Andrew McFadden returns to Raiders as Assistant Coach

[edwahu]

Andrew McFadden returns to Canberra Raiders as Assistant Coach for next two seasons

The Canberra Raiders have announced Andrew McFadden as Assistant Coach for the next two seasons. McFadden replaces Mick Crawley on the Raiders Coaching staff after he departed the club at the end of the season.

"Andrew is a very qualified Coach who has had experience as an NRL Head Coach in New Zealand," CEO Don Furner said. "We are looking forward to him returning to the club and working with Ricky Stuart, Brett White and the playing group."

Read more: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2018/09 ... o-raiders/

[Raider Azz]

Jobs
For
The
Boys

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[greeneyed]

As we told you last week!

[-GD-]

Lol

[Timbo]

Ugh.

Another family farmhand.

[Northern Raider]

Positioned to take over from Sticky when he pulls the pin after round 10

[Roger Kenworthy]

The fresh eyes of one of the most jaded old boys going around.

[Brew]

This club seriously...


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[Schifty]

Worldwide search extends as far as Ricky's phone contacts!

I think this club needs a quota system of people with no connection to the club...

Anyway on the club side he is well accustomed to our culture of being Mediocre AF so he won' have to spend time learning that.

Is there any other team in the NRL that have a coaching team that have all played for the club?

[sprintman]

Beggars belief!

[Schifty]

Positioned to take over from Sticky when he pulls the pin after round 10

Mark McLinden will then join the club to fill the vacant position...

of halfback when AIden Sezer says "**** this noise" and requests a release to join the dogs.

[edwahu]

Worldwide search extends as far as Ricky's phone contacts!

I think this club needs a quota system of people with no connection to the club...

Anyway on the club side he is well accustomed to our culture of being Mediocre AF so he won' have to spend time learning that.

Is there any other team in the NRL that have a coaching team that have all played for the club?

Dragons and Warriors maybe?

[Northern Raider]

Worldwide search extends as far as Ricky's phone contacts!

I think this club needs a quota system of people with no connection to the club...

Anyway on the club side he is well accustomed to our culture of being Mediocre AF so he won' have to spend time learning that.

Is there any other team in the NRL that have a coaching team that have all played for the club?

Dragons and Warriors maybe?

Panthers?

Its not necessarily a bad thing. I wouldn't mind the Raiders being coached by Bellamy with assistants like Seibold, Walters or even Big Mal.

[-PJ-]

Which one of these blokes on OUR coaching staff is going to fix the horrendous defence ?

Seriously, if defence isn't on top of the list I'm going to jam a fork in my eyes....

[Coastalraider]

[reptar]

Is this another situation the club punts Stuart for the promise of the Mac Attack?

[Matt]

[Matt]

Surely he will do a better job than Whitey did?!?!? And I suspect he is a good follower/ yes man, so will fit in well behind Ricky.
BUT.........

[edwahu]

Worldwide search extends as far as Ricky's phone contacts!

I think this club needs a quota system of people with no connection to the club...

Anyway on the club side he is well accustomed to our culture of being Mediocre AF so he won' have to spend time learning that.

Is there any other team in the NRL that have a coaching team that have all played for the club?

Dragons and Warriors maybe?

Panthers?

Its not necessarily a bad thing. I wouldn't mind the Raiders being coached by Bellamy with assistants like Seibold, Walters or even Big Mal.

Yeah, fair to say it's the ones we pick and the way it's done, not the principle of picking them full stop.

[edwahu]

Surely he will do a better job than Whitey did?!?!? And I suspect he is a good follower/ yes man, so will fit in well behind Ricky.
BUT.........

White is still an assistant though. I am not so confident he will do a better job than Crawley.

[gerg]

Geeez..... does this mean the season review is completed and the results suggested we needed another raiders old boy who has proven nothing as far as coaching chops? Will be interesting to see if Sticky is still a protected species in the media next year without Crawley here?

[greeneyed]

Andrew McFadden joins Canberra Raiders coaching ranks

Ricky Stuart knew he had his man when Andrew McFadden sat down in a meeting and said "once you’re a head coach, you know exactly what a head coach needs behind you". McFadden has rejoined the Canberra Raiders' coaching staff on a two-year deal in a bid to take the Green Machine back to the NRL finals.

"Six years ago when I left, a completely different coach to where I’m at now. That experience of being a head coach, you can’t undervalue that. That certainly has made me a better coach and it’s going to make me a better support to Ricky."

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/ ... e=rss_feed

[edwahu]

I wonder who the other candidates were? Maybe Ryan Carr based on the comment about been younger.

[Raidersteve]

I get that we need an assistant coach who has seen success but of the coaches available due to being dumped from their head coaching position who do you honestly believe would be capable of swallowing their pride and ego to take an assistant position after being dumped as head coach.

All of the coaches mentioned on here are likely to be just waiting to get a chance to take a head coach position wherever they can get one.

[-PJ-]

My crystal ball tells me McFadden will be our next head coach..

And now I feel sick.

[greeneyed]

Video: Andrew McFadden: This is the club I want to be at: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2018/09 ... -to-be-at/

[Green eyed Mick]

I'd rather McFadden over Barrett.

[Seiffert82]

Was this announced before or after our end of season review?

[-PJ-]

Have they done the end of season review ?

[greeneyed]

If the end of season review has been completed, it was an awfully short one. So probably, before. Plus the CT story says McFadden's appointment was decided a month ago, so if that is correct, definitely before.

[-PJ-]

Our season finished less than 3 weeks ago and they've ripped through the review...

Raiders style..

[gangrenous]

I think this club needs a quota system of people with no connection to the club...

If we adopt a 50% female policy at least that’ll sort the ex-player issue.

[gerg]

If the end of season review has been completed, it was an awfully short one. So probably, before. Plus the CT story says McFadden's appointment was decided a month ago, so if that is correct, definitely before.

And if they haven't completed it what is the point of doing it if they are already appointing the assistant? It reeks of complete un-professionalism but apparently the club is cool with that. Like I've said previously the fans seem to give a **** more about this club achieving success than the club itself.

[Botman]

Perfect.
Lets go 2019.

[Lucy]

Surely we are spoon favourites now?

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