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Veteran Corey Oates says teammate Selwyn Cobbo feels “actually unhealthy” concerning the controversial podcast feedback he made about coach Kevin Walters however insists they will not derail Brisbane’s NRL season.
Oates copped a grilling about Cobbo’s feedback after Broncos coaching on Tuesday when he confronted the media.
Within the podcast Cobbo stated Walters was ” particular person”, earlier than including “however I do not assume he is coach”.
The 20-year-old winger went on to say at varied levels of the podcast that “he isn’t the most effective coach”, “the way in which he coaches is a bit bizarre, I assume” and “he is an alright coach”.
The convoluted feedback have been made in October, however surfaced on Saturday, after which Cobbo stated in an announcement: “The very fact is that Kev is an excellent coach… I used to be fortunate sufficient to play Origin for Queensland final yr and that’s off the again of the teaching of Kev and his staff.”
Cobbo apologized to Walters after his feedback hit the press.
Walters informed Channel 9 on Monday night time that he was harm and disenchanted by Cobbo’s “out of line” remarks, however stated the 20-year-old was “very apologetic” and that the pair would “get on with issues”.
Oates believed that may be the case.
“Cobbo has apologized for it and I feel he feels actually unhealthy,” Oates stated, whereas including that the brouhaha wouldn’t fester within the background.
“They spoke. They cleared it up… they’re effective. The staff is okay. We’re all coaching actually nice.”
With reference to podcasts, certainly one of which final yr featured former Broncos playmaker Tyson Gamble saying captain Adam Reynolds relatively than Walters was the staff’s attacking mastermind, Oates defined why he didn’t do podcasts himself outdoors of these carried out by the membership’s media division.
“I do not put myself in these conditions,” he stated.
“We have now simply bought to not get caught in that kind of space…and never get caught within the media saying issues you do not need to.
“You be taught alongside the way in which. It’s a harsh setting. You be taught the arduous approach typically however so long as you be taught out of your errors, that is effective.
“If (Cobbo) had requested me if he ought to have carried out it I most likely would have stated ‘no’, however he may really feel comfy doing it. I’ve by no means carried out it until it’s with the membership.”
When requested if the off-contract Walters ought to be the coach long run, Oates stated he would “positively again him”.
Walters inherited a shambles of a staff in 2020 that completed final and took them to ninth in 2022, regardless of a diabolical late-season fadeout.
“I have been right here by way of a whole lot of issues and I feel Kevvie is doing an ideal job, discovering out the kind of coach he’s and what kind of gamers he’s coping with,” Oates stated.
It’s not simple to do when you’ve got a staff that struggles for therefore a few years.”
-AAP
