The sliding doorways second that just about noticed Souths’ Jason Demetriou take the reins at Brisbane…. as new Bunnies boss insists revenge is NOT on his thoughts forward of conflict with membership that removed him
- Jason Demetriou insists revenge will not be on his thoughts for Souths’ season opener
- The Bunnies journey to Suncorp Stadium to face the Broncos on Friday evening
- Demetriou, 46, was on the cusp of taking the Brisbane job again in 2018
- Nevertheless, Anthony Seibold acquired the job and Demetriou left for South Sydney
- The 46-year-old is adamant that he was not prepared for the emptiness on the time
Jason Demetriou insists that revenge is not going to be on his thoughts when he makes his NRL teaching debut in opposition to the membership that snubbed him over three years in the past.
Demetriou, 46, was on the cusp of taking on from Wayne Bennett on the Broncos in 2018, having served as a trusted lieutenant below the supercoach.
The previous centre was a part of a four-man shortlist to exchange Bennett, rivalling Anthony Seibold, Kevin Walters and Michael Maguire for the publish.
Jason Demetriou insists that revenge will not be on his thoughts as South Sydney journey to the Broncos
Regardless of having sturdy help from members of the Broncos hierarchy after an ‘excellent’ interview, Demetriou was snubbed and Seibold acquired the nod.
Seibold put pen to paper on a five-year deal value $3million whereas Demetriou left the membership, following Bennett – who had really useful the 46-year-old to take over – to South Sydney.
Seibold famously crashed and burned at Pink Hill, getting the chop in August 2020 after the facet failed dismally below his management.
Now, JD returns to Suncorp Stadium as head coach on the Rabbitohs, in an excellent alternative to make the Broncos rue their resolution to miss him in that sliding doorways second.
Demetriou takes cost of the Bunnies in his first sport as an NRL head coach on Friday evening
He was in line for the Broncos job however was snubbed in favour of Anthony Seibold in 2018
But Demetriou is adamant that he was not prepared for the Broncos job and says his focus might be on successful two factors on Friday evening.
‘To be sincere, I by no means actually thought of myself within the combine for the Broncos job,’ he stated by way of The Herald Solar.
‘It was a very good course of to undergo and get some interview expertise, however I by no means thought I’d get the job.
‘It is a query for different folks.’
Seibold was subsequently sacked in 2020 and changed by Walters. Brisbane chairman Karl Morris says he has no regrets about that call, insisting that he’s happy to see Demetriou supplied an opportunity by South Sydney.
‘I used to be actually impressed with Jason on the Broncos and I’m actually happy he has been capable of finding himself a head teaching position within the NRL,’ Morris stated.
‘He was actually one in all a number of candidates we checked out to exchange Wayne.
‘I used to be at all times very impressed with Jason’s temperament, so I am not shocked he has gone on to change into a head coach at South Sydney.
‘I want Jason all the perfect.’
