NRL market watch: Nathan Brown set to join Jason Ryles coaching team at Parramatta Eels, Raiders hooker Danny Levi to test open market
Incoming Eels coach Jason Ryles has taken the first major step in his Parramatta rebuild, with a former NRL mentor set to join his coaching team in 2024. See the latest transfer news.
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Jason Ryles has taken the first major step in his Parramatta Eels rebuild program by all-but securing former St George-Illawarra, Newcastle Knights and New Zealand Warriors coach Nathan Brown.
The pair played one season together in the Red V jersey in 2000 and Brown then coached Ryles between 2003 and 2008 when he was head coach at the Dragons.
Brown’s 475 games of head-coaching experience in the NRL and the UK Super League will be invaluable for Ryles as he sets about rebuilding the Eels.
He is expected to sign the deal in the next few days and be in charge of attack.
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Brown has also been previously involved at Parramatta. In 2022 he was hired as coaching director of the club’s elite pathways programs.
He was there to oversee the emergence of young guns Blaize Talagi, Matt Arthur, Ethan Sanders and Charlie Guymer.
Brown may have lacked success as an NRL head coach but he is respected around the game for his shrewd tactical nous.
Ryles has also signed Scott Wisemantel, the former attack coach for the Wallabies and the England rugby union teams.
Ryles has moved on the Eels’ acting head coach Trent Barrett, who will be joining the Broncos under Kevin Walters.
The Eels head of high performance, Trent Elkin, is also leaving.
