As he prepares for his fourth grand final in his 14th season at the helm of the tricolours, Robinson stands tall as the leader of a new way that prizes personal connection, treats players as people, and understands that stability and happiness hold tremendous value. Measured and methodical, few who have played under him have anything bad to say about the 49-year-old as a coach or a human – and the results have spoken for themselves. Across his tenure, the Roosters have made the finals on 13 occasions, winning three titles.
He has managed big-name, big-ego recruits like Cooper Cronk and Daly Cherry-Evans, handled the development of talents like Latrell Mitchell and Sam Walker, championed hard-workers like Mitchell Aubusson and Victor Radley, and got the very best out of the mercurial Michael Jennings and Daniel Tupou.
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