Who do we want? Coach 2026-

[MakeItStop85]

Bedsy to be Holbrook’s assistant coach

‘Comprehensive’: Titans release ex-Wallaby amid settlement with Rugby Australia — Off Season Central

‘Comprehensive’: Titans release ex-Wallaby amid settlement with Rugby Australia — Off Season Central

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Knight Tales]

I like it. Beds as assistant. White Defensive coach. Hales attack coach. A lot of smart football heads there.

 

[macavity]

too early for a Sack Holbrook thread?

 

[perverse]

too early for a Sack Holbrook thread?

Seems like a long time ago, but AOB actually got 2 full seasons and a month or two into his third before he got a thread. Reckon Holbrook deserves at least some courtesy surely.

 

[ryan.a87]

I don’t know about you guys, but my whole opinion of him is going to be based around how we go in the pre season cup next year

 

[Haffa]

Seems like a long time ago, but AOB actually got 2 full seasons and a month or two into his third before he got a thread. Reckon Holbrook deserves at least some courtesy surely.

It's 1 year per grand final. So given he won a GF with St Helens he gets this year for free.

 

[macavity]

I don’t know about you guys, but my whole opinion of him is going to be based around how we go in the pre season cup next year

Training the house down I bet

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

The club has officially announced our coaching staff:

Knights appoint NRL Coaches for 2026

The nib Newcastle Knights are pleased to announce the appointment of Brett White, Steven Hales and Danny Buderus as NRL assistant coaches for the 2026 season, forming a strong support group for incoming Head Coach Justin Holbrook.

www.newcastleknights.com.au

 

[Yosh]

Bedsy could suit up and play now and still be the best no.9 at the club. Sad really.

Cautiously optimistic. We're rock bottom so the only way is up really.

 

[Knight Tales]

You’d hate to be any coach outside of Cleary or Madge if Belly decides he wants to coach elsewhere. I like the fact Holbrook seems acutely aware of what he has inherited here. He is going to go all in on our attack. I am highly suspicious that Bedsy is here to work with Smith at dummy half. I think they are going to start that way. And the fall back will be Sandon to the halves and Sharpe to centre or wing.

 

[Burwood]

Just glad it’s Bedsy here and not Smith. He’s the greatest hooker of all time and arguably the greatest player the NRL has seen, but it doesn’t make sense to get him here as a consultant when you have a club legend of Bedsy’s calibre available full time.