Anthony Seibold has opened up on how Phil Gould helped him transfer on from his failed stint on the Broncos and inspired him to not hand over on teaching.
Seibold, who’s now head coach of Manly, joined the Broncos in 2019 with excessive expectations.
He was simply named Dally M Coach of the Year after guiding the Rabbitohs to a preliminary closing in his first season on the helm.
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Seibold took the Broncos to the finals in his first season however was knocked out within the first week after a 58-nil thumping from the Eels.
Things received even worse in 2020 because the Broncos suffered their greatest loss in historical past in Round 4 — a 59-nil loss to the Roosters.
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Seibold copped a lot of the blame for Brisbane’s demise and he ended up parting methods with the membership lower than two full seasons into his five-year contract.
In an interview with 9 News on Tuesday, the 48-year-old revealed it was Gould who helped him deal with the autumn out.
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“There was certainly a time after my previous head coach experience that I thought maybe I didn’t want to be a head coach again,” Seibold stated.
“Phil was really generous with his time when I was coaching the Broncos.
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“There was one time I spent a full day at Phil’s house… talking with one of the best minds in the game for the best part of six or seven hours.
“There was a message he said to me after I finished up at the Broncos, it was around, ‘don’t hide behind the curtains’ — the message I took was even though (it had been) a really challenging time, get back out there and hold your head high.”
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After a break from teaching, Seibold linked up with the then-coach of England’s rugby union workforce, Eddie Jones.
The Sea Eagles then got here knocking after Des Hasler’s sacking in October.
Seibold’s Manly period was kicked off in the absolute best vogue with the membership bouncing again from a horror 2022 to win the pre-season problem.
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