As I've banged on about previously, any Nix coach will also lose 8 or more players to the upcoming U20 WC, for the important final 3-4 weeks (Sept-Oct) of pre season.
If it's a new coach coming in, that's gets all very tricky to avoid starting the actual ALM season not behind the preparation 8 ball. Easier if it's the same coach from the previous season.
I'd go as far to say, the heavily disrupted pre season makes Greenacre the only serious candidate (with Griffiths staying as assistant coach) to replace Cheify in 2025. Even though Greeny will himself be away as coach of the U20s.
Different in 2026 (no U20 WC), when apart from a few players away with the AWs in North America (June-July) the pre season won't be that disrupted.
If it's a new coach coming in, that's gets all very tricky to avoid starting the actual ALM season not behind the preparation 8 ball. Easier if it's the same coach from the previous season.
I'd go as far to say, the heavily disrupted pre season makes Greenacre the only serious candidate (with Griffiths staying as assistant coach) to replace Cheify in 2025. Even though Greeny will himself be away as coach of the U20s.
Different in 2026 (no U20 WC), when apart from a few players away with the AWs in North America (June-July) the pre season won't be that disrupted.