He isn't going back to Australia.

My turn
Why isn't Richards still in the NRL or have plans to go back if he's that good ?
The guy in your avatar went back.

Doesn;t answer the question

Could quite simply go round in circles
NSW was only asking presumably because the thread is about Tony Smith being 'that good'

Neither did Yed to the original question

He is 'that' good as is Maguire and Richards but just because he/they aren't in Australia means love all.

Yes we all know Australia are better than us but that's like saying why is Rooney not in Spain ?

because he isn't is the answer.


If you or NSW can tell me/us why you think he isn't that good i'm all ears.

Richards has won the NRL Grand Final so probably wanted to win the SL Grand Final which he has.

Wigan is a skipping stone for Maguire to the NRL, hes not got a head coaching job in the NRL because of his lack of experiance which hes now gaining at Wigan. Alot of NRL clubs have apprently already been chasing him.

If that was the case then who's to say he won't go back now he's got an almost (you lost that recent 'freindly') full array of medals ?

Football is nothing like Rugby League.
I rate Tony Smith as a coach but as an Australian coach who's been in hotseats for 10 years now he would of got a job in the NRL if he was as good as some people on this thread are suggesting IMO
Done brilliant for Wire though, would of liked to see Paul Cullen stay a bit longer though

Probably... apparently... don't mean anything.

Lord Tony is [iTHAT[/i good. As i am sure McGuire is. As Yed says asking why they aren't somewhere is stupid. They just aren't!

He likes winning Challenge Cups

David Furner - Canberra. Ivan Henjak - Brisbane, Neil Henry - NQ Cowboys , Daniel Anderson - Parramatta. You have to have your together, if you want to come on here talking .

Add John Lang to Souths, too.

Oh yes; Brian Smith to Easts and Rick Stone stepping up at Newcastle.

To be fair GTMM he probably has only heard of Daniel Anderson.

Isn't David Furner married to Elton John?

The argument that 'if an Australian coach was any good, he would be coaching in the NRL' is a little bit odd. I have no idea if Tony Smith has ever been approached to coach in the NRL again (he has done it as an assistant of course) but I'd be surprised if he hasn't. Anyway, his track record in England is outstanding, that isn't diminished by the lack of an Australian experience to compare it to.

Anyway, as Warrington play in England, I couldn't give a tiny rats ass whether or not Tony Smith would be a success in the NRL or not. It's an irrelevance. As for how long he will stay at Warrington, I'd imagine he'll see out his contract and then leave - he would have put in about 5 or 6 years at that point which is a long stint. When he goes, the world won't stop turning.

His legacy will be the trophies (plural, even now it feels weird) but also the culture that he has helped to develop. Building a culture is something he is interested in, he said so himself on Radio Manchester t'other week, and that is what persists. Whilst we're handing out badges, we should also remember that it's not just the coach that builds success, it's the staff and players as well. Dare I say it, even supporters have a part to play.

The most pertinent point of course is this: Tony Smith has no desire to return to Aus and has made that very clear. He owns a farm near Huddersfield and has even become a British citizen. England is now his home and he has said he is very settled here.