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NRL 2020: Trent Barrett, Penrith Panthers, Ivan Cleary wants assistant to stay in 2020 – NRL.COM
Ivan Cleary admits Trent Barrett’s exit from Penrith five years ago caused distraction but he’s adamant there won’t be more issues if his assistant signs with Canterbury.
Ivan Cleary admits Trent Barrett’s exit from Penrith five years ago caused a distraction but he’s adamant there won’t be more issues if his assistant signs with Canterbury.
Working under coach Cleary at the Panthers in 2015, Barrett was asked to stay away from training towards the back-end of the year as he finalised a deal to replace Manly’s Geoff Toovey as head coach.
Now Barrett, eager to revive his head coaching career, is the clear front-runner to lead the Bulldogs in 2021 after they part…
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