The only reason Tony Smith got the job was because Shaun Edwards turned it down.
I think we can forget Giz!

No way! I'd love to see England/GB finally become a match for the Aussies, but never at the expense of Wakefield!!!

Radlinski as assistant IMO.

If they offer John Kear a three year full time contract he might take it.
Wakefield could well be out of Super League in two years.

John Kear did it before and miserably as well.

I can't honestly think of 1 candidate I'd want.

Same here, totally lost about who could take the job, no Brit is up to it in my opinion. I rate Kear but been there done that, wonder what David Waite is up to, did a cracking job first time around.

Whoever comes in needs to be in place from now to the World Cup.

Wonder what odds Maguire is? I think there are certainly benefits to having a club coach also being the National coach, although to be fair probably too big an ask in his first headship at Wigan to combine the two, id also like to think whoever gets it will be full time.


Justin Morgan is my bet, maybe Graham Murray.

Pffft. Not for me. He started the rot in my view. Lost a generation of players.

That honour in my opinion went to Noble who had great foundations laid for him by Waite.

Ellery Hanley?

Big name has been linked with a number of 'big' jobs since leaving Dony, even replacing Noble half way through the season.

Tbh not sure how good a job he'd do singlehandedly but with the right coaching staff, there could be a place for him. No doubt he's a motivator!

Now thats an idea i may consider??????

What do you think the chances are of Ellery seeing his contract out?
Two chances I reckon, fat chance and no chance!

Just thank god nobbys got the celtic job otherwise he'd be throwing his hat in the ring again.....and what a backward step that would be!!!

Edwards shouldn't be within a country mile of getting the job, he's been outta the game far too long, and i would say the same for Hanley too.... i'v got a horrible feeling though that its gonna be Mc Namara as i dont think there ar gonna be too many other English candidates for it.. plus they might want a continuity of smiths youth policy of if there good enough their old enough ...

People that take pleasure in pulling England to bits over last nights performance need to look at the quality that proved to be the deciding factor of the result more closely

Englands forwards equalled both the Aussie and the Kiwi pack's throughout the series, but we are sadly lacking the International quality backs
to cause them any problems out wide

This must have been a wonderful incentive to take into a test match, the fact that if you can contain everything that a side can possibly throw at you in the forwards but in the knowledge that their backline will not be able to trouble you out wide

How can any team defend for 80 minutes against super star players like Thurston, Lockyer, Inglis and Slater?

If you can, then i'd have thought that the coach of NSW would have worked out how to do it also in the games that count, because Queensland have put NSW to the sword in much the same way in recent years

Jarryd Hayne is a player that was voted the NRL player of the season, but he has hardly made an inpact throughout the whole series, Folau was also missing due to injury, sadly we don't have such luxuries

Wayne Bennett with Gary Bennett as his assistant