The Broncos captain fronted the media on Tuesday afternoon to say it was his decision to hang up the boots with two games to go.<\/a><\/p>\n WHAT’S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n Less than 24 hours earlier, however, Reynolds appeared on NRL 360 to tell the panel his non-selection for the Storm game was \u201cnews to me\u201d.<\/p>\n He said he felt he was fit to play a farewell game in front of his home fans, but the coach didn\u2019t select him after medical staff were worried about his ability to finish the game.<\/p>\n He told Code Sports: \u201cYes, I was keen to play.\u201d<\/p>\n But on Tuesday he said the situation was \u201cblown out of proportion\u201d and that he felt criticism of Maguire was unwarranted.<\/p>\n Tuesday night\u2019s NRL 360 panel, led by host Braith Anasta, were stunned to hear of the veteran\u2019s change of heart. <\/p>\n Reynolds backs Madge over retirement cal | 01:56<\/p>\n \u201cHang on, what\u2019s going on here? I\u2019m a bit confused by this. After last night being on the show and interviewing him, after he announced his retirement, things have changed quite quickly. A lot of flipping and flopping,\u201d Anasta said.<\/p>\n Journalist Paul Crawley felt sorry for Reynolds as he tried to clear up the mess.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s embarrassing and it\u2019s sad for Adam. He got on the show last night and he said what he said. And when he said it, he was trying to be diplomatic, but he spoke from the heart,\u201d Crawley said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you asked him last night about the decision that he wasn\u2019t going to play, he said, \u2018yeah, it was news to me too\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cGordie (Tallis) asked him a question about would you be happy to come on and just play 20 minutes? He said, \u2018yeah, yeah, I would have been happy with that\u2019. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd then we get this today, and you\u2019ve got to wonder what\u2019s gone on behind closed doors at the Broncos to make their skipper, their retiring skipper, a guy that\u2019s played in two grand finals for the club, took him to a premiership\u2026what has forced him to do this Olympic backflip?\u201d<\/p>\n Arrow set for Rabbitohs return | 02:57<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n TALKING PTS: \u2018Disgusting joke\u2019 could ruin Dogs\u2019 future; major Cleary dilemma<\/a><\/p>\n CRAWLS: How masterstroke signing fixed big Warriors issue; forgotten hero in all-time boilover <\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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