Cody Walker's Brain Fade, Broncos Crisis & Knights' Top Four Surge
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How did the Knights surge into the top four?
Welcome to Kenny Blitch, your daily hit of NRL news. Mate, we'll start with a good news story. For a change.
What impact has Holbrook had on the Knights' identity?
For a change.
The Knights. They're wonderful, aren't they? Yeah. Went into the top four on the weekend with a win over the Dolphins yesterday.
What are the implications of the Broncos' fading finals hopes?
Tight, tough win. I know both teams were affected by origin. But given that the Knights finished with a spoon last year, to now be sitting top four, I know they've got, look, they've got... what, Trey Mooney, and they've got Dylan Brown.
How is Madge handling player unrest and injuries at the Broncos?
But essentially outside that, I know Santa Smith's probably another one. But he came as a lower key player. It's just been a magnificent effort from Justin Holbrook.
It is, isn't it? It's coaching. Last year, mate, it was like, Well, they couldn't attack. They were awful. They were absolutely awful.
What changes have led to Dean Young's turnaround with the Dragons?
And now you watch them and there's just so much belief. It's confidence. It's effort for each other, effort for themselves.
What is causing the Tigers to slide in the finals race?
I think that's a real coaching effort from a point of view. Last year they were so structured, so heavily coached that – They played so slowly because they got the ball into shape, played block plays, and everybody was just very cumbersome. No one played what was in front of them.
How did Cody Walker's brain fade affect South Sydney's finals chances?
A gap of sort of a player would sort of overeat a play defensively. And instead of going through the hole, the ball player would just pass on anyway because that's what he was supposed to do. Now they're playing what they see a little bit more. They're playing just footy.
What lessons can be learned from the discipline issues faced by Souths?
They're supporting each other. They're just much looser, much more free in attack. And the points are coming with it. But you've – I still scratch my head why the Titans let him go. I know he hadn't had stellar results there.
It hadn't gone too bad given what the Titans' history.
Well, that's the point. They are a losing club. They have the odd pocket where they've had okay success. John Cartwright, under the current guise of what the Titans look like, has had the most success with them. But historically, they're just a losing club. They don't compete. They don't really make the playoffs that often. It's been quite some time since they've got there. But Holbrook was building something there. It was just taking longer than what they anticipated it would take. And so they moved him on. And they haven't had any success since he left. They're going okay this year as far as I think how they look as a team, but still the results aren't coming. But Holbrook's just shown his bona fides by going a couple of years sitting there with Trent Robinson at the Roosters, basically biding his time until a job came available.
And here he is at the Knights, just turning them into what are now a top four side. They moved in the top four over the weekend.
And he's also – he suits the Knights culture too, doesn't he? Like he played at the Knights. He knows – He knows what that Newcastle mentality is about. At the start of the season, he made a point of bringing the mining culture into their philosophy again. He just seems to be at home at Newcastle.
That's funny, isn't it? Everybody these days, when they take control of a club, every new coach, all the modern new coaches, I should say, One of their big things is to delve into the history of the club, to find the character of the club, and to then turn the current squad and try and reflect that character. And it's fascinating because character, you look at the Bulldogs, for example. The Bulldogs... were the entertainers in the late 70s, early 80s. They scored tries from all over the field. They put passes together. They'd score a try against right sets of hands. Warren Ryan came in, turned them into dogs of war, and where basically they just bashed you up and played middle third footy. Completely different style for the entertainers.
And that transition took place. They won the Cup in 1980 as the entertainers.
Tim Glossop was it?
Ted Glossett was coach, yeah. Won the common 1980s, the Entertainers. By 1984, they were winning as the Dogs of War. Completely different style. Yet now, there's this reminiscence about the Dogs of War.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did the Knights surge into the top four?
0:03–0:09
2
What impact has Holbrook had on the Knights' identity?
0:09–0:17
3
What are the implications of the Broncos' fading finals hopes?
0:17–0:35
4
How is Madge handling player unrest and injuries at the Broncos?
0:35–0:53
5
What changes have led to Dean Young's turnaround with the Dragons?
0:53–1:01
6
What is causing the Tigers to slide in the finals race?
1:01–1:20
7
How did Cody Walker's brain fade affect South Sydney's finals chances?
1:20–1:34
8
What lessons can be learned from the discipline issues faced by Souths?
1:34–34:22
Speakers
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