Coach Stories #2 Ethan Szendrey Wooden Spoon to Minor Premiers

In 2024, young mentor Ethan Szendrey coached his first ever year of A Grade football and his Stanley River side finished LAST in the Sunshine Coast Competition after making the Reserve Grade Grand Final a year earlier.  

One year on, the Rivers are Minor Premiers and many people's favourites to take out the 2025 Premiership. 

It's a remarkable story of a coach and club on the rise.  

Interviewed by former NRL club and World Cup coach Lee Addison of rugbyleaguecoach.com.au and host of the Rugby League Coach Podcast out weekly.

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