2025 recruitment & retention

[The Wheel]

Transfer market is heating up - Gutho, JAC, Hunt movements could see the dominoes start to fall

 

[LeonardCohen]

is that because he’s the greatest coach or more the enormous quality of players in their juniors / reserves.

Dunno

It’s a question worth asking but I think it can be both. He’s obviously got himself a strong roster via the pathways that Gus set up but to win four on the trot and lose so much talent (via the cap) in that time, speaks to an outstanding coaching performance.

If he was not an elite coach, you can bet the team’s resolve and motivation would have wavered at some point in the last 4-5 years. If it was about brilliant individuals, you can bet the loss of so many big names would have brought them back to the pack. It seems their entire approach to the game is bulletproof regardless. I think he’s struck a style and built a system that just works.

Most of their wins seem very ‘team’ driven, with everyone playing a role.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Cleary is a brilliant coach that has managed to bring out the best of the players that he has available to him. Particularly when you factor in the players that have left over the last 4 years. Yes the system is brilliant but look at the Broncos and the cattle they have and their results this year. Even with a brilliant system you need a good coach. IMO 4 premierships takes him into the elite class

 

[jbb/james]

Cleary has built a system on defence coupled with blistering line speed
They dont necessarily dominate the ruck in defence with wrestle but there quick play the balls allow them to go toe to toe in the ruck game with anyone

There own kick chase is the silent champion on how the back 5 smash it so consistently.

The back 5.aim to target individual players when returning allowing a quick play the ball for number 2 setting the bar

A substantial amount of clearys kicks apply pressure and have his whole defensive line in frame, not just speedy opportunistic wingers

So i see they have built the near perfect game for the modern rules,and for the players within, they have a lot of fringe players up for the job in terms of fitness, get disrupted by injury, origin, players leaving, but still

Its a great system out there where footy is seen as a genuine pathway and cleary could not have played it any better.

In the last 2 seasons he has broken the hearts of both brisbane and melbourne fans
A true farking legend of the game and manly junior

Maybe , if he knocked off the Cowboys next season and made it a Queensland Cryfesta . The whole state will be backing Dessies team,
I can hear them in the caxton, loyal hearty brethren

“Look I always backed the Broncos cos they was winning n stuff”
“But honest hand in heart stuff, I was always a titans man”

So you were a giants, or chargers fan ?

“ no way mate, just a Titans fan 30 plus years “

 

[MW66]

With Jazz confirmed and based on rumours etc our recruitment/retention position appears to be as follows:

Coming
Jazz
Chee Kam
Volkman
Large
D'Jazirhae Pua'Avase
Zaidas Muagututia
Walsh
Willett

Going
Parker
Paulo
Condon

Any others?

 

[maxta]

With Jazz confirmed and based on rumours etc our recruitment/retention position appears to be as follows:

Coming
Jazz
Chee Kam
Volkman
Large
D'Jazirhae Pua'Avase
Zaidas Muagututia
Walsh
Willett

Going
Parker
Paulo
Condon

Any others?

Going - Lawton

 

[BOZO]

I agree about the Panthers dynasty bozo, but I feel it's FAR more than Seibold that has Manly "A long way off" this lofty standard, as an example, do you feel if Manly had Ivan Cleary as the coach for the past 4 years we would have Won the past 4 Premierships, because I reckon we would have finished in similar positions on the ladder....unless he bought Nathan Cleary, Liam Martin and To'o over also....

Hello my feathered friend maxta I hope you are keeping happy and healthy in your Eagles nest

We agree on most things but not this time
Far from it feathered friend

So what you are saying is that the once wooden spoon coach Seibold is on par with Cleary
who keeps losing key players for the past 4 years and keeps winning premierships

You reckon Manly would have finished with similar results is we had a Results oriented coach like Cleary instead of Seibold

You say that Seibold would produce the goods if he had Nathan Cleary , Liam Martin and Brian To'o at Manly ??

At Southts When Seibold coached the same Premiership winning group that Madge built and won
with players like SAM BURGES , GEORGE BURGESS , THOMAS BURGESS CAMERON MURRAY
ANGUSS CHRIGHTON, DAMIEN COOK , ROBBIE FARRAH, DANE GAGAI ,GREG INGLIS , CAMERON MURAY ,ADAM REYNOLDS , JOHN SUTTON , CODY WALKER , ALEX JOHNSON

Not only did Seibold not reciprocate Maguires premiership winning results .
Seibold was not capable of taking that premiership winning side to a grand final

You rate Seibold in the same class as Cleary
Put them both on the open market and ALL clubs will Agree with me and will Clearly pick the Best choice in Cleary and pay way more for him because Cleary has earned it

 

[BOZO]

Yes the system is brilliant but look at the Broncos and the cattle they have and their results this year. Even with a brilliant system you need a good coach. IMO 4 premierships takes him into the elite class

INTELLIGENT QUOTE....
Yes the system is brilliant but look at the Broncos and the cattle they have and their results this year. Even with a brilliant system you need a good coach. IMO 4 premierships takes him into the elite class
BINGO !
BULLS EYE !
BLACK JACK !
BRILLIANT POST @Tragic Eagle

 

[Stewbojevic]

With Jazz confirmed and based on rumours etc our recruitment/retention position appears to be as follows:

Coming
Jazz
Chee Kam
Volkman
Large
D'Jazirhae Pua'Avase
Zaidas Muagututia
Walsh
Willett

Going
Parker
Paulo
Condon

Any others?

Quite a non event at the moment isn’t it. I don’t see our squad improving for 2025 without a couple more signings

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Quite a non event at the moment isn’t it. I don’t see our squad improving for 2025 without a couple more signings

Yeah, if Jazz Tevaga is our biggest signing for 2025, we are in trouble.

 

[MW66]

With Jazz confirmed and based on rumours etc our recruitment/retention position appears to be as follows:

Coming
Jazz
Chee Kam
Volkman
Large
D'Jazirhae Pua'Avase
Zaidas Muagututia
Walsh
Willett

Going
Parker
Paulo
Condon

Any others?

Also going: Humphreys, Woods & Lodge.

 

[maxta]

Hello my feathered friend maxta I hope you are keeping happy and healthy in your Eagles nest

We agree on most things but not this time
Far from it feathered friend

So what you are saying is that the once wooden spoon coach Seibold is on par with Cleary
who keeps losing key players for the past 4 years and keeps winning premierships

You reckon Manly would have finished with similar results is we had a Results oriented coach like Cleary instead of Seibold

You say that Seibold would produce the goods if he had Nathan Cleary , Liam Martin and Brian To'o at Manly ??

At Southts When Seibold coached the same Premiership winning group that Madge built and won
with players like SAM BURGES , GEORGE BURGESS , THOMAS BURGESS CAMERON MURRAY
ANGUSS CHRIGHTON, DAMIEN COOK , ROBBIE FARRAH, DANE GAGAI ,GREG INGLIS , CAMERON MURAY ,ADAM REYNOLDS , JOHN SUTTON , CODY WALKER , ALEX JOHNSON

Not only did Seibold not reciprocate Maguires premiership winning results .
Seibold was not capable of taking that premiership winning side to a grand final

You rate Seibold in the same class as Cleary
Put them both on the open market and ALL clubs will Agree with me and will Clearly pick the Best choice in Cleary and pay way more for him because Cleary has earned it

Unfortunately you have missed my point and gone on your own tangent Bozo - it's called the
"straw man fallacy"
My top coaches would be Bellamy and Bennett and right now I have Cleary hot on their heels and Seibold is significantly behind these Champion coaches imo, but not as bad as some make out....in fact, I feel he done a reasonable job in 2024, though would agree we went out with a whimper.
I 100% stand by my post above that with the current Manly roster and injuries ect, that if Cleary, Bellamy and Bennett coached Manly this season, even these Top coaches are not that magical and majestic, that they would have won the Premiership.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

I read that Leo Thompson has rejected the extension the Knights offered him and wants to "test the market". Would love him as an addition to our pack, and will be annoyed if we're not going to have a word with him.

 

[double hoops]

My 50c. The riff won every bloody grade or there abouts not so long ago. That kind of speaks to their depth and strength in all departments. In this professional era show me that sort of dominance.

Clearly must be no mug as a coach. But coaching at a club with that kinda of depth of talent and systems, isn't a coach alone.

Not to mention a half already spoken of as the greatest ever at how old.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

My 50c. The riff won every bloody grade or there abouts not so long ago. That kind of speaks to their depth and strength in all departments. In this professional era show me that sort of dominance.

Clearly must be no mug as a coach. But coaching at a club with that kinda of depth of talent and systems, isn't a coach alone.

Not to mention a half already spoken of as the greatest ever at how old.

My point exactly

 

[eaglebuzz]

My 50c. The riff won every bloody grade or there abouts not so long ago. That kind of speaks to their depth and strength in all departments. In this professional era show me that sort of dominance.

Clearly must be no mug as a coach. But coaching at a club with that kinda of depth of talent and systems, isn't a coach alone.

Not to mention a half already spoken of as the greatest ever at how old.

Before Gould came in they were a basket case that constantly lost their best juniors before or as they came to 1st grade. As soon as they stopped that rot they were always going to be hard to compete with. Their junior nursery is huge.

 

[Scorpio]

It is a bit hard to assess whether Ivan Cleary is an elite coach or not. He has clearly done very well in managing the squad that he inherited in 2019 and the subsequent iterations of it.

But in the rather large sample size of his 295 NRL matches as coach across his Warriors stint, his first Panthers stint and his Tigers stint, he had a pretty modest 47% win rate (albeit, with the 2011 GF appearance). In his first stint at the Panthers alone he only won 45% of matches before he was sacked.

Then, after being appointed as Panthers coach for the second time, he's won 119/156 games (76%) in six seasons as coach, finishing runner-up once and winning the premiership 4 times.

One could ask, was he an elite coach all along, even when the results didn't overwhelmingly suggest it? Or is he a good coach who just happens to be presiding over an incredible squad in a club that is succeeding top-to-bottom with minimal off-field distractions?

It does make you wonder if there are other NRL coaches who may possess the same level of coaching and man management ability, but are not bestowed with such advantages as a stable/functional club, with a squad with talent and depth, with the largest and most successful rugby league junior catchment area in the country.

 

[double hoops]

A group largely grown up together grew of age. Amazing what happens if you keep the same blokes and get 100 games in.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

It is a bit hard to assess whether Ivan Cleary is an elite coach or not. He has clearly done very well in managing the squad that he inherited in 2019 and the subsequent iterations of it.

But in the rather large sample size of his 295 NRL matches as coach across his Warriors stint, his first Panthers stint and his Tigers stint, he had a pretty modest 47% win rate (albeit, with the 2011 GF appearance). In his first stint at the Panthers alone he only won 45% of matches before he was sacked.

Then, after being appointed as Panthers coach for the second time, he's won 119/156 games (76%) in six seasons as coach, finishing runner-up once and winning the premiership 4 times.

One could ask, was he an elite coach all along, even when the results didn't overwhelmingly suggest it? Or is he a good coach who just happens to be presiding over an incredible squad in a club that is succeeding top-to-bottom with minimal off-field distractions?

It does make you wonder if there are other NRL coaches who may possess the same level of coaching and man management ability, but are not bestowed with such advantages as a stable/functional club, with a squad with talent and depth, with the largest and most successful rugby league junior catchment area in the country.

Agree

Good coach ,obviously a great people manager BUT he didn’t create that dynasty, he inherited the players , the system and the nursery and now they are so successful every kid within cooee of the place wants to be a Panther.

Oh & he brought along his son.

 

[Phobia]

Random fact about this lot while we're talking about them, Seibs apparently "nearly signed" Luai to South's when he was there in 2018.