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Now, former Souths halfback Adam Reynolds has opened up on his tumultuous exit from the club at the end of 2021, as well as his reinvention in Broncos colours \u2013 both as a player and in the broader context of his family. <\/p>\n
In an all-encompassing chat with Fox League\u2019s Jake Duke airing on Tuesday, the two-time premiership winner revealed his anguish in being offered a one-year deal for the 2022 season, at a time where he was seeking a multiple-year agreement for the security of his family.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t like going through it,\u201d Reynolds revealed. \u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of amazing friendships, memories. We just couldn\u2019t find common ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a bit angry at the start, and I was sort of in disbelief that they didn\u2019t want what I thought was necessary. It was certainly a moment in my life where I could go one way or the other, and for us as a family at the time it was about a challenge. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was about going \u2018Okay, let\u2019s accept it, let\u2019s try get the most out of that season and let\u2019s try end on a good note\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reynolds exit from Souths prompted a slew of off-field rumours at the time, which he insists weren\u2019t true.<\/p>\n
His dismay at the situation now makes sense: Reynolds spent his early years growing up over the road from Redfern Oval, and remembers trying to sneak across to catch a glimpse of the first grade side during training.<\/p>\n
When the burgeoning half ruptured his ACL during 2011, the club extended his stay with another contract. He wrote them a letter the following year, thanking them for the extension and vowing to repay them with a premiership.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt pissed me off a bit more than anything else, I\u2019d say,\u201d Reynolds said of the rumours that swirled around his ultimate exit. \u201cThere were so many stories being told about me that were untrue. For me I just removed myself from that situation, tried to work out a plan for what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy focus was there and I was trying to protect the family and make a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n Madge offers zero excuses as Bronx fall | 04:25<\/p>\n That decision would ultimately prove to be a fruitful one. Reynolds left South Sydney at the end of 2021 after narrowly losing the NRL Grand Final to Penrith, moving to the Broncos where he promptly went about reinventing himself.<\/p>\n The crescendo was the 2025 NRL premiership, where Reynolds guided the side in big moments and kept them cool when it mattered.<\/p>\n Reynolds\u2019 move north was good on several fronts. During his final years at Souths, Reynolds was quietly navigating his wife Tallara\u2019s substance addiction \u2013 a chapter where he leaned heavily on then-Souths coach Wayne Bennett.<\/p>\n \u201cUnfortunately we did find some tough times there but through those tough times you meet some incredible people and we had some professional help,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cI spoke to Wayne through a number of occasions and he was like a father figure at that time.<\/p>\n \u201c[Wayne] just had the simple question: is everything all right? I felt like I could open up to him. If I didn\u2019t open up to him, I don\u2019t know what would have happened, I don\u2019t know where we would be. I\u2019m certainly glad that I did.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m super proud of her [Tallara] as a mother, she\u2019s done everything possible to get herself back on track and has been sober ever since.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s been some great times, moving up here to Brisbane and putting all that behind us.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n