2025 - 2026 off season

[Mark from Brisbane]

If Ballin isn’t ready to coach Willie Peters would be great

According to news up here Ballin is being hunted to join Josh Hannay and has no interest in returning to Sydney now he’s based back in Queensland.

That’ll piss off the sack the coach crew but it is what is being reported up here .

 

[Uber Eagle 72]

The off season will of course bring scandal a plenty to some clubs, just hoping it stays with the Roosters or anyone but us.

 

[Loyal Eagle]

Ballin was absolutely terrible coaching blacktown… pretty sure he is a coaching myth. John morris defense coach at tigers? (realise there are many tigers jokes etc.) thought he would have been good as the manly NRL coach few years back..

 

[susan]

Matt Ballin is far too nice to be a head coach.His personality does not suit the role. Fitness and mentorship are his virtues.

Perhaps the biggest mistake we could make right now would be to go back to " Manly man " mantra and employ Matty.

 

[Bomb Voyage]

Matt Ballin is far too nice to be a head coach.His personality does not suit the role. Fitness and mentorship are his virtues.

Perhaps the biggest mistake we could make right now would be to go back to " Manly man " mantra and employ Matty.

Agree - he is very vanilla.

 

[Eagles4Life]

• That's just the way it is
• Correct
• Yes
• 🙂
• No
• Ballin is not near any sort of appointment, now or 2027, unless something changes in the next few weeks
• 🙂

At least one decent forward signing ( this does not include Kobe Hetherington) - Highly unlikely. This decision seems highly questionable, considering player movements, medical retirements, available cap space, etc

@Bomb Voyage Is there another decent forward to come into the squad after November 1? (Not including Hetherington or Moale) Are you hearing anything on that? Is it dependent on Croker's status, and rumours about Magutitia's departure?