Giants coach Nathan Brown admits return to NRL is on the cards

May 1 2010 by Chris Roberts, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

GIANTS coach Nathan Brown has admitted his long-term future is not in SuperLeague.

Aussie Brown is looking for a move back Down Under for the sake of his family.

He said: “I have enjoyed my time over here, the people are great and the Rugby League is great, as is the support we get from the people at the Giants.

“However, when you move young children a long way from all their family, their aunts and uncles and grandparents, you do feel like you are robbing them of a little part of their life.”

“At this stage I will definitely say I will be at the Giants next season although I couldn’t say that as a 100% guarantee as there is a lot of water to go under the bridge.

“What I can guarantee is that I will work as hard as I can, along with the rest of the coaching staff, to help prepare our players to do really well, things can change very quickly though, the club might decide they don’t want me!

“If I didn’t have young children or if they were at an age where they could travel and make their own decisions, then I would more than happily stay longer, but it’s a job for me and three years will see my time out as a coach over here.”

Brown was named coach of the year in his first season after guiding the Giants to Wembley and a third placed finish.

He is seeking a return down under either before the end of the year or by the time his Giants’ contract runs out in 2011 due to family reasons.

The former St George Illawarra Dragons boss has made no secret of his desire to secure another head coach’s post in the NRL, although he flatly denies speculation linking him with a switch to Cronulla Sharks.

The persistent rumour has also been rebuffed recently by Sharks chairman Damian Irvine, who has backed current coach Ricky Stuart to see the job through.