As suggested by
The Courier-Mail, Seibold had a tendency to over-complicate his strategies, which left players perplexed. The Brisbane roster struggled to embrace the complex plans, a significant reason for Anthony Milford’s dip in form.
Cracks slowly started to appear in Seibold’s relationship with his players, and the issues were blatantly clear in July. After suffering six consecutive NRL defeats, Brisbane captain Alex Glenn revealed the squad had opted to dictate preparations themselves, because the players “weren’t having fun at training”.
So disjointed was their trust in the coaching staff, the players were taking matters into their own hands.
Seibold was also reluctant to budge on his methodology — according to
NRL.com, several Broncos players claimed their coach had repeatedly ignored advice, determined his strategies would eventually come together.
An emphasis on notepads sessions was also made a mockery of, and as revealed by NRL.com, centre James Roberts spent one session repeatedly jotting down his signature instead of taking notes.