Benji 2025 and Beyond

[BlackWhiteGold]

Looks like our final round of interviews are with Brad Arthur & Willie Peters.

 

[TIGERS]

I don’t think he has to go. Before the Galvin debacle the team was doing much better. They now need time to build combinations between Luai and Latu.
The players play for him and this is something players didn’t do for Madge or Sheens.
Once KPP comes in, Makasini or May comes in and there’s a bit more depth in lower grades the team will be where it needs to be.

Couple of things I can’t reconcile:
- why he insists on the stay in the game first half, Then play expansive second half.
- what he doesn’t use his full bench. There could be method to madness, but I think ultimately he needs to show more trust in all his players.

I do think they probably need another attack coach, but as a leader Benji is what the club needs.

We need to remember this rebuild was always going to be harder than the bulldogs. When Ciraldo got there Gould had already been there 2 years. We have improved out of site, and we are still a young team.

This is a really good post.

Benji is clearly struggling with match day decisions. It's just guesswork, but I think he's being too logical and tactical as a coach, and maybe some of the bigger things are getting missed. I'm starting to seriously consider that Benji might be a brilliant GM of football, just not a head coach.

Today was never about who is playing 9 or 7 or whatever. Why shift things up the way we did missing so many key players? Keep it simple and make the game about effort, concentration and control.

 

[innsaneink]

The club made the mistake of bringing back Sheens originally no argument on that, but I do have to question how many people were legit interested in the head coach job after Madge was given the boot. I doubt there was many tbh but Sheens should have never been given the job again. If Benji was gonna be given the job he should’ve had a proper apprenticeship not as an assistant for one year to be given the head coach job the next. I blame the club on that one not so much Benji. But I do think he’s on borrowed time.

No one was interested in the job

 

[GNR4LIFE]

This is a really good post.

Benji is clearly struggling with match day decisions. It's just guesswork, but I think he's being too logical and tactical as a coach, and maybe some of the bigger things are getting missed. I'm starting to seriously consider that Benji might be a brilliant GM of football, just not a head coach.

Today was never about who is playing 9 or 7 or whatever. Why shift things up the way we did missing so many key players? Keep it simple and make the game about effort, concentration and control.

He definitely has a place at the club. I don’t want him gone entirely. But he has to make a lateral move to a role better suited to him. Head coach isn’t it.

 

[magpies forever]

What about Dean Young as a potential coach? I think we need an ex forward who knows the business and can get our forward pack doing what they should. From a good forward pack and momentum, even an average backline can do some damage. I reckon with Luai and Latu we have resonably competent halves.

 

[Needaname]

Looks like our final round of interviews are with Brad Arthur & Willie Peters.

Huh?

 

[Needaname]

We should be looking at Willie Peters. He's completely transformed Hull KR since taking over. They've won their first trophy in 40 years a few weeks ago, and he currently has them in 1st with a 14-1 record. They are currently scoring an average of 33.6 points per game, while only conceding an average of 8 points per game. This is what JWH has said about him:


The best part is that he is basically Richo's protege.

Didn’t we have Willie Peters within our coaching staff of the lower graders and there was a spat or something where he got offended and left?