What for AB coaches now?

Question

Is there a furture for the 3 incumbents in NZ? What are their other options? Who is going to take their place?

Answer 1

2 of the 3 maybe, chuck Robbie Deans into the mix and it's up and at em again.

Wales are on the lookout again (d**n, how many coaches have they been through in the last 7-8 years) along with the Aussies, sloppy second's anyone?

Robbie Deans, I hope Steve Hansen stays, along with Mike Cron they done an excellent job with the forwards, and maybe Warren Gatland.

Answer 2

Keep Henry, Steve Hanson and Mark Crone as the scrum coach.  Bring back Robbie Deans in the mix as the backs coach.  Sounds great on paper...is this possible!!!

Answer 3

I think with Robbie Deans as coach there is going to be a Canterbury bias going on, when he was involved with the All Blacks that happened. Remember the coaches these days do not do as much work as coaches used to with the introduction of Scrum Coaches, Kicking Coaches so maybe that needs to be taken into account and follow the way of Football Managers who run the team and tell the coaches what they want coached

Answer 4

The backs didn't look as sharp for me under Graham Henry and Wayne Smith. With Mitchell and Deans at the helm our backline was very impressive, it looked good even in our loss to Aus in the semi-final.  

Who do you think was more responsible for the backs?? Deans or Mitchell?

My guess is Deans.

I would like to see Hansen as the forwards coach, Deans as the back coach and Cron as the scrum coach to. We also need to find a brilliant defensive coach. Our defense is overrated I believe, we really need to raise the bar.

Answer 5

I think it will be Tane Randell, Jon Lomu and Richard cashmore

Answer 6

I think it would be BEST for the Players to take their pick!

I mean we cannot blame the Coaches everytime...There are 15 men on the field who have the 'Know Hows' of the Game!

Pushing the Blame unto 3 Men will not change a thing!

Answer 7

Gareth Jenkins of Wales is available............LMAO:))))))))))

Answer 8

leave it as is, too many changes with coaching staff adds to inconsistency

Answer 9

I hope they decided to be a bit diffrent this time they should try and get an ex allblack in there weve tried coaches grizzy,laurie,john hart,mitchell,and well and  this is really sad because well this is graham henry   and to an aucklander graham henry is probly the best coach nz  will ever have its sad

the new coach should be an  exallblack they will bring a diffrent style  maybe buck shelford? grant fox?  warren gatland?

Answer 10

you have to stop the grandstanding media calling the shots and leave the best set of coaches we have ever had. that one game was not a coaching problem.

Its about time some one at the top stopped protecting theIRB and their refs and say that they got it wrong,and stop making our coaches  scapegoats.

Answer 11

Robbie Deans. He is out of contract with the Crusaders and given his success with that side he would be perfect for the role.

Answer 12

Henry will resign. Hansen will put his name forward for head coach. Deans and Hansen will not work together. Smith should go. If Deans has the upper hand he will take Colin Cooper with him. If they dont want Hansen or Deans then Gatland might come from left field.