their investigation into the incident.
Carrigan has been dealt with internally, but Walters would not disclose if that includes fines.
Hass is facing a two-week suspension for his role in an altercation with Kelly. The club remains optimistic he will still re-sign with the club with a big deal for the star agent.
The Broncos collected the NRL wooden spoon for the first time in the club’s history in 2020 and finished 14th in 2021. The club are currently sitting outside the top eight of the NRL after heavy losses to the North Queensland Cowboys and New Zealand. Warriors.
The timing of the Haas/Kelly incident couldn’t have been worse, with the Broncos desperately hoping their star forward would accept a new contract believed to be worth close to $6 million.
Walters said they are still confident of keeping Haas.
‘We definitely want to keep a player like Payne.’ Walters said.
‘He’s been a huge asset to us, I’m sure when he plays against the Roosters he’ll give everything he can, which he does every week.
‘We want to keep Payne here for the long term and that’s what we plan to do.’
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