Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:55 pm  

Barrie’s Glass Eye wrote:

Was Chev still a player while Rohan was at Bradford or was he in the coaching team by then?

Coaching. Richie Mathers also knows him from days at GCT I believe. Both speak highly of him, I want to be a bit more convinced.

Will be interesting to see when he arrives.

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:02 pm  

Mathers also said this mind you - https://twitter.com/RichardMathers/stat ... 2e68g&s=19

Mathers also said this mind you - https://twitter.com/RichardMathers/stat ... 2e68g&s=19

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Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:02 pm  

Chev retired from playing in 2015. Smith arrived at Bradford in 2016.

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:03 pm  

I really really hope this goes well, but it's an absolutely mad signing. Think this will determine the future of the GH era. He's backed a major underdog, and if it doesn't work out, they'll be major question-marks over GH's position.

I've always been an ardent GH fan, and think he's been the best CEO of the SL era. Just hope he's pulled another one out the bag, otherwise it might be time for him to retire.

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:05 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Coaching. Richie Mathers also knows him from days at GCT I believe. Both speak highly of him, I want to be a bit more convinced.

Will be interesting to see when he arrives.

Fair enough.

I think interested sums up how I feel about this appointment. Enough experience to se how he’d be an improvement right now, while seemingly potentially quite a high ceiling as a young coach.

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:09 pm  

Personally I think its a decent appointment.
We were never going to get an established NRL coach and what was on offer over here was pretty abysmal.
The guy wants to prove himself like Woolf and Holbrook and eventually head back to Australia with some recognition and fingers crossed success.
He`s coming into a fire pit with decent players underperforming and injuries that would test the best of coaches.
The downside is that once again we are in another year of rebuilding as it will be next year before he can put his stamp on the team and bring in his type of player.
7 years of team building I think that makes it.

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:13 pm  

It’s a quality appointment for Leeds. He’ll turn the team around no doubt about it.

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:19 pm  

exiledrhino wrote:

I really really hope this goes well, but it's an absolutely mad signing. Think this will determine the future of the GH era. He's backed a major underdog, and if it doesn't work out, they'll be major question-marks over GH's position.

I've always been an ardent GH fan, and think he's been the best CEO of the SL era. Just hope he's pulled another one out the bag, otherwise it might be time for him to retire.

how much power does mcmanus have at sts most consistent team ?

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:21 pm  

doc-rhino wrote:

how much power does mcmanus have at sts most consistent team ?

Yet they also had the Cunningham years?

Re: 2022 | Rohan Smith - Head Coach : Wed Apr 20, 2022 2:24 pm  

From the YEP Article, "Rohan has vast experience having been part of various coaching teams over the last 29 years, working with people some of the biggest names in modern NRL coaching." Apparently he started coaching when he was 11...