WHAT’S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat could it possibly be?\u201d Anasta asked.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat sort of role?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s going to be along the lines of a sounding board for Anthony Seibold,\u201d Ritchie replied.<\/p>\n Anasta was left perplexed.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a bit confused,\u201d Anasta said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Anthony Seibold is looking to step away from head coaching to be head of football, why does the possible next head of football need a sounding board?<\/p>\n \u201cIf he\u2019s about to just take over as head of football, you would think he wouldn\u2019t need a sounding board, he\u2019d just need an assistant coach.\u201d<\/p>\n Co-host Gorden Tallis even suggested the move could be interpreted as a \u201cPR stunt\u201d by the Sea Eagles.<\/p>\n \u201cYou just hope it\u2019s not a PR stunt from Manly to try to get one of the most popular guys in our game,\u201d Tallis said.<\/p>\n Anasta felt the proposed role was odd.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Laurie would be a great sounding board if that\u2019s what they\u2019re after,\u201d Anasta said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s very experienced, one of the greatest to play the game and he\u2019d be enormous in that regard.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just a bit of a strange role.\u201d<\/p>\n Veteran reporter Paul Crawley believed the Sea Eagles would need a lot more than Daley in a sounding board role to address the tensions within their camp.<\/p>\n \u201cThe questions that have come out of that club this year more relate to what\u2019s happening within the club and the dynamics between the coaching staff, and I\u2019m talking about Seibold and other coaching staff and then you\u2019re talking about the players and some of the players,\u201d Crawley said.<\/p>\n \u201cWill that fix the problem? Laurie\u2019s a bloke that\u2019s been around the game. We all know he\u2019s one of the most likeable fellas in the game.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got great experience but is that going to fix the machinations inside that club? That\u2019s what you ask yourself.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause the problems that they had this year go beyond Seibold having someone to shoot things through with.\u201d<\/p>\n Ritchie also pointed out that if Daley were to take a role with Manly that it would leave him open to possible accusations of having a conflict of interest if he selects Sea Eagles players in the Blues team.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only concern I\u2019ve got is Laurie is the Origin coach for NSW,\u201d Ritchie said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf he is aligned to an NRL club, is there potential accusations of conflict of interest if a couple of the Manly players get picked?\u201d<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n CRAWLS: Hip drop drama exposes NRL finals issue; Madge\u2019s Reynolds dilemma<\/a><\/p>\n TEAM TIPS: NRL\u2019s stunning Hynes backflip; injury disaster rocks Raiders<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
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