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Message: [QUOTE="Coxy, post: 2358398, member: 1764"] I don't think anyone is writing off Lockyer as a potentially good or great coach. What people are doing is looking at how few really champion players become good or great coaches LONG term. Part of that depends on what you consider a champion player, but for argument's sake let's put the list of recent (last 30 years) champion players who have coached an NRL club, and their teams, to be: Wally Lewis (Gold Coast) Ricky Stuart (Roosters, Sharks) Brad Fittler (Roosters) Mal Meninga (Canberra) Bob Fulton (Manly) Of those, only Fulton and Stuart won titles, which is really the benchmark of coaching at club level. However, Stuart's performances went down hill after 3 strong first years, and he hasn't looked like improving lately. And his teams play anything but the fluent, attacking style of play he was known for as a player. Meninga was pretty awful with Canberra. Lewis was abysmal. Fulton won a couple of premierships and Manly were quite strong consistently throughout his time as coach, so I think by far he's the benchmark for a great player (an immortal) and great coach. Note: I was pretty strict on what I considered a champion player. Guys like David Furner, John Cartwright, Terry Lamb, Tommy Raudonikis, Des Hasler, Paul Langmack, Steve Folkes, John Lang - very good players in their own rights, but you wouldn't call them champions. [/QUOTE]

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