Emotional 軍人s 星／主役にする Shaun Johnson makes 深く心に感じた 陳謝 to fans after? 予選 final loss to Broncos: 'We let you 負かす／撃墜する'

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星／主役にする half Shaun Johnson has apologised to 軍人s fans after the New Zealand 味方する was 大打撃を与えるd by the Brisbane Broncos on Saturday night.

The 軍人s lost 42-12 to Brisbane in the 予選 final at Suncorp Stadium after finishing 15th last season.?

They experienced a 素晴らしい rise up the NRL ladder under 新人 coach Andrew Webster, after many tipped them to finish 近づく the 底（に届く） of the （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する this season.

Johnson, 33, gave 賞賛する to the Broncos and apologised to the fans in his 地位，任命する-game speech.?

'(I'm) disappointed, but 十分な credit to the Broncos, they were sharp tonight, I thought they played really 急速な／放蕩な and I think they're going to go pretty 井戸／弁護士席 next week,' Johnson said to Nine.

The Brisbane Broncos thrashed the 軍人s at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday

'The turnaround has been 大規模な 明白に for the club to be able to go 支援する home and I think rugby league in New Zealand is popping off 権利 now.

'I want to say to all our fans and members, they supported us all year long, sorry we let you 負かす／撃墜する tonight.

'But the love and support we've received has just been amazing and the playing group certainly 高く評価する／（相場などが）上がるd it.'

軍人s captain Tohu Harris says a 地位，任命する-game speech by Johnson to the team has given the players belief that a maiden 首相の職 is achievable next year.

Johnson got the players together in a 密談する／（身体を）寄せ集める after the match to remind them about what had been 達成するd and what was ahead of them.

Harris was asked if the stellar season the 軍人s had enjoyed this year was just the start and whether he believed a 肩書を与える was achievable.

'That was part of what Shaun said. What Webby and the coaches have brought into the club, that can 始める，決める us up,' Harris said.

'But the players, we still have to use this to 運動 us to get better. We weren't good enough tonight.

軍人s captain Tohu Harris says a 地位，任命する-game speech by Johnson has given the 味方する hope it can go all the way next year

Harris (pictured) says the structure is there in the 味方する to go その上の in 2024

'We have got it in us to 改善する and take those steps 今後. The structure is there for us to get to the level we want to go to, but we have to put in a lot of work.'

Webster is one of the 競争相手s for Dally M coach of the year but his 使節団 in 2024 is to take the 軍人s where no 助言者 has before.

The squad will stay together next year. With a pack 誇るing Addin Fonua-Blake, Mitch Barnett and Marata Niukore, while Johnson, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad and Wade Egan have all been 優れた in 重要な spine positions, there is 本物の belief that 2023 is indeed just the start for them.

'The football program is in a good position for us to 開始する，打ち上げる something here… to make grand 決勝戦 and 勝利，勝つ grand 決勝戦. We have to come 支援する hungry for that,' Webster said.

'It has to be in our 活動／戦闘s and not just words. We will have a break now, freshen up and get 支援する to it and work hard.'

Harris said Johnson, with his talk, had also 再確認するd 'the pride in the club' and thankfulness for Webster's leadership.

'He was 演説（する）／住所ing the players' 評価 of what Webby has brought to the club and the staff as a whole. They probably don't hear it enough from us,' Harris said.

'He 手配中の，お尋ね者 to make sure that they heard it tonight…an 評価 for everything they have done through the year.'

Harris's despair at the result at Suncorp Stadium was a reflection of the 基準s the 軍人s have 始める，決める in 2023.

'I'm disappointed we didn't give ourselves a 発射. We didn't defend the way we 手配中の，お尋ね者 to and we 発射 ourselves in the foot,' he said.

'The Broncos are a dangerous 味方する. You give a 味方する like too much space or a 匂いをかぐ and they can 得点する／非難する／２０ from anywhere. I'm disappointed we didn't 吸収する it and get into that 支援する and 前へ／外へ.'