If you’re not first, you’re last: Why this is Brad Arthur’s Talladega night | Andrew Webster
Parramatta coach Brad Arthur doesn’t seem like someone who watches Will Ferrell movies in his spare time.
Parramatta used to count success in premierships, not preliminary final appearances. As their so-called premiership window closes, it’s time to cash-in. The growth of a player, on the field but also off it, is an intangible victory for a coach, and one rarely understood or seen by those outside the club.Former Parramatta coach Brian Smith never won a premiership, but it’s not difficult to find former players who tell you how much they learnt from him.
A summary of the report into junior pathways conducted by former Warriors coach Nathan Brown was leaked to Fox Sports last Thursday, the day before the Raiders match.To Fox Sports’ credit, the story made it clear that the line about “nepotism” had nothing to do with Arthur picking his son, Jakob, in the NRL side.
Arthur has endured many tricky times during his tenure, not least a salary cap scandal that prompted a rebuild from the ground up, but the way he brushed aside the leaked report shows how far he’s come.Instead, he didn’t raise it with his players before the semi-final, then dismissed the story in the post-match media conference.
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