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2025 First coach sacked

BadnMean

Juniors
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Reibel is gone in October, he needs to do what's required and sack that bald fraud today. But he's publically indicated he won't........

I didn't expect to win yesterday however that first half was completely unacceptable by a so called "professional" NRL side and the coach, football manager and CEO should be hauled into an office and read the riot act by the board.

The bloke he pinned all his hopes on to play #1 is pissweak, watch where he was on the first Sharks try, arguing with the ref over the play the ball instead of on his bike sprinting across the field to try and defuse the kick. Drinkwater is always looking for the easy option no matter the circumstance. If Vailea and Clifford are back this week, Drinkwater should be sent to Cairns/Mackay, Purdue put to 1 and negotiate with a club willing to take half of Scott's contract for the next 2 years. They're trying to band aid select a guy that wants to fling the ball around and be a hero like a 6 but can't defend in the front line so they have to hide him at FB but he lacks the courage and focus to play successfully at 1 so it's completely pointless having him in the side.

Bitungane looked better in his 17mins than anything KOD or Lawton have thrown up this year but the poor kid won't see another minute of game time this year over Paytens little ring in pets. And guess which one of the 3 mentioned doesn't have a contract for 2026???


Oof. Shots fired.
 

JamesRustle

First Grade
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9,119
Reibel is gone in October, he needs to do what's required and sack that bald fraud today. But he's publically indicated he won't........

I didn't expect to win yesterday however that first half was completely unacceptable by a so called "professional" NRL side and the coach, football manager and CEO should be hauled into an office and read the riot act by the board.

The bloke he pinned all his hopes on to play #1 is pissweak, watch where he was on the first Sharks try, arguing with the ref over the play the ball instead of on his bike sprinting across the field to try and defuse the kick. Drinkwater is always looking for the easy option no matter the circumstance. If Vailea and Clifford are back this week, Drinkwater should be sent to Cairns/Mackay, Purdue put to 1 and negotiate with a club willing to take half of Scott's contract for the next 2 years. They're trying to band aid select a guy that wants to fling the ball around and be a hero like a 6 but can't defend in the front line so they have to hide him at FB but he lacks the courage and focus to play successfully at 1 so it's completely pointless having him in the side.

Bitungane looked better in his 17mins than anything KOD or Lawton have thrown up this year but the poor kid won't see another minute of game time this year over Paytens little ring in pets. And guess which one of the 3 mentioned doesn't have a contract for 2026???
Drinky should go to the Phins... they know how to get the most out of your unwanted fullbacks.
 
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MKCS

Juniors
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748
Brad Arthur is not that good. He did make a grand final with Parramatta, but his teams missed the finals six out of the eleven seasons with Parramatta. And it would have been 7 if he hadn't been sacked early in his last season. Even his Grand Final appearance squeezed out another contract after he was certain to be gone, only for Parramatta to produce rubbish after that. Arthur seems to be a protected species in the media; a lot of other coaches, the media would have been calling for their heads during the number of losing seasons he had under his watch.

He's not that good but would be an upgrade on what the Knights and Titans have right now, for Newcastle especially he's the coach that has gotten the best out of Dylan Brown who is their big overpaid signing for the next decade, might be worth them at the very least taking a look at Brad Arthur.
 
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According to Peter Badel in today's Daily Telegraph, Brad Arthur won't be coming back to teh NRL soon. His article stated that Arthur is on the verge of signing a multi-year contract extention to remain head coach of the Leeds Rhinos.
 
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