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ABC News
10-07-2025
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Blues boss Laurie Daley says he should stay on despite defeat in State of Origin decider
Laurie Daley feels he is "most definitely" the right man to coach NSW in 2026 as the playing group insists the coach cannot be blamed for the Blues' State of Origin capitulation. The 2025 Origin series slipped through the Blues' fingers on Wednesday night as a polished Queensland dominated their hosts for a 24-12 win at the Sydney Olympic stadium. It came after the Blues romped home to a game-one win in Brisbane and scored more tries than their opponents in Origin II, only to lose on goal-kicking. The game-three loss was a sour end to Daley's first series back as coach, after optimism had been signalled by the return of the man who famously snapped Queensland's eight-year run of dominance in 2014. But Daley's record as coach across his two stints now stands at one series win from six in charge, with a winning rate of just below 39 per cent. At full-time, Daley laughed off speculation his job could be in the firing line after the collapse, saying he was "most definitely" the right man to continue leading the Blues' new era. "While I was disappointed with the result, I think the players have had a really good campaign, we just didn't nail the moments," he said. "We've got to make sure we're better at that. "I don't see any reason why that group can't [win it next year] … no issues there, mate." The playing group rushed to Daley's defence after the loss. "He wasn't the reason that we lost tonight. It was us as players," said halfback Nathan Cleary. "He committed a lot to this preparation. I thought the preparation was really good." Second-rower Liam Martin said the playing group needed to shoulder the blame. "We let him down," Martin said when asked about Daley. "We are so disappointed as a playing group because the coaching staff, 'Loz', everyone involved, deserved so much more from us. "If there's any criticism, criticise us as the playing group, not 'Loz'. He couldn't have done much more." After his first Origin series, Max King conceded there would be speculation as to positions, including his own in the forward pack. "I think Laurie's been great. That probably adds to the disappointment, Laurie and the staff have done such a great job," he said. "I think that's a big part of it, losing, you feel responsible. That comes with losing, there's going to be a lot of talk, coaches, positions, a lot of players come under fire, myself and whatnot. "That's just what comes with losing." AAP
News.com.au
26-06-2025
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- News.com.au
Manly coach Anthony Seibold says he isn't coaching for his future, denies Daly Cherry-Evans will lose captaincy
Defiant Manly coach Anthony Seibold says any notion that one game would define his tenure is 'nonsense' ahead of a must-win clash with the Wests Tigers as speculation about his future intensifies. Seibold also denied that Daly Cherry-Evans would be removed as captain after he made the call to quit the Sea Eagles at the end of the season. Manly has lost three of its past four games, including a 28-8 trouncing by cellar dwellers Gold Coast last week that fuelled talk that Seibold was coaching for his future against the Tigers. But Seibold, while conceding the gap between his team's best and worst this season was 'too wide for my liking', said any notion that a round 17 clash, which could put Manly on the verge of the top eight with victory, could decide his future was wrong. 'Let's look at the facts. I came here at the end of 2022, the club had lost seven or eight games in a row,' he said. 'We won more games in 2023 than we did in 22, we won more games in 2024 than we did in 2023 and this year we've played some exceptional footy, but we also played poorly at times, and the gap between our best and our worst has been too wide for my liking. 'So to suggest that one game, you're a good coach if you win the game, you're a poor coach if you lose the game, is just for me, that's nonsense.' Seibold also refuted suggestions that Cherry-Evans, who doesn't yet have a new club after opting not to sign a new deal with Manly, would lose the captaincy. He said a 'campfire chat' between the coach, Cherry-Evans and his teammates had made it clear there was no 'need to change' and he'd never even thought about it. 'I don't make decisions lightly and if you look at a couple of case studies, the last person in Chez's position to say that he's not going to stay at a club was Adam Reynolds in 2021 and Souths stayed the course with Adam – he was their skipper, he did a great job and they ended up making the grand final,' Seibold said. 'I don't see the need to change. Chez is our leader. I've said that publicly a number of times, so I'm not sure where that suggestion has come from.' Seibold praised Cherry-Evans for the way he explained his situation to his teammates. 'I thought Chez explained and summed it up really well,' he said. 'He wanted to give the club plenty of time to find a replacement, which we were able to do – find a really high quality replacement (Jamal Fogarty) because Chez has been the No.7 here for such a long time, 14 and 15 seasons and done a fabulous job. 'And he just wants some time to work out what he wants to do next. I don't see how there's anything sinister around that. 'Ultimately, it doesn't affect how we prepare to play the West Tigers and that's all my focus is on – how we prepare and play ball tomorrow night.'
News.com.au
15-06-2025
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- News.com.au
Voss discusses Blues' first-half charge
AFL: Carlton Blues coach Michael Voss spoke to the media following their round 14 victory against the West Coast Eagles.
News.com.au
25-05-2025
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Dimma fires back at ‘disrespectful' Ross
AFL: Gold Coast Suns coach Damien Hardwick spoke to the media following their round 11 victory against the St Kilda Saints.
