Broncos assistant coach John Cartwright has revealed Ricky Stuart prompt he put his hat within the ring to take over the vacant NSW Blues head teaching function.
After Brad Fittler stepped down from his place, Stuart, in addition to Craig Bellamy and Laurie Daley had been floated as potential teaching choices.
The Raiders boss dominated himself out of the race, whereas Cartwright, who has beforehand labored with the NSW aspect, put his identify ahead on October 5.
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“When Freddy stood down, I was initially just talking to Ricky Stuart about it and where he stood,” Cartwright stated on SEN.
“He was sort of thinking that it maybe would be something he would be interested in… Ricky’s an all-in or all-out type of guy, that’s what he said to me.
“He told me, ‘I’m either all into it’, which is going to affect his Raiders job, ‘Or I’m out’.
“Then he said, ‘Would you consider doing it?’, and I said, ‘I’d love to do it’.”
Cartwright additionally revealed he has already spoken to NSWRL chief government David Trodden with the board set to make their looming choice.
“I just had a quick talk to Dave Trodden and I think now they just go through their process with the CEO and the board,” Cartwright stated.
“It’s probably just a phone call, I don’t think there’s going to be an interview process.
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“I think they’ll get all the candidates together; they know what everyone’s done and they’ll make a choice from there.”
Cartwright beforehand advised The Daily Telegraph that he is aware of the best way to get one of the best out of gamers, having a powerful relationship with NSW gun Payne Haas.
“You can’t doubt what Origin brings out in people,’’ Cartwright said.
“Winning a premiership is the ultimate but Origin is something that is uniquely different and I believe you have to understand how big of a beast it is.
“I know I can bring something to the role. It’s not like coaching a club team. I think it’s a fair bit different. But I think coaches that are day-to-day on the job are really important.
“Knowing how the players expect to prepare, having someone that is experienced in doing that is really important.”
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