The announcement comes less than 24 hours after Shipperd\u2019s final day in charge of NSW, with the Blues\u2019 Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at Cricket Central finishing as a tense draw on Tuesday afternoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Watch Live & Free coverage of the 2026 Marsh Sheffield Shield with Kayo Freebies | Register free now ><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhen you go through a decision like this, there\u2019s never a perfect way to roll it out,\u201d Germon told reporters in Sydney on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a difficult time in many ways for Greg and the coaching staff and others involved. I have to give Greg and the coaching staff credit, they\u2019ve done a very good job seeing out the season with the Blues.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a challenging period and process, but I\u2019m hugely excited where we\u2019ve ended up now with Brad as the new Blues coach.\u201d<\/p>\n In June last year, Cricket NSW revealed in a statement that it was \u201cthrilled\u201d that Shipperd had put pen to paper on a two-year extension, keeping him at the Blues and the Sydney Sixers through to the end of the 2026\/27 season. However, seven months later, the Blues and Sixers announced they would part ways with the \u201cincredibly disappointed\u201d 69-year-old at the end of the summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Brad Haddin has been named NSW coach.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n Asked whether the two-year contract extension was a mistake, Germon confessed that \u201ca one-year extension might have been better\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIn hindsight, you can always look at your decisions,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n \u201cThe two-year extension occurred at a time when we had seen progress in the team. Bear in mind where Greg and his support team came into the Blues, it was at the bottom of things.<\/p>\n \u201cThey stabilised the team well, and there was good reason to have that trajectory continue, but the expectation with that extension was that we wanted to move from competing to really challenging and winning titles and winning matches.<\/p>\n \u201cThe decision was made when we didn\u2019t see that trajectory occur.\u201d<\/p>\n “Still Standing’: Shipperd on NSW win | 02:30<\/p>\n In January, Germon said in a statement that the decision to part ways with Shipperd was \u201cto give the Blues and Sixers the best chance to win titles\u201d, but the comments came back to bite him when NSW lifted the Dean Jones Trophy after defeating Tasmania in last week\u2019s rain-affected One-Day final in Hobart<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, Germon declared that he has \u201cno regrets at all\u201d about his prior comments.<\/p>\n \u201cThe line was about sustained success,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to get to, the next level, getting us to win titles consistently.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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