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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3224706, member: 9853"] [COLOR=rgb(255, 255, 255)][I]Former Brisbane captain [B]Gorden Tallis [/B]is sporting a grin you can see from outer space. After seventeen years of incessant Bronco bashing, he and the club where he won three premierships have finally arrived on the same page. The exact page Gorden had been pointing to every one of those seventeen years:[/I] “I‘ll be honest — it was a bit intimidating coming back. It’s been 20 years since I played for them so it’s been a long time away. It was good to be back. Their confidence was shattered last year and the best thing for ‘Kevvie’ is to get some belief back in the place. There is no bad blood at my end but when bad decisions are made at the Broncos, I’m entitled to an opinion just like all the fans." [ATTACH type="full" alt="gorden-tallis.jpg"]11737[/ATTACH] [I]Never gets old[/I] “The fans kept asking me in the streets, ‘When will you go back to the Broncos?’ but I was never asked officially to visit the club until Kevvie reached out to me (in pre-season). Kevvie said to me he wanted the Broncos to find their DNA again. Kevvie asked if I could be there to help out with the players and I said, ‘Of course’ ... I would do anything for Kevvie to make the Broncos great again.” “It was unacceptable last year where they finished, I told the group that and they should know that themselves. What I say on TV I am happy to say to their face. I get paid to give honest opinions on the Broncos and the players have to understand I have to call it as I see it." [ATTACH type="full"]11741[/ATTACH] [I]Honest opinion[/I] “I was embarrassed last year a couple of times with their performances and they would have been embarrassed themselves. The truth hurts. I didn’t like when I was playing and an old player would come out and criticise us, but they would say it because they care, not because they don’t care. You can either live in bliss or you can face up to what you are doing wrong." “I hope the players do well this year. I‘ve been critical of them in the past but they have every reason to succeed this year. They have a huge juggernaut behind them with one of the best training facilities in the game. Their gym is amazing. We trained out of a tin shed and won six premierships. They have no excuses." “I won‘t be going into the Broncos every week because I’m a Titans ambassador and I’m committed to my duties with the Gold Coast. But I just want Kevvie to know I am here to support him and if he needs advice from me as a mate and a former Bronco, I will be there for him.” [B][I][B]Walters[/B] [/I][/B][I]had nothing but praise for his best mate:[/I] “We’ve had all the former captains come in and speak to the players. A lot of our current guys weren’t even born when the Broncos were formed. What’s more important now is their time in the jumper and how they want to leave the club when they do leave here. It’s a good reminder of what it takes to play for the Broncos.” McHunt[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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