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2026 NRL General Discussion Thread
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oooooo I don't know which option I prefer more. I think this one edges it, keeps the club aligned with its family values and Flanno Sr would be able to pick up their peptides program pretty quickly.
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CONFIRMED: 2027 will be Ivan's last year as coach of Penrith.
CONFIRMED: Peter Wallace to coach from 2028.
www.abc.net.au
CONFIRMED: Peter Wallace to coach from 2028.
Live: Ivan Cleary to step away from Panthers after 2027 NRL season
Penrith Panthers' four-time premiership-winning coach Ivan Cleary announces he will step aside as coach of the NRL club at the end of the 2027 season. Follow live.
www.abc.net.au
BroncosFever
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These expansion teams are going to pick the life out of that Penrith team
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I could see him as NSW coach tbh. Keeps his NRL premiership W/L record protected, and if he finally got the Blues winning regularly he'd go down even further as one of the best coaches ever. Take up some fancy football role at Penrith, not directly coaching, and coach the Blues. He said he doesn't want to coach against Penrith, so it's either rep or ESL.
I do think Nathan might be joining him though in leaving.
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You'd have to think they'll promote from within (Pwall or whoever the other guy is).
Gotta keep the secrets inhouse
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Amazing to think ten years ago Ivan's career was on life support and he was stuck taking media gigs. Fortunately for the Panthers they've learned from their mistakes and what he's been able to achieve at the foot of the mountains is nothing short of extradinary.
He's always been a quality coach. If you go back and watch the Warriors when he was coaching them, you can see a lot of the same characteristics you see at Penrith. A very physical, relentless style of footy designed to score tries in bunches.
Would have been interesting to see how the Warriors had have performed had Ivan decided to stay in NZ but alas. They certainly had the talent to achieve something with Ivan at the helm. All three grades featured in the finals when he coached.
Interesting times ahead for Penrith. I still think they're too big to fail. Even with Hook at the helm it seemed like they would win in spite of themselves (I've never seen a club so jubilant after having 50 put on them as Penrith were when Brisbane 50'd them in 2018).
Only 10 rounds into the season, but Penrith are in a league of their own at the moment. He should at least add one more premiership to his tally before it's all said and done.
He's always been a quality coach. If you go back and watch the Warriors when he was coaching them, you can see a lot of the same characteristics you see at Penrith. A very physical, relentless style of footy designed to score tries in bunches.
Would have been interesting to see how the Warriors had have performed had Ivan decided to stay in NZ but alas. They certainly had the talent to achieve something with Ivan at the helm. All three grades featured in the finals when he coached.
Interesting times ahead for Penrith. I still think they're too big to fail. Even with Hook at the helm it seemed like they would win in spite of themselves (I've never seen a club so jubilant after having 50 put on them as Penrith were when Brisbane 50'd them in 2018).
Only 10 rounds into the season, but Penrith are in a league of their own at the moment. He should at least add one more premiership to his tally before it's all said and done.
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I find the decision slightly odd, considering the success he has had, and likely will have over the next 5-ish years, with Cleary at 7.
He could have left an impossible footprint to catch in the modern game. (if not already)
I really do wonder when is the next time we will see a 4 peat. (or 5 GFs in a row)
Also, I wonder if its not an addiction for him as much as it is for Bellamy/WB... clearly those 2 LOVE coaching, and would probably want to do it until they physically cant.
Ivan's presser connotated that he wanted more of a flexible lifestyle, a life he can enjoy more with him family, (I imagine, travel, other ventures, etc.) ... rather than obsessing over rugby league 24/7 as a head coach.
He could have left an impossible footprint to catch in the modern game. (if not already)
I really do wonder when is the next time we will see a 4 peat. (or 5 GFs in a row)
Also, I wonder if its not an addiction for him as much as it is for Bellamy/WB... clearly those 2 LOVE coaching, and would probably want to do it until they physically cant.
Ivan's presser connotated that he wanted more of a flexible lifestyle, a life he can enjoy more with him family, (I imagine, travel, other ventures, etc.) ... rather than obsessing over rugby league 24/7 as a head coach.
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Winning comps is unreal, and I'm sure it would always be unreal. But he has already got so many comps, a 4 peat, 5 b2b GFs. At some point when you've won all that there's gotta be a thought about why you're still doing it.
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It's years like this when the finals system doesn't reward the Minor Premiers enough.
Penrith more than likely only drop 3 or 4 games unless they rest heavily,or get busted, which just does not happen.
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I think Ivan is a different animal to those two.. Bennett and Bellamy are just football coaches til they die types.. Ivan seems to have a broader view on life, and what he wants from it..
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The QLD Government and NRL have reached an agreement to keep Magic Round in Brisbane until 2032
No mention of how much QLD paid to get Magic Round, but other states and NZ were apparently willing to pay 8 to get the event away from QLD.
As part of the multimillion-dollar deal, the Queensland government has plans to expand Magic Round into an Expo-style carnival that will see the marquee NRL event dominate the Australian sporting calendar.
No mention of how much QLD paid to get Magic Round, but other states and NZ were apparently willing to pay 8 to get the event away from QLD.
As part of the multimillion-dollar deal, the Queensland government has plans to expand Magic Round into an Expo-style carnival that will see the marquee NRL event dominate the Australian sporting calendar.
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Well sounds like good news.
Maybe they'll turn the top part of Caxton st into a permanent mall.
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Bellamy has always been compared to Bennett and I wonder how much of him contuning on is him trying to win more premierships and put that debate to rest.
On the other hand Ivan has gone from former tigers coach to surpassing every modern coach in the space of 5-6 years.
There hasnt been time for any debate or discussion on that and he's already sitting at the top... Bellamy has been compared for pretty well 20 years at this point... and he still hasnt exceeded Bennett.
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Loiero reminds me of Greg Bird. Average player, cheat, punchable face, somehow gets picked in rep teams.
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The thing that puts Bennet above Bellamy and even Ivan in my eyes, is not only success at multiple clubs, but also success at all level of representative football.
