A WARRIORS great has put his hand up to buy the club on behalf of fans in a move that would give the team to the members.

And the NSWRL honchos meet to discuss the future of coach Laurie Daley.

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NSWRL TO DISCUSS DALEY’S FUTURE

Laurie Daley’s future as State of Origin coach is likely to be top of the agenda when the New South Wales Rugby League board gather on Friday.

Daley five-year reign as Blues mentor has been under a dark cloud since yet another series failure earlier this year was followed by a spectacular post- mortem last month.

NSW coach Laurie Daley after another series loss.

Central to the dramas was Blues pair Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan being condemned for breaking camp and drinking in the lead-up to the pasting NSW copped in the Brisbane decider.

Daley also came under heavy fire for backflipping on initial plans to move star forward Andrew Fifita to the bench and starting David Klemmer in game three.

The defeat immediately raised speculation Brad Fittler, Andrew Johns or Dean Pay would take over, with the NSWRL a month ago announcing a “ongoing” review of its series performance.

However with the heavy fallout dissipating, the NSW legend is widely tipped to be afforded a sixth crack at Queensland next year with a new-look coaching staff to be installed.

WARRIORS GREAT WANTS TO BUY CLUB

Warriors legend and former captain Monty Betham has started a campaign for fans to buy the club off owner Eric Watson.

Watson has been trying to offload the Auckland NRL club and Betham has announced he will lead a push for fans to own the franchise.

He’s open to either fans buying the entire club off Watson, or purchasing shares if Watson is to remain a major shareholder.

Betham made it official with an Instagram post on Thursday and has called for fans to join him in raising funds to purchase the Warriors.

Meanwhile, Jim Doyle has confirmed he will quit as Warriors CEO and move upstairs into an executive chairman role.

Watson said in a statement to the New Zealand Herald Doyle will be replaced in the role by current chief operating officer Cameron George.

Watson will also step down as chairman of the club on September 1.

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BRENNAN STEPS UP COACHING ROLE

Penrith’s reserve grade coach Garth Brennan has joined David Kidwell’s staff as an assistant at the Kiwis ahead of the World Cup.

Kidwell has appointed Brennan and Brian Smith as his assistant coaches as New Zealand ramps up its preparation for the tournament starting in November.

“I have known Dave for a while, I have coached against him over the years and we have met up a few times after games or I have seen him at football,” Brennan told RLWC.com.

“I found him a really nice guy and I am looking forward to working with him and helping him out where possible.”

BIG TIGER RE-SIGNS

Wests Tigers have extended the contract of veteran forward Tim Grant.

Grant has signed on until the end of 2018, adding another name to Ivan Cleary’s roster for next season.

“I think we’ve made some real progress in the time that I’ve been here, we’ve seen a lot of growth throughout the club, there are some great young guys coming through and that’s exciting for everyone involved,” Grant told the club website.

“We’ve also got a lot a lot of talent coming to the club and are definitely heading in the right direction.”