Maybe Eddie Jones is going to come in and work along side IL? Remember last year IL was publicly critised by some players for not being full time at Wigan so if IL needs to look after his other interests then Jones could keep his eye on Wigan so to speak.

Do not quote me on that.......oh you already have!



Not 100% certain on it but i am sure i read somewhere he had taken the course at the time when he was the man poaching all the players and incorporating the systems into the Super 12 comp.

I don't know much about Eddie Jones, but Edwards was englad ru schoolboys captain, so I'd say otherwise. And I can't see what role there would be at the club for a union coach. They learn from us, not us from them

That would be viable. No-one has filled Lydon's boots yet, have they?

So you would say a lad who played Schoolboy rugby union 20 years ago has more experience than someone who has studied League all there lives. Its an interesting point of view i guess, but one which i cannot agree with.

Sadly that is the mentality of some of the leading "lights" in the game, and the longer we stick to this ignorant view the longer we harm our product.

So there is nothing at all we can learn from one of Union's top coaches?

I'm not advocating for him to take Nobles job but i can see the benefits if he was working with the club. I’m sure there are plenty of practices used in Union which would work in RL.

I’m sure also there are plenty of practices currently used in the NRL which would transform our club. Sadly tho I really don’t think we have the leaders to implement these changes. Never have I seen more of secular group of people than some RL fans.

Cant believe the negativity Eddie Jones seems to be getting.

Australia under him played the nearest you can get a union side to play a league type of attack. He encouraged players to use the ball. Hence he had the best set of back row forwards in the modern game.

Ohh he has no league expereince hes not good enough etc. Who the hell is . Nobby, Milward both the most succesful coaches in SL. We wont get a big Australian Coach. We wont get Bennett. So who is good enough for us. Edwards wont come, yet he has no league coaching experience yet some think hes the 2nd coming of the messiah. Ellery gets the best one hes not coached a SL club for a long time.

So who do people think is a good enough coach for us. Seems the most experienced is never good enough and the ones with no coaching in league should not even be thought of. And the ones who ahve coached but stopped arent good enough.

Seems we have so many experts on here why dont you give it a go. As no one else will ever be good enough

Quote jonh="jonh"So you would say a lad who played Schoolboy rugby union 20 years ago has more experience than someone who has studied League all there lives. Its an interesting point of view i guess, but one which i cannot agree with.'" Well he walked into a coaching role in union without too much fuss so he can't have been that clueless. Like I said I don't know much about Jones, but I would be surprised if he could come to League and be as successful as Edwards has been in union. Quote jonh="thepriestman85"So there is nothing at all we can learn from one of Union's top coaches? '" Last time I watched union all I saw was a bunch of forwards running it up the middle. An interesting point on Jones "His win-loss ratio is the lowest of any Wallabies coach." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(rugby) Lets sign him up

Quote jonh="jonh"So you would say a lad who played Schoolboy rugby union 20 years ago has more experience than someone who has studied League all there lives. Its an interesting point of view i guess, but one which i cannot agree with.'" Well he walked into a coaching role in union without too much fuss so he can't have been that clueless. Like I said I don't know much about Jones, but I would be surprised if he could come to League and be as successful as Edwards has been in union. Quote jonh="thepriestman85"So there is nothing at all we can learn from one of Union's top coaches? '" Last time I watched union all I saw was a bunch of forwards running it up the middle. An interesting point on Jones "His win-loss ratio is the lowest of any Wallabies coach." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(rugby) Lets sign him up

Quote --[ WW --="--[ WW --"Well he walked into a coaching role in union without too much fuss so he can't have been that clueless. Like I said I don't know much about Jones, but I would be surprised if he could come to League and be as successful as Edwards has been in union. Last time I watched union all I saw was a bunch of forwards running it up the middle. An interesting point on Jones "His win-loss ratio is the lowest of any Wallabies coach." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(rugby) Lets sign him up '" No he did not. Graham Steadman, Niel Kelly, Mike Ford all got jobs in union and were a success they had no union experience. Back on Edwards, and his union coaching he is still very much a number 2 as he has been throughout his career, serving under much more experienced coaches in that code in every position he has held including his current positions with Wasps and Wales.

Quote --[ WW --="--[ WW --"Well he walked into a coaching role in union without too much fuss so he can't have been that clueless. Like I said I don't know much about Jones, but I would be surprised if he could come to League and be as successful as Edwards has been in union. Last time I watched union all I saw was a bunch of forwards running it up the middle. An interesting point on Jones "His win-loss ratio is the lowest of any Wallabies coach." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(rugby) Lets sign him up '" No he did not. Graham Steadman, Niel Kelly, Mike Ford all got jobs in union and were a success they had no union experience. Back on Edwards, and his union coaching he is still very much a number 2 as he has been throughout his career, serving under much more experienced coaches in that code in every position he has held including his current positions with Wasps and Wales.

Quote --[ WW --="--[ WW --"Well he walked into a coaching role in union without too much fuss so he can't have been that clueless. Like I said I don't know much about Jones, but I would be surprised if he could come to League and be as successful as Edwards has been in union. Last time I watched union all I saw was a bunch of forwards running it up the middle. An interesting point on Jones "His win-loss ratio is the lowest of any Wallabies coach." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(rugby) Lets sign him up '" What like five drives and then a kick you mean? Excellent Noble tactics they are................... If you can't see that League can learn some stuff from Union they you most defiantly fall into the category Jon mentioned of the people who are hurting our game due to their ignorant attitudes. You probably won’t be bothered about by this tho as you probably believe League is the pinnacle of excellence in every area. How can any sport do things better eh? Can’t honestly believe how naive or shut off to other ways of thinking some people are. It’s scary really as these are the people running our sport also. No wonder we have farces like the last the last WC, eight team playoffs and international eligibility rules that allow you 2 change who you want to play for as if it was a club.

Quote --[ WW --="--[ WW --"Well he walked into a coaching role in union without too much fuss so he can't have been that clueless. Like I said I don't know much about Jones, but I would be surprised if he could come to League and be as successful as Edwards has been in union. Last time I watched union all I saw was a bunch of forwards running it up the middle. An interesting point on Jones "His win-loss ratio is the lowest of any Wallabies coach." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(rugby) Lets sign him up '" What like five drives and then a kick you mean? Excellent Noble tactics they are................... If you can't see that League can learn some stuff from Union they you most defiantly fall into the category Jon mentioned of the people who are hurting our game due to their ignorant attitudes. You probably won’t be bothered about by this tho as you probably believe League is the pinnacle of excellence in every area. How can any sport do things better eh? Can’t honestly believe how naive or shut off to other ways of thinking some people are. It’s scary really as these are the people running our sport also. No wonder we have farces like the last the last WC, eight team playoffs and international eligibility rules that allow you 2 change who you want to play for as if it was a club.

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Exactly like Noble tactics, which most people on here agree are getting us nowhere. A good argument for not signing union coaches IMO