The attitude and mindset of being gritty in defence and working together as a collective is coming from the coaches but most importantly the players are enacting it.

“They have the respect amongst themselves to go out and tackle and be quite desperate about their defence as well,” Walters said.

“There is lots of energy and effort going into our line speed in defence and our ability to work together in little groups.

“That has been the real difference. You can talk about it and know what to do, but the players are doing it.”

Every time Walters has talked about dazzling fullback Reece Walsh before or after a game this term he has mentioned a great tackle made by his No.1.

“A lot of the work there has been done by (former captain) Darius Boyd,” Walters said.

“He’s been working a lot with our outside backs on their defensive positioning and the type of tackle they need to make in certain situations.

“We are getting good results because the effort is there and they are all working together.”

They may be flying high this season but the Broncos have lost their past four games against Wests Tigers.

“We are not underestimating anything about the Tigers,” Walters said.

“Whilst they haven’t won a game this year, they’ve played some really good football in patches.

“They will be hurting with their start to the season. They have got a good history against us as well so there is plenty to respect about the Tigers.”