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Was Madge the man that instilled the belief and work ethic in the players to go all the way or was he the final 10 per cent they needed to achieve NRL glory? <\/p>\n
Maguire has been a winner at almost every coaching job he has had. He started as an assistant under Craig Bellamy, before moving to the Super League with Wigan for his first head coaching gig in 2010. <\/p>\n
There he won 53 of his 70 games in charge for a win percentage of 76, including a drought-breaking first Super League title in 10 years with victory over St Helens in 2010. <\/p>\n
He then moved to the Rabbitohs in 2012, winning 85 of his 153 games at the helm at 56 per cent, including a drought-breaking first title in 43 years in 2014. <\/p>\n
Watch the 2026 NRL Pre-season series plus the All-Star matches LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n Michael Maguire won a Super League title with Wigan in 2010.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n However, despite a strong 2015 campaign, poor seasons in 2016 and 2017 saw Maguire sacked with two years remaining on his Souths deal. <\/p>\n After a year out of the NRL coaching game, Maguire returned to coach the Tigers in 2019, but managed just 29 wins from 80 games at 36 per cent, before being sacked halfway through the 2022 season. <\/p>\n Over the next two years, Maguire coached New Zealand to 12 wins from 18 games at 67 per cent, including a World Cup semi-final loss to Australia in 2022 and a 30-0 victory over the Kangaroos to clinch the 2023 Pacific Championship title.<\/p>\n Iconic World Club Challenge moments | 09:12<\/p>\n He then coached the Blues to a 2-1 State of Origins series win in his one and only campaign in 2024, before cutting short his two-year deal to take up the Broncos gig, after Walters was sacked. <\/p>\n Maguire signed a three-year deal with the Broncos, going on to win 18 of his 27 games last season for a win percentage of 67, including three comeback victories in the finals to clinch the title with a 26-22 victory over the Storm in the Grand Final. <\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n PREDICTED ORIGIN TEAMS: Forgotten Blues enforcer, revived Maroons ace <\/a><\/p>\n CRAWLS: Verdict on Roosters star\u2019s future after Origin switch; Souths\u2019 halves bolter<\/a><\/p>\n LOMAX LATEST: Fresh Storm salary cap headache emerges in Lomax legal battle <\/a><\/p>\n Maguire won a title with Souths in 2014.Source: AAP<\/p>\n To date Maguire\u2019s longest tenure as coach was the six years he spent at South Sydney and the longest he has stayed at a club after winning a title is just three years, also at the Rabbitohs. <\/p>\n So can Maguire join the likes of his mentor at the Storm in Bellamy and coach the Broncos for the next decade? Can he go back-to-back in 2026 and earn an extension beyond his Broncos deal that expires in 2027? <\/p>\n Or is his best chance at another title going to a new team and trying to take them that extra mile to win a competition, before moving on to greener pastures? <\/p>\n Or does he have to change his ways to be a long-term coach at the Broncos, after his best player Payne Haas confirmed he will leave the club just two years into Maguire\u2019s tenure at the end of this season? <\/p>\n Hughes rules himself out of Origin | 01:25<\/p>\n Braith Anasta has been a vocal supporter of Maguire and his hard line approach, which resulted in the 2025 premiership win, but even he questions if Madge needs to change to be a long-term boss at the Broncos. <\/p>\n \u201cMadge I\u2019ve been a big fan of and still am,\u201d Anasta said on the Kayo NRL podcast. <\/p>\n \u201cI talked him up all last year, pushed back on Buzz (Rothfield) and the spew buckets. <\/p>\n \u201cBut does Madge have to change his ways and does he have the ability to do that?\u201d <\/p>\n Get all the latest news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports NRL Sportmail. Sign up now!!! <\/a><\/p>\n Maguire had a torrid time at the helm of the tigers before being sacked in 2022.Source: Supplied<\/p>\n The Daily Telegraph\u2019s Michael Carayannis pointed out that Maguire would be loathe to change a style that has been so successful at all but one of his clubs, and that history shows clearly works. <\/p>\n \u201cIf you are Madge and you sit there and you\u2019ve gone, I won a comp at Wigan, I won a comp at Souths, I won a Test Series for New Zealand, I won an Origin Shield and I have won another premiership with the Broncos,\u201d Carayannis said. <\/p>\n \u201cWhy are you changing? Because in Madge\u2019s mind, you\u2019re sitting there going, no, I don\u2019t need to change because it works. Everyone else around me may need to change.\u201d <\/p>\n Reece Robson out for two months | 00:32<\/p>\n However, Carayannis conceded that Maguire\u2019s style, while effective and proven to win titles, does grow tired on the playing group over time. <\/p>\n \u201cIt does wear thin,\u201d Carayannis said of Maguire\u2019s ruthless approach. <\/p>\n \u201cHis coaching style wears thin. He\u2019s a really good person, but his ability to wear players down, I think it\u2019s ingrained in him. <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s softer than what he was at Souths no doubt, but that edge will always be there and I don\u2019t think he\u2019s capable of changing fundamentally the way he is.\u201d<\/p>\n 2026 SEASON PREVIEWS<\/p>\n DOLPHINS: They are the ultimate entertainers… but can\u2019t ignore darker reality<\/a><\/p>\n EELS: Ruthless roster calls sent a clear message… now revolution faces its biggest test<\/a><\/p>\n