Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:39 am  

Need to get Briers signed up before Souths sack their coach.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:49 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Can't see Okunbor lasting much longer, if he can't impress in a reserve grade game, then we want to be paying him off.

I watched him a few times in the NRL after he signed and while he wasn't great, he wasn't this bad and that's playing against much better players.

Wonder if the plan is to manage him out by keeping him in reserves to avoid a payoff?

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:58 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Need to get Briers signed up before Souths sack their coach.

Think Souths would be more inclined to go for an Aussie coach. Rumours it's Mal for this year with Bennett next year.

Think Hannay and Hornby will be high up the list as choices. Possibly even Peters too

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:15 am  

mwindass wrote:

Think Souths would be more inclined to go for an Aussie coach. Rumours it's Mal for this year with Bennett next year.

Think Hannay and Hornby will be high up the list as choices. Possibly even Peters too

I think Burgess will be right up there, leaving the Warrington job wide open for Briers.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:19 am  

Dave K. wrote:

I think Burgess will be right up there, leaving the Warrington job wide open for Briers.

Burgess has said he's fulfilling his 2 years at Wire. Will Briers wait another 12 months? Possibly, but who's to say Burgess won't extend his deal at Wire.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:22 am  

mwindass wrote:

Burgess has said he's fulfilling his 2 years at Wire. Will Briers wait another 12 months? Possibly, but who's to say Burgess won't extend his deal at Wire.

Hope so, not confident at all about Briers.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:26 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Hope so, not confident at all about Briers.

It's the hope that kills you, but it's all I've got at the minute

Briers is a guy we can build a club around. We need to throw the kitchen sink at him

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:44 am  

There's a lot for the club and Briers to mull over , Especially for the club to throw a lot of money for a coach on his first gig .
Leap of faith for both .

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:21 am  

FC Callum wrote:

Sounds like their source is Jenna and Wilkin. Personally think Briers will do another year in Brisbane and get the Wire job end of 2025.

This makes sense..
Burgess is already laying the foundations , Briers will have less pressure, in taking over from Burgess., who will return to Australia, not if, but when.
We are a totally 'different kettle of fish ' a polar opposite of Warrington., we need someone to change our core skills, a total reset.
I personally don't feel Briers is the right fit for us at this time, his strength is attack coaching.
In my opinion, we need someone who's forte is defence, someone who has experience from Melbourne would be ideal.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:37 am  

weaver93 wrote:

This makes sense..
Burgess is already laying the foundations , Briers will have less pressure, in taking over from Burgess., who will return to Australia, not if, but when.
We are a totally 'different kettle of fish ' a polar opposite of Warrington., we need someone to change our core skills, a total reset.
I personally don't feel Briers is the right fit for us at this time, his strength is attack coaching.
In my opinion, we need someone who's forte is defence, someone who has experience from Melbourne would be ideal.

Grix could still be involved as defence coach, he’s gunna have a few more games at least to show that he can implement defensive structure, line speed, contact and trust.