Steve Georgallis wants in as Trent Barrett prepares to put together his Canterbury coaching staff
Michael Carayannis, The Daily Telegraph
July 25, 2020 5:24pm
Canterbury interim coach Steve Georgallis has signalled his intentions to remain at the club as part of Trent Barrett’s coaching staff.
Barrett is yet to finalise his support staff after being appointed Canterbury coach for the next three years earlier this week. Georgallis is an experienced assistant – having taken over the Panthers as an interim head coach in 2011 – and will take charge of his second game for the Bulldogs against Newcastle on Sunday.
“I’ve got some great memories at this club,” Georgallis said.
“I want to stay on. We won the 2018 (reserve grade) and national championships. I have a good relationship with a lot of the players. I would love to stay. I haven’t had a chance to speak with (Barrett) at all. He is focused on Penrith.”
Suggestions of John Cartwright again joining Barrett’s coaching staff having worked alongside each other at Manly appear off the mark. The Bulldogs still have a host of players off-contract at season’s end including Kieran Foran, Jack Cogger, Adam Elliott, Kerrod Holland, Marcelo Montoya, Sauaso Sue and Aiden Tolman.
Georgallis said he would offer any feedback Barrett wanted on these players.
“My job is to make sure the players we have here that are off-contract put their best foot forward to stay here,” Georgallis said.
“If he needs to ring me and ask about certain players that we have here I’m sure he will.”
Georgallis said Foran would be a “100 per cent” starter when the Bulldogs play Newcastle on Sunday afternoon after the five-eighth failed to finish their heartbreaking loss to St George Illawarra.
The Bulldogs will welcome back Jayden Okunbor from suspension with the winger expected to re-join the side at training as early as Tuesday once he has received clearance from the NRL’s biosecurity experts.
“He has done his time,” Georgallis said. “From what I hear – I haven’t talked to Jayden personally – he is pretty remorseful. He is a young player, who made a mistake. A very big mistake.”
Michael Carayannis, The Daily Telegraph
July 25, 2020 5:24pm
Canterbury interim coach Steve Georgallis has signalled his intentions to remain at the club as part of Trent Barrett’s coaching staff.
Barrett is yet to finalise his support staff after being appointed Canterbury coach for the next three years earlier this week. Georgallis is an experienced assistant – having taken over the Panthers as an interim head coach in 2011 – and will take charge of his second game for the Bulldogs against Newcastle on Sunday.
“I’ve got some great memories at this club,” Georgallis said.
“I want to stay on. We won the 2018 (reserve grade) and national championships. I have a good relationship with a lot of the players. I would love to stay. I haven’t had a chance to speak with (Barrett) at all. He is focused on Penrith.”
Suggestions of John Cartwright again joining Barrett’s coaching staff having worked alongside each other at Manly appear off the mark. The Bulldogs still have a host of players off-contract at season’s end including Kieran Foran, Jack Cogger, Adam Elliott, Kerrod Holland, Marcelo Montoya, Sauaso Sue and Aiden Tolman.
Georgallis said he would offer any feedback Barrett wanted on these players.
“My job is to make sure the players we have here that are off-contract put their best foot forward to stay here,” Georgallis said.
“If he needs to ring me and ask about certain players that we have here I’m sure he will.”
Georgallis said Foran would be a “100 per cent” starter when the Bulldogs play Newcastle on Sunday afternoon after the five-eighth failed to finish their heartbreaking loss to St George Illawarra.
The Bulldogs will welcome back Jayden Okunbor from suspension with the winger expected to re-join the side at training as early as Tuesday once he has received clearance from the NRL’s biosecurity experts.
“He has done his time,” Georgallis said. “From what I hear – I haven’t talked to Jayden personally – he is pretty remorseful. He is a young player, who made a mistake. A very big mistake.”
