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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3674553, member: 1769"] This is a tough one. However, I think one thing is clear, the Brisbane Broncos are not a club that can go with a rookie coach. the pressure and the expectation from both the fans and media, make this role the hardest head coaching role in Aussie sport. It's too much for a coach with their L-plates on to handle. so for me that leaves us with 3 options: Michael Maguire, Brad Arthur or Shaun Wane. so let's take a look at them a bit more closely. [B][SIZE=5]Michael Maguire. [/SIZE][/B] NRL Premiership, Challenge Cup (ESL), Super League Premiership, Pacific Championship (NZ), State of Origin winner Winning %: Wigan = 76% | Souths = 56% | Tigers = 36% Madge has taken control of some high profile clubs both in Australia and England and had plenty of success doing it. He lead Wigan to their first GF in 7 years and first premiership in 10 years. Then he came back to Australia and lead Souths to their first title in 43 years. yes he failed at the Tigers, but so did Ivan Cleary and he is about to be involved in his 5th straight GF (he's won 3 straight so far). so take out the Tigers stats and he has a career winning % of 61.9%. [B][SIZE=5]Brad Arthur[/SIZE][/B] Coached in 5 finals series (in 10 years) at the Eels. Coached in 1 GF (2022) Winning %: Eels = 52% and Leeds = 50% (only 10 games) He took over the Eels at a particularly poor time for the club. (coming in after they won several consecutive wooden spoons). He did a decent job rebuilding the club despite the constant boardroom battles. turned them into a competitive outfit (most years), but IMO isn't capable of taking the next step. [B][SIZE=5]Shaun Wane[/SIZE][/B] 3 x Super League Premierships, 2 x Challenge Cup Titles Winning %: Wigan = 68% although he is untried at NRL level, he took over from Madge at Wigan, which is the closest to expectation and pressure to the Broncos as can be found outside Australia. in 7 years at the helm of the Warriors he lead them to 5 titles (3 Premierships and 2 cup titles) which is impressive. he's also had success as a rep coach taking charge after Bennett in 2020 and has an 80% winning record from 10 games in charge to date. [B][SIZE=5]Verdict:[/SIZE][/B] my vote to replace Kevvie is Michael Maguire. I think he is the most likely to handle the role placate the fans by bring success to the team fairly quickly. p.s. Matty Johns says he'll get us a premiership within 2 years. hopefully he's on the mark if Madge gets the gig [/QUOTE]

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