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I was pleased when Kevin Walters was appointed Queensland coach, albeit belatedly after the problems with Paul Green’s attempted appointment.
Origin seems to have become so big now that a full-time coach and staff is required to put the planning and strategy into a campaign. The days of a club coach juggling both jobs are long gone.
As I admire Paul Green as a coach, he couldn’t do justice to both jobs and I thought it was the right decision for him to turn the Queensland gig down.
So that said, I wonder why Walters has continued his full-time role as a Fox Sports commentator. It’s almost unprecedented that someone with such a high-profile coaching position has continued to hold such a prominent role in the media.
Laurie Daley stood down from Fox immediately after he became the NSW coach, presumably to make his coaching role his first and only priority so why hasn’t Walters done the same?
It may well be that it’s perfectly feasible for Walters to do both jobs and if Queensland win the series again you can be sure that this issue will never be raised. But in the event of a Queensland loss, every angle will be scrutinised in the post mortem and I’d imagine that quite rightfully this may be a point that is raised.
What do you think Roarers? Should Kevvie have put the media responsibilities on hold?
The first State of Origin match takes place on June 1 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
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