Seibold’s departure less than two years into a five-year contract was confirmed at a news conference at the Broncos' headquarters in
Seibold addressed his players in the morning before appearing at the news conference. He's the fifth NRL coach to lose his job in the 2020 season.
“Last week, I made the decision to finish my tenure as coach of the Brisbane Broncos,” Seibold said. “Today, I am announcing that I will be stepping down from the role immediately. For many reasons, my time at the Broncos did not work out as we had all hoped."
During his time in
Seibold was named NRL coach of the year in 2018 after his first year in charge of
The 2020 season began with back-to-back victories but since the resumption in May following an almost two-month COVID 19-enforced suspension, the Broncos lost 12 of 13 matches and are in 15th place in the 16-team league.
“We saw him as the right man to guide what was a young roster in building a team for the future,” White said. “We did make a long-term investment decision in Anthony for the future of our club. For all the right reasons that decision was made back then, it hasn’t worked out.”
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