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<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s madness\u201d.<\/p>\n
That is The Australian\u2019s Brent Read\u2019s assessment of the Sea Eagles\u2019 decision to sack Anthony Seibold after only three games, and three losses in 2026.<\/p>\n
Kieran Foran has been appointed Manly\u2019s interim head coach for the remainder of the season after a horror loss to the Roosters on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
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Watch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks 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 Daly Cherry-Evans, the club\u2019s former captain, delivered for his new club the Roosters at Brookvale Oval and chants rang out from the Sea Eagles faithful for Seibold to be sacked.<\/p>\n The club\u2019s ownership listened and moved quickly, but Read wasn\u2019t buying it.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s madness to sack a coach three games into a season or four rounds. I find it astonishing,\u201d Read said on NRL360 on Monday night.<\/p>\n Seibold\u2019s axing came after his side slumped to 10th in 2025, reached the semi finals a year earlier and finished 12th in 2023 \u2014 his debut season at the club.<\/p>\n Manly owner Scott Penn said the club needed to \u201cwin now\u201d and Seibold wasn\u2019t the man for the job moving forward, but Read believes his record was not as bad as first thought.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone keeps bringing up his record, we brought it up last week, 18 months ago they made the finals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cLast year they went 12 and 12, most years that gets you into the finals. I know they ended the season poorly… but it\u2019s not as if they had a shocking season.<\/p>\n \u201cThis year, they have started the year poorly and last three games at home. They were really poor against Newcastle, that was an abomination.<\/p>\n Have Manly set up Foran to fail?! | 01:28<\/p>\n Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAgainst a really good Roosters team they went with them for 50 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n The Daily Telegraph\u2019s Dean Ritchie echoed Read\u2019s sentiment, believing four rounds into a season was too early to make the defining call.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought it was too soon personally… I think if you install a coach for an entire year, 2026 in this case, I think you deserve longer than three games,\u201d Ritchie said.<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have minded it in games eight, nine or 10 when you can look back and make a judgement.<\/p>\n \u201cI know it was a continuation of last year, but as the same time I think three games was harsh.\u201d<\/p>\n The Sea Eagles\u2019 lacklustre start to the season could come down to \u201crumours\u201d surrounding Seibold\u2019s relationship with the playing group.<\/p>\n Anthony Seibold and Brent Read.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n According to Read, it\u2019s not news that word has leaked out of Manly camp that Seibold lost the respect of his players.<\/p>\n However, Tom Trbojevic was posed that very question on Monday and silenced that suggestion.<\/p>\n \u201cTommy got asked that question, he said no. Tom is a very honest young man,\u201d Read explained.<\/p>\n \u201c(Penn) probably asked the player\u2019s viewpoint, lets not be naive. We have all heard the rumours over the past 12 or six months that same players aren\u2019t on the same page as Seibold.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have been around for a long time. Regardless of that, I think making a decision now after three games is ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n But for NRL legend Gorden Tallis, Penn simply had no choice \u2014 because by keeping Seibold, he risked losing more key players.<\/p>\n Both Tom Trbojevic and Jake Trbojevic have been linked with moves to the Super League in recent years, while Cherry-Evans stunned the NRL world when his switch was unveiled.<\/p>\n Tallis puts pressure on Dogs halves | 01:08<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n TEAM TIPS: Haas racing clock amid Broncos crisis; Eels No.1 void as Souths star back<\/a><\/p>\n CRAWLS: \u2018Teflon Bulldog\u2019 is the new Cam Smith; the left-field solution to save Manly<\/a><\/p>\n TALKING PTS: Seibold\u2019s selfless act before axing; Madge\u2019s last laugh after bust-up<\/a><\/p>\n