Stacey Jones

Absolutely high praise.

Hey, Stacey Jones, you work with him at the Warriors, Slade.

Describe Stacey as a coach.

Yeah.

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Well, it's a big weekend for rugby league fans with the 2026 World Cup finals to be held at a sold out Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Sunday.

Australia taking on New Zealand in a battle for the ages and the premiership winning coach and seven commentator Shane Flanagan joins me on the line to preview all the action.

G'day Flano.

Because we are talking about, obviously, the star players.

But how do you rate the coaching decisions and what we've seen from Stacey Jones, the coach?

I have so much respect for Stacey Jones.

Yeah.

Obviously, as a man, knowing him, and then also, like, as a coach and watching him play and playing against him, actually.

I mean, and we haven't got enough Stacey's that we're talking about.

They're just all over the place.

But then because Stacey Jones is assistant coach of the Warriors, if he manages to win this, the Rugby League World Cup, you'd have to say he'd be pushing for head coach of the Warriors, wouldn't he?

no i think you know everyone everyone has a role to do um in the team and um you know i don't i don't try to put pressure on myself too much um You know, I just want to do my job for the team and, you know, just, you know, I know that attack will come, but, you know, just really focusing on the D and enjoying that side of it.

Last week, a couple of days ago, Stacey Jones got anointed into the International Rugby League Hall of Fame.

That is so cool for Stacey Jones.

I expect, though, he doesn't overplay that hand.

He's a pretty calm character, isn't he?

And of course, we've got the Rugby League Test World Cup Final on Sunday.

I like Stacey Jones.

I like the way he's taken that team.

He said in the interview I heard there on the 8 o'clock news, we're not short of NRL captains in our team, which is just about right.

There's been the odd one from the Kiwis, but I just feel like They've identified their game and they're all on the same song sheet and all of those things.

But Stacey Jones and his supporting staff have got right through, one through to however many are in the squad, 20 or whatever it is.

I feel like they're all playing knowing exactly what they've got to do and exactly what their teammates are doing.

And it's just so in sync.

We lost by a couple of points.

So, prospects with coach Stacey Jones, who's with us.

Good morning.

Good morning, Mike.

So, yeah, you know, to win this would be huge for our game back home.

Good on you, mate.

Go well, Stacey Jones.

Nice guy, isn't he?

Yep.

Ruben Wiki, Stacey Jones, Brad Fittler, Alex Murphy, Malcolm Riley.

Malcolm Riley.

No, fuck it.