AFL premiership winner joins North Queensland Toyota Cowboys coaching staff

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AFL premiership winner joins North Queensland Toyota Cowboys coaching staff
Topic Started: Dec 1 2011, 10:28 PM (475 Views)
stacey	Dec 1 2011, 10:28 PM Post #1
Administrator Posts: 5,777 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: May 22, 2009	Source: www.cowboys.com.au Brisbane Lions premiership ruckman Jamie Charman has accepted a new position but this time with a rugby league club, coming on board as the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys’ kicking and catching coach. Charman, who retired from the AFL this year, will periodically visit Cowboys training and keep track of the performance of the team each week in his new part-time role which has the blessing of the Lions, who employ the 29-year-old as a ruck coach and in their corporate business department. The unique arrangement will start on Saturday morning when Charman joins the Cowboys’ final training session of the third week of pre-season training at Dairy Farmers Stadium. Cowboys General Manager – Football Peter Parr said Charman’s appointment represented another significant step forward for North Queensland as the club seeks to improve on its seventh-place finish from 2011. He said the coaching staff had identified the NRL and NYC teams’ kicking and catching of the ball as two areas that needed extra focus during training and improvement on game day. Parr approached AFL great Leigh Matthews for advice on who may be available to help the Cowboys with expert tuition and he suggested Charman, who played under Matthews in the Lions’ 2003 premiership team. After making his debut in 2001, Charman, who is a proud Queenslander, played 129 matches for Brisbane in a career which was unluckily hampered by injuries. “We think Jamie is going to be a valuable acquisition for the Cowboys,” Parr said. “There is no doubt that kicking and taking the high ball, and the ball close to the ground, are skills that are more vital than ever in rugby league and we’re looking for any extra edge we can gain in those areas. “Jamie will keep a close eye on our kickers and how we’re faring catching the ball during the year. “He’ll offer feedback to our players and coaching staff each week, as well as attending training periodically during the season. “We see great benefit in tapping into the knowledge of someone who has succeeded as Jamie has done in AFL.” Charman said the chance to work with one of the best players in rugby league, Cowboys co-captain and 2011 Golden Boot winner Johnathan Thurston, and a coaching staff headed up by former Dally M Coach Year Neil Henry were major reasons he accepted the role. “It’s going to be very interesting for me to see how another professional team operates and I hope to be able to help the Cowboys achieve their goals for 2012,” he said. As well as Saturday’s session, Charman is scheduled to come to Cowboys HQ twice more in January.
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walt	Jan 15 2012, 04:32 PM Post #2
Posts: 22 Group: Member Member #304 Joined: Jan 15, 2012	wat does someone from afl know about rugby league?
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TurboLine	Jan 15 2012, 06:35 PM Post #3
Lifetime Fan Posts: 52 Group: Member Member #299 Joined: Jan 9, 2012	walt Jan 15 2012, 04:32 PM wat does someone from afl know about rugby league? Nothing. The one thing AFL players do better than Rugby League players when kicking is concern is kicking it higher which may be seen more in Rugby League in the next few years. They are also probably, due to the nature of Australian rules, better at getting themselves into a position to catch the ball which may be able to be taken into Rugby League. If it is unsuccessful they won't last long.



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