Broncos star's backflip over resurfaced Walters comments

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Broncos prima Selwyn Cobbo has claimed resurfaced comments from him saying helium didn't deliberation Kevin Walters was a bully manager person been "taken retired of context".

The comments, made connected the Back of the 135 podcast past October, resurfaced connected Saturday night.

When asked what helium thought of Walters' coaching, Cobbo was frank with his answer.

"I reckon he's a bully person," helium said.

"He's a bully person, similar a bully bloke but I don't deliberation he's a bully coach. He's not the champion manager but he's alright.

"I consciousness similar he's conscionable a bully idiosyncratic but I don't reckon he's a coach. Even though helium experienced footy, been done each the expansive finals and each that, but I consciousness similar he's not a coach.

"But he's a bully person, a bully bloke and does a batch for the club. But the mode helium coaches is simply a spot weird, I guess. He's a bully idiosyncratic though. He's an alright coach."

In a connection released Sunday morning, Cobbo did a implicit 180 and described Walters arsenic a "very bully coach".

"Today's nonfiction connected a podcast I did past twelvemonth has been taken retired of context. It was 2 guys chatting and joking astir silly things similar the comments astir Kev that had been made by Tyson (Gamble)," Cobbo said.

"The information is that Kev is simply a precise bully coach, arsenic are each of our coaches astatine the Broncos.

"I was fortunate capable to play Origin for Queensland past twelvemonth and that is disconnected the backmost of the coaching of Kev and his team."

Gamble - who departed for the Knights astatine the extremity of past play - came nether occurrence successful September for comments helium made connected different podcast criticising Walters.

He said portion Walters was the coach, the crippled had changed since helium past played and that players were much comfy going to Adam Reynolds.

In the statement, Cobbo said Walters "taught him a lot" astir however to accommodate to beingness successful the NRL.

"Kev has taught maine a batch since coming into the NRL squad and provided maine with large enactment arsenic I adjusted to the professionalism of NRL," helium said.

"I was precocious to grooming a fewer times and alternatively of cutting me, helium educated maine and supported me.

"When I felt burnt retired precocious successful the year, Kev rested maine and erstwhile helium thought I was acceptable helium gave maine much responsibilities.

"I person already contacted Kev to apologise and I'd similar to widen that to his household and the full Broncos nine for this unwarranted attraction implicit immoderate silly comments from me."

The Broncos volition get their 2023 run underway against the Panthers astatine BlueBet Stadium connected March 3.

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