But, he said, there was no choice. He said Anderson wanted out at the the end of the year and that would have meant continued speculation throughout the season and then the risk of losing players. We were coming at it from different backgrounds. Anderson's replacement, former Easts coach Mark Murray, arrived in Melbourne yesterday afternoon still not aware of the term of his tenure. As the coach of the Storm's feeder club in Brisbane, Murray was given 24 hours to head south.
Stability is important.
His pedigree is very good - he worked under Jack Gibson and had developed a relationship with Wayne Bennett. He has certainly earned his stripes and I think he will be a big asset. But team captain Robbie Kearns, who was only told of Anderson's departure by media outlets, called on Murray to keep the side steady. We have a good structure. Kearns said Anderson had not been allowed to address the players and that the team was surprised and shocked.