My sources are telling me Newcastle Knights assistant Craig Sandercock has pipped Kevin Moore to the coaching role!

Was assistant coach at Manly when they thrashed Melbourne in the Grand Final a few years ago, before being poached by Newcastle to help assist their Renaissance as a top club!

Very highly regarded - beat off strong competition to get the gig as New South Wales Under 18 coach earlier this year!

just when hull thought we couldn't out do them, we sign a coach with an even funnier name than peter genitals, we are still no 1 in the city

certainly looks that way according to the newcastle herald, www.theherald.com.au/news/local/ ... 02726.aspx

certainly looks that way according to the newcastle herald, www.theherald.com.au/news/local/ ... 02726.aspx

Have a look at Newcastles ooc players.

He was a North Sydney junior.
Played in the equivalent of NSW cup as a senior.
One year with London Broncos.
Has a degree in Economics and qualifications in teaching and had a career as a high school teacher before being a full time assistant coach for the past 4 years.
Coached at Manly for 8 years starting with the under 16s and working up to firstgrade assistant to Des Hasler when they won the premiership in 2008.
Has coached many junior rep sides, including NSW under 18s this year.
His best work at the Knights has been done with winger Aku Uate, who was a shy kid from Fiji who had problems understanding his role in the team and couldn't make firstgrade regularly. Uate says Sandercock spent a lot of time with him and used his teaching skills to get him to understand where he should be on the field at different times. Aku has gone on to be 2 times Dally M winger of the year, a SOO regular and first picked for Australia this year according to many, and he has several times thanked Sandercock in acceptance speeches for his many awards.

I don't know how he will go as a head coach, but he is a great communicator and teacher of young players.

The Knights had 7 players debut in firstgrade this year, and all 7 had brilliant debuts. That is because they all spent a lot of time with Sandercock working on their role in the team before they made their debut.

Is there one worth while to fill newtons shoes and ul know living in Aus is he well thought of

I wanna know how u get sand there lol and no way am I singing sandercocks barmy army sorry ain't happening lol

Wonder is hel bring Andrew johns over as his assistant coach

He might bring Andrew Dunneman - the Knights halves coach who is also 'between engagements' due to Bennett having his own coaching team.

Although Dunneman came close to ruining Scotty Dureau IMO.

www.linkedin.com/pub/craig-sandercock/2b/273/b82

www.linkedin.com/pub/craig-sandercock/2b/273/b82

Sounds like some kind of medievel torture

It gets everywhere after a day on the beach.

Do you mean you was the first to read it

Been suffering all week with this.
Chaffing.

Haha, Genitals and a Coc k, you couldn't make it up.

Isaac De Gois
Cameron Ciraldo
Con Mika
Steve Southern
Evarn Tuimavave
Shannon McDonnell

Already mentioned about McDonnell. Not sure about the others, I know Southern is a Wildcats player next season and De Gois would be good for our new hooker.

Ms. Terrorist claims to have sanded a few genitals.
Worrying.

No one special then!

The only Newcastle firstgraders who are still looking for a club are;
Dan Tolar - Prop - contracted for next year but not wanted.
Marvin Karawana - utility
Con Mika - second row - contracted for next year but not wanted
Ben Rogers - 5/8 - contracted for next year but not wanted
Shannon McDonnell

De Gois = Cronulla
Ciraldo = Penrith
Tuimaavae = re-signed

Couple of 23 year olds from the reserves - Sinbad Kali, Kruize Wilson and Simon Williams would all be great buys for next to nothing. Sinbad played one firstgrade game for Melbourne and played for Tonga in the World Cup.

Do you think Craig Sandercock will be a good guy for us Roopy?
Our management has said they wanted to have a coach onboard that will develop our youth players and have good sports science underrstanding - does this sound like Craigs assets?
Your opinions welcome - Cheers mate

Since he's never been a head coach i don't know what he is like with game plans, but he is great at developing young players.
Most of the Manly side who will play the grandfinal next week played under him as juniors, and his work with the young guys at the Knights has been outstanding.

His uni degree is not in sports related field, but he is a well known sports science nerd who loves all that stuff.

Cheers mate - that'll do for me... we have started the process of developing our own stars of the future, Hull is a hotbed of talent, and hopefully Craig will take this on a few levels.

Thanks for the insight - and best wishes to the Knights!!!

If this guy is a bit of a playboy...... The 'Ladies' of east Hull are gonna be leading the world in the sales of Germolene if they spend the night with him.

Or.....Maybe every joiner will be jealous at his 'finishing technique'







Or the cock leading the Cocks...... It gets better and better...... Looking forward to Derby day anyway!!

If only he went to Bradford, then it could be a Cock and Bull story.

Married with 3 kids. Looking at her photo, I can't imagine him looking elsewhere for his action!

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