{"id":483400,"date":"2026-02-16T09:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/483400\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:36:09","slug":"why-max-jorgensen-is-doing-the-waratahs-attack-coach-out-of-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/483400\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Max Jorgensen is doing the Waratahs attack coach out of a job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Catt spends hours every week preparing the Waratahs attack for its latest Super Rugby assignment. But when it comes to Max Jorgensen, his job boils down to just two words: express yourself.<\/p>\n

After watching the NSW winger score two more outstanding tries in a comprehensive 24-point round one victory against the Reds last Friday<\/a>, Catt\u2019s mind was taken back to his days playing alongside Irish legend Brian O\u2019Driscoll for the British and Irish Lions in 2001.<\/p>\n

\"Max<\/p>\n

Max Jorgensen scores his second try against the RedsCredit: Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve just got to let Jorgo go,\u201d Catt said. \u201cYou don\u2019t manage him, you let him go and express yourself. It was the same with [Brian] O\u2019Driscoll when I played with him for the Lions in 2001 \u2013 you just give him the ball early and let him work his magic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s what we\u2019ve got to do more of. Jorgo can come off his wing, but I think if we can get him the ball in space, he\u2019s one of the best in the world at the moment and that\u2019s exactly what we want, so we\u2019ve just got to get him the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Catt was a key member of England\u2019s World Cup winning team in 2003 and was regularly shuffled between five-eighth, centre and fullback, an experience which gives him a unique insight into Jorgensen\u2019s skill set in the back line.<\/p>\n

Jorgensen started on the left wing against the Reds and is equally comfortable at fullback, but Catt believes the 21-year-old\u2019s ability to insert himself anywhere on the field makes him a threat in both attack and defence.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has an ability to float, he can turn up anywhere,\u201d Catt said. \u201cEverybody\u2019s talking about his attacking prowess, but look how good he was defensively [against the Reds].<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the press defence that we have, he\u2019s exceptional. He just goes and loves what he does, and it\u2019s great to see. It\u2019s a breath of fresh air really, to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Catt, in his second season as the Waratahs attack coach, is looking forward to getting more out of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii this season. Suaalii played at outside-centre for the Wallabies against the Lions and on last year\u2019s spring tour, having mostly been deployed as a fullback in his debut Super Rugby season in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mike Catt spends hours every week preparing the Waratahs attack for its latest Super Rugby assignment. But when…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-483400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}