Anthony Seibold announces shock AFL coaching switch | Sporting News
Ousted Manly Sea Eagles head coach Anthony Seibold is back in the coaching game - but it isn’t in rugby league.
www.sportingnews.comHere’s the latest I can share about Anthony Seibold in relation to Collingwood Magpies, based on recent reports.
- Seibold has reportedly linked with Collingwood in a coaching-advisory capacity for the remainder of the 2026 AFL season, after his sacking by Manly in March 2026. This marks a cross-code move from rugby league to Australian football.[1][5][7]
- The arrangement is described as a part-time consultancy working with head coach Craig McRae and the Collingwood football department, leveraging Seibold’s coaching development experience.[3][7][1]
- Seibold publicly confirmed the association during media appearances, noting he knows McRae well and has been involved with Collingwood in a limited role for the season’s duration.[8][1][3]
- Coverage from multiple outlets emphasizes this as a surprising but increasingly common cross-code coaching collaboration in 2026.[9][3]
If you’d like, I can pull the most precise up-to-date statements or pull quotes from these sources and summarize them with direct citations. I can also provide a brief timeline of Seibold’s career transitions up to this point.