The decision to hire Kevin Walters proved a masterstroke after the Brisbane club endured one of its darkest days just three years ago
The pain of grand final defeat is never easy to overcome, but Brisbane seemed to have a bright future. The return of Wayne Bennett had seen the Broncos return to their first decider in nine years. The club had legends Corey Parker, Sam Thaiday and Darius Boyd, the likes of rep players Ben Hunt, Alex Glenn and Matt Gillett, plus a host of exciting young talent led by Anthony Milford. It was a roster built to succeed.Bennett, in particular, was critical. He had helped bring back the Broncos ethos.
The club had not one decision to make but two and they would prove critical in leading the Broncos to a depth few thought was possible for a club as big, powerful, cashed-up and connected as Brisbane. The first was to move on from Bennett, a call made by CEO and one-time Bennett confidant Paul White. The second – and arguably more significant – was to pursue and sign Anthony Seibold to a long-term deal.
It was a disaster from the start and less than two years into his tenure, in the midst of the club’s first wooden spoon season, Seibold was sacked. The club suffered three of the worst four defeats they ever had. Long-serving players were disenfranchised. Confused, concerned and unmotivated, never had the Broncos looked less like the Broncos.Pulling the club from such a deep hole, one that was not only about finding wins but returning the club to its true identity, was no easy task.
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