Seibold savages Bunnies deputy

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BRONCOS coach Anthony Seibold has launched a savage attack on Souths assistant Jason Demetriou as the Brisbane-Bunnies grudge match exploded ahead of tonight’s return bout at Suncorp Stadium.

Demetriou, Wayne Bennett’s right-hand man, this week questioned Seibold’s ability to deliver in finals football, pointing out Souths scored just one try in their last two finals games on his watch last season.

Demetriou and Seibold were both interviewed for the Broncos job to succeed Bennett last year with the NRL’s reigning coach of the year winning the post, with former Pride coach Demetriou following Bennett to Redfern.

Yesterday, Seibold hit back, saying Demetriou’s incorrect analysis is why he doesn’t have a head-coaching job.

“He has forgotten a couple of things and that’s probably why he isn’t a head coach at the moment,” Seibold fired.

“He should worry about his own team. Don’t worry about my finals record. I can’t believe we are sitting here talking about Jason Demetriou leading up to a Broncos versus South Sydney game.

“With regards to Jason, one thing I learned a long time ago is that as an assistant coach you put your head down and your bum up and you work hard. You don’t need to promote yourself.

“I am not sure if he is dirty that his name hasn’t come up for a few head coaching roles or not, but I will say this – Jason’s attention to detail is a little bit off with some of the comments that I believe he made.”

During his job interview for the Broncos post last year, Demetriou put up a PowerPoint graphic comparing his and Seibold’s coaching records.

Demetriou has won four lower-grade titles. Seibold has not won a premiership at any level.