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As Brisbane’s richest ever player is dropped to reserve grade, a question over the future of Anthony Milford left coach Kevin Walters lost for words.

Broncos coach Kevin Walters wants more direction and better kicking from his playmakers as stats reveal Penrith’s opposing half Nathan Cleary has handled the ball almost as often as the combined output of Brisbane’s two halves in 2021.

Kevin Walters insists Anthony Milford is not finished as an NRL playmaker and hopes his axing will motivate Brisbane's misfiring five-eighth to salvage his career at the Broncos. News Corp can reveal Milford faces up to a month in the Intrust Super Cup after being dropped for the first time in his 185-game career for Thursday night's clash against Penrith at Suncorp Stadium. Instead of lining up against the Panthers, Milford will be the highest-paid player in Intrust Super Cup history, with the $1 million pivot to turn out for Souths Logan against Norths Devils this Sunday at Davies Park. ...

With Brisbane set to switch their starting halves pairing once again this week, the club has now changed its starting halves from the previous game 18 times in 51 matches since the start of 2019. From an era of relative stability in Wayne Bennett's final season at the club in 2018, when Anthony Milford and Kodi Nikorima started all bar one game together, there has been a constant reshuffling of the deck chairs under Anthony Seibold, Peter Gentle and Kevin Walters. An NRL.com Stats analysis shows those 51 team lists have included 11 different starting halves pairings, with the most used being ...

Former Broncos captain Sam Thaiday says Anthony Milford’s relegation to Intrust Super Cup could reignite the playmaker’s career, similar to his own 2006 axing when Wayne Bennett dumped him from first grade after winning Origin for Queensland. Thaiday recalled how Bennett’s tough love defined his own career after the second-rower returned from Origin overweight after a few too many buffet trips and with an attitude that didn’t sit well with the master coach. Banished to the Toowoomba Clydesdales after playing for Queensland, Thaiday quickly adjusted his attitude and fought his way back...