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Message: [QUOTE="hench2020, post: 3667117, member: 10115"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/them-or-me-why-its-time-for-kevin-walters-to-turn-heat-on-players-first-crack-with-crawls/news-story/da625aa638a658f23af6fc6814638f66[/URL] Does Kevin Walters want to prove himself as a successful NRL coach, or be remembered as a great bloke who was brought down by people stabbing him in the back? It’s about time the likeable Brisbane Broncos coach flipped the script and started applying the blowtorch to everyone else at the club. That goes from the players all the way up. It is obvious to everyone watching on from the outside that Walters has to stop protecting his players and start protecting himself. Club chief executive Dave Donaghy was forced to belatedly come out on Wednesday and back Walters to keep his job next season after a discussion we had on NRL 360 this week. It came after we questioned why the powers in charge at the Broncos hadn’t publicly backed Walters after Gorden Tallis called out Adam Reynolds to show his public support. It just seems like everyone at the club from the top down is looking after their own backs, but leaving Walters stranded. But now Walters has at least been given a stay of execution with Donaghy’s public admission at least going into next season, the coach needs to start showing the players who their boss is. It is one thing for them to say they have the coach’s back, but actions always speak louder than words on the rugby league field. My fear for Walters’ is what happened against the Dolphins last round smacked of a group of players who were no longer putting in for their coach. But it is high time Kevvie took back the power and put the attitude of the players equally put under the pump. And if they don’t turn up with a better performance for their final round game against the Storm, maybe it’s time for Walters making some tough calls himself. There is just no way of ignoring that too many Broncos players this season appear to have become too comfortable in their lifestyles that they seem to have forgotten the number one reason they are paid huge salaries to play the game they love. [/QUOTE]

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