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i dont care what anyone says,i love having luke covell in our team,yeah he might let in an easy try or 2 every now and then but he also saves a ****e load and is very safe under a high ball.fak all speed but can also find the tryline when given the chance.

i dont know about saving a sh*t load of tries nulla boy, sure he might make a few good tackles in tense situations but so does eveyr player on the team. and, yes he may be good under the high ball but thats a wingers job. last time i looked a winger had sound defence, good under the high ball, speed and of course the ability to cross that line. does covell have all this? covell has the high ball and goalkicking. thats it. your right with one thing, covell does hav fak all speed. not attacking u or anything nulla boy but come on, u pretty much just dug a hole for urself there.
 

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i dont know about saving a sh*t load of tries nulla boy, sure he might make a few good tackles in tense situations but so does eveyr player on the team. and, yes he may be good under the high ball but thats a wingers job. last time i looked a winger had sound defence, good under the high ball, speed and of course the ability to cross that line. does covell have all this? covell has the high ball and goalkicking. thats it. your right with one thing, covell does hav fak all speed. not attacking u or anything nulla boy but come on, u pretty much just dug a hole for urself there.
u r right,but im a fan of his and i'll hate to see him dropped.
 

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haha mate well we all hav favourites...mine is dyksey lol..lets just hope our boys put in a good show against canberra and that all the boys hav a blinder!
 

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Spare me, Covell is a good PL player at best. He isn't even kicking well at the moment.

We have to cut and dried rather then having favourites, we want to win a comp, not nearly get there.
 

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Sharks assistant Flanagan puts his hand up for top job at Roosters

"My ambition has long been to be a head coach at an NRL level. I think I've done enough to be given a chance, and if they didn't decide to go with Freddie, ...

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Sharks assistant Flanagan puts his hand up for top job at Roosters
Andrew Webster
July 11, 2007

Sharks assistant coach Shane Flanagan wants to coach the Roosters next season.

While caretaker Brad Fittler has eight weeks to prove he is the right man for the head coaching job, Flanagan last night emerged as one of the main contenders to fill the role Chris Anderson vacated on Monday night if Fittler is not handed the position.

"I'd love to do the job," Flanagan told the Herald. "My ambition has long been to be a head coach at an NRL level. I think I've done enough to be given a chance, and if they didn't decide to go with Freddie, [Brad Fittler] I believe I would be more than capable …"

Roosters chief executive Brian Canavan was inundated with calls from managers representing prospective coaches.

Flanagan was one of Ricky Stuart's assistant coaches at the Roosters before being squeezed out after they believed they had secured Broncos coach Wayne Bennett to replace Stuart, who left via mutual agreement.

Considered one of the best-credentialled assistants in the game, Flanagan followed Stuart to the Sutherland Shire this season but has an agreement with the club and Stuart that he can leave if given a head coaching role.

As the fallout from Anderson's decision to resign continued yesterday, the question on everyone's lips was: if not Fittler next season, then who?

There has been widespread speculation Bennett was still a chance of coaching the Roosters as Anderson's side struggled in the early rounds. Anderson was given the job for this year after Bennett agreed to but then rejected the position at the 11th hour last September.

Bennett refused to answer questions last night about whether he wanted the job, but the Herald has been told it is a "million to one" he will join the Roosters, as chairman Nick Politis remains furious at the events of last year. With other senior coaches tied to clubs, the Roosters are likely to look at assistants at other clubs.

Former Rooster Ivan Cleary was also mentioned yesterday despite his signing a new three-year deal with the Warriors earlier this season.

Daniel Anderson signed an extended one-year deal in January to stay with St Helens to the end of 2008 but declared he wanted to return to the NRL. He was considered one of the frontrunners to replace Stuart but was overlooked.

Cowboys assistant coach Ian Millward was linked to the job yesterday but would be an outside chance because of his association with Graham Murray, whom the Roosters sacked at the end of 2001.

Canavan said Fittler was considered the first choice.
 

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Michael Hagan quits as Parramatta Eels coach

Other possible candidate's include former Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes, Hagan's assistant David Fairleigh and even Cronulla and NSW assistant Shane Flanagan.

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Michael Hagan quits as Parramatta Eels coach
By Paul Kent, Chief Sports Writer
October 21, 2008 08:50am

MICHAEL Hagan has resigned as head coach of the Parramatta Eels citing family and personal health reasons.

Hagan held a press conference today to announce he was quitting the Eels one year short of completing his three-year contract.

The Parramatta board was told of Hagan's decision at a board meeting last night, the first anybody knew of Hagan's unhappiness.

The decision will stun league fans, with Hagan considered one of the game's genuine nice guys and a coach of considerable ability.

However the premiership winning coach has come under increasing pressure after the Eels - one of the 2008 pre-season favourites - failed to qualify for the finals.

"My daughters are in their final years of high school in Newcastle and the constant travel was taking its toll,'' said Hagan in a statement.

"I've also got a number of issues with my personal health which I need to get sorted out.

"After much thought and discussion with those closest to me I decided it would be best to go now prior to the start of pre-season training.''

It is understood Hagan had kept his decision secret until last night's board meeting, telling only chief executive Denis Fitzgerald.

The Eels will now be forced to look for a new coach immediately, among a well credentialled shortlist.

The obvious candidate is recent St Helens coach Daniel Anderson, who has returned to Australia after several successful years with the English Super League club.

Anderson is a former Parramatta assistant under Hagan's predecessor Brian Smith.

Other possible candidate's include former Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes, Hagan's assistant David Fairleigh and even Cronulla and NSW assistant Shane Flanagan.

Fitzgerald said the club would not be rushed as it began the search for his replacement but he expected to have a new head coach in place by Christmas.

Assistants David Fairleigh and Matthew Cameron would run the team, in the meantime.
 

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I would say that Daniel Anderson is a certainty to replace Hagan, given his previous involvement with the Parramatta club, his success at St Helens, and that fact that he is now back in Sydney with his hand up for a coaching job.
 
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I would say that Daniel Anderson is a certainty to replace Hagan, given his previous involvement with the Parramatta club, his success at St Helens, and that fact that he is now back in Sydney with his hand up for a coaching job.

much agreed :D
 

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lance thompson would step straight into assistant coach if flano left. and also if he wasnt doing nsw cup next year. is he? anyone know?
 

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Anderson a raging-hot favourite to replace Hagan

... and highly-regarded Sharks assistant Shane Flanagan. “Daniel Anderson has made no secret of his desire to return to a head coaching position in the NRL ...

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Anderson a raging-hot favourite to replace Hagan
21/10/2008 6:05:00 PM.
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Former Warriors mentor Daniel Anderson has been installed a red-hot $1.40 favourite to take over the reins at Parramatta following Michael Hagan's shock decision to resign today.

Anderson took the Warriors to the 2002 Grand Final, and has stacked up an impressive resume in the English Super League with St Helens.

Betting agency Sportingbet Australia has Anderson as a dominant favourite, ahead of current Eels assistant coach David Fairleigh, and highly-regarded Sharks assistant Shane Flanagan.

“Daniel Anderson has made no secret of his desire to return to a head coaching position in the NRL and Parramatta looks an obvious fit,” said Sportingbet CEO Michael Sullivan.

“He was an assistant at Parramatta before taking over at the Warriors and his record in the UK has been impressive,” added Sullivan who felt there were a number of other contenders for the job.

“David Fairleigh ($3.50) is an assistant at Parramatta and has experience at several clubs and it seems a matter of time before he takes a head coaching position,” said Sullivan.

“He also has the advantage of already being at the club and having knowledge of the playing roster which will work in his favour.”

“Shane Flanagan ($4.00) has also been linked with a number of head coaching positions in recent years and he looks another ready to step up after assistant positions at both club level and for New South Wales in Origin,” said Sullivan.

Veteran coaches Graham Murray ($17) or Steve Folkes ($13) are outsiders in the market.

Who will be the next coach of Parramatta?

Daniel Anderson $1.40

David Fairleigh $3.50

Shane Flanagan $4.00

Jim Dymock $9.00

Steve Folkes $13.00

Courtesy: Sportingbet Australia
 

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Daniel Anderson is an absolute certainty.We do not want to loose Flanagan, he does a lot of analysis of the opposition which is vital on a week to week basis.Very smart football brain.
 

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sure i read somewhere the eels sacked anderson's brother, would he care?
 

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When Hagan knew it was over

Sharks assistant coach Shane Flanagan and Eels assistant Matt Cameron are also candidates. "It was a game against the Cowboys - I wasn't excited about going ...

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When Hagan knew it was over
By Dean Ritchie
October 21, 2008 11:00pm

IT was cold, wet and a game which attracted just 7253 fans at a bleak Parramatta Stadium. It was also the match when Eels coach Michael Hagan knew he was tiring of rugby league.

Hagan says the dull game against North Queensland on July 25 - won 16-4 by Parramatta - was the exact moment he knew he had to quit. Hagan did so yesterday, citing a lack of passion, excitement, enthusiasm and energy for the job.

Former St Helens coach Daniel Anderson is expected to be named Hagan's replacement. Sharks assistant coach Shane Flanagan and Eels assistant Matt Cameron are also candidates.

"It was a game against the Cowboys - I wasn't excited about going to the match and I had been excited about footy since I was four years old,'' Hagan revealed. "It was a really long second half (53 minutes because of video refereeing decisions) and I was really bored.

"It just didn't excite me. I pretty much knew that it was a sign. When I finished playing I went into coaching because of the adrenalin rush. I lost that adrenalin rush. I became crook two weeks later. I was exhausted by that time.''

Aside from losing his desire, Hagan spoke about lost time with his family. He has two daughters going into year 12 in Newcastle next year, another into year 10. And the constant drive along the F3 between home and Parramatta finally got to him.

Hagan stressed he would have made the same decision even if Parramatta reached this year's finals. He gives up a contract for 2009 worth about $350,000 and his decision comes with Parramatta to return to pre-season training on Monday.

"I just don't have the energy and enthusiasm that you need to do this role and I think it's only fair that I make that decision now so the club can make the necessary appointment for next year,'' he said.

"If you're not excited about the game and being in games ... that's why I started coaching and I just wasn't feeling that as much. If that's the case I think you are bound to move on and let someone else jump in that is passionate and wants to coach at the highest level.

"I also have some health issues. I was struggling with the demands the game puts on. There is a lot of pressure and a lot of expectation at a club like Parramatta.''

Asked about coaching again, Hagan said: "I think (former coach) Warren Ryan referred to the fact you get cured of coaching at some point and I think I'm nearly cured of it. I'm happy to leave on my terms.''
 

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Anderson in box seat after Hagan walks out on Eels

Other names mentioned include Fairleigh, Cameron, Sharks assistant coach Shane Flanagan, Bulldogs assistant Jim Dymock and former NRL coaches Steve Folkes ...

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Anderson in box seat after Hagan walks out on Eels
Stuart Honeysett
October 22, 2008

DANIEL ANDERSON is the hot favourite to replace Michael Hagan at Parramatta after Eels chief executive Denis Fitzgerald acknowledged the club would look favourably on candidates with a firm approach to discipline.

Hagan stunned the Eels board at a meeting on Monday night when he announced he was quitting his post, effective immediately, despite having another year to run on his $300,000 contract.

The players will return for pre-season training on Monday under assistant coaches David Fairleigh and Matthew Cameron. The club hopes to have a full-time replacement for Hagan before Christmas.

Given Anderson is available and has enjoyed success with the Warriors and English Super League club St Helens, he is the $1.40 favourite for the job in Sportingbet Australia's market.

Other names mentioned include Fairleigh, Cameron, Sharks assistant coach Shane Flanagan, Bulldogs assistant Jim Dymock and former NRL coaches Steve Folkes and Graham Murray.

However, adding weight to Anderson's claim is the fact he is a noted disciplinarian, and came through the Eels' lower grades under coach Brian Smith.

The club has experienced several off-field problems this year, beginning with a drive-by shooting at Kings Cross involving star back Jarryd Hayne in March.

"We've got to be firmer with them off the field and discipline is going to play a very large part in the decision," Fitzgerald said.

Even Hagan acknowledged yesterday the club had underperformed this season because of some players' attitudes.

"There were some attitudes within the football team that weren't as good as they needed to be to play consistently at NRL level," Hagan said.

Fitzgerald, who spoke to Anderson's manager Jim Banaghan yesterday, said the club was keen to speak to the former Warriors coach when he returned from an overseas holiday.

"I think he could do the job, he's got the right credentials," Fitzgerald said.

"Daniel gets a tick in terms of being a first grade coach in three different countries, so that is a big advantage."

Anderson, who is due to arrive back in Australia on Melbourne Cup day, said from the US yesterday that the Eels coaching position was his dream job.

"If Parramatta have any interest then I have an incredible amount of interest," Anderson said. "It's a job I've always coveted."

Hagan's future at the club had been the subject of speculation and the board was to tell him before March 1 whether he would continue in the job past 2009.

However, Hagan maintained yesterday that several other factors had forced his hand including his family, his health and the fact he had lost his passion for the job.

"The first thing I said to Denis last Thursday was speculation about reappointing or extending my tenure at the club was the furthest thing from my mind given the decision I was about to make," Hagan said.

"The process is pretty full on and the game is not getting any easier for the players or the coaches.

"I'm happy to leave on my terms and I'd rather it end that way than in other ways."

Arriving at Parramatta from Newcastle for the 2006 season, Hagan enjoyed tremendous success initially after steering the Eels to the preliminary finals.

However, expectations they could go one better this year quickly evaporated as the club struggled for consistency.

Hagan said he started having second thoughts about seeing out the final year of his contract when the Eels were going through a tough patch in July.

He said he was also tired of the commute to and from his home in Newcastle and his three daughters were about to start crucial years at high school.

There was also the matter of his health as Hagan suffered a bout of vertigo in the lead-up to a game against the Sydney Roosters in August.

"When I got crook, I was really struggling with the demands the game puts on you," he said.

Hagan said he was unsure whether he would coach again.

"I think (former premiership-winning coach) Warren Ryan referred to the fact that you get cured of coaching at some point," he said. "I think I'm nearly cured of it."
 

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Eels' heavy hitters line up behind Anderson

He was successful there, as he was with the New Zealand Warriors, whom he took to the 2002 NRL grand final. He has also coached the NZ national team. ...

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Eels' heavy hitters line up behind Anderson
Greg Prichard
October 22, 2008

DANIEL ANDERSON is the hard man Parramatta want to pull their team back together again after a disastrous year on and off the field was capped by coach Michael Hagan announcing his shock resignation yesterday.

The Herald understands that while the Eels are in no rush to appoint a replacement for Hagan and will first determine how many suitable applicants are interested in the plum job, Anderson has the necessary heavyweight support at the club. It is anticipated that unless there is a major problem encountered in the negotiations, he will get the job.

Anderson is holidaying with his family in the US after finishing as coach of English club St Helens. He was successful there, as he was with the New Zealand Warriors, whom he took to the 2002 NRL grand final. He has also coached the NZ national team. But it was at Parramatta that Anderson began his coaching career in the lower grades, and he remains well respected there.

Insiders at the club say Anderson, who has a reputation as a strict disciplinarian as well as being an excellent tactician, is exactly the type of coach it needs to lead Parramatta to a recovery after a year in which there were consistently poor performances on the field. The off-field problems were highlighted by representative star Jarryd Hayne being shot at Kings Cross at 4am.

Hagan, who cited family and health reasons and a loss of passion for coaching as the reasons he quit with one year left on his contract, was loath to criticise his players, but he said in leaving yesterday that there were some young players at Parramatta - as there were at other clubs - who, by their actions, had shown a lack of respect for the game.

Anderson is returning to Sydney to live, whether he has a job or not. He will settle with his family near Parramatta. His manager, Jim Banaghan, phoned him yesterday to tell him that Hagan had quit and opened up one of the most sought-after jobs in the competition.

"Daniel felt sorry for Michael Hagan, under the circumstances," Banaghan said. "But it is only natural that he was extremely interested in the job, now that it has become vacant. He described it as a tremendous opportunity, and asked me to tell [Parramatta chief executive] Denis Fitzgerald that he wants to be considered."

Banaghan spoke to Fitzgerald yesterday, and said he planned to speak to him again in the next couple of days. He said Anderson was due to return to Sydney on November 4.

"Daniel and Parramatta would be a match made in heaven," Banaghan said. "He grew up in the district, he went to Parramatta Marist [High School] and he did very well as a coach at Parramatta, before the Warriors picked him up. He describes himself as a true-blue Westie. He's been to New Zealand and England with his family, but he told his kids that as soon as the first one was ready for high school, they would all head home to Sydney. That's what he's doing now.

"It's only natural that he has always held an interest in the Parramatta job."

Fitzgerald said Anderson, Parramatta assistant coach David Fairleigh and Eels Toyota Cup coach Matt Cameron were all contenders for the job. He said Sharks assistant and former Parramatta lower-grade coach Shane Flanagan could also come under consideration and that experienced coaches who did not have positions next year, including former Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes, were welcome to register interest.

Asked about Anderson, Fitzgerald said his experience in coaching first grade was an advantage and that he intended speaking to him when he returned to Sydney. Banaghan said he was confident that, if talks began, Anderson and Parramatta could work out a deal.

Hagan told Parramatta's star player, Nathan Hindmarsh, of his resignation by phone on Monday. night. Hindmarsh, who is holidaying in Bali, said yesterday Anderson, Fairleigh, Cameron and Flanagan were all terrific contenders.

"Daniel was my first coach at Parra, in SG Ball," Hindmarsh said. "I got on well with him. He's a good bloke and he's got that bit of mongrel in him, where, if you get out of line, you'll quickly hear about it." Hindmarsh said he was sad to see Hagan leave the club.
 

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Why I never want to coach again

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Why I never want to coach again
By Michael Hagan, former Parramatta coach
October 22, 2008

YESTERDAY'S announcement that I had resigned as Parramatta coach was not an overly emotional or impulsive decision.


I had been mulling it over seriously since probably July. That's a telling sign in itself. In the end I had to be honest with myself and the club and admit I didn't have the ambition and drive to do the job with the commitment that is required these days.

I wasn't pushed in any way into this decision. I certainly had no run-in with anyone at a fantastic club. And certainly not, as was wrongly reported, with Denis Fitzgerald, who I have enormous respect for and who has been a pleasure to deal with.

I just don't have the desire to be an NRL coach any more. The role has become far more complex, demanding and exhausting, and a lot harder to enjoy.

I've got no desire at this stage to coach again. I've had eight years as head coach and 10 years all up (after two with the Raiders' lower grades) and I feel that's enough.

To be honest, I turned up for a few games this year where I didn't have the adrenalin flowing; and didn't feel excited to be there. That's a telling sign in itself.

And when my health started to deteriorate in July, I thought that was another indicator that maybe it was time to walk away. On top of the inner-ear infection and being run down, I've had a neck and back problem from my playing days that has really become hard to endure.

I felt I needed some time after the season finished to be sure of how I felt. I'd already decided not to coach beyond next season whether invited to or not. But my desire to go on just didn't improve.

Don't get me wrong, I've got no regrets, except for perhaps not winning a Premiership with Parramatta. Our best chance was in 2007 when Melbourne deflected our best shot in the preliminary final.

What wore me down? The travel, for one.

Before agreeing to coach Parramatta and after speaking at length with my wife Sue and three daughters, we decided not to relocate the family from Newcastle. Not being there for Sue and the girls when I should have has certainly affected me, along with the demands of travelling between my Redhead and Parramatta homes. I want to be there for them now.

I don't think a lot of people understand the gruelling responsibilities that extend far past coaching a football team: the media commitments, attending functions from presentation nights, sponsors' dinners, fans' nights, NRL conferences, junior rep and trial matches, salary cap balancing and being a psychologist to players.

Frankly, a whole range of issues, football and non-football, had an effect on me going way back to the well-publicised Jarryd Hayne and Tim Smith alcohol related episodes in the pre-season.

They consumed a fair bit of time and energy that should have been directed at tactical improvement of the team and I have no doubt the team suffered from that.

I don't want this to sound like a back-hander to the current game but I also became a bit bored with the way you have to play, and coach, in the NRL now to be successful. It's all about the wrestle, the ruck, completion rates that we all had to strive for and if benchmarks are not achieved you can't win. I found that boring even though I had to coach that way.

Winning ugly is more acceptable than being gallant in defeat. Cronulla won ugly in a lot of games this season, but finished higher than we did because they stuck to the plan and ground away better, so full credit to them.

Melbourne have been the most successful team of the past three years but they are terribly structured, smother their opposition and take few risks until the game is well in hand, despite some wonderfully gifted players.

Good luck to them too, and other teams who know they have to play like it. It's effective, it's what wins football matches. I'm not sure I wanted to subscribe to that as a coach any longer.

I don't know how, or when, the circuit-breaker might come, although I admire the way Manly won the competition this year with a great balance of structure but also a willingness to chance their arm and play some footy with good speed and footwork. I liked Canberra's attitude as well.

The way the Storm had to curb their "ruck domination' because of the spotlight that was thrown on it in the grand final enabled Manly to play faster and more effectively than any side had just about all season. Maybe that was a benchmark game for the NRL. I hope so.

And there is no doubt many younger players in the game these days are elevated earlier and get big money, profile and adulation handed to them too easily. They have an attitude of wanting and expecting success without always being prepared to display the patience and discipline that should be required.

I think that attitude frustrated some senior players at Parramatta this year (and at other clubs, too, I suspect), not just the coaching staff.

I still love rugby league and I owe it plenty: some great friendships, some great memories, and a great satisfaction of playing some sort of role in helping the careers of some young men.

I'm also satisfied with the state of things at Parramatta which is a professional club, and proved to be right to the end in the way my decision was accepted. I think the in-coming coach has a good side that is ready for improvement.

When I reached 200 games as an NRL coach in round 21, in the same match Brian Smith reached his 500th, I thought there was no way I could contemplate reaching that milestone. A tally of 205 games is a big enough achievement for me.

I've got no job and no immediate career plans. But I need a break and time with my family. Of that, I am absolutely sure.
 

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lance thompson would step straight into assistant coach if flano left. and also if he wasnt doing nsw cup next year. is he? anyone know?

Thommo was allowed to coach this year but i dont know about next because the player managers kicked up a stink . They dont want him to coach and manage at the same time they say it is a conflict of interest.I dont think we will lose flanno if we do we wont have a coach for much of the pre season ,my money is on ando
 

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Fairleigh ready to take my job - Hagan

Other names being thrown into the mix include Anderson, New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney and Cronulla assistant Shane Flanagan. ...

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Fairleigh ready to take my job - Hagan
By Nick Walshaw
October 24, 2008 11:00pm

DEPARTING Eels coach Michael Hagan has nominated assistant David Fairleigh as his successor, declaring: "He's ready."

Only five days after resigning as Parramatta coach, Hagan has thrown up yet another surprise by naming 1996 Kangaroos back-rower Fairleigh as his pick for next Eels coach.

While St Helens mentor Daniel Anderson remains favoured, the appointment of Fairleigh would follow a recent trend of elevating successful assistants such as Craig Bellamy, Brad Fittler, Ivan Cleary, David Furner and Kevin Moore.

"And I think Dave has certainly served his apprenticeship," Hagan told The Daily Telegraph last night. "I know he'd like to coach first grade and I think he's ready for the position. He would do a very good job."

Hagan stunned the NRL on Tuesday when he sensationally quit his position with a year - and $300,000 pay cheque - still to run on his contract.

Eels chief executive Denis Fitzgerald has already spoken with the 2001 premiership coach about the possible appointments of both Fairleigh and fellow assistant Matt Cameron.

Other names being thrown into the mix include Anderson, New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney and Cronulla assistant Shane Flanagan.

Asked about the job as he prepared to fly home from a Bali holiday yesterday, Fairleigh confirmed only that he had spoken with Eels management.

"I've indicated to the club that I'd like to be considered," he said.

But Hagan was happy to go on record saying, at age 38, Fairleigh also had the expertise, experience and character to deal with the increasing disciplinary problems now plaguing the game.
 
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