Anthony Seibold told Shane Flanagan he saw him as an NRL coach rather than just an assistant when he rang him to offer a job at Manly, the former Cronulla mentor has revealed. Flanagan, who's scored a gig as an assistant to Seibold at Manly in the wake of Des Hasler's axing, said he appreciated what Seibold said greatly. "The thing that I liked about Anthony when he first rang me to ask me to come and do the job, which a lot of other coaches wouldn't do ... he wanted me to come there because he sees me as an NRL coach and I've done it before and I've been in that position, and he wants someone to work beside him that's had that experience," Flanagan said. "A lot of coaches would be intimidated by it. "It's a really good start, and he wants me to ... coach like an NRL coach, and the club wants me to do that, as well. "The club wants me to get an NRL job, and if I do a really good job with Manly that will happen." "Our back row is going to be. Olakau'atu started last year, sort of burst onto the scene. He's a quality edge back-rower," Flanagan said. "If you throw Jake at lock. Tom is at the back, and then we've got some really classy outside backs. "So, I don't see too many weaknesses, but what I do see is a side that can play football and score some points and has got speed and power. "When you come into a side, me and Anthony Seibold coming into a club like this, usually ... they've come last or down the bottom of the table and you come in and the roster needs a big change. "Well, it definitely doesn't need to change at Manly. We've got a good footy team ready to go this year, so I'd expect good things."
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