Lure in Manly phone call that lit up Flanno's eyes

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Anthony Seibold made a constituent of Shane Flanagan's clip successful the cauldron that is NRL caput coaching erstwhile helium rang him to connection a occupation astatine Manly, the erstwhile Cronulla mentor has revealed.

Flanagan, who's scored a gig arsenic an adjunct to Seibold astatine Manly successful the aftermath of Des Hasler's axing, said helium appreciated what Seibold said greatly.

"The happening that I liked astir Anthony erstwhile helium archetypal rang maine to inquire maine to travel and bash the job, which a batch of different coaches wouldn't bash ... helium wanted maine to travel determination due to the fact that helium sees maine arsenic an NRL manager and I've done it earlier and I've been successful that position, and helium wants idiosyncratic to enactment beside him that's had that experience," Flanagan said connected 2GB's Wide World of Sports radio.

"A batch of coaches would beryllium intimidated by it.

"It's a truly bully start, and helium wants maine to ... manager similar an NRL coach, and the nine wants maine to bash that, arsenic well.

"The nine wants maine to get an NRL job, and if I bash a truly bully occupation with Manly that volition happen."

Seibold inked a three-year woody to beryllium Manly's caput coach, and Flanagan and Jim Dymock penned three-year adjunct contracts.

The 3 men person taken power of a Manly squad that tumbled retired of the apical 8 and failed to suffice for finals footy successful bonzer manner successful 2022.

The Sea Eagles, who finished successful 11th connected the ladder, mislaid their past 8 games of the season, with 7 of those matches coming aft the pride jersey saga.

But Flanagan has immense assurance successful Manly's roster arsenic an intriguing 2023 run looms.

"Our backmost enactment is going to beryllium (a beardown point). (Haumole) Olakau'atu started past year, benignant of burst onto the scene. He's a prime borderline back-rower," Flanagan said.

"If you propulsion Jake (Trbojevic) astatine lock.

"Tom (Trbojevic) is astatine the back, and past we've got immoderate truly classy extracurricular backs.

"So, I don't spot excessively galore weaknesses, but what I bash spot is simply a broadside that tin play shot and people immoderate points and has got velocity and power.

"When you travel into a side, maine and Anthony Seibold coming into a nine similar this, usually ... they've travel past oregon down the bottommost of the array and you travel successful and the roster needs a large change.

"Well, it decidedly doesn't request to alteration astatine Manly. We've got a bully footy squad acceptable to spell this year, truthful I'd expect bully things."

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