The man who appointed Ben and Shane Walker in their successful re-imagining of rugby league as Ipswich coaches has urged NRL club officials to unleash the duo as mentors at the highest level.
Several battling NRL clubs are set to make big calls on their coaches, the Gold Coast Titans one of them, and Ipswich Jets chairman Steve Johnson has some advice for their boards, owners and CEOs.
"It is not brave and courageous to appoint Ben and Shane as NRL coaches. It is stupidity not to," Johnson told AAP.