Apart from a glittering period with the Roosters, he also coached Warrack Eagles in Wimmera league.
He said in a story on the Rebels website, “I’ve enjoyed the role of development coach and being able to teach the players as best we could and just to remind them to keep things simple and encouraging them to do the basics well.
“To see where some boys have come to where they are now, whether that be some players playing some good senior footy last year after a couple of years in the program or the couple that have gone onto AFL lists, it has been good to see the natural development of most of the boys that have gone through in my time.
“While this COVID period has been hard for a lot of people including myself at times, it has given me a chance to get back on the tools and have my weekends free and nights at home with the kids.
“The COVID time has given me plenty of time to reflect about what I have done over the last 20 years and while I have sacrificed a lot, the decisions I have made have been based around what I want to do and now to free up 30 weekends a year is a pretty enticing prospect at the moment.
“I haven’t spoken to anyone about footy and I won’t, because if I still wanted to do footy stuff I’d still be in the Rebels coaching role.
“I want to go and watch some of my mates that are coaching or still playing in my own leisure on a cold wintry day with a couple of quite ones and feel a bit more normal and without the pressure that comes with coaching at this level.”
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