Brad Fittler may not be a dead coach walking - just yet.NSW Rugby League will make a decision on Fittler's future after the final Origin game early next month.It has been widely reported Fittler's future is bleak after losing three of the past four series, but Wide World of Sports has learnt the NSWRL is considering a new plan to retain the popular former great.Under the proposed new structure, the NSWRL would create a new position of coaching director to assist Fittler.And in a major shock, the man they are considering for the job is veteran former Steelers, Dragons, Eels, Knights and Roosters coach Brian Smith.A forgotten man on the rugby league landscape, Smith hasn't coach in the big league since being sacked by the Roosters at the end of the 2012 season.But, at age 69, he remains a respected figure in the game with nearly 700 top grade coaching games to his name.Smith would be an ideal mentor for Fittler and a new voice for the players as they attempt to end Queensland's current dominance of the Origin arena.
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