I dont really see how any international coach can teach our players the basic core skills they should already be able to do by now. Its possible he could come up with a gameplan to win the one-off games here and there but until we start to focus on the core skills we will never be a match for the aussies.

Didn't tim sheens mention something along them lines regards ellis when he first went to west's.

True but I think that was more a dig at the British game in general

www.leaguehq.com.au/news/lhqnews ... 82707.html Whoever the new coach is going to be has this to contend with!!

www.leaguehq.com.au/news/lhqnews ... 82707.html Whoever the new coach is going to be has this to contend with!!

I actually do coach an under 11s side my friend,

Lets put this correct, apart from a few well organised sides / clubs along the lines of Thatto etc the majority of childrens teams are still living in the dark ages with volunteer coaches who wash their kit themselves, I recently had my boys play at a ground in a cup match that didnt even have sheds to change in and they had to get their kit on under a canopy of a pub
In oz the youth academy set ups are all over with all weather facilites and payed coaches that do the job,
They do not play tag rugby but teach the kids to bang their opposition from day one, anyone with speed is singled out for central academy attention and is fed into the feeder clubs like Balmain etc wether they can play a bit or not..
I visited Brisbane for the world cup last time and asked in a pre letter if i could visit an academy whilst there which was more than met with help in OZ, whilst there I saw a coach sat with a bunch of teenagers peeling the roof off to them, in his statement of half time intent he said " 2nd place is another way of saying your a loser, there is only one team anyone gives a S**T about and thats who wins the title so in this 2nd half I will drag anyone off who does not give 200%"
He finished the match with 13 players and no subs as he stuck to his words..
thats the difference in Oz they do not do the taking part crap its about winning and nothing else, what ever sport the Oz lads play they dont know how to loose....

I remember hearing Wayne Parker on the radio a few years back. Think he had some coaching position with at Halifax at the time? He said he'd be given a video of NSW under 11s / 12s training & they were running through drills that he was having to teach to our 18 / 19 year olds.

so did he change the drills?

i just cant see bennet coming over not with his familys needs and his farm.

He could bring his family needs but a whole farm? Seems like a lot to pack.

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Was rumoured last week but not sure he would want the job. Would be a challenge for him. Would be intersting if he won the world cup too as that would mean he'd won it coaching 3 international sides i believe.

They have the same set up as we do , contact begins if I recall correctly at a young age and their early teens are very physical ...
at 16 most of the kids with any core skills are already playing academy footie and have been for a while