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“The NRL will do the consulting, they will speak to the RLPA and players and so on rather than the club itself. It works much better that way we feel.”
Seibold declined to give his personal views on whether Manly should wear the jersey and denied there is any hangover from the saga that cruelled the Sea Eagles 2022 campaign.
“It certainly hasn’t seemed to be a problem in the very short time [I have been] communicating with the group,” he said.
“One thing I do know about any situation that occurs, education and communication are key.
“So when the time is right, and if that needs to be addressed, then we will be like every family, we’ll get our challenges on the table.”
Seibold only arrived back in Australia on Tuesday after completing his commitments with English rugby, and had hoped to add Daley to a new-look brains trust at Manly HQ.
High-profile assistants Shane Flanagan and Jim Dymock are already on staff alongside transition coach Guy Williams and Andrew May, the former physical performance manager for both the NSW and Australian cricket teams.
Laurie Daley won’t be able to join the Manly coaching staff.Credit:NRL Photos
Daley is still hoping head office will reconsider its stance and is seeking a meeting with V’landys and NRL CEO Andrew Abdo to plead his case. The legendary former Canberra playmaker has been allowed to hold the role of the Indigenous All Stars coach up until last year, but NRL rules preclude registered participants from having ties with betting operators at club level.
“The NRL has advised Laurie Daley that he cannot be permitted to accept a role as a club official with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles while he engages in other employment with a wagering operator,” an NRL spokesperson told the Herald.
“The NRL Code of Conduct prohibits all players, club officials, match officials and administrators from being sponsored, employed, contracted, engaged or otherwise commercially involved in any way with a gambling operator.”
It’s not the first time the NRL has blocked Daley from taking up a club role. The Wests Tigers had tried to recruit Daley to then-coach Michael Maguire’s staff in 2019, only for the head office to determine that his other job, as co-host of Sky Sports Radio’s Big Sports Breakfast, could create a potential conflict of interest.
Sky Sports Radio is owned by Tabcorp and Daley provides rugby league tips on one of the segments.
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