The interim coach insists he’s ready for a third chance in the NRL - and he has some coaching firepower in his corner.
Coaching giants Paul Roos and Steve Hansen have endorsed Parramatta interim coach Trent Barrett to take on the job full-time.
The former Sydney Swans premiership coach worked with Brad Arthur until he was sacked after 11 years last month and has been advising Barrett closely in recent weeks. “I had a great relationship with BA , but Trent has a real presence about him. And you can just see the respect he has from the players.”Hansen, who coached the All Blacks to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, has been in Barrett’s corner for some years.
In both instances, he worked in the shadow of two of the game’s most ruthless operators: the late Bob Fulton at Manly and Phil Gould at the Bulldogs. One of the key criticisms of Barrett’s coaching, particularly when he was at Manly, was that he socialised too much with his players.“That was blown out of proportion - but I understand the perception,” he said. “I was 36 when I took over at Manly and I played with three or four of the players in that side. I know through lessons learned, and the hard way, that perception carries a fair bit of weight.
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