The axe has fallen on Nathan Brown at the New Zealand Warriors, with the club confirming the decision to part ways with the coach after an emergency board meeting on Tuesday morning.
Reports emerged that Brown was not keen on making a fulltime move to New Zealand next season, and in a statement released by the club, CEO Cameron George said they were left with no choice but to sever ties.
‘Nathan told us he had made a personal decision that for family reasons he wouldn’t be able to relocate to New Zealand as originally planned for the long term,’ he said.
‘We fully appreciate his position and the call he has made. Given those circumstances we agreed we needed to make an immediate change.’
Warriors coach Nathan Brown has been sacked
In the statement, George also thanked the contributions Brown has made during what has undoubtedly been the toughest period in the club’s history, thanks to COVID forcing them to move to Australia during the season.
‘It’s tough for everyone involved but, in the best interests of the club, we felt we had to go in a different direction now,’ he said.
‘Nathan has worked so hard for our club and we are extremely disappointed it has come to this. We’re truly grateful for what he has done and wish him and his family all the very best for the future.’
Brown has just 12 wins from 38 games in charge of the Warriors
Brown, who played 172 games for St George, coached at the Dragons, Huddersfield, St Helens and Newcastle before taking the reins at the Warriors.
His win percentage across his last two clubs is just 29 per cent, and while the Warriors have been able to soldier through in tough times, the writing was on the wall after some horror defeats this season, which included a 60 point loss to the Storm.
The Warriors have looked deflated and defeated of late, and have lost their last five matches
The side has lost seven of their past eight games, and it certainly won’t be easy to steer the ship around with 11 matches left…
Source : dailymail
