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HOW much of a cutthroat business is rugby league? It’s hard to believe Des Hasler is starting the season in the coaching hot seat at Canterbury-Bankstown.
A Bulldogs board meeting tonight could provide some vital clues about Hasler’s future at Belmore.
Depending on who you talk to, Canterbury-Bankstown are either extremely close to green lighting a two-year extension for Hasler for 2018-19 or a long way off.
Some say the Bulldogs coach needs a fast start to the season to guarantee his position.
Bulldogs CEO Raelene Castle has been in dialogue with Hasler’s management for over 12 months with the goal of reaching an outcome which is fair and reasonable for both parties.
If Hasler emerges with a contract extension over the opening couple of weeks of the new season, then Castle has worked her magic.
If not, then what does it mean for Des? It’s hard to see Hasler sitting on his hands and waiting for an offer.
Rest assured, rival clubs are monitoring the Des situation. A two-time premiership-winner at Manly, Hasler has taken the Bulldogs to five finals series and two grand final appearances since moving to Belmore at the end of 2011.
One of the most fascinating twists last September was how the Bulldogs board torpedoed a Hasler extension once the club bombed out of the finals.
It put the board and Des on a collision course and ended in club legend Steve Mortimer tendering his resignation from the Canterbury Leagues club board.
There was also a shake-up in terms of Des’s support staff. So there’s already been significant change at Belmore.
The thing about the Bulldogs football and leagues club board rooms is they’re nowhere near as warm and fuzzy as some of the other NRL clubs.
Powerful, results-driven and ruthless are fair descriptions of how they like to do business. Similar to the Sydney Roosters or the Brisbane Broncos.
A football club election at the start of next year means there is also more than just Hasler’s future at stake.
So if not Des, then who is better-credentialed to take over at the Bulldogs? It’s hard to find a more accomplished candidate.
If Hasler is granted an extension then the Bulldogs will be granted the stability they need to go about their business of trying to win games. If not, then the club could be in for a wild ride in 2017.
HOW much of a cutthroat business is rugby league? It’s hard to believe Des Hasler is starting the season in the coaching hot seat at Canterbury-Bankstown.
A Bulldogs board meeting tonight could provide some vital clues about Hasler’s future at Belmore.
Depending on who you talk to, Canterbury-Bankstown are either extremely close to green lighting a two-year extension for Hasler for 2018-19 or a long way off.
Some say the Bulldogs coach needs a fast start to the season to guarantee his position.
Bulldogs CEO Raelene Castle has been in dialogue with Hasler’s management for over 12 months with the goal of reaching an outcome which is fair and reasonable for both parties.
If Hasler emerges with a contract extension over the opening couple of weeks of the new season, then Castle has worked her magic.
If not, then what does it mean for Des? It’s hard to see Hasler sitting on his hands and waiting for an offer.
Rest assured, rival clubs are monitoring the Des situation. A two-time premiership-winner at Manly, Hasler has taken the Bulldogs to five finals series and two grand final appearances since moving to Belmore at the end of 2011.
One of the most fascinating twists last September was how the Bulldogs board torpedoed a Hasler extension once the club bombed out of the finals.
It put the board and Des on a collision course and ended in club legend Steve Mortimer tendering his resignation from the Canterbury Leagues club board.
There was also a shake-up in terms of Des’s support staff. So there’s already been significant change at Belmore.
The thing about the Bulldogs football and leagues club board rooms is they’re nowhere near as warm and fuzzy as some of the other NRL clubs.
Powerful, results-driven and ruthless are fair descriptions of how they like to do business. Similar to the Sydney Roosters or the Brisbane Broncos.
A football club election at the start of next year means there is also more than just Hasler’s future at stake.
So if not Des, then who is better-credentialed to take over at the Bulldogs? It’s hard to find a more accomplished candidate.
If Hasler is granted an extension then the Bulldogs will be granted the stability they need to go about their business of trying to win games. If not, then the club could be in for a wild ride in 2017.