Broncos coach Kevin Walters has taken a cheeky dig at Selwyn Cobbo following the star’s hat-trick within the Indigenous All Stars’ win.
Cobbo overcame a shaky begin to Saturday’s conflict to attain three tries in 12 minutes and play a vital function within the Indigenous aspect’s first win since 2019.
It was the begin to the 12 months that the 20-year-old wanted after making headlines for his notorious feedback about Walters on a podcast.
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“He’s a good person, like a good bloke but I don’t think he’s a good coach. He’s not the best coach but he’s all right,” Cobbo stated on the Back of 135 podcast.
Walters stated on the time that Cobbo’s “disappointing” feedback “certainly did” damage — and took a swipe on the younger winger, who was fined $15,000 by the Broncos, after the membership’s trial recreation.
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Walters was requested about Cobbo’s All Stars efficiency following the 24-all draw with the Titans.
“Yeah it was great to see Selwyn do that … he has been well coached,” he stated with grin, per News Corp.
“He is improving all the time.
“Selwyn showed some good skills again in that area, so he must be getting some good coaching I would have thought.”
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It’s not the primary time Cobb has slipped up — he was fined for driving with no licence final 12 months and was additionally late to a captain’s run when the season was on the road.
The pair have spoken concerning the podcast incident with Walters telling News Corp: “I know he didn’t mean what he said… We’ve both moved on.”
Walters is assured that Cobbo is “much more settled and mature” this 12 months and pointed to his All Stars efficiency as proof.
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“We don’t just teach Selwyn that, we teach all of our players that and some take it in quicker than others,” Walters stated in reference to Cobbo bouncing again from a few early errors.
“He showed his real class in that last quarter.
“From what I have seen so far, Selwyn is much more settled and more mature than this time last year.
“We can’t fault him in pre-season, he had a hiccup off the field last year, but this year he has been on time, ready to go and next week we will get a glimpse of what he is capable of for the Broncos in season 2023.”
Source: www.foxsports.com.au