{"id":351722,"date":"2023-12-05T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=351722"},"modified":"2023-12-05T09:00:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T09:00:59","slug":"inside-kevvies-ange-meeting-after-gf-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=351722","title":{"rendered":"Inside Kevvie&#039;s Ange meeting after GF collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/brisbane-broncos\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Brisbane Broncos\">Brisbane Broncos<\/a> coach <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/kevin-walters\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Kevin Walters\">Kevin Walters<\/a> has denied that his team needs to make amends after its grand final collapse against the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>Walters touched down in Australia on Tuesday after a trip to both the US, where he toured the Las Vegas facilities his team will use next year, and the UK.<\/p>\n<p>While in the UK, Walters checked in with \ufeffTottenham manager <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/football\/ange-postecoglou\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Ange Postecoglou\">Ange Postecoglou<\/a>, who he called an old friend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/news-2023-mitchell-johnson-column-david-warner-text-messages-george-bailey-fall-out\/304a902a-4f71-470c-b412-cb79b60bca2d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#x27;Disrespectful&#x27; text that sent Johnson nuclear<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: &#x27;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/news-2023-david-warner-retirement-mitchell-johnson-column-shane-watson-comments\/31b057bb-1c74-4634-b7c7-b86a1c9bfb72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>You never know&#x27;: Watto&#x27;s retirement warning for Warner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2023-ben-hunt-dragons-contract-matt-cooper-comments-exclusive\/25642820-126e-42a2-a684-413318d308cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dragons legend pitches plan to ditch Ben Hunt<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou has enjoyed a solid start to his tenure at the English Premier League club, and Walters admitted he spelt some time picking the former Socceroos manager&#x27;s brain.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"757d5053-d4e6-4f5b-8224-e9fde7f10c37\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/757d5053-d4e6-4f5b-8224-e9fde7f10c37\" alt=\"Brisbane Broncos coach Kevin Walters pictured during the 2023 NRL season\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;\ufeffHe&#x27;s been very successful in his early days at Tottenham so it was just nice to link back up with him again and just have a good conversation about not only footy, but just life in general,&quot; Walters told 9News Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s a great fella and obviously a very good coach as well.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;When I was at the Storm working there as an assistant and he was coaching the [Melbourne] Victory and they were quite successful there.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We were just re-linking old friendships.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Walters hit back at suggestions the Broncos needed to make mass changes after their grand final loss.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"bdf86d94-8d66-4b9a-b1ed-3df537c9b68b\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bdf86d94-8d66-4b9a-b1ed-3df537c9b68b\" alt=\"Ange Postecoglou acknowledges the fans at Etihad Stadium.\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;\ufeffIt&#x27;s not really about making amends,&quot; Walters said of the team&#x27;s off-season.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I thought we had a terrific season, a very competitive season, the first in a long time for the Broncos.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We just want to get better as a club and certainly myself as a coach as well.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If I can get better that means the club will get better and our players will keep improving, which is what we need to do.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Brisbane Broncos coach Kevin Walters has denied that his team needs to make amends after its grand final collapse against the Panthers. 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