The Brisbane Broncos have extended the contract of Head Coach Kevin Walters to the end of 2026.
Broncos CEO Dave Donaghy said the one-year extension was recognition of Walters’ success in developing the football program, and would provide continued stability for the club going forward.
Walters, a five-time Premiership winner with the Broncos and former Captain with 241 premiership games as a player, was announced as Head Coach at the end of 2020 at a difficult time for the club and he has overseen consistent improvement both on and off the field in his time as coach.
Donaghy said: “This is the third time that we have extended Kev’s tenure as Head Coach and that’s reflective of the job he is doing in leading positive change across our football program.
He has taken the team from last place to a Grand Final appearance last season in a short period of time, and his sights are firmly set on continuing that improvement in the years ahead.
Dave Donaghy
“This contract extension extends the runway for Kev and his team, giving us continuity and certainty to keep adding to the building blocks that the club has put in place under his stewardship.”
Walters, who with 78 games as Broncos Head Coach to his name is fast closing on becoming the club’s second-longest serving mentor, said: “It’s no secret how much I love the Broncos, and being able to coach this group for even one game rates as an absolute honour for me.
"To extend my time as coach for a third time is testament to the hard work of all the players and coaches and staff who work as part of our football department.
We have had some success but we are hungry for much more and I believe that we have all bought into building something special here together at the Broncos.
Kevin Walters
In addition to the consistent improvement in on-field performance under Walters, the club has also retained a host of high-calibre talent developed through the Broncos' Academy system including Payne Haas, Pat Carrigan, Ezra Mam, Jordan Riki, Brendan Piakura, Kotoni Staggs, Selwyn Cobbo, Kobe Hetherington, Tyson Smoothy, Deine Mariner, Xavier Willison and Blake Mozer.
