Tallis out as Souths ring the changes for next year

SOUTH SYDNEY forwards mentor Gorden Tallis will leave at the end of the season as incoming coach Michael Maguire embarks on a cleanout of the coaching staff.

Tallis has decided to part ways with the Rabbitohs so he can return to Brisbane to spend more time with his family. It will be one of many changes to the coaching roster, which will have a fresh look after the appointment of Wigan mentor Maguire for next season and beyond.

Assistant coach Kurt Wrigley is highly regarded by Maguire and will be retained. However, several other staffers are tipped to go. Strength and conditioning coach Grant Duthie, recruitment manager Mark Hughes and football manager Mark Ellison are among those with question marks hanging over their futures.

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