Des Hasler retiring

[bob dylan]

Was more than Penn involved in 2011. Walked out on his contract, whilst we were celebrating a premiership. Big skid mark on any legend status.

Was negotiating his deal during the finals series.

 

[MadMarcus]

Des had signed with the Dogs before the finals series if I remember correctly.

Strange he didn’t go on 100% Footy in plain clothes to announce he was leaving Manly but refuse to say where he was going.

Maybe he thought it would destabilise the team or something.

 

[Brocky]

Hasler to leave the tits this year

 

[Sea Eagle 4 Life]

David Riccio reporting Josh Hannay will be coaching the tits from next year.
Enjoy your retirement Des!

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Sacked with 1 year to go , 2 games left.

 

[XV-1]

David Riccio reporting Josh Hannay will be coaching the tits from next year.
Enjoy your retirement Des!

I guess Des refused to retire.

Wasn't Josh the choice of Des to take over from him at Manly?

Instead, we have had 3 years of going backwards with Spoony.

I wish Josh well, but will be mighty pissed if he is a success at the Titans.

He could have been our coach

 

[Cochrane]

Hannay is one of those often spruiked as a future head coach with a lot of promise.

I sometimes wonder if manly should head down the Hannay/Ryles path, still don't know.

But there goes 2 of the considered best rookie coaches of the game.

 

[Sea Eagle 4 Life]

I guess that means that Monahan will also get the boot as Hannay will select his own assistants.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Hannay is one of those often spruiked as a future head coach with a lot of promise.

I sometimes wonder if manly should head down the Hannay/Ryles path, still don't know.

But there goes 2 of the considered best rookie coaches of the game.

We're all still scarred by the Barrett experience (as are the Dogs and Eels), but that doesn't mean all rookie coaches are going to suck.

At the time it felt like Barrett concentrated more on his "Best Young Coach in the Game" PR push, aided by Gus Gould, than he did on actually learning how to be a coach. And it probably doesn't help that he appears to be clinically dead behind those dreamy, dreamy eyes…

Hannay, in comparison, has kept a relatively low profile, and actually seems to have done well in his time with the Sharks and the Queensland team. So maybe he'll do okay. If it wasn't the Titans, I'd wish him well.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I guess that means that Monahan will also get the boot as Hannay will select his own assistants.

For sure

 

[mosto]

Sacked with 1 year to go , 2 games left.

Cue the wrongful dismissal lawsuit

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Cue the wrongful dismissal lawsuit

In 3,2, 1 BINGO

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Cue the wrongful dismissal lawsuit

And another 2 million to the coffers

 

[frank stokes]

Des 3.0?

 

[Captain Moondog]

Gold Coast Titans to sever ties with Des Hasler at end of 2025 season, Josh Hannay to be appointed as new coach​

The Titans have confirmed they will part ways with veteran coach Des Hasler at the end of the season, with the Gold Coast club set to baptise a rookie NRL head coach as his replacement in 2026.

David RiccioExclusive
News Corp can reveal Hannay will replace Hasler.

The current Sharks assistant coach has accepted a three-year deal to commence his coaching journey as an NRL head coach on the Gold Coast from next season.

It is a baptism of fire for the Moranbah-born 45-year-old, faced with leading the game’s perennial underachievers to long-term success.

Despite having the option of waiting to assess what rival clubs decide around their coaching structure, Gold Coast determined that the in-demand Hannay is the man to take control of the Titans, a club that have made the finals just four times in the past 19 seasons.
The massive task of taking over from Hasler and lifting the club off the NRL canvas as 2025 wooden spoon favourites is believed to be a major appeal to Hannay.

It’s understood the Titans have spent the past month surveying and researching their coaching options for 2026 and beyond.

Queensland State of Origin coach Billy Slater is believed to have offered a resounding appraisal of Maroons assistant Hannay when recently contacted by the Titans.
Across the game, Hannay has been widely considered the hottest coach in-waiting due to his success in working with the Maroons and repeated finals appearances alongside Craig Fitzgibbon at the Sharks and previously with former Cowboys coach Paul Green.

Hannay was also pipped by Jason Ryles for the Eels head coaching position last year.

Players that have been coached by Hannay speak of an outstanding communicator with the ability to deliver a game plan that is clear and authoritative.

He will also prove a significant recruitment lure for the Titans with his strong working relationships with a host of elite Maroons players.

Hannay will remain with Cronulla as they head towards a fourth successive finals series.

However, the new Titans coach is unlikely to waste time addressing two major priorities within the roster which includes stopping captain Tino Fa’asuamlaei from hitting the open market on November 1, while also determining if highly-paid forward David Fifita should be let go to join South Sydney.

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[Kalvin]

I will always appreciate Des for the success he brought the club, but I also think the game passed him by years ago & he has never adapted or evolved his coaching to the modern era. Sadly I don't think any other club would be silly enough to sign him and thid might be it for him

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Des 3.0?

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I will always appreciate Des for the success he brought the club, but I also think the game passed him by years ago & he has never adapted or evolved his coaching to the modern era. Sadly I don't think any other club would be silly enough to sign him and thid might be it for him

He’s got millions & millions out of coaching , he never needs to work again.

 

[Eagle 1]

And another 2 million to the coffers

Didn't Des's contract have performance clauses in it. Coming last put paid to any thought of Des going around again in 26.

 

[Rocky]

He’s got millions & millions out of coaching , he never needs to work again.

and he is so tight only dogs can hear him f@rt.

Apparently Des still has the first dollar he earnt in his pocket.