It’s always fun to indulge in a bit of schadenfreude, so let’s talk about sacking coaches. This season has been relatively quiet on the coach-sacking front, primarily because we’ve got such an unexpected ladder at the halfway mark of the season. As a result, there’s a decent chance we’ll see the regular season out without a single sacking. But that’s no fun. Instead, let’s put all 16 NRL coaches into categories based on the likelihood of them getting booted before the finals series begins. Obviously safe as houses Craig Bellamy, Shane Flanagan and Trent Robinson are good as gold – not only have they recently won premierships, they’ve got their teams humming along in the top eight. A combination of track record, current ladder standing and respect of their dressing room means they’re fine. I had a whole argument ready to go about how Wayne Bennett was in trouble if Bellamy signed with the Broncos for next season and Benny’s boys stopped playing for him, but with reports out of Melbourne suggesting Bellamy is staying put, Bennett isn’t going anywhere either. Oddly enough, the boss of one wooden-spoon fancies, North Queensland, is similarly safe. The Cowboys rate Paul Green enough… Read full this story
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