Brisbane Broncos skipper Adam Reynolds has weighed in on Tyson Gamble's shock comments about Kevin Walters, finding middle ground between the pair.
Gamble went rogue onย theย Marshie's Cornerย podcast earlier last month, declaring Reynolds as the brains behind Brisbane, not Kevvie.
โKevโs the coach but Reyno is the go-to man for everybody. If youโve got a question about the team or footy, you go to him,โ Gamble said at the time.
โItโs not a knock on Kev but โReynoโ has been around for so long.
โKevvie really understands footy and heโs a good bloke in getting the team up and about but the modern day is so different to the way Kevvie played footy.
โThere are some similarities with how you have to be with attitude and stuff, but Reyno is the mastermind around our attack at the moment.โ
It's been a day of turmoil for the recalled five-eighth, so much so that commentator Andrew Voss called for his dropping, however it's the new Broncos captain that's entered the fray to cool down the situation.
โI rang Tyson to try and clear some of the air there and he was apologetic towards Kevin,โ Reynolds said onย Triple M.ย
โHe admits he got the words wrong and worded it wrong.
โKnowing Tyson, he wouldnโt have deliberately gone out to say something like that or to hurt the coach or anything like that.
โIโve got a lot of respect for Kevvie. He has made my job and my role at the club a lot easier.
โWe wouldnโt be in the position we are as a club if it wasnโt for Kevin. Everything I drip feed through the playing group is through Kevvie.
โThose comments are a bit out of line, but speaking to Tyson he was deeply apologetic towards those words and he said, he got it wrong.โ
While Reynolds hasn't had an opportunity to address Walters since the comments became public, the former Rabbitoh is playing Switzerland through the drama and ensuring both parties find that middle ground.
โIt has only just come out, so I havenโt had the chance to speak to Kevvie,โ Reynolds said.
โNo doubt he would be feeling a little himself. It is never easier reading things like about yourself.
โBut a lot of the information I pass down to the team is drip fed through Kevvie, so he is a wonderful coach and a wonderful human being.
โHe is as passionate as ever and wants to win more than anyone in this joint. We wouldnโt be sitting in the position we are today if it wasnโt for him and the coaches.โ
The drama is the last thing Brisbane need at the moment after losing a combined 113-18 over the past fortnight, and now requiring a minor miracle just to make the finals, despite sitting in the top four just six weeks ago.
