The membership with the second longest premiership drought within the NRL – the Raiders – is the one one with two title-winning coaches on their employees.
Canberra haven’t received a premiership since 1994 however they’re taking a special strategy this yr with straight shooter Michael Maguire becoming a member of the membership.
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart swooped on the companies of Maguire after he was axed by the Wests Tigers after shedding the taking part in group in probably the most drawn-out sagas of 2022.
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But his no-nonsense strategy has made an instantaneous impression on Canberra gamers who’re singing the praises of defence coach Maguire.
Star ahead Josh Papali’i revealed the 2014 premiership winner wasted no time correcting points of the group’s strategy that had been “not up to scratch”.
“I’d heard a lot of stories about Madge and how intense it can be… but he’s just a coach who cares,” Papali’i instructed foxsports.com.au.
“He’s come up with a plan and a strategy to win with a comp and I think that’s what’s needed here. We’ve had plans and values that we were probably just not up to scratch, but he’s definitely brought honesty.
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“We’ve been training hard but also having some pretty honest conversations, which is needed around here to win a comp.
“They (Maguire and Stuart) are very similar, it’s a scary thing when there are two of them but it’s good.”
The Green Machine received their final title 29 years in the past when Stuart was halfback and so they beat the Bulldogs in Mal Meninga’s final sport.
Stuart and Maguire performed a handful of video games collectively on the Raiders, with the latter a fringe first-grader between 1992 and 1998.
It was a coach the place Maguire flourished, taking the Rabbitohs to a drought-breaking premiership in 2014 and hooker Tom Starling believes he can spark one thing comparable in Canberra.
“You can tell Madge loves his footy. He’s non-stop thinking about it and talking about it, it’s been really good, he’s been a breath of fresh air,” Starling mentioned.
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“He’s bringing a lot of intensity and I think he’s going to take our defence to the next level.
“He’s had success overseas and here, he brings a lot of knowledge. He’s a premiership-winning coach, it’s pretty tough to do that.”
Canberra prop Joe Tapine has performed underneath Maguire for New Zealand since he turned the Kiwi coach in 2018.
The pair most not too long ago mixed on the World Cup the place New Zealand misplaced to Australia within the semi-final in arguably the match of the event.
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Maguire fell simply wanting orchestrating what would have been one of many greatest upsets in World Cup historical past, shedding 14-16.
“He’s very big on details, he looks at the real small details in everything we do and has that intensity to him and he won’t leave any stone unturned,” Tapine mentioned.
“Stick does a lot with attack and Madge on our defence side…they definitely have a presence (on the training paddock) and they work well together.”
“They actually balance each other out because I suppose you can’t have too much boss in the room, they’re good together.”
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