{"id":272980,"date":"2025-07-18T20:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/272980\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T20:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:53:13","slug":"leeds-rhinos-boss-brad-arthur-named-perfect-replacement-to-nrl-coaching-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/272980\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds Rhinos boss Brad Arthur named “perfect” replacement to NRL coaching job"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Since Brad Arthur made it clear of his desires to return to the NRL, his name has been linked with a number of jobs. However, this week he has been labelled as a \u201cperfect\u201d replacement for the Newcastle Knights coaching job, should current boss Adam O\u2019Brien leave the club.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leeds Rhinos Director of Rugby, Ian Blease, has said that talks for Arthur to stay at the club are ongoing, and a decision will be made on his Rhinos future by the end of the month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Former Wigan Warriors and NRL half-back Blake Green, who is currently O\u2019Brien\u2019s assistant at the Knights, is the new favourite to step into the role for next season, but Arthur\u2019s name has been linked from the start, and he continues to be a candidate.<\/p>\n

Could Leeds Rhinos\u2019 boss be \u2018perfect\u2019 for Newcastle Knights?<\/p>\n

Speaking on Fox Sports\u2019 NRL 360<\/a>, journalist and pundit, Paul Crawley, said that Blake Green didn\u2019t have enough experience, and the Knights need something completely fresh if they were to rebuild and challenge for the top four.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe hasn\u2019t got the experience to walk in there and take control,\u201d he said. \u201cHe has been at the club, and I understand he is the attack coach at the moment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

He questioned: \u201cWhat I don\u2019t understand is if he is the assistant coach and you are going to step up and be the next coach, aren\u2019t your ideas already out there?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Crawley added how Arthur would be the ideal man to take over from O\u2019Brien next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about who I want it is about who is best suited and if I was looking at where the Knights are at the moment, I would think an experienced coach would probably be a better fit for them to potentially tell the other guys to rack off and take charge,\u201d Crawley said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA guy like Brad Arthur would be perfect.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are questions, however, on whether Arthur would even accept the job, given his close relationship with O\u2019Brien.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 51-year-old\u2019s two sons, Jake and Matt, are now both with the Knights\u2019, and whilst the main reason for Arthur going back home is to see his sons develop and grow as NRL players, a move that sees him coach his two sons could have both positive and negative effects.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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