If in doubt, sack an assistant coach or two: NRL's new scapegoats when teams underachieve
Is it that hard to get good help these days or are assistant coaches the most convenient scapegoats in the NRL?
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Is it that hard to get good help these days or are assistant coaches the most convenient scapegoats in the NRL?
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Share In her caption on one of the images, Joanna admitted that it 'felt a little strange' not having her husband of five years there for the special day. On Sunday, the model confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that she and her two young daughters are currently in quarantine in Australia. Big move: George, 29, and his wife Joanna, 31, (pictured) are in the midst of moving their family back to Australia following a brief stint living in the UK Yum! Taking to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, Joanna shared several photos from Blainey's birthday celebration Making the best of it: In her cap...
With Brisbane set to switch their starting halves pairing once again this week, the club has now changed its starting halves from the previous game 18 times in 51 matches since the start of 2019. From an era of relative stability in Wayne Bennett's final season at the club in 2018, when Anthony Milford and Kodi Nikorima started all bar one game together, there has been a constant reshuffling of the deck chairs under Anthony Seibold, Peter Gentle and Kevin Walters. An NRL.com Stats analysis shows those 51 team lists have included 11 different starting halves pairings, with the most used being ...
Since leading the 2018 competition from the opening round until a month before the finals, the Dragons haven't had much to celebrate. A gritty finals exit after South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds kicked three field goals against an injury-depleted team gave hope for the following season but instead, Red V fans have had to endure two years of frustration. There have been legitimate excuses for St George Illawarra's demise, like the loss of Gareth Widdop and unavailability of Jack de Belin, but ultimately a lack of results cost coach Paul McGregor his job. However, the Dragons have had a long-...