| GOULBURN WARRIORS |
| Warriors Announce Coaching Staff For 2009 And Hint At Player Changes |
| How will Goulburn go in 2009?? They will win the title...........................26% They will make the finals......................50% They won't make the Top 8..................24% |
| WARRIORS POLL |
| The Goulburn Lonsdale Warriors have formally begun their 2009 season today retaining their end of season coaching and training staff, signing many of them to new long term deals. CEO Cheyne Webster is ecstatic with the news, and hopes that the stability of the club will remain for some time, "(Season) 2008 was a bit of a landmark year for us - lots of personnel changes and some would say a changing of the guard. We're hoping Craig, Ivan and the crew can deliver a Premiership for the club (in 2009), and hopefully become the first franchise to win two Premierships." Webster claimed that the 2008 title holders the Greco's Eagles "thoroughly deserved their title", and "should be one to look out for in 2009." When asked about his playing group, Webster remained tightlipped about the future of some of his players, "We will look to be aggressive at the Draft table again, and we really want to make every post a winner." Players under the most pressue include stalwarts Ben Ross, Aaron Payne and David Kidwell, all showing signs of perhaps their time at Goulburn being over. Webster stopped short of saying they wouldn't be retained, claiming "When I get back from Taiwan in early March we will sit down and make some very, very tough decisions..." |
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| 2009 WARRIORS RETAINED (10) |
| Matt Cooper Nathan Hindmarsh Hazem El Masri John Williams Brent Tate Simon Mannering Ben Creagh Beau Scott Ashley Harrison Ian Henderson |
| WARRIORS 2009 SPONSORS |
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| 2009 - First Grade Side |
| Bellamy Keen To Excel In First Full Season At The Helm |
| Goulburn Warriors Head Coach Craig Bellamy is keen to build on his NRL experience at the Storm with a successful campaign in 2009. Bellamy started his coaching stint with the Storm franchise with a bang, taking Melbourne to it's second grand final win. He has accepted a two year contract, and is keen to impress the fans and staff who have been loyal to his Storm services, "Anything less than a premiership this year just won't do - finals football is the VNRL ultimate." Claimed Bellamy. |
| Socceroo Star Remains On 2009 Staff |
| The Goulburn Warriors franchise has pulled off a major coaching coup in re-signing Socceroo defender and vice-captain Lucas Neill to a 2yr coaching contract in the Southern Highlands. Neill will remain on board as the clubs Skills Coach, and will continue working on a part-time basis with the rest of the coaching staff enhancing skill acquisiton within the club, "We're excited to keep Lucas on board...he'll be gold for us." Quipped Warriors CEO Cheyne Webster. |
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| 2009 WARRIORS WEBSITE PLAYER OF THE WEEK |
| This weeks Player of the Week is the powerhouse backrower Nathan Hindmarsh, who put in a big display with a huge fwd try effort... |
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