Was Anthony Seibold really the problem at the Sea Eagles? |
Was Anthony Seibold really the problem at the Sea Eagles?
March 28, 2026 — 1:26pm
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Long is the list of Sea Eagles powerbrokers who have trudged into bad news after being summoned to Scott Penn’s North Sydney offices.
At 5pm on Friday, Anthony Seibold joined it.
That bad news club already contained former chief executives Grant Mayer, Graham Lowe, David Perry, Joe Kelly, Tim Cleary, Lyall Gorman, Stephen Humphreys and Tony Mestrov. Not to mention coaches Geoff Toovey and Trent Barrett. The only coach to deliver NRL premiership success, Des Hasler, was also sacked. Twice.
Seibold, depending on your perspective, was speared either too soon or too late. Three games of the 2026 season was considered a sufficient sample size to determine that things weren’t getting any better under his stewardship. Not since the Tigers sacked Jason Taylor at the corresponding point of the 2017 season has the trigger been pulled so quickly.
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