Slater makes first big move as Maroons coach

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Newly appointed Maroons manager Billy Slater has made his archetypal large determination arsenic the antheral successful charge, bringing successful respected adjunct Josh Hannay.

Hannay's assignment comes pursuing 2 seasons arsenic an interim caput manager with the Cowboys and Sharks successful the NRL.

In 2020, Hannay was an adjunct manager astatine the Cowboys earlier taking implicit for 10 games successful complaint aft North Queensland parted ways with Paul Green.

That aforesaid concern followed Hannay to Cronulla this season, wherever helium went connected to manager the Sharks for 19 games successful the aftermath of John Morris' sacking.

"I deliberation he's got a large aboriginal successful the coaching crippled and it's lone a substance of clip earlier he's starring his ain club," Slater said of Hannay's appointment.

"He's had a batch of acquisition aft being handed the reins successful immoderate pugnacious circumstances and I deliberation he's handled himself truly well.

"Every dealing that I've had with him, whether it beryllium astatine Origin level oregon passim the media, has been affirmative and I deliberation he's got a truly intelligent shot caput that volition adhd a batch of worth to the playing radical which is what we're looking for."

Hannay is besides a erstwhile Maroon, having featured doubly for Queensland during his playing days.

The 41-year-old was antecedently a Maroons adjunct nether Kevin Walters successful 2018, the aforesaid bid which featured Slater earlier helium retired.

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"I'm honoured to beryllium progressive successful a caller coaching radical with Billy and the different radical he's going to person connected board," Hannay said.

"To beryllium portion of that is going to beryllium exciting, but besides (we're) acutely alert of the situation up successful getting the shield backmost against a New South Wales squad that looks astir apt arsenic beardown arsenic it has been successful a agelong time."

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