SCOTT Coleman and older brother Darren talk footy most days. Login or signup to continue reading Post-game debriefs. Pre-match rev-ups.
Overseas phone calls in the middle of the night. They trade ideas, analyse each other's performance. A caring word.
A reality check. Anywhere, anytime. Now, the siblings have combined forces at the Hunter Wildfires.
After three years in charge of the NSW Waratahs, Darren Coleman is the new director of rugby at the Wildfires. The Wildfires, where Darren started as a player in 1995, beat off other Shute Shield clubs and overseas interest for the respected mentor's signature. He will oversee the entire program and be in charge of the Shute Shield side.
Scott, who has been at the helm of the club since its return to the Sydney competition in 2020, will remain as coach, working under his brother. "The main motivators is to come and work with people I care about," Darren Coleman said. "Scott and I talk footy all the time.
Scott and the crew have done a great job. They are swinging hard and have laid a base. "I will add a little bit of professionalism, demand a little bit more from the playing group and the staff.
Hopefully that will give us that little bit extra we need to get wins. "I genuinely believe the Newcastle and Hunter region has so much football talent. I would love to help it realise its potential.
" Club president Brett Sutherland hailed Coleman's arrival as a significant appointment for the Wildfires and rugby in the region. "It has bee.