Parramatta Eels have today announced the appointment of Trent Barrett to join the Club as an NRL Assistant Coach for two years from the 2023 season.

 

Parramatta Eels Head Coach Brad Arthur said, “Trent has a wealth of football experience which he has harnessed over almost three decades as an elite player and coach, I’m sure he will contribute significantly to help enhance our football program.”

Barrett has a decorated career as a player with 235 NRL games for Illawarra Steelers, St George Illawarra Dragons and Cronulla Sharks, and an additional 60 games for Wigan in the UK. He has represented NSW and won 15 caps for Australia.

Barrett has extensive coaching experience with Canterbury Bulldogs, Manly Sea Eagles and as an assistant coach with Penrith Panthers.

Parramatta Eels General Manager of Football Mark O’Neill said, “Brad identified Trent Barrett as someone who could add great value to our football program. We all agreed that to be the case based on Trent’s credentials and experience. I know he will be a wonderful fit for our club as we seek to continuously improve each and every year. I look forward to welcoming Trent and his family to our club”.

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  • So what is BA need so nothing now with these assistants. BA has a tough job. Pick the same team every round and use the sage stategy from 8yrs ago.

  • So does an assistant have any say, or do they just carry out the coach's game plans?

  • Damn, I'd take Flanagan over Barret any day!

  • Absolutely terrible news, this place is beyond a joke.

    The chances of Trent and BA winning a comp is zero.

    10 years into BAs job, after winning 2 finals appearences, we decide to bring in Barratt to help, that will do me.

    • Yep I can't stop shaking my head Snake.

      The pain of another two years of BA is too much to bear.

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        • You would have to dig underground to get low enough

      • It's extremely frustrating turn a sane person to white powder

  • Fair dinkum... soon we'll have every ex-player in some capacity on the coaching staff. What do they all do? Biggest laugh I got:

    Parramatta Eels Head Coach Brad Arthur said, “Trent has a wealth of football experience which he has harnessed over almost three decades as an elite player and coach, I’m sure he will contribute significantly to help enhance our football program.”

    We've all listened to BA enough, seen the interviews, watched the pressers... hands up who thinks he actually said the above. Didn't think so. They could at lease make it sound vaguely like something Forrest Arthur might actually say.

  • The real funny thing is some eels fans think Trent was some top notch brilliant assistant haha, whats he ever done to prove that?

    Trent has his mates like gus and joey build him up to ge some outstanding coach, so he could get a gig as a head coach.

    Trent showed absolutely zero brilliance at the dogs and his body language and general energy was deplorable.

    Theres absolutely nothing to say he was some brialliant assistant, its just comical.

    Plenty of the same dopes who have backed BA as a great coach are the same guys now saying what a great choice barrett is, its laughable, they wouldnt know shit from clay.

    Some of the standards of this club and its fans are deplorable, there is no standards.

    They will support what ever the club does, and look where we are at as a club, just disgraceful.

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