Incoming Manly assistant Shane Flanagan has revealed how one dialog with Anthony Seibold may result in his long-awaited head teaching return.
Flanagan coached the Sharks for eight seasons, however was banned in 2014 as a result of membership’s dietary supplements scandal.
He returned in 2015 profitable Cronulla’s maiden title the next season, however was deregistered indefinitely in 2018 after failing to stick to the circumstances of his 2014 ban.
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Flanagan continued to work as an assistant after which listing administration marketing consultant on the Dragons, however his dream to return as a head coach nonetheless remained.
The 56-year-old defined that when Seibold first made contact relating to his Manly function, he mentioned he sees him as an “NRL coach”, not simply an assistant.
“The thing that I liked about Anthony when he first rang me to ask me to come and do the job, which a lot of other coaches wouldn’t do,” Flanagan mentioned on 2GB.
“He wanted me to come there because he sees me as an NRL coach and I’ve done it before and I’ve been in that position, and he wants someone to work beside him that’s had that experience.
“A lot of coaches would be intimidated by it.
“It’s a really good start, and he wants me to … coach like an NRL coach, and the club wants me to do that, as well.
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“The club wants me to get an NRL job, and if I do a really good job with Manly that will happen.”
Seibold signed a three-year deal to take over at Brookvale, recruiting each Flanagan and former Titans assistant Jim Dymock.
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While a bunch of workers and gamers have left, Flanagan believes Manly’s roster for the 2023 season can minimize it with the competitors’s huge weapons.
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“Our back row is going to be (a strong point). (Haumole) Olakau’atu started last year, sort of burst onto the scene. He’s a quality edge back-rower,” Flanagan mentioned.
“If you throw Jake (Trbojevic) at lock. Tom (Trbojevic) is at the back, and then we’ve got some really classy outside backs.
“So, I don’t see too many weaknesses, but what I do see is a side that can play football and score some points and has got speed and power.
“When you come into a side, me and Anthony Seibold coming into a club like this, usually … they’ve come last or down the bottom of the table and you come in and the roster needs a big change.
“Well, it definitely doesn’t need to change at Manly. We’ve got a good footy team ready to go this year, so I’d expect good things.”