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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2713488, member: 1899"] If you had have told me at the start of 2006 that Mal Meninga would end up the greatest Origin coach of all-time, I would have considered it crazy. Here was a guy who basically took the Raiders and everything they had built and crashed it into the ground, and he was supposed to prevent a record forth straight? However, like Fatty Vautin before him, Mal defied expectations and produced the unbelievable. While Fatty only managed it across one series, Mal managed nine series victories. I believe the Origin arena has seen better tacticians and better motivators but in terms of overall ability, Mal is the best of all-time. The key to Mal's success was his ability to learn from his mistakes. Looking through past team-sheets, there were a few headscratchers over the year, yet Mal usually learned quickly and would respond with all the right changes. The only blemish for Mal was 2014, yet I don't think there was anything he could have done for Game II that year. The Maroons gave everything but the loss of Tate and Scott mid-game just proved too much of a hurdle for the Maroons to overcome. I think it's stupid that Mal has to give up his Origin position in order to coach the Australian side. It wasn't like he had too much on his plate at Origin level and any question of bias isn't going to go away since he gave up the position. It just seems like rules gone mad. With that said, I'm glad Mal is on board as the Australian coach. I don't think fans ever got on board with Sheens and I trust Mal's selections more. I'm sure he'll toss up some doozies but he'll get it right much quicker than Sheens ever did. As for the replacement, I'd hate to see the Maroons go back to Hagan. Mick has been fine as the assistant, but his tenure as head coach was really mediocre capped off with three very uninspired Game III performances which would have to rank right up there as the Maroons worse. I reckon it's time to give Kevie a shot. This is somebody who has coached at just about every level for 12-13 years. He's had his share of success along the way and I think he can help the Maroons make that transition for life after Billy, JT and Smith. Otherwise, just give it to the Walkers. :laugh: [/QUOTE]

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