Anthony Siebold has admitted leaving the Rabbitohs was a ‘enterprise choice’ – and is eager to show his doubters mistaken when on the helm of the Sea Eagles subsequent season.
Siebold, 48, departed Redfern on the finish of the 2018 NRL season to hyperlink up with the Broncos on a multi-year deal.
His tenure at Pink Hill was a catastrophe, with the membership dropping an elimination semi-final to the Eels 58-0 in Siebold’s first yr in cost.
Extremely, 2020 was even worse, with Brisbane ‘successful’ their first wood spoon.
Not surprisingly, the Dally M Coach of the Yr simply two years earlier was proven the door.
Anthony Siebold has admitted leaving the Rabbitohs was a ‘enterprise choice’ and was the mistaken name
Siebold took over at Pink Hill in 2019 – and regardless of inking a multi-year deal, was sacked in 2020
Siebold then needed to salvage his fame elsewhere, finally working as an assistant beneath Adam O’Brien on the Knights in 2021 earlier than then securing a task in English rugby with Eddie Jones as a defensive coach.
Trying again, Siebold was sincere sufficient to concede he ought to have stayed put at South Sydney.
‘I do remorse it (leaving),’ he stated on the Bye Spherical Podcast.
‘I made a enterprise choice ultimately. In the end, it proved to be the mistaken choice.
‘However the way in which I checked out it was, it was a chance to arrange not simply my household, however my wider household for all times, by the deal that was provided to me.
‘It was a five-year take care of the sixth yr in my favour. Very profitable.
Changing Wayne Bennett – who gained six premiership with Brisbane – was a frightening project for Siebold
Siebold might be hoping he can preserve famous person fullback Tom Trbojevic match so the Sea Eagles could be a real contender within the NRL subsequent yr
‘I stated ‘no’ a few instances however then one other yr saved getting added, and it acquired to the purpose the place I felt as if if I did not take it, it is in all probability negligent indirectly.’
He additionally had a swipe on the Broncos laborious to please previous boys, stating ‘changing the legend of Wayne (Bennett) was troublesome.’
Now Siebold has the prospect to once more present what he can do as a head coach on Sydney’s northern seashores come 2023 – and expects assistants Shane Flanagan and Jim Dymock to be priceless offsiders.
Harm plagued fullback Tom Trbojevic is not anticipated to play till spherical one after yet one more hamstring damage – but when Siebold can preserve his famous person match, Manly are tipped to be premiership contenders within the eyes of many.
