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Kev Walters

Brisbane, QLD & Australian Great

Kevin Walters is a recent head coach of the Brisbane Broncos and prior to that the Coach of the QLD State of Origin side as well as a commentator on Fox Sports Rugby League.

As a player, Kev won an incredible 6 NRL Premierships and holds the record for most finals’ appearance. He played in 20 State of Origin games for QLD and 11 Tests for Australia (winning the 1992 World Cup). Kevin was the Coach of the QLD Origin side between 2016 and 2020. He was the third QLD Coach along with Arthur Beetson and Mal Meninga in State of Origin history to win their first two series in charge.

Kevin’s rugby league playing career spanned over 14 years, beginning in Canberra where he was named NRL Rookie of the Year and won his first Premiership in 1987. Following this, Kevin moved north to play with the Brisbane Broncos where he found instant success. Throughout his career in Brisbane, he won six Premierships, a State of Origin series and earned multiple Test caps for the Australian Kangaroos, culminating in a World Cup win in 1992.

In 2000, Kevin was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia’s international standing in the sport of rugby league. He was also a part of the inaugural class inducted into the Brisbane Broncos Hall of Fame

In 2001, Kevin began cutting his teeth in the coaching ranks, taking the helm at the Toowoomba Clydesdales where he stayed for five seasons, before coaching the Ipswich Jets. In 2009, he moved to France where he coached U.K Super League team the Catalans Dragons for two seasons, which included a historic run of wins within one game of the Grand Final. Returning to Australia in 2011, he worked as an assistant at the Melbourne Storm under Craig Bellamy for three years, finding Premiership success in the 2012 season. Kevin then took up a position as a halves coach of the Brisbane Broncos and the following year was appointed by Wayne Bennett as his Assistant Coach for the 2015 season, where he guided the Broncos to Premiership runners-up.

At the conclusion of the 2015 season, Kevin was appointed Head Coach of the Queensland Maroons State of Origin team. He found immediate success with the Maroon’s top job, winning back-to-back Origin series in his first two years at the helm, a feat unseen since 2007. A popular NRL commentator and guest on Fox Sports programs including NRL 360 and Queenslanders Only, Kevin Walters is one of Queensland’s and rugby league’s most beloved figures. 

In 2021, Kevin was appointed the Brisbane Broncos as Head Coach and in 2023 went agonisingly close to winning the NRL Premiership falling short to Penrith by 2 points in the final minutes of the Grand Final.

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