2026 recruitment & retention

[The Wheel]

Mate I'll back dat up, What's your problem???, Seibhole is our problem. Toovs or the Walker brothers is our only savior, Maybe Killer Lyons

Are saying a Jamie Lyon and Cliff Lyons coaching ‘team’ - I like it!!

 

[Darren]

I see a lot of posters over the years suggesting their favourite players become our head coach and sorry I just can't be having it.

Being a great player doesnt make you a great coach, being a great 'footy mind' doesn't make you a great leader of men.

I'm sorry but IMO you need to do an apprenticeship. Look at the succesful newer coaches like Ciraldo, Fitzgibbon, Webster. Extensive experience as an assistant and lower league coaching.

Coaching is not just the Xs and Os and its not just the halftime rev ups. Its the people management. Dealing with the ego getting out of control, dealing with the player with problems at home, dealing with the veteran who has lost confidence, dealing with the young star who plays great but trains terribly, dealing with the player factions and personality clashes.

A coach needs to know how to keep a team focused when they are in a purple patch and killing teams and know how to deal with a slump.

A coach needs to know how to deal with the media and a fanbase ready to turn in an instant.

A company doesnt hire a CEO without any manager experience and nor should any club hire an ex player and hope they can learn on the job without any experience....case in point Benji.

And not to say I wouldnt take a rookie. I mean, Hannay with his experience, yes!
Glenn Stewart...no.

*I love Gift and if we wanted into the system as a Flegg or NSW cup coach with an eye to the top grade...absolutely.

Like what we are doing with Choc in Shield.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

What’s your problem?

You’re all over the place bagging Seibold out & asking for him to be sacked, then when asked a simple question on who you would replace him with you attack the person who asked the question with accusations of accepting mediocrity & all sorts of other crap.

Pull your head in mate, it was a perfectly reasonable question that didn’t require such a sh1tty reply.

**** him , he’s yet another on block now.

It was a simple question, I wasn’t being smart.

We have differing views and that’s fine but to suddenly attack me and after 60 years of being an Eagles Supporter & suggest I’m a Bear fan , seriously I do not need that **** from anyone.

My life will be much improved not reading his absolute ****ing crap!!

Honestly everyone , debate the topic ( it’s a forum ) but attacking the other person because you’ve had a disagreement just isn’t kosher.

 

[Phobia]

**** him , he’s yet another on block now.

It was a simple question, I wasn’t being smart.

We have differing views and that’s fine but to suddenly attack me and after 60 years of being an Eagles Supporter & suggest I’m a Bear fan , seriously I do not need that **** from anyone.

My life will be much improved not reading his absolute ****ing crap!!

Honestly everyone , debate the topic ( it’s a forum ) but attacking the other person because you’ve had a disagreement just isn’t kosher.

The other day I was called a "dullard" and a "****ing idiot", among other things, for just suggesting that some content was likely AI generated, like a lot of recent stuff in the NRL sphere. It's baffling to me why people do that.

We're all here by goodwill and not by chance.

I would suggest people touch grass. There's so many better things to do in life than harrass people on forums.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

The other day I was called a "dullard" and a "****ing idiot", among other things, for just suggesting that some content was likely AI generated, like a lot of recent stuff in the NRL sphere. It's baffling to me why people do that.

We're all here by goodwill and not by chance.

I would suggest people touch grass. There's so many better things to do in life than harrass people on forums.

They’d NEVER do it face to face , and I doubt they’d do it using their real names, they hide behind made up names and are just keyboard warriors.

Blocking is your best friend now , I never used to block anyone on here but now have about 5 or 6.

I would never block anyone for disagreeing , only when they choose to make it personal.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

I like that we are are recruiting young forwards with potential. However I'd love to see us nab a gun front rower like Tino and a gun backrower.

 

[Disco]

The other day I was called a "dullard" and a "****ing idiot", among other things, for just suggesting that some content was likely AI generated, like a lot of recent stuff in the NRL sphere. It's baffling to me why people do that.

We're all here by goodwill and not by chance.

I would suggest people touch grass. There's so many better things to do in life than harrass people on forums.

Yeah that one was a particularly wild outburst.

I never understand people getting riled up online but then I guess you never really know what people are going through in their personal lives.

 

[frank stokes]

The other day I was called a "dullard" and a "****ing idiot", among other things, for just suggesting that some content was likely AI generated, like a lot of recent stuff in the NRL sphere. It's baffling to me why people do that.

We're all here by goodwill and not by chance.

I would suggest people touch grass. There's so many better things to do in life than harrass people on forums.

“touch grass”… love it @Phobia

don’t take it personally mate, wgaf if randoms want to write a bunch of nasty words because you had a question / opinion?

Suggest ‘block’ if they ARE affecting your forum enjoyment though…

 

[double hoops]

I see a lot of posters over the years suggesting their favourite players become our head coach and sorry I just can't be having it.

Being a great player doesnt make you a great coach, being a great 'footy mind' doesn't make you a great leader of men.

I'm sorry but IMO you need to do an apprenticeship. Look at the succesful newer coaches like Ciraldo, Fitzgibbon, Webster. Extensive experience as an assistant and lower league coaching.

Coaching is not just the Xs and Os and its not just the halftime rev ups. Its the people management. Dealing with the ego getting out of control, dealing with the player with problems at home, dealing with the veteran who has lost confidence, dealing with the young star who plays great but trains terribly, dealing with the player factions and personality clashes.

A coach needs to know how to keep a team focused when they are in a purple patch and killing teams and know how to deal with a slump.

A coach needs to know how to deal with the media and a fanbase ready to turn in an instant.

A company doesnt hire a CEO without any manager experience and nor should any club hire an ex player and hope they can learn on the job without any experience....case in point Benji.

And not to say I wouldnt take a rookie. I mean, Hannay with his experience, yes!
Glenn Stewart...no.

*I love Gift and if we wanted into the system as a Flegg or NSW cup coach with an eye to the top grade...absolutely.

Yeah I actually agree with your sentiments about doing an apprenticeship being necessary.

I guess the irony here is Mick Ennis's name is being thrown around as a front runner should the Manly job come up for grabs.

He's always been a Skills coach to my knowledge, so again not the same Man Management, manahing upwards skills development as a full time assistant coach would get.

Similarly Cam Smith discussed as being gifted the Kangaroos job. Zero Coaching credentials.

I don't follow the Manly must have a Manly coach mentality.

I actually thought the Gift was coaching albeit at a Suburban level.

I don't really think the Gift has the resume to be in the running. But I think the same about others who look to be getting thrown into the mix.

I would love to see him back at Manly coaching in some capacity.

 

[Seagles68]

They’d NEVER do it face to face , and I doubt they’d do it using their real names, they hide behind made up names and are just keyboard warriors.

Blocking is your best friend now , I never used to block anyone on here but now have about 5 or 6.

I would never block anyone for disagreeing , only when they choose to make it personal.

I might have to start calling you Roachie, Mark 😂

 

[Disco]

They’d NEVER do it face to face , and I doubt they’d do it using their real names, they hide behind made up names and are just keyboard warriors.

Blocking is your best friend now , I never used to block anyone on here but now have about 5 or 6.

I would never block anyone for disagreeing , only when they choose to make it personal.

I do have to confess Disco is not my real name.

I also have no idea why I set this up as Disco back in 2014.....I'm sure there was a funny reason back then....

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I do have to confess Disco is not my real name.

I also have no idea why I set this up as Disco back in 2014.....I'm sure there was a funny reason back then....

I know , you’re John Travolta

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I might have to start calling you Roachie, Mark 😂

Yep. I’m a blue , to the core

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Yeah I actually agree with your sentiments about doing an apprenticeship being necessary.

I guess the irony here is Mick Ennis's name is being thrown around as a front runner should the Manly job come up for grabs.

He's always been a Skills coach to my knowledge, so again not the same Man Management, manahing upwards skills development as a full time assistant coach would get.

Similarly Cam Smith discussed as being gifted the Kangaroos job. Zero Coaching credentials.

I don't follow the Manly must have a Manly coach mentality.

I actually thought the Gift was coaching albeit at a Suburban level.

I don't really think the Gift has the resume to be in the running. But I think the same about others who look to be getting thrown into the mix.

I would love to see him back at Manly coaching in some capacity.

I think as @Go manly suggests Gifty has zero interest in coaching or being involved full time these days.

It’s not that he hates the club but I think like many they have moved on.

The one who has some potential is Ballin BUT he’s really entrenched in QLD these days

 

[Seagles68]

Yep. I’m a blue , to the core

I was a bit worried for a minute that I might have been one of the posters blocked