{"id":664176,"date":"2026-05-11T16:19:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/664176\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:19:26","slug":"axed-manly-coach-anthony-seibold-takes-up-new-role-at-collingwood-alongside-craig-mcrae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/664176\/","title":{"rendered":"Axed Manly coach Anthony Seibold takes up new role at Collingwood alongside Craig McRae"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Manly<\/a> coach Anthony Seibold has opened up on the emotional end to his time at the club, admitting he \u201cfelt something was going to happen\u201d following the Sea Eagles\u2019 loss to the Roosters in Round 3.<\/p>\n

But Seibold is already embarking on his next challenge, this time switching codes altogether.<\/p>\n

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Seibold on his Manly sacking<\/p>\n

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He revealed on The Agenda Setters: Rugby League<\/a> that following a small break from coaching, he has since linked up with AFL powerhouse Collingwood<\/a> in a consultancy-style role for the remainder of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

Seibold has a pre-existing relationship with Craig McRae that dates back many years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last couple of weeks, just been sort of doing a little bit of work for Collingwood there,\u201d Seibold said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the head coach (McRae) really well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been down there a couple of times and I\u2019m just going to do a little small role there for the rest of the AFL season.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was revealed last year that there was a strong connection between the pair, as well as other Australian sporting coaches getting together once a month over Zoom to discuss challenges and areas of improvement in their respective sports.<\/p>\n

This also included former A-League coach John Aloisi and current Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald.<\/p>\n

Seibold reflected on the difficult nature and feeling he experienced after losing his job, but said he respected the club\u2019s decision to act quickly rather than allow speculation to linger.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe end of my time, obviously that\u2019s always very difficult and can be quite emotional,\u201d Seibold said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think I\u2019d be sacked after Round 3, but the actual response after the Roosters game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spoke to Jason King after the game and I just said, \u2018look, I feel like there\u2019s a lot of commentary and a lot of noise around my role\u2019, the club and I felt as though either the club needed to come out and back me and support me or the club needed to make a decision to move me on.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy gut sort of told me after the game that potentially they might go that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SeiboldSeibold was sacked just three games into the season. Credit: AAP<\/p>\n

A fractured club upon joining back in 2022, Seibold touched on the challenges of getting Manly back on their feet, particularly after the much-publicised Pride Jersey saga<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a challenging time for the club, they\u2019d just gone through the Pride jersey saga,\u201d Seibold said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat first year was all about bringing the group back together and connecting the group. And I felt as though we did a really good job with that.<\/p>\n

One thing Seibold was quick to pump the brakes on was the impact former club captain Daly Cherry-Evans\u2019 shock exit had on the playing group at Manly.<\/p>\n

Seibold admits that Cherry-Evans \u201ccouldn\u2019t have been more clear\u201d back in November 2024, that he was going to look for the opportunity to continue playing Rugby League away from Manly. A side he\u2019d played 352 first grades games for since 2011.<\/p>\n

\u201cChez was our captain and I wanted to support our captain,\u201d Seibold said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t drop him from the captaincy; I didn\u2019t drop him to reserve grade.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw the model that, Souths did with Adam Reynolds, you know, when he had signed for the Broncos.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought that was the best thing for our club to keep Chez as our leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe won six of our last 10 games with Chez as captain playing some really good footy. We won our last three games by over 120 points.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we actually finished the season in reasonable shape.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t talk for Chez\u2019s decision to move on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can only say from my perspective, I think it was really important to look after the captain and show him some support and move on with things.<\/p>\n

Seibold has since watched on as the Sea Eagles have won five of their past six games under rookie coach Kieran Foran.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy for the club,\u201d Seibold said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy ego takes a little bit of a hit when we play three games and they\u2019re doing so well now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want the group to do really well.<\/p>\n

\u201cFoz has got some really good people around him, like Peter Jennell, the GM of footy, Aaron Greaves, who we brought in from the AFL, Jimmy Demick, John Clark, Noddy Kimmorley, those types of guys are really quality human beings, and they would be putting a lot of support around Kieran.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause the challenge for Foz will be when you lose a couple of games, when you\u2019ve got to drop a player, when you\u2019ve got to tell a senior player, \u201cHey, look, we can\u2019t sign you anymore\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re all the challenges, but he\u2019s obviously made a great start of it.<\/p>\n

Now having coached South Sydney, Brisbane and Manly, Seibold did hint towards wanting to make a return to coaching in the NRL.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure,\u201d Seibold said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve enjoyed the bulk of my time coaching, and I\u2019ve had some great experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut one thing I feel like I am sold on, I\u2019ve loved Rugby Leagues since I was a little boy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love coaching and I want to keep involved in the game in some capacity.<\/p>\n

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