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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3684560, member: 9853"] Not so much he wanted Kevvie gone, but his time under Madge in Origin opened his eyes to how far behind the Broncos were: [INDENT=3]“I saw a few things that I won’t go into too much, but we needed to work harder. I was watching some of the other boys in the NSW team. The way they did things … I felt like we could be doing things better at the Broncos. Being in those rep camps, you learn from the best. You take away certain things and you talk about what these guys in other teams are doing and I feel we can implement it at the Broncos. I took away a lot from what ‘Madge’ said and what he stands for. That Origin camp made me think about how I should approach being in this team.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=3][/INDENT] [INDENT=3]“Madge will bring a hard edge, he’ll expect a lot from us. It was a tough session last Monday, but with Madge, as long as you’re giving it a red-hot crack, that’s all he will ask for. That’s all we need from everyone this season. Giving it your best every day and you know if you do that, you’re surely going to get better.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=3][/INDENT] [INDENT=3]“Madge is really big on competing all the time. He can be intense, but to be honest, I reckon that’s what we need at the Broncos. He loves winning, but what I also really admired was his love for family. Madge is really big on connection and his attitude is that the most connected team always comes out on top. He loved people bringing their family in. His message was, ‘Our families are part of this ride as well, it’s not just us’, and he was really big on that family aspect in Origin. I admired that about Madge and I think the boys at the Broncos will enjoy what he brings. I just can’t wait to get stuck in day in, day out. I really want to go after it.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=3][/INDENT] [INDENT=3]“I felt a bit blindsided by Kevvie's sacking. It was hard. I’ve got lots of love for ‘Kevvie’ and I will never forget the times he was there for me. I signed to stay at the Broncos (in August 2023) because I wanted to be part of what Kevvie was building. Unfortunately, guys like me and Patty (Carrigan) have gone through about three coaches now, so as players you have to keep moving forward. But I wish Kevvie well and he will always be a club legend. I’d like to think he knows I gave my all for him.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=3][/INDENT] [INDENT=3]“Losing the Grand Final like that … yeah it hurt. That was a really tough memory and if we’re in that position again, if we’re in a grand final again, I hope we’ll lean back on that time and really learn from that experience. It’s behind us now.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=3][/INDENT] [INDENT=3]“It’s hard to answer what went wrong in 2024. I was pretty confident heading into the year, but we had so many injuries and you lose momentum. Sometimes things ain’t meant to be. Every club has setbacks, but it’s important we learn from this and bounce back next year.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=3][/INDENT] [INDENT=3]“A premiership is the ultimate goal for me. Every professional athlete in any sport wants to win a comp. I couldn’t see myself ever leaving the Broncos without winning a premiership for myself, my teammates and the club. Playing Origin and for Australia, all that stuff is cool, but nothing would beat winning a comp for the Broncos. I love this club so much. I love the boys at the club. You see the Penrith guys do it and I’ll be working my backside off this year to make sure we get the ultimate prize.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=3][/INDENT] [INDENT=3]“The offers from Rugby weren’t really a threat to be honest. I know there was a lot of talk when I was off-contract. You know me, I don’t really like the limelight and I don’t get involved in all the media talk. I leave all that stuff to my agent to sort out. I played rugby when I was younger. In this game, you never know what’s around the corner, but right now I’m happy at the Broncos and I don’t want to be anywhere else.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=3][/INDENT] [INDENT=3]“It would be an honour to captain this club one day. I’d do anything that is asked of me but right now I’m just focused on playing footy and playing my role. We’ve got a great leadership group and I’m proud to be part of that. We all need to be leaders every day in our own way, it’s about everyone stepping up.”[/INDENT] [INDENT=3][/INDENT] [INDENT=3]“We’ve got a roster to make the finals, as a club we should make finals every year. We’ll be shooting for a top-four spot and it’s important we bounce back quickly next year. I know we have the talent to compete with the best teams, but it’s on us. We’ve got to do the hard work first … and I’m prepared to do it.”[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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