Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nInjury ruled Reynolds out of the contest against Melbourne Storm and means he has already played his final NRL match.<\/p>\n
So ahead of the Storm game on Thursday he was presented to the crowd before commencing a lap of honour so fans could show their appreciation.<\/p>\n
However before it was finished the big screen inside Suncorp cut to a car giveaway from sponsor KIA.<\/p>\n
That caused dismay for many inside the stadium, with pundits also criticising Broncos for their lacklustre farewell.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese retiring players are walking around the ground, everyone is trying to give them applause,\u201d said Zane Bojack on ABC radio.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no music, there\u2019s no highlights, they\u2019re doing a promotion for the car sponsor. I can\u2019t believe what the club\u2019s come to now. This is pathetic.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe bad week for the Brisbane Broncos just keeps going,\u201d he added on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the players who are exiting from the club did a lap of honour \u2026 the big screen switched to a promotion for KIA.\u201d<\/p>\n
In response to a fan also criticising the KIA ad, Bojack commented: \u201cYes…disgraceful.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRegardless whether he was playing or not, the Broncos could\u2019ve done something to send him off,\u201d Parramatta great Nathan Hindmarsh said on Fox League.<\/p>\n
\u201dThey had a bit of a clap pre-game in the middle of the pitch and that was about it. There was no fanfare. It just doesn\u2019t seem there was enough build-up.<\/p>\n
\u201dHe\u2019s a champion player and to not really have a big build-up \u2026 there needed to be something special.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fans also expressed their frustration, with a popular Broncos fan account on TikTok saying: \u201cHonestly what the f*** was the point?<\/p>\n
\u201cI actually reckon he deserves an apology, it was embarrassing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat was the point, honestly. It\u2019s just so sad, it just sums it all up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI honestly wanted to leave at the lap of honour. I think he deserves better, he had a great career, had a great career at the Broncos, won a premiership, and that\u2019s what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did they get it so wrong?! Oh, how the mighty have fallen,\u201d commented X user Richard Cohen.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was very weak indeed,\u201d wrote John Cooper.<\/p>\n
The farewell fiasco sums up a difficult week for the Broncos, which has seen their handling of Reynolds scrutinised after it was confirmed his injury would prevent him from featuring in their final two games.<\/p>\n
Brisbane coach Michael Maguire stressed it was Reynolds who decided he was not fit to play, not him or the medical team.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s plenty that goes on around every club. There\u2019s plenty that goes on around this club,\u201d he said post-match.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey rallied around each other. They love their captain and we all wanted him to run out there and have a crack at it, but it just wasn\u2019t to be.<\/p>\n
Former teammate Cody Walker expressed his disappointment at Reynolds not being given a farewell game, while Reece Walsh \u2018liked\u2019 a social media post criticising Madge and the club.<\/p>\n
The fullback undid his \u2018like\u2019 with Madge revealing they had a conversation about his online conduct.<\/p>\n
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