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NRL 2022: New Zealand Warriors land Penrith Panthers assistant to take over from Nathan Brown
The New Zealand Warriors will unveil their new coach, nabbing a highly replacement for Nathan Brown - despite missing out on their top target. See the details of his deal inside.
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Penrith assistant coach Andrew Webster will be announced as the next coach of the Warriors.
In the first major puzzle piece in the coaching merry-go-round to be completed, it is understood Webster has agreed to a three year deal which will see him replace Nathan Brown at the end of the season. Webster was courted for the role after the club’s No.1 target Kristian Woolf knocked back the Warriors.
He has a year left on his Panthers deal but has a clause that allows him to leave only to pursue a head coaching job.
Webster has nearly two decades worth of experience as a coach and is largely credited for ensuring Penrith have the best attack in the NRL.
He has close ties to the Warriors having worked as Andrew McFadden’s assistant coach in 2015. He spent two years at the Warriors before returning to the Tigers as Taylor’s assistant.
The Warriors had targeted an emerging coach and Webster fits the bill. He is also the Samoan assistant coach.
Warriors boss Cameron George said on Wednesday that the club was close to making an announcement.
“We’ll be making a decision on that in the very near future. We’re close to making that decision and we look forward to that announcement,” George said.
Warriors legend Stacey Jones has been leading the club on an interim basis since Brown parted ways last month
The Tigers and Bulldogs are yet to make a decision on their long-term mentor. Webster played for Five Dock RSL as a junior before joining the Balmain Tigers in 1998, where he spent four seasons for their SG Ball and Jersey Flegg teams. After a stint coaching in England, he returned to Australia as head coach of the Balmain Tigers SG Ball team and an assistant to the under 20s,
Under his charge, Balmain won the SG Ball Cup for the first time in 30 years and went on to win the under-18 national title against the Townsville Stingers.
Webster left for Parramatta but returned to the Tigers in 2014 as head coach of their under 20s, winning 16 games and reaching the finals.
