Rugby league has entered an era when the coach generates as many front bar debates as the players. How did they come to command paydays and status equal to those of their star players? This book traces the evolution of the rugby league coach, back to the humble era of the captain-coach and the even humbler early days of the game. It then charts the careers of such legends as the iconic, laconic Jack Gibson, everyman Harry Bath, Ken 'Killer' Kearney and master of mind games, Roy Masters, as well as the superstars of the modern era.