‘The boys have his back': Manly star backs under-siege Seibold

One of the players in the Manly leadership group has broken his silence over the future of coach Anthony Seibold, declaring: 'The boys have his back, and he's got ours.'
Haumole Olakau'atu was one of several Sea Eagles players to give up a rare free weekend to support the club's NSW Cup side at Accor Stadium on Saturday evening.
Several NRL players, including Jason Saab and Lachie Croker, had been sent back to reserve grade by Seibold given first grade had the bye.
The sight of Olakau'atu and the Trbojevic brothers – Tom, Jake and Ben – as well as Luke Brooks, Lehi Hopoate, Luke Brooks and other players in the stands was a clear indication there was no division in the playing ranks.
This masthead revealed during the week pressure was mounting on Seibold to keep his job after losses to the Eels, Titans and Knights in the past month.
Seibold is contracted until the end of 2027, with Sea Eagles' CEO Tony Mestrov admitting: 'At the moment, Seibs is safe at this point; Seibs understands this as well as I do, it's all about winning games. Seibs is safe at this point.'
Olakau'atu, who joined Tom and Jake and Daly Cherry-Evans in the leadership group over the summer, was backing Seibold to turn the club's fortunes around.
'I'm not worried about all that stuff,' Olakau'atu said.

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