Brisbane Broncos: Adam Reynolds named new captain

New signing Adam Reynolds has been appointed as the new captain of NRL giants Brisbane Broncos.

The 31-year-old half-back has joined the Broncos on a three-year deal from South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Reynolds scored almost 2,000 points in 231 appearances for the Rabbitohs, helping the club win the NRL Premiership in 2014. He captained Souths to the NRL Grand Final last year.

On being appointed Brisbane captain, Reynolds said: “It’s an incredible honour to be asked to lead this great club.

“It’s a huge responsibility. I believe I can play a role in helping this group of players to grow together and deliver something special back to everyone who supports our club.

“In recent years, there was an opportunity for me to move into a leadership role and I’ve loved every minute of it. It can be challenging at times but also very rewarding.

“You get to see the players around you grow and get better. I like spending times with other players and trying to improve them.

“Obviously experience is handy to have at this stage of my career and I tend to think that I lead through my actions and challenging others to improve.”

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Broncos coach Kevin Walters said: “Adam is a proven leader and has already captained a team to an NRL Grand Final. He has a professional killer attitude and is a cool head under pressure and I like that in a captain.

“I’m looking forward to working more closely with Adam; and getting to know him as a bloke because it’s important a coach-captain relationship is strong. In the conversations I’ve had with Adam, we are thinking along the same lines and see the game the same way.

“I like the fact Adam brings knowledge, leadership and experience, and he is a very strong character which you need to survive in the halves in the NRL.

“He will help a lot of us; but we have to help him too and make sure he is comfortable in his role and position here. I believe we have the right people here to take his game to a level that we expect from him.”

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