How do you think the new Warriors coach Nathan Brown (not the Eels player) will go at the Warriors? Will he be Good, Bad or Ugly? he didnt have much success in his other 2 NRL coaching jobs, so I wonder why they (The Warriors) selection panel chose him?
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Wasn't it Ivan Cleary who had relatively good success at the Warriors some years back?
I think he will help assemble a better squad, and three years later he will be gone. He has basically pigeon holed himself as a Mr Fix It for clubs who've hit the rocks and he will probably build a nice career doing so.
His job will be similar to what he did at Newcastle. Tear it down, promote & teach a bunch of kids, nick the odd value recruit & wear the losses as a badge of honour. It was interesting to note that Gus referred to him as "the right coach for the Warriors now". Clearly Gus doesn't see him as their long term coach.
Put it this way, if he was Parramatta's coach I would be depressed.
Yes, because that would mean that our roster was in such horrible shape we needed Nathan Brown to come in and fix it.
I heard that the Walker brothers offered to coach them on a one year contract which would have given them a chance to showcase their less conservative unorthodox philosophy in the NRL. I love watching rugby league but I think it is too predictable in many ways. I think the Walker brothers' concentration on getting their players trying to have more passing in each play thus maintaining possession for longer periods in each set in an effort to tire out the opposing team and taking less conservative options at drop outs and kick offs and other more positive ideas of attacking might lead to a more exciting brand of rugby league. The Warriors would seem to me to be an ideal fit for that kind of playing philosophy and if they adopted it and had success with that style it might influence other teams to play more flamboyantly. NRL coaches love stealing ideas and styles from other coaches so it could catch on quickly.
However, it appears that most clubs with coaching vacancies are extremely reluctant to consider the brothers as a serious coaching option which is a pity. I'd love to see a more expansive philosophy adopted in the greatest game of all. I'd love to see the Walker boys get a gig in the NRL.
Nathan Brown was a very good NRL player, a clever and skillful hooker who played 172 games for St George and he would have played a lot more if he had not suffered a career ending neck injury when he was only 27 years old.
His contacts with Brian Smith may have helped him get a start with the Dragons but his undeniable ability kept him there for 8 or 9 seasons.
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Listen to this guy?
What a load of bullshit. With some of the absolute crap you continually post Kunta IMO you sound like you've barely played a team sport. Do everyone a favour & stick to your brown-nosing over on the TCT site.
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