Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue May 21, 2024 6:05 am  

Hopefully we'll check with Beaumont before we announce anything.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue May 21, 2024 6:12 am  

mwindass wrote:

Think he's the best we can hope for after Rowley turned us down. Lam was using the links to us as a negotiation tactic, which is fine, but I wasn't massively keen on him anyway.

Cartwright has been at some massive clubs. You don't end up at the Roosters and Broncos if you're a dud, plus he's the current NSW assistant.

On top of all this he helped build the Titans from the ground up as head coach.

It's always a risk hiring an aussie assistant, but this feels more calculated than taking a punt on an aussie assistant taking their first head coaching job

Yep, on paper looks a good move, read a bit about him and his areas of strength are defence and fitness.

Hopefully bring in a new assistant to work on our attack.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue May 21, 2024 6:17 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Yep, on paper looks a good move, read a bit about him and his areas of strength are defence and fitness.

Hopefully bring in a new assistant to work on our attack.

Its a big shift in style from Rowley to Cartwright, but I think Rowley is pretty unique in that regard.

If he can make us tough to breakdown its a good start.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue May 21, 2024 6:21 am  

Sounds a very good move, get the thing announced Hull!
Agree with the S&C comments, we seriously need to up our game on that score, we’ll never be competative otherwise. Hope this can entice some more quality signings.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue May 21, 2024 6:23 am  

I think it could be a better appointment than Rowley would have been potentially. Exactly what we need, someone who has worked in elite environments as both head coach and assistant. We just need to back him with the right off field appointments

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue May 21, 2024 6:31 am  

Must have been promised money and resources, you wouldn't leave a top job like he has to come here without some reassurances.

Hopefully allowed to bring in his own backroom staff, full cap and art least 3 quota spots.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue May 21, 2024 6:42 am  

As good as we could get, glad it's not Grix or McDermott, welcome aboard John.

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue May 21, 2024 7:06 am  

Didn't realise he is also NSW assistant coach, that means he's in the loop with some top players (who might want to come in 5 years time when their legs have gone )

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue May 21, 2024 7:07 am  

Steve0 wrote:

As good as we could get, glad it's not Grix or McDermott, welcome aboard John.

Grix bombed it for himself after the London game. Apparently he does all the field sessions anyway, so nothing drastic was going to change while he was in charge

Re: DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings : Tue May 21, 2024 7:09 am  

mwindass wrote:

Grix bombed it for himself after the London game. Apparently he does all the field sessions anyway, so nothing drastic was going to change while he was in charge

And if he does have anything about him as a coach, he's got an experienced mentor to learn off now to put himself in the frame when it next comes up