Phil Gould spent one year at the Warriors. Six years later, his fingerprints are all over their success

Phil Gould spent one year at the Warriors. Six years later, his fingerprints are all over their success

The Warriors are chasing their first NRL premiership with a Penrith-influenced coach, five senior players with Panthers connections and a development system remarkably similar to the one Gould once prescribed. In 1994, North Sydney Bears fullback Ivan Cleary received a phone call from Phil Gould. Affectionately known as Gus, Gould had already become a legendary rugby league coach by his early 30s. He asked Cleary to join him at the Sydney Rooste…