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Why coach called grand final rival 'for advice' - CtrlF.XYZ

Why coach called grand final rival 'for advice'

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Penrith and Parramatta stock a rivalry stretching backmost decades, and those years of animosity volition culminate successful Sunday's NRL expansive final.

And there's been nary emotion mislaid betwixt the coaches, either.

During past year's finals series, Eels brag Brad Arthur called retired his Panthers other Ivan Cleary for "whinging" about referee calls, supposedly gaining an vantage successful the process.

And truthful it whitethorn person amazed Cleary somewhat to look astatine his telephone earlier this twelvemonth and spot Arthur's sanction popular up.

The second had called his cross-town rival to question immoderate assistance with a occupation helium was facing - coaching his ain lad successful the NRL.

Cleary took connected that situation erstwhile helium near the Tigers to instrumentality the reins astatine Penrith 4 years ago, putting himself successful complaint of his son, Nathan's, shot career.

That concern has borne fruit - 3 consecutive expansive finals, 1 premiership to amusement for it and the anticipation of a 2nd by Sunday night.

So Arthur saw it arsenic lone sensible that helium should usage Cleary arsenic a sounding committee arsenic helium struggled with the thought of coaching his son, Jakob.

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"It was a pugnacious determination to present my lad into the team," Arthur told media connected Thursday.

"I consulted with immoderate players arsenic well, but I thought I'd scope retired to Ivan and helium was large conscionable to springiness maine a spot of proposal astir it.

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"He had been determination before, successful presumption of coaching his son. It's unique, nary 1 volition ever cognize the acquisition until you really bash it.

"Some mightiness accidental they might, (know) however they would feel. But until you bash it you don't know, and wherefore wouldn't I scope retired and get a spot of advice.

"And to beryllium just to some these guys (Ivan and Nathan) they were excellent, and it helped me."

Arthur's 20-year-old lad Jakob volition play disconnected the seat successful Sunday's expansive final.

The brace person faced aggravated disapproval and claims of nepotism, which Jakob was asked astir by 9News earlier this week.

The manager did his champion to deflect erstwhile asked specifically astir his son.

"I'm excited for Jake. But it feels like, for us, we've got 17 sons (in the team)," helium said.

"It's astir these guys, these guys being a spot much selfish present and playing for themselves."

For the Penrith manager and halfback, the novelty of being a father-son NRL concern has fundamentally worn off.

"It's astir apt thing we don't truly deliberation astir that much, anymore," Ivan said.

"I bask going to enactment each time with Nat, and Sunday is going to beryllium nary different."

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