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Broncos football boss Ben Ikin was deliberately frozen out of crucial football department decisions this season - leading to a rift with head coach Kevin Walters, it has been claimed.

While it is believed the pair have since patched up their differences at Red Hill, the fact Ikin was hired by CEO Dave Donaghy in June last year - without Walters' knowledge - saw tensions quickly mount.

Both Ikin and Walters reportedly were often left confused this season as to who was running certain parts of the club, namely recruitment.

It comes after former Broncos great Gorden Tallis said on Sunday that Ikin's role at the club was to be a 'lackey' for Walters, prompting a fierce debate on NRL 360.

On Monday, veteran News Corp journalist Phil 'Buzz' Rothfield labelled Tallis' comments on Triple M's Sin Bin show 'way out of order' and felt Walters should have better utilised Ikin's rugby league IQ.

He also described Walters as 'insecure'.