Michael Maguire is set to replace Brad Fittler as NSW State of Origin coach.
Maguire is understood to be in the final stages of accepting the role from the NSW Rugby League, after receiving what is believed to be a one-year offer.
Currently serving as an assistant coach at Canberra, AAP has been told the premiership-winning coach has been given the club’s blessing to pursue the Blues job.
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Fittler’s reign as Origin coach ended last month after he rejected a one-year contract extension to remain in charge of the Blues for 2024.
One week after pitching for his job at a NSW Rugby League board meeting, Fittler told bosses he was withdrawing his application to stay on.
Fittler’s exit ended a six-year tenure in charge of NSW, that included back-to-back series wins in 2018 and 2019 before three series losses in the past four years.
AAP has been told that Fittler’s contract offer was a downgrade on his previous deal, after he was previously employed by the NSWRL in a full-time capacity.
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