Adam O'Brien (rugby league coach)
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Adam O'Brien is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is currently the head coach of the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He was previously an assistant coach at the Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters.
Coaching career
Melbourne Storm
O'Brien started his professional coaching career as an assistant to Brad Arthur with the Melbourne Storm under-20s side before working as a development coach for the Storm and spending five years alongside Craig Bellamy as an assistant to the NRL side.[2]
Sydney Roosters
After 11 years at the Storm, O'Brien joined the Sydney Roosters as an attacking coach under head coach Trent Robinson in 2019.[3][4] He finished his time with the Roosters as a part of their 2019 NRL Grand Final winning team.[5]
Newcastle Knights
In September 2019, O'Brien signed a 3-year contract to become the Head Coach of the Newcastle Knights starting in 2020.[3] The Knights demonstrated a marked improvement in performance over previous seasons, finishing in 7th place and reaching the first of week of finals.[6] They finished the year with 11 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses.[7]
References
- ^ "Adam O'Brien (C) - Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "NRL 2019: Knights announce coach Adam O'Brien Newcastle Knights coach, Sydney Roosters". 2 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Adam O'Brien announced as new Newcastle Knights coach". National Rugby League. 2 September 2019.
- ^ Toohey, Barry (2 September 2019). "Knights confirm Roosters assistant Adam O'Brien as new coach". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "2019 NRL grand final final result, Sydney Roosters v Canberra Raiders score + meta description, Roosters v Raiders grand final match report, Sydney Roosters, Canberra Raiders, 2019, NRL, Telstra Premiership, how the match was won, Clive Churchill Medal, ANZ Stadium, October 6". National Rugby League. 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Is the Newcastle Knights hype train finally reaching its destination?". www.statsinsider.com.au.
- ^ "NRL 2020 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.