Manly\u2019s next head coach may need to end the careers of a few players to ensure their own future is safe in the coach\u2019s box. <\/p>\n
The Sea Eagles sacked coach Anthony Seibold<\/a> on Friday just three games into the new season following three losses at home at Brookvale Oval. <\/p>\n 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 Kieran Foran has been appointed interim coach<\/a>, and the 2011 premiership winner will get the chance to press his case for the full-time role after hanging up the boots just last year. <\/p>\n Former Eels coach Brad Arthur, Michael Ennis, Broncos assistant and two-time Manly premiership winner Matt Ballin and Jason Demetriou are among the other candidates to replace Seibold.<\/p>\n But sacking Seibold isn\u2019t going to solve Manly\u2019s issues overnight. The roster needs an overhaul, particularly in the forward pack, which is one of the weakest in the entire NRL. <\/p>\n Jake Trbojevic\u2019s output in the No. 13 has been poor and his best football is clearly behind him following an excellent career cruelled by head knocks. <\/p>\n The club stalwart has a player option in his contract for 2027 but it\u2019s likely this is his final season playing at Manly.<\/p>\n His output has fallen off a cliff this season \u2014 in three games Trbojevic had seven runs for 51 metres, three runs for 23 metres and two runs for 17 metres. <\/p>\n But Manly\u2019s forward pack is skinny and needs thickening up. Prop Taniela Paseka missed a chunk of last season and has the potential to be an imposing presence in the middle for Manly. <\/p>\n The Sea Eagles recruited Broncos premiership winner Kobe Hetherington, but Manly needs another prop or two to support Paseka and backrower Hamoule Olakau\u2019atu.<\/p>\n Jake Trbojevic, his brother Ben, Nathan \u2018back fence\u2019 Brown and Corey Waddell may not remain at Manly after their contracts expire in the next two years. <\/p>\n Waddell made two errors in the loss to the Sydney Roosters on Thursday night that led to tries. <\/p>\n The medical retirements of Lachlan Croker, Josh Aloiai and Brad Parker haven\u2019t helped, but the Sea Eagles have not been extremely active in the transfer market, missing out on the likes of Payne Haas and Mitch Barnett.<\/p>\n A backline with Tom Trbojevic, Lehi Hopoate, Toluta\u2019u Koula and Jason Saab has plenty of speed and X-factor, but it\u2019s the forward pack that needs serious bolstering.<\/p>\n Patience is also wearing thin with five-eighth Luke Brooks \u2014 he\u2019s in the third year of a four-year contract at Manly, and it would be a surprise if that deal is exteneded beyond 2027. <\/p>\n