What struck Feeney at Broncos training sessions

The commitment and attitude of Brisbane Broncos leaders was something that struck Broc Feeney, who has built a relationship with the NRL premiers.

The Red Bull Ampol Racing star has fostered a relationship with dual premiership winning coach Michael Maguire, headlined by a track day at Norwell Motorplex in December.

Feeney has recently lent on the expertise of Maguire, who led the Broncos to its first NRL premiership since 2006 last year.

The 29-time race winner has been sideline with the team as they trained and played at the highest level of club rugby league.

Earlier this year, Feeney watched a training session, before joining players in the gym. It was there that Feeney recognised the effort required to go to another level, as senior players kept toiling away.

"I was lucky enough to come and spend a day here, at a training session, got to sit in on a couple of meetings,” Feeney said in a MotorRacing 360 feature.

“The one thing that I did pick up on when I came and spent a day here was, they've got some really good leaders in this team.

“Madge [Maguire] really leans on those leaders to get the message across to a few of the boys. Myself and Dutto [Triple Eight Team Manager Mark Dutton] were here for a training session. Everyone trained real hard.

"We walked off and Patty [Carrigan] and Payne [Haas] are in here training. You know what I mean? They continue that process.

"Can I take much about from what they do from the gym? Probably not. But the attitude, 100%.”

The heat of Broncos training sessions at Red Hill was also something that caught Feeney’s eye, given his own struggles amid a series of cool suit issues in his Red Bull Ampol Ford.

Feeney and teammate Will Brown both required intervention after the Sydney finale in February, with Brown undergoing private heat testing in recent weeks after being advised to do so by Mark Webber.

"I can tell you one thing, I look nothing like the rugby league boys,” Feeney said.

"I got to stand on the field and sort of sit behind the play. I've never been so scared in my life. Madge said, ‘just follow the field of the play’… someone started running and I bolted. They're big boys.

"I think for us, the big one's the heat. A lot of everyone probably saw that at Sydney, what myself and a teammate went through with the cool suit failures.

"It's easy to sort of forget sometimes how hard the sport is that we're doing, but when something does go wrong, not very good. So I think there's plenty of things that I can learn from these guys.

“I think if I rocked up looking a bit bigger like one of the forwards, I'd probably be in a bit of trouble. I'd probably rip the wheel off."

Feeney leads the championship heading to the Tyrepower Tasmania Super 440 on May 22-24.