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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3456819, member: 9853"] [ATTACH type="full"]20220[/ATTACH] [I][B]Pies:[/B][/I] [INDENT]"You learn from every experience. We all make mistakes in life and I made plenty, whether it was the decision to leave South Sydney and the way it was done, to challenges in 2020 during that Covid period when we didn’t get it right at the Broncos."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“Ultimately 2020 was a challenging year and the club had a really tough time that year. There were some challenges that came my way at Brisbane, external and internal. I have been through a fair bit. One thing I am proud of is I got knocked down on the canvas – probably got knocked out if you are using the boxing analogy – but I have got back in the ring and I feel as though I have something to offer as a coach.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“It depends how you want to be judged. If I am on my deathbed and I am being judged as a footy coach, then I haven’t been successful in other areas of my life. It depends how you see it. I reckon I have shown that I am a survivor. Not a lot of people would have thought I could go to international rugby union and help that group grow."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“Probably there were probably plenty of people that didn’t think I could come back and be a head coach in the NRL. But I am not going in to try to prove people wrong at all because that is not motivation. The motivation is to go in there to prove people right. I have been given some wonderful opportunities as a coach and this is another wonderful opportunity. That is my mentality. I want to get better as a coach. I want to help others to get better. That’s what I love about it. I love that team – that five minutes after a win, there is nothing better than that experience."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“It is a common goal you have worked for all week. I love the planning and everything that goes into it. But I reckon one thing I learned is that it is about relationships. I didn’t get that right in Brissie.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“Look Eddie Jones was really excited for me to get an opportunity with England. One of the things the great coaches do really well is they want their assistant coaches to be better and they want their assistant coaches to get opportunities as a head coach. That is what Eddie said to me – he was really complementary in the role I have played here over the last 16 months and felt as though I deserved the opportunity. He has been super supportive and a fantastic mentor.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“The thing is I think people like Eddie Jones and Michael Cheika would have so much to offer the NRL. I think one of the things I learnt from international rugby was how big of a game rugby union is worldwide. We know AFL and NRL have a greater supporter and TV presence in Australia but the game worldwide is enormous."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“It really is like a State of Origin every week. Those very elite coaches like Eddie and [Michael] Cheika, who not only have a love for rugby union but rugby league, those guys in whatever capacity or whatever role would be absolute gold for people. It would be just hard to get those guys back but they would have a lot to give a team in whatever capacity it was.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“I had strong leaders at Souths … I really valued their relationship. We were able to turn the club around in a season there – to finish 12th and then be half a game away from the grand final. It is a collaboration these days.The head coach as a dictator is long gone. Your leaders are key – strong, senior leaders in your playing group are key.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“I have spoken to Josh Schuster a number of times now and he has talent – the challenge is how he transfers that talent to the NRL. In the first instance it is about getting to know the guys, it is about building trust and building that relationship, not just myself but the new staff and the players. I have been watching Josh play since he was 14 or 15, when he was first signed to Manly. He has great talent, great ability."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]"I spoke to Josh just to see what support he needs. He was very, very good in his debut season in the NRL. He had a challenging season this year. One of the things I reckon I have learnt is players have to take ownership of their own careers as well."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“That is one of the things I encourage all players in the NRL – take charge of your career because it goes so quick. He is working hard from what I understand. Talking to him he has that desire to get better and that is what you want in a player. He probably has a point to prove after a tough season last year.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“I haven’t spoken to Des Hasler. I don’t know Des that well – I have met him once or twice. When the time is right I will certainly reach out to Des. I am very respectful of what Des has done at the club and the legacy he has left.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“I feel as though I brought a fair bit to South Sydney in the year I coached them. For whatever reason it didn’t work in Brisbane but what do you do? You either give it away – I think that is actually failing. You have to learn from your mistakes. I have learned plenty. I am human – you don’t always get things right. I could have handled things differently at different times. I am sure plenty of other people around me could have handled things differently as well, but I come with optimism. I don’t come with thinking I can’t add to the group or add to the club. I certainly came better prepared.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“One thing I have learnt is not to always believe what you read. Call me naive, but I go in there with optimism about the group and where we can take the group. One thing you do is learn lessons from the past, but if you keep looking back you don’t focus on the now. I will go in there and look at things through clear eyes rather than what I have been told or read.”[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“I have great faith in Scott Penn and the Penn family. There were some really good people who I have already met through the club, whether they are on the board or connected to the club. I think (chief executive) Tony Mestrov has shown he is a strong leader of good character, Again, I don’t go in there with any preconceived ideas.'[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]“If I had any concerns about the club, I wouldn’t have taken the opportunity. I am excited mate. I feel part of the community.VI didn’t play for the only club but I am proud and humbled to be asked to be the head coach. I am going in there for the right reasons and it is not because of the convenience of home.VI go there because I feel as though it is the right club at the right time for me and my career. I will give everything I have got to help the group grow and get better.”[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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