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[Marshall_magic]

Really liked Matty Elliots interview, he impressed me. He said pretty much the same as Golden has said, it isan excuse to blame outside distractions. Good attitude.

I've always like Matty Elliot, I think he has consistently opverperformed with average sides, and after last night, he pushed me over the line, if we lose sheens, id happily take Elliot.

I like Matty Elliott too, I find him entertaining in interviews, and from all reports I've heard he's a decent bloke. But the guy is a bloody ordinary coach. He had a quality squad when he took over Penrith, but has only taken them to 1 finals series in 4 years, and it looks like being 1 from 5\. His squad at Canberra was actually very good, irrelevent of what people say. Several players he coached down there have grown into superstars of the game after he left, and plenty of stars were there during his tenure. I think the guy would be suited to a commentary/panel gig in the future but I don't think he'll coach again in the NRL.