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This article was posted a few weeks ago before the warriors game. It was a combined interview with the CEO’s of both clubs.
I haven’t posted the whole thing as it is really long, just some quotes from Castle as to the direction of the club.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league...e-and-jim-doyle-examine-the-state-of-the-game
As figures in rugby league go, few wield as much influence or command the same respect as New Zealand Warriors managing director Jim Doyle or Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs chief executive Raelene Castle.
Take the Bulldogs and Des Hasler. A premiership winner at Manly, he's yet to do the same for Canterbury, whose last title came back in 2004. Already this season there has been a story suggesting Hasler has to win it this time or he's gone.
"He's been there four years and we've made the top-eight all of those years and been in two grand finals. We're the only team to make two grand finals in the last four years. What do you think?," Castle said.
Doyle was many people's favourite to assume Smith's position, but continues to say he's not interested. Castle might be, though.
Castle's answer was also no. At least for now.
"I've just got some unfinished business at the Bulldogs, so ask me in a couple of years' time and I might have a different answer," she said.
That's not to winning a premiership, apparently, and Doyle reckons that's not his measure of success at the Warriors either. Funny, you'd think that was the sole purpose of every rugby league club.
"For us it's really about developing a meaningful community programme. The club have such a big voice that it can genuinely change people's lives," Castle said.
Literacy, numeracy, nutrition, all sorts. Rugby league folk are out there aiding schools and pushing positive message to a wide range of groups.
Over at the Bulldogs, Castle likes to think she's doing a good job, but she doesn't kid herself about what underpins any of the club's achievements and who's driving that.
"It's a complex story but there's no doubt that the coach and the football programme are key to that. You can't change that.
"You can have really good people off the field and the best CEO and the best commercial people and the best community people in the world and if you haven't got a football coach that knows what they're doing, that's a really difficult thing to do.
I haven’t posted the whole thing as it is really long, just some quotes from Castle as to the direction of the club.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league...e-and-jim-doyle-examine-the-state-of-the-game
As figures in rugby league go, few wield as much influence or command the same respect as New Zealand Warriors managing director Jim Doyle or Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs chief executive Raelene Castle.
Take the Bulldogs and Des Hasler. A premiership winner at Manly, he's yet to do the same for Canterbury, whose last title came back in 2004. Already this season there has been a story suggesting Hasler has to win it this time or he's gone.
"He's been there four years and we've made the top-eight all of those years and been in two grand finals. We're the only team to make two grand finals in the last four years. What do you think?," Castle said.
Doyle was many people's favourite to assume Smith's position, but continues to say he's not interested. Castle might be, though.
Castle's answer was also no. At least for now.
"I've just got some unfinished business at the Bulldogs, so ask me in a couple of years' time and I might have a different answer," she said.
That's not to winning a premiership, apparently, and Doyle reckons that's not his measure of success at the Warriors either. Funny, you'd think that was the sole purpose of every rugby league club.
"For us it's really about developing a meaningful community programme. The club have such a big voice that it can genuinely change people's lives," Castle said.
Literacy, numeracy, nutrition, all sorts. Rugby league folk are out there aiding schools and pushing positive message to a wide range of groups.
Over at the Bulldogs, Castle likes to think she's doing a good job, but she doesn't kid herself about what underpins any of the club's achievements and who's driving that.
"It's a complex story but there's no doubt that the coach and the football programme are key to that. You can't change that.
"You can have really good people off the field and the best CEO and the best commercial people and the best community people in the world and if you haven't got a football coach that knows what they're doing, that's a really difficult thing to do.
