NRL coaches who never played for an NRL club.

[T-Boon]

Anyone know of any?

Brad Arthur played lower grades for Parra but didn't make it to first grade.

Did that ex Newcastle coach Rick Stone play NRL (or earlier equivalent)?

Anthony Griffin?

 

[ACTPanthers]

Arthur hasn't played FG

Hook didn't play any first grade either - Played for Brothers

Stone played for Souths

 

[Game_Breaker]

where did bennett play?

 

[Diesel]

Brisbane Wests or Souths

 

[Diesel]

Neil Henry??

 

[T-Boon]

Neil Henry??

I looked him up, Wiki says he played FG for Canberra.

 

[carcharias]

If you want to get technical any current coach who didn't play from 1998 onwards wouldn't have played NRL.

 

[Diesel]

If you want to get technical any current coach who didn't play from 1998 onwards wouldn't have played NRL.

So Cronulla only waited 19 seasons for their first premiership?

 

[Iafeta]

Daniel Anderson

 

[carcharias]

So Cronulla only waited 19 seasons for their first premiership?

If that means we are 1 all with the Dragons....then yes.

 

[H.H]

Roy Masters, Alan Jones

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Two former Cowboys coaches, Grant Bell and Murray Hurst.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

And of course Neil Henry.

 

[T-Boon]

And of course Neil Henry.

I think he played for Canberra. Source: Wiki.

 

[T-Boon]

Just had another look and Henry only played lower grades at Canberra.

 

[T-Boon]

Daniel Anderson

Anyone know what Anderson is up to? He is a big loss to the game. Should be coaching NSW cup somewhere at least.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

He was recently at Parramatta as a Football Manager, but due to the salary cap dramas he's gone elsewhere.

 

[Iafeta]

Printing number plates

 

[Diesel]

Lots of ex-Raiders were/are coaches

Mal
Laurie
Kevvie Walters
Bellamy
Neil Henry
Andrew McFaddin
Michael Maguire
Ricky Stuart
David Furner
Justin Morgan (Super League)
Dean Lance (Reds and Rams)

Not sure if you'd count Terry Matterson as assistant coach but I'm sure there would be a heap of them around going by first grade.

They've had good coaches in in Bennett and Sheens as well

 

[legs 11]

Most famous I know of.... out of NZ is of course Graham Lowe....most other kiwi coaches are ex kiwis.... super coach lowe only played to 3rd grade level i think