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james massive surprise um everyone thought Brad Fitler was going to be the Kangaroo’s coach uh Peter Vandes is the man who wanted him to do that job but today he turned it down here’s what he had to say on radio and 2GB this afternoon i think just in the situation at the moment my commitments to Channel 9 I work for the NRL and working on you know participation commercial all types of stuff there so I’m really enjoying that and when the role came about and I just started to think about and started planning just realized that you know what this is mostly for someone else at the moment well well that someone else uh he endorsed in that conversation with Adam Hall on 2GB earlier tonight there he is our very own Cameron Smith missing action here in the studio tonight but Cameron we had to grab you for a chat regardless thank you mate for joining us how are you
well well very well you sat here on the set recently and you know you showed some interest in taking on that job to succeed Mal Maninga your old coach
are you still interested oh yeah absolutely i think um I’m keen to have a conversation with someone about the role uh and what the role will entail uh I still haven’t spoken with anyone at the NRL um anyone involved with the NRL commission at all um like Denny just mentioned I think we all thought or assumed that you know Freddy was going to be the new Kangaroo’s coach so it’s all breaking news for us today but yeah I think you know for me I if I was to take on the role or even consider taking on the role I’d have to have a conversation um with someone about what what the that role would entail what the commitments would be um of course there’s an Ashes coming up and then a World Cup next year as well Brace but um what are the commitments like during the year as Freddy said you know he’s got a great job with Channel 9 as do I you know I love my role with the commentary team at the moment um got three young kids as well um that’s why I couldn’t make it tonight i’m I’m up in Bundberg watching my eldest play net so um but you know it’s it’s it’s a wonderful opportunity to be able to coach our country um our nation’s team um I was lucky enough to play uh for the Kangaroos many many times and I’ve got some great memories uh in doing that so um to be able to coach such such a a wonderful team full of wonderful athletes wonderful footballers would be a great opportunity
cam the fact that you haven’t heard from anyone at headquarters does that annoy at all and does it put you off the idea of maybe being the kangaroo coach i mean I I would have expected someone who’s going to be our next immortal uh would probably deserve um at least a conversation oh not really it’s you know I’m aware that’s a pretty busy period for the game Danny um you know we’re get in the middle of an origin period at the moment um you know a lot of our officials our executives they’ve been on the road they’ve been over to Perth they’ve been up to PNG of late so there’s been plenty on their plate and yeah I haven’t been sitting at home with my phone in my hand waiting for a phone call as I said earlier you know I I thought that Freddy was going to be the coach and and I think everyone else thought it was going to be that way as well so um you know my feelings aren’t hurt if someone wants to reach out and and inquire about you know my interest in the job I’d be happy to have the conversation
bananas if they don’t cameron uh great to catch up mate enjoy the net ball and we’ll see you at work this weekend
good on you guys see you Sunday
there you the future kears coach in Cameron Smith joining us here on 100% footy let’s get into the other scuttle here tonight because the menu is long and time is against us okay Daily Cherry Evans name is on the list now you’ve got my interests
we know this is always one of our favorite topics james Daily Cherry Evans um
you started it well we are you about to finish
daily started well look the there’s no confirmation still of where he’s going but the roosters are obviously the club um and the other interesting thing I’m hearing now is not only are the roosters looking at him as a potential player down the track if they go that way uh I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s got a coaching role when he does finish up playing football looking after the Sam Walkers of the world and the Hugo Savalas the maybe even Sanden Smith because the roosters would like him to keep staying at that club as well so and an expanded role but Gus you know how obsessed we in the media are with uh Dy’s future and um I know it’s one of your favorite topics too
i try to ignore what the media says a lot of the time Danny but there was some ridiculous narrative this or last week was it
did I hear it correctly that Manley was struggling because Daily Cherry Evans wasn’t telling them where they were going next year have you ever heard anything more stupid in all your life who comes up with that in the media
well not me
who came up with that
oh you want me to claim it hey
do you want me to claim it
i mean the curiosity of the media is is none of our business honestly and just because they don’t know where Cherry Evans is they’re demanding that Manley need to know so they can get back their season back on track have you ever heard anything more stupid or childish in your life
i’ve heard a lot of silly things Gus
i’ve heard a lot
i bet it’s all come from the media
scuttle
scuttle it’s all scuttle blame the scuttle so
Manley can’t perform because they don’t know where where Dar Cherry Evans is going next year they just know he’s not going to be with them
one of the best so DC is leaving
jamal Fogerty is going in on a three-year deal
the Raiders number seven longterm what are they looking at here it’s that So they’ve been linked with Jake Clifford um which is interesting um the other name I heard today which they’re quite keen to have a chat to Loy Ilas who’s currently unable to get a start in first grade um at the Dragons he’s his name has come up uh the name that which hasn’t which I put to them but hasn’t been mentioned is Toby Sexton um I thought he would have been a a player perhaps and I know Gus it’s a bit of a situation there how do I keep them anyone going to eat popcorn
is this just
Toby sex is this deliberate
is he Do you Look he’s Do you still want him there
toby’s doing a great job as I said we’ll get through this season and then we’ll see where Toby’s what his options are and what he wants to do
is it ruled out that he’ll be there next year
we have not dismissed in any way shape or form it’s never been discussed we have not dismissed the fact Toby Sexton will be with us next year we haven’t dis We haven’t dismissed that at all
well the scuttle do is just let him get through this season eh a
lot of scuttle you have
who’s from
media
media thank you
you media
media
all right cross that one off
leave you out there now
terrell Sloan’s name is on the list i like it when names are players
yeah quick one with Terrell Sloan um obviously the Dragons are saying he can do what he wants and go look around but the the first club I’ve heard linked to him uh which is an interesting one uh I think the Panthers have made a subtle inquiry right um I’m not certain exactly where he’d fit in he’s I mean obviously not going to be the fullback um but you know he’s got speed to burn on the wing and uh he’s a player who might thrive in that system you know so it’s it’s a name that they’ve made a subtle inquiry about Sloan he’s a good talent he’s a really good talent i mean you know BS like him and Hammers they scare the life out of me
i’d hate to be coaching against people like that
speed
the speed
speed number one weapon
in rugby league
there you go from the great man

37 Comments

  1. Why do they insist on tv commentators being coaches? How about getting a coach to coach a team. It smacks of channel 9 or fox insisting it be one of their guys so that they get exclusive access to them and are interfering in the game at its core. Every time a coaching gig comes up it’s the same thing walters, Fittler, slater, Mal. And now smith Sure they’re all great players but none are coaches (Mal will be when he’s at the bears obviously.) how about going for a guy who actually coaches though? Willie peters springs to mind. Brad thorn would be another. People will say thorn played for the all blacks and is a coach in rugby. However he’s probably the best dual international ever and played for Queensland and Australia in rugby league. Time to stop letting the media make the decisions.

  2. When he start coaching australia, there will be 60-70 percent QLD PLAYERS IN that Australian team

  3. Is the Australian coaching job for the kangaroos the only national sport in the world where the coach doesn't need much experience? Is this a sign of how weak the international game of nrl is?

  4. Is there an international program this year ?
    Roos, Kiwis, Lions, Tonga, Samoa, PNG..?
    Tier one, two, three ?
    What's the guts maan??😂😂😂

  5. Everytime Gus talks about the media I find myself nodding my head in agreement. The media are not satisfied with reporting the actual news they fabricate narratives with the sole purpose of making money, and they don't care about any personal harm, they cause.

  6. It would be a great introduction into coaching for smith. I could see him eventually coaching full time at Melbourne after Bellemy

  7. Who has Smith actually coached ?, as to gain your accreditation, you must coach a team for a period of time, so you can gain higher accreditation , when we sat our level 2 in the mid 90's , you had to coach a minimum 2 years at senior level so as to progress , 4 years to progress to level 3 , then you sat your masters , now , Modified Games Coach , International Games Coach, Club Coach ,Senior Club Coach (old level 2 ) and High performance Coach , experience counts for none, ask Wally Lewis and Mal Meninga at club level , both struggled

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