The frontrunners for the head coaching role of the NSW Blues have been revealed, that's if Laurie Daley decides to call it a day officially. Fresh reports emerging from News Corp reveal incumbent assistant coaches Boyd Cordner and Matt King are frontrunners to secure the head coaching position if Daley steps down. Meanwhile, King has also embedded himself in the Roosters coaching ranks, working on Robinson's staff with the NRL team since 2017. King joined the Blues coaching ranks when Michael Maguire was appointed head coach for the 2024 series, but had previously worked with the emerging Blues squad under Brad Fittler during the previous reign. King played nine matches for the Blues, famously scoring a hat trick on the right wing for NSW in the 2005 decider.