For my money, Agar has earned the right to be our first team coach. As many have said the squad has improved and looks more cohesive this year. The man has coached the team to our first trophy since 2017 and the squad seem to hold him in high regard.

Superb post. Well said

Agar deserves two year contract after this season.
Very good coach. I could see that when he nearly took Wakey to a grand final. They were a dropped pass away from giving us a huge scare in playoffs one year.
Was it 2011?

I think you mean 2012, which was the first playoff game, i think classing that as nearly taking them to a grand final is generous.

Fair point, but they were pretty good that year under Agar weren't they?
Probably on sjoe string budget too...

Yeah they did well. Agar is an interesting proposition, I think his first full head coaching gig was circa 2008 in super league. With players, sometimes they are slow developers, like Gale. But with a coach, it often feels like if they aren't noticeably successful in their first 1 or 2 jobs it's bye bye.

I like the fact we've gone our own way by giving agar the gig, I guess it was circumstantial rather than planned. But he must have built up alot of knowledge and improved himself over the years, and now we are reaping some of that.

The kind of accepted route, for a club wanting to compete for trophies, is that the coach must have well exceeded expectations if they've been at a lower club, or have won something before at a top club. The exception being these hot shot assistants from the NRL.

Ian watson prime example. 'Look at how well he's done at salford, just imagine what he could do at a top club'. Only a matter of time before a top club like Wigan or warrington pounce.

That's not to say it's the wrong decision, it's just an example of the accepted route when trophy chasing team needs new coach.