Similarly, interim coach Todd Payten has reportedly been interviewed while Paul Green and Anthony Griffin have been floated as potential coaches. And I would have thought Toovs would be one of them. I was simply suggesting who I would go for if I was in that position.

The Warriors will look to snap their three-game losing streak on Friday night when they face the Wests Tigers. He was not interviewed but was thanked for his interest.The Australian’s Brent Read told NRL Tonight that the Warriors were in an advanced stage in their hiring process and had interviewed Todd Payten and the Walker brother’s for the role.But both Ginanne and Read agreed they were surprised Toovey wasn’t a part of the discussion.“Toovs (Toovey) has obviously been in the mix for a few jobs now. For the men in the hot seat, it’s hard to cop but the NRL is simply a results-driven business, and at the end of the day there is always going to be at least eight coaches under pressure after an NRL season having missed the all-important finals series.While some coaches and clubs have lower expectations than others, the proverbial axe is hovering over a few coaching careers at the moment, with some club boards coming out to announce that their coach has ‘the full support of the board’, which is as good as a death sentence in modern-day rugby league.With Garth Brennan already out the door and Nathan Brown having been informed that he is surplus to requirements next season, the careers of Paul Green, Mary McGregor, and Stephen Kearney are all hanging in the balance.With the Titans having already appointed the inexperienced Justin Holbrook to somehow save their sinking ship, and the Knights reportedly heavily interested in Roosters assistant coach Adam O’Brien, this has left me asking one question: how is Geoff Toovey still without a job?In his four-year stint at the helm of his beloved Sea Eagles, Toovey led his team to three top-four finishes, featured in one grand final, one grand final qualifier and also possessed an impressive 58% win ratio.Toovey is an old fashioned coach, with former player Steve Matai describing him to be someone who leads by example and takes no prisoners, telling the While there is a minor blip on his record, that being his sacking from his boyhood club at the end of the 2015 season, in which they finished one win out of the finals, it ended up proving to be one of the more bizarre sackings in recent memory with numerous NRL fans questioning the Sea Eagles’ decision to sack the Manly-Warringah life member.All things considered, Toovey has proven himself to be nothing short of a pure winner who doesn’t suffer fools gladly and is more than capable of producing impressive results with a shoe-string budget for both his football department and roster. A man has proven on multiple occasions that he can take a squad deep into the finals, something neither of those proud clubs has done for a few years.So Justin who has just lead his team to a Challenge cup final and the top of Superleague is inexperienced but some assistant coach with the Roosters isn’t ?I agree with the article, Toovey would seem to have better credentials than some plying their trade at the moment.I believe Geoff was given plenty of warnings regarding his outbursts at refs in games against the roosters hence his situation.FrankSausage speaking of investigations, look into why the roosters membership is in tatters.Toovey has 100% manly DNA and unfortunately this is working against him in the false belief that he is only capable of coaching one team.Toovey should get the Dragons job because he leads by example and has a can get them to the finals. I can think of a few clubs in need of a man who fits that job description at the moment.With the Paul’s, McGregor and Green, treading on extremely thin ice, yet still possessing squads with an eye-catching balance of representative talent and promising youngsters, the Cowboys and Dragons could do worse than replace their struggling mentors with Toovey.

He also coached the Bradford Bulls in the Rugby Football League Championship in 2017. I was pretty excited to hopefully get the opportunity. 28 Jul, 2020 10:30am . Toovey said he had spoken to someone over there before the process began but it appears as though he wasn't what the Warriors' powerbrokers were looking for.On the go and no time to finish that story right now? Shane Flanagan is still pretty decent and Nathan Brown deserves another crack but might want to take a little break for a bit. It’s not my fault the dragons decided to pay overs for him but now that you have him you may as well play him. Manly great Geoff Toovey has reportedly been brutally rejected from a shot at the vacant New Zealand Warriors job, swept aside without even an interview. I know Norman is very inconsistent but he’s also your best five eight in the club so you play him.