Newcastle Knights Case Study

After three years of profound coaching success in North Queensland, Jason Demetriou returned home to take on the dual role as Illawarra Cutters head coach and St George Illawarra Dragons assistant coach.

In the National Rugby League competition, the South Sydney Rabbitohs were playing their most important match in decades back on September 6th 2013 – against their fierce rivals, the Sydney Roosters – in a bid to secure their first minor premiership since 1989.

“Warnock lines up great and he’s got the best stance on the defensive line. His quickness will be a major asset for our defensive front.”

Lienhard feels he will have a strong defense on the field this year. Senior Koby Nguyen will be calling the pitches from his catcher position, a true team leader for the Crusaders. Kapaun should be strong up the middle according to Lienhard, with Meitzner at shortstop and Oatsdean in centerfield.

With 8 seconds remaining, Senior Bobby Jarosz's 26th carry of the game on a 3rd and goal from just outside the one sealed a 26-21 homecoming game victory for the Knights with a one yard touchdown.

A 43-10 victory over the Warriors last week gave Mounties the week off into the preliminary finals, and that was largely thanks to a two-try effort from Lynch.

In what is a wonderful achievement for the club, Mounties also secured the minor premiership in the Ron Massey Cup – by a whopping eight competition points.

The Wyong Roos missed out on the minor premiership by one for and against point, and consequently have to take on the Penrith Panthers in a qualifying final this weekend at Pepper Stadium.

He joined the St George Dragons the following year, having an immediate impact in the 1979 Premiership winning season – where he scored a try in the 17-13 victory over the Canterbury Bulldogs in the Grand Final.

North Sydney Bears and Mounties drew for the second time this season, this time with the final score being 34-all. Mounties trailed by 12 with five minutes remaining, but two late tries and a Mitch Cornish sideline conversion secured that both teams shared the points. Kirisome Auva’a returned for the Bears with a try and two try assists.

Moreover, as the boys' and girls' team faced the Paterson Kennedy Knights in their first game, much of the crowd was left in utter silence. The final score of 62-56 for the boys and 57-34 for the girls, with the Knights claiming the victory, explained the reaction of the crowd with the Bulldogs showing signs of exhaustion. "Our players were trying their best despite the loss," stated Coach Boorman.

With a total of 52 rushing yards and an average of 3.1 yards per carry in 5 games. Which means he won’t be too bad when it comes to running the ball; in fact his stats just mean he’s very good at running the ball. Now everyone knows how good he is, but will he be good enough for Fiji 7s? I’m not too sure. We’ve seen many try and only a few can handle the demands of 7s Rugby?

To succeed, teams generally need to win the close ones and have a good run with injuries. In the Nathan Buckley era, the Magpies have come up short in both areas. Their inability to seal the deal was never more evident than in a three-week patch in mid-2015 when they suffered narrow defeats to top side Fremantle (by seven points at Domain Stadium), eventual premiers Hawthorn (10 points) and Port Adelaide (three points at Adelaide Oval). A lack of composure at critical stages has continued to dog Collingwood. Though they upset Sydney in a cliffhanger at the SCG in round three, the Pies have been hurt by heartbreaking losses this year to quality opponents Greater Western Sydney and

With their offense already showing signs that 2016 could be an explosive year, the Jacksonville Jaguars could end up being the team to beat in the AFC South, if they are able to hold off other teams with their defense. The Jaguars approached the issue head on this off season by using six of their seven 2016 draft picks for the defensive unit.

An example of when he donned his coaching cape was towards the beginning of the movie when he said to Coach Yoast, “I came here to coach the G.W. I didn’t ask the schools to re-district and I didn’t ask to be assigned to your staff, so I guess we’re both in a situation we don’t want to be in. But I can guarantee you this coach. I come to win.” This is a great display of his passion for football, winning and his coach-like aura that he emanates so well with his words. Another role he takes on is a teacher. He becomes a teacher, off the football pitch when he decided to help Louie Lastic boost his marks, so that he would be eligible to go to college at the end of the year. He helped Louie outside of training and tutored him so that he could pass. This is not necessary for a coach to do, since it is more than what he is required to do and yet he did it anyway. This demonstrates that he cared about individual team members as well as the whole team and that falls well in hand next to his coaching methods.