The NSW Rugby League Board has appointed Michael Maguire as the new head coach of the NSW Blues.
Maguire, 49, fresh from steering the New Zealand national team to a historic 30-0 Pacific Cup Final win over the Kangaroos this month, will become the 16th coach of the Blues following the end of Brad Fittler’s six-year tenure. Maguire has coached 303 First Grade games with Wigan (2010-2011), South Sydney (2012-17) and Wests Tigers (2019-22), winning the 2010 Super League title, 2011 Challenge Cup, and 2014 NRL premiership with the Rabbitohs.
NSWRL Chief Executive David Trodden made the announcement on Thursday at the NSWRL Centre of Excellence, also revealing that Maguire’s high-performance team will include John Cartwright (Broncos), Matt King (Roosters), and Brett White (Titans).
Highly respected Melbourne Storm football manager Frank Ponissi will be the Blues' team performance manager, with other appointments including Andrew Gray (physical performance manager) and Sean Edwards (strength and conditioning), who also have extensive NRL club experience.
“On behalf of the NSWRL Chairman Paul Conlon and the Board, it gives me great pleasure to announce Michael Maguire has agreed to a multi-year appointment as the head coach of the Westpac NSW Blues, starting from 2024," Trodden said.
“In recent years we have been blessed with the stability of long-term coaching tenures with Brad Fittler, Laurie Daley and Ricky Stuart and we are looking forward to this engagement following the same pattern.
We all have expectations of immediate success in 2024 together with the opportunity to build a structure that will provide for sustained long-term success. David Trodden
Editor's Notes: I feel that a change should be a good change in the right direction. Michael is a good coach, especially when he guided South Sydney to a grand final win in 2014. I hope the players look up to him and keep the NSW Cockroach's pride.
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