Todd Payten warned after publicly criticising Jason Taumalolo in first game as coach – Wide World of Sports

First-game Cowboys coach Todd Payten’s decision to publicly call-out superstar forward Jason Taumalolo has been branded “unprecedented and brave” – yet perhaps “fraught with danger”.
Payten followed his first match in charge of North Queensland, a poor 24-0 loss against Penrith on Saturday, with a strong critique of Taumalolo “cutting corners” in defence.
Payten also defended his decision to play the champion lock for only 51 minutes, a significant reduction on his usual game time in which he ran…

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