{"id":549982,"date":"2026-03-19T06:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/549982\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T06:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:23:20","slug":"michael-maguire-press-conference-responds-to-gorden-tallis-criticism-adam-reynolds-injury-return-date-brisbane-broncos-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/549982\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Maguire press conference, responds to Gorden Tallis criticism, Adam Reynolds injury return date, Brisbane Broncos, latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Broncos coach Michael Maguire hopes to have skipper Adam Reynolds back on deck next week and insists the ongoing criticism from club legend Gorden Tallis<\/a> hasn\u2019t weighed on him ahead of the grand final rematch against the Storm.<\/p>\n

Reynolds left the field in the final few minutes against Parramatta last week with a rib issue but then flew to Sydney for a media commitment that led Tallis to suggest it was \u201cnot great optics\u201d for the halfback to travel if he was hurt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The issue has bubbled along all week and has threatened to boil over at times, but Maguire says the criticism hasn\u2019t weighed on him.<\/p>\n

Adam Reynolds\u2019 injury has caused a stir all week. Picture: Bradley Kanaris\/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cNot at all,\u201d he said in Melbourne, with veteran Ben Hunt expected to start at halfback. <\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, I look after my players and my captain. That\u2019s my viewpoint, and everyone else has their viewpoint as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur big focus is what we\u2019re doing tomorrow. That\u2019s the most important thing for where we are.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually thought he (Reynolds) was going to be able to play, but he was just unfortunate that he couldn\u2019t make the trip down.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he\u2019ll be all right next week. Well, I think he will be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Maguire has copped a lot of flak for Brisbane\u2019s 0-2 start to the season after he helped end their premiership drought last year.<\/p>\n

Storm counterpart Craig Bellamy called the criticism ridiculous on Thursday, while Maguire played it down as he looks to end Brisbane\u2019s losing streak at AAMI Park on Friday night. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, I don\u2019t pay too much attention to it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs much as people say (it\u2019s an issue) it\u2019s more about what we\u2019re trying to build here.<\/p>\n

Gehamat Shibasaki has been dropped to the bench after some poor defensive reads. Picture: NRL PhotosSource: The Courier Mail<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really enjoying coaching this group because we\u2019re trying to build something that can have sustained success. Each week is another challenge, and this is no different.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe boys will go about what they need to, and I\u2019m very proud of the way they go about their training and what they\u2019re trying to build here. That\u2019s the most important thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Broncos have already conceded 66 points this season and take on a Storm side that has been on fire with the ball led by fullback Sua Fa\u2019alogo. <\/p>\n

Maguire has made changes to his side with strike centre Gehamat Shibasaki dumped to the bench just months after he played for Australia. <\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone plays a part in defence,\u201d Maguire said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole game cycles on itself, so we\u2019ve got to be better in areas to be able to help our edges.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve obviously made a couple of changes there so those boys will come in and they\u2019ll be fighting to make sure we can stiffen up that edge.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Broncos coach Michael Maguire hopes to have skipper Adam Reynolds back on deck next week and insists the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":549983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-549982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}