Tom Shines
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Thing about Payten …he is battling with a better team than what he will have here…their defence is even worse than ours …
Benji 2025 and Beyond
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Thing about Payten …he is battling with a better team than what he will have here…their defence is even worse than ours …
I also think he would be a good choice, but I don’t think he would be too impressed with our current roster.
WestsEffTheRest
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Enough is enough. I will forever love Benji Marshall the player but Benji Marshall the coach has got no idea. No cohesion, no structure, physically lose the contest every single week, best team we’ve had in years & we can’t even score points. Listening to his press conferences constantly talking about how he’s learning go back & learn in the lower grades mate the NRL job isn’t an internship.
weststigerman
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They need a change as much as we do.
He did a good job getting them to finals regularly and turned the Warriors around during Covid.
There is no perfect coach out there but he’d be my pick out of who is gettable.
Richo will probably get Burgess though if it happens.
Aussielion
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Yep, agree with you. I have not seen improvement in the side since before Easter. The Eels are still improving under Ryles with kids. I'd like to see our coaching staff disappear.
Not sure.
Who would have the most respect as a coach amongst the footy community, that's who we need.
Not sure who it is? Is it an assistant coach at the moment or experienced coach? Or even Benji, maybe the players really do think he's a good coach, remember he has some crappy players to deal with
Richo must have an idea
At least Burgess would make the players accountable. You can't keep patting them all on the arse. Some need a kick.
Burgess will be at Souths after next season.
Tom Shines
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His team in the ESL is coming 9th out of 12 …. I don’t think we need to fight over him… they can have him,,.
king_sirro
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Exactly. Payten is a horrible option. I cant believe some would want him
hybrid_tiger
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If we are looking in the ESL Willie Peters would be a far better option.
bigsiro
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I want Benji to succeed, truly. He bleeds for the club. He’s green, he’s learning, and I want him to grow with us. I want the fairytale. I know I’m not alone in that.
I also want him to have a proper roster so he gets a fair shot and can be judged fairly.
But right now, he doesn’t have that. He’s in a pickle. And if he won’t start replacing the spoon-era plodders eg Twal, Seyfarth, Bird, he’ll go the same way as every coach before him.
The worst part? These aren’t hard calls. They’re bloody obvious. Everyone sees it but the people getting paid to.
Drop them. Blood kids and sign blokes with actual impact. Fans are sick of watching the same names fail week after week with zero consequences.
You can’t call this rebuilding. It’s just repeating.
We’re not blind. We see the same garbage selections every week. We see management sit on their hands while the club churns out another wasted season. And we’re done hearing excuses like “he trains well” or “he’s a loyal junior” or “great attitude.” You don’t win three spoons by accident - you earn them with selections like these.
Benji cops heat, and fair enough. But he’s not the only one. Richo, the board, recruitment, high performance… they’ve all enabled this culture of mediocrity. We’re a club addicted to excuses and allergic to accountability.
Benji, the longer you play it safe, the more diehards you’ll lose.
You present brilliantly. You’re passionate as hell. You’re not Madge, Taylor or Cleary: they never had your heart or connection to this fanbase. You do.
Your legend status is untouchable. But if you want to make your mark as a coach, you’ve got to go for it. Take risks. You have nothing to lose.
Swing and miss and we’ll back you, because at least you acted.
Just don’t go down like the others, clinging to dead weight in the name of “culture” or misguided loyalty.
That’s not culture. That’s a losing habit.
Build something better.
I also want him to have a proper roster so he gets a fair shot and can be judged fairly.
But right now, he doesn’t have that. He’s in a pickle. And if he won’t start replacing the spoon-era plodders eg Twal, Seyfarth, Bird, he’ll go the same way as every coach before him.
The worst part? These aren’t hard calls. They’re bloody obvious. Everyone sees it but the people getting paid to.
Drop them. Blood kids and sign blokes with actual impact. Fans are sick of watching the same names fail week after week with zero consequences.
You can’t call this rebuilding. It’s just repeating.
We’re not blind. We see the same garbage selections every week. We see management sit on their hands while the club churns out another wasted season. And we’re done hearing excuses like “he trains well” or “he’s a loyal junior” or “great attitude.” You don’t win three spoons by accident - you earn them with selections like these.
Benji cops heat, and fair enough. But he’s not the only one. Richo, the board, recruitment, high performance… they’ve all enabled this culture of mediocrity. We’re a club addicted to excuses and allergic to accountability.
Benji, the longer you play it safe, the more diehards you’ll lose.
You present brilliantly. You’re passionate as hell. You’re not Madge, Taylor or Cleary: they never had your heart or connection to this fanbase. You do.
Your legend status is untouchable. But if you want to make your mark as a coach, you’ve got to go for it. Take risks. You have nothing to lose.
Swing and miss and we’ll back you, because at least you acted.
Just don’t go down like the others, clinging to dead weight in the name of “culture” or misguided loyalty.
That’s not culture. That’s a losing habit.
Build something better.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Agree mate but out of the 3 you have highlighted still think Twal has a little to offer been times this season when he's made useful ground but should not be used 20 metres out in attack.
They keep on persisting there the opposition can defend it blindfolded, it's almost if the mission is to get him another try to his name, F waste of a tackle.
Kieran Foran to join the coaching staff in 2026?
Feels very Alan Jones minus the creppy part.
Tbh it would be a worry if he did.
JT did a powerpoint presentation about how he could change the team around in defence without changing the squad because the club was broke
weststigerman
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Club is still broke
TigerJunior4
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I think Gardiner is worth a look at as coach.
Benji just isn’t up to it.
Benji just isn’t up to it.
