Despite operating well beyond the boundaries of a classroom, many of the tactics and implements employed by Rugby League coaches are mirrored by academic educators everywhere.

Punctuality, precision, performance and progression are paramount in both professions.

So with this in mind, we wondered what all 16 NRL coaches would be like if they traded the coach’s box for the classroom.

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Ricky Stuart

Mr. Stuart is as old school as they come. He’s spent the vast majority of his adult life at the same school and won’t be moving any time soon.

As the school’s metal work teacher, Mr. Stuart spends most of his time tucked away in an icy cold demountable well out of sight.

With his glory days coming in the late 80s and early 90s, he still operates with a subtle mullet and a pack a day Winfield habit.

Unable to smoke at his desk anymore, he’s resorted to vigorously chewing nicotine gum instead.

Notoriously hot under the collar, Mr. Stuart is known to swear black and blue at his students – especially when they’re ‘pissfarting around’ with the power tools.

Despite the ever-present verbal abuse, his students still love him, due to his ability to crack a gag here and there.

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