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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3681106, member: 9853"] [I][B]Billy Walters:[/B][/I] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2] “I wasn’t the No.9 because my dad was coach, but because I am the best No.9 at the club."[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2]“I was at home cooking dinner when my younger brother who lives with dad messaged me and said that Kev had gone in for a meeting and he might be gone. I didn’t believe it at first. I didn’t think there was any way it would go down like that. I thought my brother was overreacting and maybe dad wouldn’t get sacked but would get a stern warning. When I did get word, there were so many thoughts going through my mind. ‘What was he doing to do? What was I going to do?’ You’re obviously emotional. I tried to call him and see if he was all right but he didn’t answer. I didn’t get to speak to him until the next day.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2]“It was emotional when I spoke to him. I know how much he loved the Broncos. It was his dream job and he doesn’t like living things unfinished. He probably feels like he has unfinished business here.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2]“We weren’t good enough this year, there is no denying that. It will always sound biased because I am his son but I don’t think Kevvie was the reason for that. The year we made the grand final we had 95 per cent of our squad have their best year and we had a great run with injuries. Even little things like 50/50 calls went our way. This year we lose a lot of experienced players. It’s sad to think how far we fell considering we were three or four minutes away from beating the best team in the NRL era in a grand final.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2]“I’m not going to lie there was probably about a half an hour there after getting the news where I thought, ‘I don’t want to be at the club.‘“But you have to look at the bigger picture. I don’t make the decision on who the coach of the Broncos is. It sucks for me because he is my dad but I’m not there to decide that. I love the club, the players and staff and I want to be a Bronco. It’s been my favourite three years playing for the Broncos.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2]“I’ve received a lot of messages and comments through social media about people telling me to enjoy Super League or Queensland Cup. I’m keen to get there and prove the haters wrong that I wasn’t wearing the No.9 because my dad was the coach. I was wearing it because I’m the best No.9 at the club.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2]“I called Madge not long after he got the job and told him I love the Broncos and wanted to be here. I have no hard feelings towards him. He didn’t kick Kevvie out. I enjoyed my time with him at the Tigers. I just wanted to tell him I wasn’t going to come in with a bad attitude. I want to win a competition. I just wanted to be clear with them that I want to be here and they don’t have to worry about moving me on.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2]“In the first week or two I wasn’t keen on catching up with Dave Donaghy because I was filthy. But I’ve sat back and looked at the situation. Dave has done his job and I’ve got to do my job. There is no bad blood there.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2]“The preseason will be tough. The wrestle sessions will go up a notch. A few of the boys will love it given they train how they play and will go hard.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=2][/INDENT] [INDENT=2]"Dad is a bit better now. He was going through the motions when it all happened. There were periods where he was feeling down because he loved being the Broncos coach but there are times where he is glad it’s all over. He was sick of the attention and pressure of being a head coach. He isn’t keen on coaching again but give him a couple of months and he will get back into it. He is such a positive guy.”[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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