With Queensland having secured a record fourth State of Origin, thoughts must now turn to who should coach the New South Wales Blues for the 2010 State of Origin series.
Even though the NSWRL has said that Craig Bellamy will remain coach for next year’s series, I think the NSWRL has made an error of judgment on this one.
A coach can’t combine both club and representative duties, which is why Queensland are doing so well at this point. Mal Meninga is not tied to a club and is able to focus on Queensland only.
If NSW wants to regain the title of being the number one rugby league State in Australia, it’s obvious to the NSWRL that they have to bite the bullet and go for someone who’s not tied to club duties to be NSW coach.
In my opinion, Steve Mortimer and Phil Gould must put their hands up to take on the role of NSW coach.
Why Turvey and Gus, you might ask?
Both have had success in State of Origin, Mortimer as the skipper of the 1985 NSW team that won its first State of Origin title, while Gould has multiple triumphs as coach of NSW.
And both have some ideas about how to beat Queensland.
Otherwise, if NSW don’t appoint either one of these two Origin legends to be the next coach of NSW, the Queenslanders will continue to rack up title after title after title.
And that can’t be good for the long term future of the State of Origin.
Reckon you can pick the winning team? Build your own dream team with Draftstars daily fantasy and compete on any match. For great odds on the NRL head on over to PlayUp. Imagine what you could be buying instead. Set a deposit limit.
New coach Michael Maguire is considering as many as 50 players for the State of Origin series opener with not even captain James Tedesco…
Queensland often has the right mix of generational talent, playmaking brilliance and these nuts-and-bolts players that bind them together like glue.
Despite a poor season by his own high standards, Latrell Mitchell is still a chance to force his way into the NSW team for…
Michael Maguire is saying all the right things about how he wants to guide NSW back to State of Origin supremacy but the inescapable…
Wayde Egan's rise to star hooker status at the Warriors should earn him a place in conversation to play at No.9 for NSW in…
Hilton Cartwright and Joel Paris have powered Western Australia to a five-wicket win over NSW in the one-day cup final, securing a historic third…
