'Turn the news off': Legend's advice for Broncos as club backs Seibold
Broncos chief executive Paul White insisted Anthony Seibold is a "good coach" and won't be sacked in the wake of the club's humiliating sixth straight loss.
Less than 24 hours after Brisbane players shed tears after a rock bottom loss to the Warriors on the Central Coast, White told media on Sunday that Seibold will still be coaching the team for the clash against cellar-dwelling Canterbury next week.
Paul White says Anthony Seibold won't be sacked as Brisbane coach.Credit:omnisport
"The reason I wanted to speak this morning is not to make announcements that we’re going to change personnel," White said. "I think it’s not the time to do that.
"Now is the time to reinforce we’re supporting our playing group and coach to hopefully help them turn the season around for us. He’s a good coach. He’s going through a tough time at the moment. Many other coaches, some have coached at this club as well, Wayne [Bennett] included, have gone through tough periods in their career.
"We’ve sustained periods where we’ve lost eight in a row and the club has stayed the course and we’ve been rewarded on the other side for it. That’s what we intend to do now."
Seibold is only 18 months into a five-year deal at Red Hill with the Broncos the only team yet to win since the NRL rebooted after the COVID-19 suspension.
It included a club record 59-0 thumping at the hands of the Roosters.
The club is backing a plan for Seibold to bring in an assistant to help the former Dally M Coach of the Year, which could include the likes of Queensland Origin coach Kevin Walters or sacked Warriors boss Stephen Kearney.
"I am happy with our roster but we do need to take a longer-term view of that," White said.
"There will be ups and downs. We could turn this around next week and hopefully we do, but with development of a playing squad and roster you do have ups and downs.
"In the modern game the margin between success and failure is razor thin. Our aim is to develop a system at the club where the difference between our best performance and worst performance isn’t poles apart. We are not there yet and that is what we are working to become."
NSW Origin coach Brad Fittler implored Broncos players to shun any form of social media and news about the club after captain Alex Glenn revealed during the week players had been subject to online death threats.
"For them to be even involved in that part of their life at the moment is just a sign of how sort of immature the group is," Fittler told Nine's The Footy Show. "Put your phone away, don’t buy a newspaper, turn the news off and go to training. It’s simple. It’s just 101.
"Not everyone does live online. It’s not compulsory and all it does is make your life worse. Seriously. As a coach you’ve just got to be saying, 'if I see any of you on that, you’re not in the team. I can’t have any distractions at the moment'.
"It’s not even a question. That’s where you start from."