Coaching Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Philip Ronald Gould
- Nickname(s)
- Gus
- Born
- Friday, 24th January, 1958
- Current Age
- 66 years and 239 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
- 1984, 1985
Biography
P’matta junior became the youngest captain in Penrith's history as a 20-year-old in 1978. Gould was a lock back then, with stints at fullback, five-eighth and second row to follow, and also a keen goal-kicker. Following the retirement of Mick Stephenson, Gould was made captain for his second full first grade match. Two detached retina injuries threatened his early career but moving to Newtown, he played second row in the 1981 grand final loss to P’matta and set up a try for Brian Hetherington with a brilliant short pass. After several seasons with C’bury (premiers in 1984-85) and Souths, he retired at the end of 1986 when he was offered the job of C’bury reserve grade coach. When Warren Ryan left the Bulldogs at the end of 1987 Gould stepped into the top job and promptly won the 1988 premiership - at age 30 - the youngest coach to do so. ‘Dally M’ Coach of the Year in 1988, Gould quickly stamped his mark as a tactically brilliant, thoroughly professional coach but the following year was a major disappointment. His departure from the Bulldogs was a bitter one, but Gould bounced back with consecutive grand finals at Penrith, culminating in the club’s 1991 premiership success. In 1992, he took NSW to State of Origin victory and it was his professionalism that held the Panthers together as the club unravelled during the turmoil of that year. By 1994 he had stretched his State of Origin winning sequence to three series but surprised many with his timing when he quit the Panthers before the end of the season to link with Easts for 1995. Gould was an outspoken opponent of Super League and was instrumental in signing key players to the ARL. He resigned as NSW coach following the Blues’ loss to an under-strength Queensland team in 1995 and the ensuing seasons saw him concentrate on his domestic club duties with the Roosters, taking the club to the finals in five consecutive years before announcing his retirement at the end of the 1999 season. After a two-year break, in which Gould kept a steady pace as a media commentator in print, radio and TV, he returned to the Roosters as coaching director and was named NSW State of Origin coach for 2002. Following a drawn series in 2002 and an authoritative series win in 2003, Gould weathered a concerted media backlash against his outspoken views on the game and resigned as Blues mentor after the 2004 series - the most successful State of Origin coach in history (eight series between 1992 and 2004 for six series wins; 24 games - 14 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw). Biography, As Good as Gould (1997).
- ALAN WHITICKER
Coaching Career Statistics
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
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State of Origin | - | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 58.33% | List | |||||||
City vs Country | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||||||
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership | 2 | 280 | 166 | 106 | 8 | 59.29% | List | |||||||
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Finals | - | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% | List | |||||||
World Club Challenge | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||||||
Midweek Cup | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
Challenge Cup AU | - | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85% | List | |||||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
NSW | 1992-96, 2002-04 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 58.33% | List | |||||||
NSW City | 1992-96 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||||||
Overall | 1992-2004 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 55.17% | List | |||||||
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NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
Canterbury | NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 76.00% | List | |||||||
Canterbury | NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 45.45% | List | |||||||
Penrith | NSWRL 1990 Winfield Cup | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 68.00% | List | |||||||
Penrith | NSWRL 1991 Winfield Cup | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 79.17% | List | |||||||
Penrith | NSWRL 1992 Winfield Cup | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
Penrith | NSWRL 1993 Winfield Cup | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 31.82% | List | |||||||
Penrith | NSWRL 1994 Winfield Cup | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 43.75% | List | |||||||
Sydney City | ARL 1995 Winfield Cup | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 54.55% | List | |||||||
Sydney City | ARL 1996 Optus Cup | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 62.50% | List | |||||||
Sydney City | ARL 1997 Optus Cup | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 60.00% | List | |||||||
Sydney City | 1998 NRL Premiership | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
Sydney City | 1999 NRL Premiership | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 61.54% | List | |||||||
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
Canterbury | 1988-89 | 47 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 61.70% | List | |||||||
Penrith | 1990-94 | 109 | 61 | 44 | 4 | 55.96% | List | |||||||
Sydney | 1995-99 | 124 | 76 | 46 | 2 | 61.29% | List | |||||||
Overall | 1988-1999 | 280 | 166 | 106 | 8 | 59.29% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Greg Stroud, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
14/08/2020
Very fortunate to have either of those premierships after Terry Lamb bashed Ellery Hanley out of the game in 1988 and Daley/Stuart playing busted in 1991.
22/02/2021
Born July 15, 1958. Not January 24.
08/04/2021
He knows his football but to outspoken rather not have to listen to him
27/06/2021
Full of his own self importance
02/10/2022
I think your statement about PG being the greatest state of origin coach of all time should state clearly it was for NSW. I’m sure Mal Meningas record is better.
21/04/2023
I still find out if Phil gould played for nsw or Australia
12/07/2023
Sack all the old Penrith players coaching nsw blues
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