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Less than a week after Justin Holbrook<\/a> was appointed the new head coach of the Newcastle Knights<\/a>, the club have added another member to its coaching staff for next season.<\/p>\n Sources have revealed to\u00a0Newcastle Knights Junior<\/a>s<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Zero Tackle\u00a0that Manly Sea Eagles<\/a> attacking coach Steven Hales has signed with the Knights to be a member of their coaching staff, where he will work as an assistant coach under Holbrook.<\/p>\n Once considered a bolter to take over from Des Hasler<\/a> at the Sea Eagles, Hales is well-regarded in rugby league circles and has previously worked as a teacher at the famed Westfield Sports High School and is a former head coach of the club’s NSW Cup<\/a> feeder team.<\/p>\n He also worked at the Parramatta Eels<\/a>, where he coached their Under-20 NYC and NSW Cup<\/a> feeder team, the Wentworthville Magpies.<\/p>\n The move to sign Hales coincides with the departure of Brian McDermott to the Gold Coast Titans<\/a>, while\u00a0Zero Tackle\u00a0understands that Blake Green<\/a> will also not be a member of the club’s coaching staff heading into next year.<\/p>\n “Whenever there is a new coach, there is usually change,” CEO Peter Parr said in an interview with\u00a0The Newcastle Herald\u00a0recently.<\/a><\/p>\n “We have one change; if there are others, we will work that out as we go.”<\/p>\n
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