Des Hasler Sacked ( AGAIN)

Hannay is one of those often spruiked as a future head coach with a lot of promise.

I sometimes wonder if manly should head down the Hannay/Ryles path, still don't know.

But there goes 2 of the considered best rookie coaches of the game.
 
Hannay is one of those often spruiked as a future head coach with a lot of promise.

I sometimes wonder if manly should head down the Hannay/Ryles path, still don't know.

But there goes 2 of the considered best rookie coaches of the game.
We're all still scarred by the Barrett experience (as are the Dogs and Eels), but that doesn't mean all rookie coaches are going to suck.

At the time it felt like Barrett concentrated more on his "Best Young Coach in the Game" PR push, aided by Gus Gould, than he did on actually learning how to be a coach. And it probably doesn't help that he appears to be clinically dead behind those dreamy, dreamy eyes…

Hannay, in comparison, has kept a relatively low profile, and actually seems to have done well in his time with the Sharks and the Queensland team. So maybe he'll do okay. If it wasn't the Titans, I'd wish him well.
 

Gold Coast Titans to sever ties with Des Hasler at end of 2025 season, Josh Hannay to be appointed as new coach​

The Titans have confirmed they will part ways with veteran coach Des Hasler at the end of the season, with the Gold Coast club set to baptise a rookie NRL head coach as his replacement in 2026.

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News Corp can reveal Hannay will replace Hasler.

The current Sharks assistant coach has accepted a three-year deal to commence his coaching journey as an NRL head coach on the Gold Coast from next season.

It is a baptism of fire for the Moranbah-born 45-year-old, faced with leading the game’s perennial underachievers to long-term success.

Despite having the option of waiting to assess what rival clubs decide around their coaching structure, Gold Coast determined that the in-demand Hannay is the man to take control of the Titans, a club that have made the finals just four times in the past 19 seasons.
The massive task of taking over from Hasler and lifting the club off the NRL canvas as 2025 wooden spoon favourites is believed to be a major appeal to Hannay.

It’s understood the Titans have spent the past month surveying and researching their coaching options for 2026 and beyond.

Queensland State of Origin coach Billy Slater is believed to have offered a resounding appraisal of Maroons assistant Hannay when recently contacted by the Titans.
Across the game, Hannay has been widely considered the hottest coach in-waiting due to his success in working with the Maroons and repeated finals appearances alongside Craig Fitzgibbon at the Sharks and previously with former Cowboys coach Paul Green.

Hannay was also pipped by Jason Ryles for the Eels head coaching position last year.

Players that have been coached by Hannay speak of an outstanding communicator with the ability to deliver a game plan that is clear and authoritative.

He will also prove a significant recruitment lure for the Titans with his strong working relationships with a host of elite Maroons players.

Hannay will remain with Cronulla as they head towards a fourth successive finals series.

However, the new Titans coach is unlikely to waste time addressing two major priorities within the roster which includes stopping captain Tino Fa’asuamlaei from hitting the open market on November 1, while also determining if highly-paid forward David Fifita should be let go to join South Sydney.

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I will always appreciate Des for the success he brought the club, but I also think the game passed him by years ago & he has never adapted or evolved his coaching to the modern era. Sadly I don't think any other club would be silly enough to sign him and thid might be it for him
 
I will always appreciate Des for the success he brought the club, but I also think the game passed him by years ago & he has never adapted or evolved his coaching to the modern era. Sadly I don't think any other club would be silly enough to sign him and thid might be it for him
He’s got millions & millions out of coaching , he never needs to work again.
 

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