Similarly I can't see Kristian Woolf's reputation down under taking too much of a hit because he didn't win SL coach of the year. He'll have 4/5 trophies on his CV and that's all that matters.

totally agree

I don't think SL silverware counts for much in the eyes of NRL clubs.

I get the feeling that the Challenge Cup is held in higher esteem than the SL trophy is.

Look out for Matty on a podcast coming soon. I’ll put the link in here when it lands. A mate of mine does it and it’s called “Gold Dust”. You should be able to find it as you would normally find others.

He’s had lots of good guests on before including Wane, Holbrook, Lomax, Roby, Graham, Mal Meninga etc plus lots of development football coaches.

It’s basically a high performance type of podcast. I put him in contact with Peet and he’s spent the day with him, his staff and all the players today. Says he’s a tremendous fella. Hopefully it will be a good listen when it’s done