Kieran Foran’s Next Move, NSW Selections & Walsh's Slump
6/2/202630 min
Kieran Foran has Manly playing with confidence again, raising the question of whether the interim tag should already be removed.
Plus Reece Walsh’s form slump, Laurie Daley’s biggest Origin selection gamble, the Knights’ remarkable rise and how Ethan Strange almost became a Rooster. #NRL #rugbyleague
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00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Foran Locked In
05:26 - Walsh Slump
12:08 - Coach of the Year
18:08 - Strange vs Moses
22:56 - Strange Roots
27:31 - Rabbitohs Bounce Back
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsWarren Smith· Host0:00
[upbeat music] G'day, welcome to Kenny Blitz, your daily hit of NRL News. And I've got Crawls back today. Crawls, welcome back.
Paul Crawley· Panelist0:06
How are you, mate?
Warren Smith· Host0:06
Yeah, not bad. Kentie's, uh, still off sick. Uh, we hope to have Kentie back, uh, in the next couple of days. So get well, Kentie, we know you're watching and leaving comments under your, uh, anonymous names- [laughs] ... like you always do. Anyway, uh, news off the top, Crawls, is Kieran Foran's re-signed a three-year deal at Manly. Great news for, for Kieran and great news for Manly.
Paul Crawley· Panelist0:26
Massive news, and good on him.
Warren Smith· Host0:28
Mm.
Paul Crawley· Panelist0:28
Like, he's done such a wonderful job. I, I remember the night that Seibold got sacked- Mm ... and he was sitting on Fox Sports, and he was there with Mick Ennis, who was also keen for this job.
Warren Smith· Host0:38
Mm.
Paul Crawley· Panelist0:38
And I don't think either of them had any insight of what was to happen. I think most people thought Seibold was on shaky ground.
Warren Smith· Host0:45
Mm.
Paul Crawley· Panelist0:45
It was a matter of when. Kieran was thrown into the job, finished playing at the end of last season. I think most people probably thought initially he was going to be out of his depth.
Warren Smith· Host0:55
Mm.
Paul Crawley· Panelist0:55
But he's just- Only 35 ... fits like a glove though, Woz.
Warren Smith· Host0:59
Mm.
Paul Crawley· Panelist0:59
And he, and he fits perfectly at Manly. It's like Ricky returning to coach the Raiders- Yeah, okay ... you know what I mean? Like he- Yeah ... he is Manly. He knows the bones of that club.
Warren Smith· Host1:07
Mm.
Paul Crawley· Panelist1:07
He knows what's good and what's bad. The players love him. Jake Trbojevic often comes into 360 over at Fox.
Warren Smith· Host1:14
Mm.
Paul Crawley· Panelist1:14
And the way Jake speaks about Kieran, you just knew that there was never a doubt Kieran was gonna get the job.
Warren Smith· Host1:20
Right.
Paul Crawley· Panelist1:20
From, from the get-go, from the first game, you could see the complete difference in the way Manly approached- Mm ... from the Seibold style to the Kieran style.