Outgoing Brisbane Broncos five-eighth Tyson Gamble has given a behind-the-scenes insight to club training, claiming the majority of players turn to captain and halfback Adam Reynolds for attacking advice rather than club coach Kevin Walters.
Walters has been under extra scrutiny in the wake of the Broncos collapse, with claims some of the playing group took offence to a spray directed at them in the aftermath of their most recent loss to the Eels.
But Gamble, who leaves for Newcastle next year, told the โMarshieโs Cornerโ podcast that while Walters was a good coach, it was Reynolds who was really in control.
โKevโs the coach, but โReynoโ (Reynolds) is the go-to man for everybody,โ Gamble said.
โIf youโve got a question about footy or the team, you go to him.
โItโs not a knock on Kev, Reyno has just been around so long.
โKevvie (Walters) really understands footy and heโs a good bloke in getting the team up and about โ but the modern day is so different to the way Kevvie played footy.
โThere are similarities (to Waltersโ era) with how you have to be with attitude and stuff, but Reyno is the mastermind around our attack at the moment.โ
Gamble has struggled to make an impression on Waltersโ team this year, falling out of favour and behind Ezra Mam in the pecking order.
But heโs been given a reprieve by Walters for this weekโs must-win game against the Dragons, brought into the starting side despite only playing eight games all year and departing at seasonโs end.
Despite the claims about the teamโs attack, Gamble still heaped praise on Waltersโ influence on the team and the freedom heโs given them to pursue their own style.
โHe knows what to say and when to get involved,โ Gamble said.
โHeโs allowed us to do what we want to do, but when itโs gone too far he has reigned us back in.
โKevvie has done well considering where we were last year. Heโs got us to be a team again.
โWhat he brings to our team โ he builds our confidence and when weโre winning he keeps us rolling.โ
