Manly Coach 2026 is...

[MissKate]

I am all in on this and think he'll be a good coach, even though I hated him playing against us. He'll teach us how to be a grub once again, we need that badly been a while since we had one. Every team needs a grub to get under their skins ruin their game plans get them send off or 2pts will be handy, and he's a master at it.

A true leader of men, played in the toughest position. 2 premierships, twice Dally M Hooker of the year and almost 300games. Just hoping we do need a change can't get any worse than this, he'll bring some mongrel back in us.

We don’t need anymore grubbiness, we already get pinged for things other teams get away with. Like I think it was Jake getting penalised for hand on the ball. Some teams do that every single tackle but get away with it, unfortunately we don’t

 

[eaglebuzz]

High football IQ & 1 of the best on field motivators according to ex team mates, I’m optimistic about this. Will be interesting to see if it can translate. Id guess Matt B or another ex manly player will be assistant to keep everyone happy.

Seibold seems like a smart guy that just isn’t cut out to be a head coach, I wouldn’t mind seeing him in another role around the club.

Listen to what Townsend had to say about Ennis

I was very unsure about Ennis as a potential coach but hearing Townsend's reflections makes me think he will have the right stuff. But he will need very good assistants too.

 

[TJ55]

Interesting, I would have thought they would have brought back some Manly DNA

 

[ManlyTragic]

I'd be happy to give him a go. He's lead successful teams, has represented, and won a comp. And he's been coached by lots of very good coaches.

And I just want Seibs gone. The weekend convinced me with his namby pamby excuses and pride.

… so has Trent Barrett!

Just sayin’

 

[eaglebuzz]

A lot of the comments on here seem to reflect some pretty off base ideas about what a head coach should do. It's not all tactics and "ideas", it's just as much about leading and motivating people to work together.

Bellamy gets wraps at the storm for keeping things simple. We don't need a tactician, we need someone who the players want to play for. Someone who will help them to stay motivated to bust their arses in the gym and on the field non stop for 10 months out of the year.

Siebold has the brain but he has clearly lost the dressing room.

 

[LeonardCohen]

My only if it’s true, is that we move the assistants on and start with a fresh football department. Dymock and Hales can go.