Garth Brennan (born 18 February 1972) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who was the head coach of the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL. He previously held coaching positions at the Newcastle Knights and the Penrith Panthers.
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Playing career
editBorn and raised in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, Brennan played his junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Rosellas. In the 1990s, he played for the Rosellas and Waratah-Mayfield in the Newcastle Rugby League, primarily at fullback.[2][3][4][5]
Coaching career
editIn 2003, Brennan became the assistant coach for the Newcastle Knights Jersey Flegg Cup side. In 2007, he became the head coach of the Knights' Harold Matthews Cup side, coaching them for two seasons. In 2009, he moved up to the Knights' NYC side as assistant coach. In 2010, he took over as head coach of the side, leading them to the finals for the first time in 2011.
He was let go by the club at the end of the season, joining the Penrith Panthers in 2012 as their NYC head coach.[6] In his first season at Penrith, he took the side to the finals and was named the NYC Coach of the Year.[7] During that season, he coached the New South Wales under-18 side in their 18–24 loss to Queensland under-18. In 2013, he started the season as the Panthers' NYC coach before being promoted to head coach of their NSW Cup side halfway through the season. He then returned as NYC coach towards the end of the season and lead them to their first premiership.[8]
In 2014, Brennan again moved up to the NSW Cup as their head coach, winning the premiership that season. In 2015, he coached the New South Wales Residents side in their 32–26 loss to the Queensland Residents. In 2016, he became the assistant coach for the Panthers' NRL side. In 2017, he once again coached the Panthers' NSW Cup side, winning his second premiership and the club's first NRL State Championship. At the end of the season, he was set to be an assistant coach for New Zealand at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup before resigning to accept the Gold Coast Titans job.[9][10]
Gold Coast Titans
editOn 19 October 2017, Brennan was announced as the head coach of the Gold Coast Titans. His first senior head coaching role, Brennan became just the third head coach in the club's history. On 14 July 2019, Brennan was terminated from his position as Gold Coast head coach after the club were sitting last on the table after only winning 4 out of 17 matches. Brennan had only managed 12 wins from a possible 40 matches in his tenure at the Gold Coast club.[11]
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ DILLON, ROBERT (16 October 2017). "Brennan going for Gold". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Penrith legends back Brennan for Titans gig". Theherald.com.au. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Pengilly, Adam (23 September 2017). "Good friends Rip Taylor and Garth Brennan out to prove NRL worth in Intrust Super Premiership decider". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Keeble, Brett (28 July 2014). "Rick Stone firms in race to replace Wayne Bennett as Newcastle Knights coach". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ CHAMMAS, MICHAEL (22 July 2014). "Panthers say Garth Brennan's the right fit for Knights". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Toyota Cup Team of the Year". Nrl.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Cleary backs Brennan as Knights coach". Nrl.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Coaching rivalry leads to assistant Kiwis role for Brennan". Rlwc2017.com. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Kiwis lose assistant coach Garth Brennan ahead of Rugby League World Cup". Retrieved 19 October 2017 – via newshub.co.nz.
- ^ "Gold Coast Titans sack coach Garth Brennan". The Guardian.