Jamie Feeney is a former NRL player who played for both the Canterbury Bulldogs and Melbourne Storm during very successful periods in both club’s histories. He was coached by Steve Folkes and Criag Bellamy, two of Rugby Leagues most successful coaches. Jamie gives us an insight into the culture of both clubs after being involved in back to back Grand final seasons. Following his playing career Jamie moved into coaching roles. Initially with the Melbourne Storms pathway program and then as the Performance Program manager with NSWRL. More recently Jamie coached the Australian Women’s Rugby League side the Jillaroos and the Roosters NRLW side. Jamie is now based on the Gold Coast working with the Gold Coast Titans NRLW side. Some key take aways from this conversation for me were that there is no one best coaching style, different coaching styles bring different positives, the hard-working Steve Folkes style compared to the detailed Craig Bellamy style both brought success to their respective teams. It’s about choosing the style that works for you and the team around you.

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