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'Love another crack': Barrett reconfirms desire to be a NRL head coach again
Nicholas Quinlan • October 9th, 2025 8:46 pm
Brisbane Broncos assistant coach Trent Barrett has expressed a desire to once again be a head coach of an NRL side but is content waiting for the right opportunity to come.
Having joined the Broncos at the start of the season after being at Parramatta for the last two years, the former Dragons player has assisted Michael Maguire in helping the Broncos claim their first NRL Premiership since 2006.
Following his success as an assistant, the former head coach of the Sea-Eagles and Bulldogs and caretaker coach of the Eels said he would love to have another go at being a head coach.
However, he is happy to continue being a part of the Broncos as an assistant, having felt that the Manly and Canterbury-Bankstown coaching roles were both “false starts” for him.
“They are two completely different roles,” Barrett explained on SEN 1170 Breakfast.
“I think the experience that I’ve had being a head coach is certainly beneficial for when you do go back to be an assistant.
“You know exactly what the head coach needs.
“I’ve probably had two false starts with Manly and Canterbury and probably was warned against both of them at a young age by people I probably should have listened to.
“But I’m a hell of a lot better coach for the experiences that I have been through. The assistant stuff I love, but deep down, you would love another crack at it.
“One thing I have learned is that you have to go to a club that suits you… not only your personality, but I guess the way you coach, the way you recruit and the players you recruit, what they got there and how well run the club is.
“And that’s one thing with Brisbane. It is the best club I’ve seen by quite a length in terms of the field (and) how they do things, the size of it, the support they get, the facilities. It’s huge.
“And we’re lucky enough to have some brilliant players, which makes my job easier as an attack coach.
“I would like another crack, but I’m certainly in no hurry.”
