Is Trent Barrett coming home?

[Maddragon99]

Are the Dragons trying to lure Trent Barrett? | Wide World of Sports

 

[Mjab]

He seems to do a good job as an assistant, I dont know what the answer is though and whether its a good idea
He seemed to be a good attacking coach at panthers , but the dogs attack was crap maybe it was the cattle , unfortunately were worse than Dogs IMO

I do think that Nathan Brown has something to offer either in pathways and getting reserves to NRL standard or possibly as an assistant

 

[gitano]

Know Baz v well personally and he'd be great. How he'd work with Hook though is the question, unless he does 12 months and slides into the head coach role.

 

[dannyt]

Know Baz v well personally and he'd be great. How he'd work with Hook though is the question, unless he does 12 months and slides into the head coach role.

Head coach role?

So ruining two clubs as head coach not enough?

Come to think of, a HC role for Barrett would be fantastic, but not with us.

 

[gitano]

Head coach role?

So ruining two clubs as head coach not enough?

Come to think of, a HC role for Barrett would fantastic, but not with us.

He's a career coach. Did the right thing at Manly but undermined by the old man brigade.

And well, if you think Robinson or Bellamy could make that dogs side competitive, that says enough.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

He's a career coach. Did the right thing at Manly but undermined by the old man brigade.

And well, if you think Robinson or Bellamy could make that dogs side competitive, that says enough.

Potter seems to have done ok, they're heaps more competitive now...

 

[dannyt]

He's a career coach. Did the right thing at Manly but undermined by the old man brigade.

And well, if you think Robinson or Bellamy could make that dogs side competitive, that says enough.

You crack me up!

Potter seems to have done ok, they're heaps more competitive now...

My thoughts exactly

 

[redv13]

Know Baz v well personally and he'd be great. How he'd work with Hook though is the question, unless he does 12 months and slides into the head coach role.

Wow, just wow. You never cease to amaze with your ex player insights and comments. One of your best

 

[Maddragon99]

He seems to do a good job as an assistant, I dont know what the answer is though and whether its a good idea
He seemed to be a good attacking coach at panthers , but the dogs attack was crap maybe it was the cattle , unfortunately were worse than Dogs IMO

I do think that Nathan Brown has something to offer either in pathways and getting reserves to NRL standard or possibly as an assistant

I don’t see any harm in bringing Baz in as an assistant for 2023, honestly could it be any worse?

 

[Trifili13]

He's a career coach. Did the right thing at Manly but undermined by the old man brigade.

And well, if you think Robinson or Bellamy could make that dogs side competitive, that says enough.

He's a career coach. That doesn't mean he can actually coach. All that means is he wants to coach as a career. I want to be a billionaire as a career, doesn't mean I will be. Are you confident he can turn our mob around given he has failed miserably at his 2 previous head coaching roles?

 

[Coffs dragon]

He's a career coach.

So was Mary according to Mary & that went so well!

 

[dragon thomo]

Unbelievable,
I just shake my head.
The first thing the club should do is piss off Griffin. Then hand the top job to either Flannery or Potter and then let them choose their assistant.
Barrett should not be given any coaching position at our club

 

[Gareth67]

This club is like watching re-runs of ‘ I Love Lucy ‘ - you know you are going to get a laugh out of the unbelievable situations that their sheer bluudy stupidity has created , but when is it all going to end ?

They stick their feet into one bog hole after another and yet still expect that the Dragons will be very competitive in the NRL .

Pay Griffin out - bring in a true premiership winning coach in Flanagan and that will lay a foundation for success .

 

[mickeylane]

i don’t mind Trent Barrett he still looks fit… I like to have a fit looking 1st grade coach.. beats looking at Hook!!

 

[zombiebloodlust]

He has the same problem as his old coach Nathan Brown - a poor communicator. Uses 100 words where 10 will suffice. This should rule him out of any kind of coaching role. He seems a very nice guy though

 

[denis preston]

He has had experience in a couple of systems now so should have an idea of what works & what doesn't. Got to be better than the nuff nuffs that have been in the attacking AC role in the past .I believe why not , with the caveat that he never will be the head coach.

 

[Dragon David]

This club is like watching re-runs of ‘ I Love Lucy ‘ - you know you are going to get a laugh out of the unbelievable situations that their sheer bluudy stupidity has created , but when is it all going to end ?

They stick their feet into one bog hole after another and yet still expect that the Dragons will be very competitive in the NRL .

Pay Griffin out - bring in a true premiership winning coach in Flanagan and that will lay a foundation for true success .

I Love Lucy was a laugh a minute Gareth, however, the way that the script has been written for the Dragons to play out could be a tragedy rather than a comedy (although I must say we are a joke). There have been a few commentators recently say that we are in a bad way - hey, have they only just realised this?

We seem doomed starting with the one year extension of Hook's contract at the start of this year from some sources with knowledge of the two-year contract telling the Herald the club had until August to take up an option for Griffin to continue for a third year in 2023 but didn’t want to head into the season with speculation and uncertainty hovering. What a joke - we had until August 2022 - isn't it that time of year now? We are in August 2022 and this was the golden opportunity to not keep Hook with his assistants already being told they are not wanted so from this month we could have had a clean slate to call on fresh coaches for 2024.

I read that with all the news on Ciraldo being signed up at the Bulldogs - getting bored of this news now - he could try getting a few Panthers players to turn their backs on that club and join the Bulldogs in 2024 with the report that the Bulldogs will have plenty of spare cash in their salary cap. Whooaah, where from? I guess they will be ridding themselves of a number of lower paid players but still they do have a very expensive squad as is and Burton will want top dollar if he agrees to stay on at the club, which he will.

We will be getting rid of quite a few ourselves by 2024 so we should be cashed up to sign - who ? Corey Norman again who looks like being suspended for 8 weeks for sticking his finger up a Warrington players bum, playing for Toulouse the other day? Other has beens and rejects? Also, Ciraldo and other head coaches will be looking at "better" assistants so who will want to come to us that is any good to help out our old friend Hook?

Will the C of E improve our future chances of getting the "best" there is in coaches and players or will we continue to be bottom of the ladder losers because the old firm of the Board just meander along the course of years without a care in the world and not bothering to really help our cause?

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

Barrett's lack of coaching success is a worry, but if he's returning in an assistant's role, I don't see that as a bad thing. He's worked at two major clubs (Penrith & Canterbury) so he will at least know their systems. He's worked at a club with political in-fighting (Manly) so should know how to work around it. He was able to get good players to Canterbury, or at least good players weren't put off going to Canterbury with him as coach. He's younger than Hook and hopefully has a better understanding of the modern game. I understand it's a risky move but I wouldn't feel pessimistic if it happens.

 

[redv13]

i don’t mind Trent Barrett he still looks fit… I like to have a fit looking 1st grade coach.. beats looking at Hook!!

McGuire is fit as a fiddle: Tigers useless
Holbrook. GC useless
Barrett . Dogs useless
O’Brien. Newwy useless
Browny. NZ useless

At least Hook is mindful and consumes Coke no sugar.

 

[justadragon]

When are the interviews happening, or have they been done, interesting we havent heard from Barrett himself.