eloquentEEL
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If Stuart is signed, sealed and delivered, hopefully he has some pull with the emerging Blues and U20s. Some of those blokes would be very handy.
Gould doesn't want any coaching gig.
I'm not sure why there is an article on us asking Gould.
What total rubbish.
anyone else concerned that if we get Sticky - and with Mitchell Pierce "at breaking point" with Smith @ the Rorters, that we may end up with him?
I heard he wil go to the dogs
OK here is the WTF moment of 2012.
LU just tweeted that Etu will play 5/8 today for Penrith.
#wtf
What's with Ex Canberra players and coaching origin?
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OK here is the WTF moment of 2012.
LU just tweeted that Etu will play 5/8 today for Penrith.
#wtf
What's with Ex Canberra players and coaching origin?
G
I don't know if you followed rugby league in the early-mid 90s but the majority of both Origin teams were made up of players from two clubs.
One of those clubs was the Broncos, and obviously none of them were smart enough to be coaches so it falls to ex-Raiders to fill the Origin coaching roles.
PARRAMATTA have earmarked State of Origin coach Ricky Stuart to turn the long-suffering Eels into rugby league's super club of Sydney's west. Within three hours of Stephen Kearney announcing his resignation yesterday, Parramatta CEO Bob Bentley kicked off talks with Stuart's agent John Fordham over lunch at Darlinghurst eatery Bill and Toni's.
Fordham last night told The Daily Telegraph he was expecting to have further negotiations with the Eels over the next few days.
"I met with Bob Bentley at lunchtime and he expressed on behalf of his club a great interest in Ricky," Fordham said.
"He believes it would be a very good fit for the club and having spoken to him about their operations, it's quite clear they tick a lot of the boxes that Ricky would be looking for.
"We've agreed to continue dialogue. This is very early in negotiations. I've given them an idea (money wise) on what it would take."
Kearney yesterday pledged to remain at the helm for tonight's clash against Melbourne but refused to give any indication how long he will continue beyond this weekend.
Should he leave next week, as expected, assistant caoch Brad Arthur will take over for the remainder of the season.
However, the Eels will need to find at least one more coach to guide them after Kearney's mentor - Chris Anderson - last night quit just three weeks into the role.
The Daily Telegraph understands Stuart is the only serious candidate for the Parramatta job.
The club is desperate to attract new playing talent and knows how tight Stuart is with representative players he has coached in the NSW side.
Ricky Stuart and Michael Jennings
NSW Blues Coach Ricky Stuart (R) has a good relationship with potential trade target Michael Jennings. Picture: Brett Costello Source: The Daily Telegraph
Having just missed out on the signature of Penrith stalwart Luke Lewis because of the lack of confidence in Kearney's coaching, the Eels desperately want and need a man of Stuart's stature to attract stars.
The recruitment has been an absolute disaster over the last two years with the purchase of Reni Maitua, Willie Tonga, Ben Roberts, Chris Sandow, Chris Walker, Carl Webb and other strugglers.
Stuart would be a big chance of attracting players like disgruntled Penrith centre Michael Jennings next year.
Fordham says that while the Parramatta option is attractive, there are still other considerations.
"Ricky has a lot of things to consider including his family and their lifestyle," Fordham said.
"All the other interested parties remain alive because there is no official offer from Parramatta as such at this stage.
"I expect to hear from Bob again soon. We've agreed to stay in touch."
The likelihood of Stuart signing at the Eels is a devastating blow for the Canberra Raiders who were hoping to entice Stuart back home to the national capital next year.
But the NRL will be delighted by the news that such a passionate, high profile and highly regarded coach will be leading the fight against the AFL in the western suburbs.
The problem is that it leaves a massive hole to fill with the NSW State of Origin campaign for next season.
Stuart got so close this year and still regards Origin as unfinished business.
But the NSWRL only wants a full-time coach without club commitments.
"I've still got an incredible passion for Origin," Stuart said. "But it's become apparent I can't do two jobs at once."
It emerged last night that Stuart's Origin assistant Jim Dymock was in line for the NSW job.
Other contenders include City and Country coaches Brad Fittler and Laurie Daley.
i'm sure he'd change his mind of our name was on his big fat group certificates
there's nothing linking us to jennings other than a picture of the 2 for NSW - go the media! :lol: :lol:
and he's a "potential trade target" .... oooo, what are we gonna trade for him? :?
Yeah I did follow League then, but it's not always the best players that make the best coaches
Obviously. Look at how few ex-Broncos are involved in coaching.
With the amount of them that learnt from Wayne Bennett you'd expect more of them to be in coaching jobs. There are a few around the place in assistant's jobs but none of them are coaching first grade.
Then you look at ex-Raiders in coaching and there are loads of them. Next year there will be five ex-Raiders players coaching NRL clubs, as well as at least one Origin coach (both if Daley takes over).
Could be to do with the kinds of players chosen at the two clubs back in the 90s. Canberra obviously went with thinkers, whereas Bennett said his gameplans were always very simple. He obviously chose more instinctive players to fit into those structures.
I can't remember who was coaching Canberra back then though, who was it? Could be that he was responsible for the current crop of ex-Raider coach/thinkers?
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