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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n Save this article for later<\/p>\n Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n Got it<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Tom Trbojevic remembers matches in which Manly would kick out to a big lead, only for Kieran Foran<\/a> to start \u201cspraying players if they weren\u2019t doing the right thing\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can laugh about those moments now, but that\u2019s the person \u2018Foz\u2019 is \u2013 he\u2019s such a competitor, he went after every game and every contest as a player, and he\u2019ll be no different as coach,\u201d Trbojevic said on Monday.<\/p>\n Foran is now the Manly coach after being parachuted into the job on Saturday, less than 24 hours after Anthony Seibold\u2019s time on the northern beaches came to an unceremonious end<\/a> after a winless start to the season.<\/p>\n \u201cFoz is a legend of this club, and we still have 21 games left this season to turn things around,\u201d Trbojevic said.<\/p>\n \u201cHopefully, he can get the best out of me. He was one of my favourite players to play with, and to be led by him now, it\u2019s special.<\/p>\n \u201cIt will be a lot of fun to work with him. Together, we\u2019re hoping we can get the best out of everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n Trbojevic said he had been upset<\/a> by the news of Seibold\u2019s axing on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m disappointed we got to this point, that Seibs is gone, and it\u2019s hard not to take that personally,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cHad we played better, we wouldn\u2019t be in this situation. I definitely feel for him. I spoke to him over the weekend; he\u2019s disappointed, and I\u2019m disappointed for him. He helped me a lot and did a lot for this club.<\/p>\n \u201cThe reality is we haven\u2019t played the footy we\u2019ve wanted to, and this is the outcome \u2026 Now, it\u2019s about focusing on what we can. I\u2019ve already had good chats with Foz; he knows he will need help from people around him, and that\u2019s what I\u2019ll try to do.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019s such a competitor, he went after every game and every contest as a player.\u2019<\/p>\n Tom Trbojevic on new Manly coach Kieran Foran<\/p>\n Seibold\u2019s departure<\/a> comes on the back of CEO Tony Mestrov\u2019s axing, and the departure of former fan favourite Daly Cherry-Evans, but the constant changes had not left Trbojevic questioning whether he should re-commit to his junior club beyond 2027.<\/p>\n \u201cI signed a one-year extension last year because I wanted to focus on playing good footy, and nothing has changed there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe reality is we haven\u2019t played that [good] footy, and we need to turn things around. What has happened [the past six months] doesn\u2019t change the way I feel about this club. I want to win. And having Foz now with his knowledge and passion for the club, it will only inspire us to do more.\u201d<\/p>\n Foran describes Trbojevic as \u201cthe smartest player I\u2019ve ever played with\u201d and \u201cmy No.1 pick as the greatest I\u2019ve played with\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cMy opinion of Tommy is extremely high, and to have the opportunity to not just drive this team alongside him, but to also challenge him in different ways, it\u2019s something I\u2019m really excited about,\u201d Foran said.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a wonderful relationship with all the Trbojevic boys \u2013 all three of them have been solid in our first three games.<\/p>\n![\"New](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24a5326528a230a48ea303ae78568d74c2fac5bd.jpeg\")
New Manly coach Kieran Foran with Tom Trbojevic on Sunday.Max Mason-Hubers<\/p>\n![\"Kieran](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/a553afa90ab438733a2831d7960eef18c1f71c06.jpeg\")
Kieran Foran at 4 Pines Park on Monday.Wolter Peeters<\/p>\n
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