The NRL’s coaching carousel has reportedly claimed a third casualty in 2020, with multiple outlets reporting North Queensland coach Paul Green has parted ways with the club.
Phil Rothfield of The Daily Telegraph claims Green was informed of his fate on Wednesday, but agreed to stay on as coach for Sunday’s loss to Penrith. He reports assistant coaches Josh Hannay and David Tangata-Toa will jointly assume the caretaker role until the season concludes.
The seventh-year coach was under pressure to deliver on high expectations this season following the acquisition of State of Origin star Valentine Holmes, but the Cowboys just never got going. Despite an improved effort against the ladder-leading Panthers on Sunday, the 22-10 loss was their third in succession and left them languishing at 12th on the ladder with a 3-7 record and a horrid -70 points differential.
Green joined the club as coach in 2014 and delivered a maiden premiership in 2015 following one of the all-time great grand finals. They lost to eventual premiers Cronulla in the 2016 preliminary final and enjoyed a fairytale run to the decider in 2017, only to be brushed aside by the Melbourne Storm.
Recent seasons weren’t as productive, however, with slow starts dooming the club to bottom eight finishes in 2018 and 2019. This year started off okay, with two wins from their first three matches, but awful defence saw them suffer six defeats from the following seven matches. Their 275 points conceded so far is only better than Brisbane and Gold Coast.
His departure follows the sacking of Stephen Kearney by the Warriors and Dean Pay’s resignation from the Bulldogs on the coaching front this season.
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from The Roar https://www.theroar.com.au/2020/07/20/breaking-paul-green-parts-ways-with-cowboys/
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