For many years, I've asserted that a common misconception in rugby league coaching is the notion that a coach must be the most knowledgeable football mind present.
Numerous coaches operate under the fallacy that every solution must originate from the whiteboard, that adjustments need to come exclusively from the coach's vantage point, and that any tactical changes should be dictated solely by the person in charge.
This perspective is misguided.
The most successful teams I've guided, along with the finest coaches I've encountered, have grasped a crucial reality.
Football intelligence is not solely the domain of the coach.
Players often possess greater insight than we tend to acknowledge; at the State level, they rank among the most astute in the sport globally.
This belief fuels my confidence in NSW's chances for victory in State of Origin 3.
Their success won't stem from uncovering a groundbreaking attacking strategy or implementing an innovative defensive approach. Rather, it's my conviction that Laurie Daley has accomplished something remarkably challenging.
He has chosen to step back.