Kimmorley leaves kennel to help fine-tune Green Machine

[playon]

CANBERRA have declared new assistant coach Brett Kimmorley the final piece of their puzzle for next year, and David Furner is confident the premiership-winning halfback can have an immediate impact.
In a major coup for the Raiders, Kimmorley has signed a two-year deal to be Furner's No.2. The former NSW halfback will front for his first training session at 7.30am on Monday.
And in another boost to the Raiders' pre-season schedule, club legend Mal Meninga will be in the capital this week to add his input to off-season training.

Kimmorley's appointment ends Furner's search for assistants after Andrew McFadden moved to the Warriors and Justin Morgan was told he was no longer required. Following McFadden and Morgan's departure, Furner refused to rush a decision on replacements.

Kimmorley joins Andrew Dunemann on Furner's revamped coaching structure.
''I'm pretty excited about it, it's certainly a pretty big boost for us to get Noddy [Kimmorley],'' Furner said. ''I've been talking about getting the right person and taking my time to find him … Noddy will complement me and he'll complement the side and [Dunemann]. He's got a very good footy head and he's going to be a great addition to the footy club so I can't wait until he gets started.''


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[playon]

Hope he does well there Brett served us well both as a player and coach. good luck Brett

 

[Chicharito]

all the best noddy

 

[WestieDog]

Sad to see him go - he was a great fit for our culture, and made a massive difference when he came to us as a player. I hope this leads to big things for him.

 

[Mr Invisible]

"major coup" must be the journo buzzword at the moment.

But good luck to him. Not sure how I see the Raiders going next year.. they haven't really picked up anyone from what I've seen.

 

[NallaC]

Good luck Noddy , you served us well

 

[likeadoggy]

for the best

 

[MP4 - Eedz]

Good luck to Noddy !!

 

[Mr Beast]

I bet he got the sacked by Des

 

[likeadoggy]

I bet he got the sacked by Des

thought the same

 

[Earthquake]

We've now lost Noddy and Joey - who is our halves coach now?

 

[buddman]

We've now lost Noddy and Joey - who is our halves coach now?

Craig Polla-Mounter!

 

[Kratos]

"major coup" must be the journo buzzword at the moment.

But good luck to him. Not sure how I see the Raiders going next year.. they haven't really picked up anyone from what I've seen.

The only thing the Raiders have picked up this off season are some fines and free accommodation in the watch-house

 

[Bashman]

Good Luck to him. He moves from a part-time role with the Dogs to a full-time role with the Raiders. It was his only choice if he wants to move into a head coach role. Also, we have a halves coach. Des Hasler played for Australia at Half-Back last time I checked.

 

[bulldogsfan_88]

Good Luck to him. He moves from a part-time role with the Dogs to a full-time role with the Raiders. It was his only choice if he wants to move into a head coach role. Also, we have a halves coach. Des Hasler played for Australia at Half-Back last time I checked.

I was just about to say the same thing. I am sure that he knows a thing or two about being a half back and I am also sure that there will be people lining up to work with him so sure it won't affect us at all

 

[Vlasnik]

Astalavista Noddy.

 

[Scorpio]

He was signed for a three year deal after he retired.

He was always gonna get moved on with Des arriving at the club. It just happened that Des arrived a year early last year and Kimmorley was still contracted so he remained with us.

All the best Kimmorley!

 

[Qld-Dog]

We've now lost Noddy and Joey - who is our halves coach now?

Don't need one, we have the best Coach and it would be fair to say that he wasn't a bad Half back himself.

 

[Izzy Forreal]

We've now lost Noddy and Joey - who is our halves coach now?

Des Hasler is arguably the best coach in the NRL and his career was played in the half back / five eighth position. Do we need anyone else?

 

[Stanna man]

terry baa baa lamb !!!!!