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Cowboys coach Payten lit the fuse last week in an already heated rivalry when his halfback Tom Dearden was asked about playing against his former club this weekend. <\/p>\n
Payten jumped in with: \u201cI will answer that for him\u2026everyone hates the Broncos.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone north of Brisbane, north of the city,\u201d Payten said.<\/p>\n
Speaking on NRL 360 on Wednesday night, journalist Michael Carayannis said Maguire would no doubt use Payten\u2019s sledge to fire up his men ahead of Saturday night\u2019s clash in North Queensland.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just feeds straight into the narrative that Madge loves. Madge loves that siege mentality,\u201d Carayannis said. <\/p>\n
\u201cMadge is going to take them into camp and this will be at the forefront of everything they discuss this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cMichael Maguire is at his best in this camp environment with his side\u2019s backs against the wall to try and ambush the Cowboys.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Broncos were beaten by the Cowboys earlier in the season in a thriller, 35-31<\/a>, and weeks later the defending premiers went on an eight-game losing streak <\/a>to see their finals chances go into free fall. <\/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 Reece Walsh lucky to escape sin bin | 00:23<\/p>\n Despite the long history between the Broncos and Cowboys, fellow journalist Brent Read said Payten\u2019s sledge shouldn\u2019t even need to be brought up by Maguire in the camp.<\/p>\n He argued the fact the Broncos need to win their final seven games was a bigger motivator. <\/p>\n \u201cThey shouldn\u2019t need to use this. Their season\u2019s on the line, what more do you need than that. They need to win every game from here on in,\u201d Read said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what Todd Payten says, who cares. Everyone knows the Broncos are hated.<\/p>\n \u201cThat sums up to me everything that\u2019s wrong with the Broncos at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Read also wasn\u2019t sold on a tropical island camp as a way to motivate a rugby league team, subtly mocking the move.<\/p>\n \u201cTheir season is basically on the line heading into this weekend so if it can galvanise a group, I believe there\u2019s an option of going fishing or playing golf, so a nice, relaxing way of getting ready for the game,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n \u2018REGRET IT\u2019: Bombshell Joey-for-NSW push hits overdrive after Daley \u2018decision\u2019 reveal<\/a><\/p>\n RUN HOME: Dogs\u2019 brutal reality… and why we can\u2019t rule out Broncos just yet<\/a><\/p>\n