Reports now that Deans has been released and Ewan McKenzie is the new coach.
Announcement tomorrow.
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Reports now that Deans has been released and Ewan McKenzie is the new coach.
Announcement tomorrow.
I think you are right.
It will be interesting to see if the "group" can respond more favorably to the new coach.
I cant help thinking Jake White has better credentials - other than being non-Australian, which may have played a role in this instance, especially with the Robbie Deans tenure having been deemed a failure. I hope Link and the Wallabies do exceptionally well, but I probably would have picked Jake
That's the most interesting bit for mine. McKenzie has basically talked himself into a corner over Cooper in the last few months and would look a total tool if he didn't now back it up by picking him. Cooper self destructs, raises all sorts of questions about McKenzie's judgement and chops for the job. If he bails and drops him, that's probably the end of Cooper's career here. Awful lot riding on the next few games for both of them.
I think that McKenzie will play a more expansive game than Deans was trying to get us to play. It will also be good to see the right players getting selected for their proper positions out there.