In the off-season the Sharks signed Stuart Raper as their head coach following the previous season's dismissal of Chris Anderson.
He stated that Stuart Raper had spoken to him whilst out in Perth for the World Club Challenge match and convinced him Castleford was the club for him.
Wigan coach of the time Stuart Raper commented: "Danny is a very good all round player who will be an asset to any side and I am pleased that he has chosen Wigan. He will blend very well into our line-up."
Wigan coach Stuart Raper commented: "Danny is fit, but we've nowhere to play him. At Rochdale he's in an environment he'll be comfortable in and it will enable us to assess his return to fitness. It is another step on his road back to match action."
Graham was made full-time coach of Castleford Tigers towards the end of 2001 after Stuart Raper left for Wigan.
On 22 September 2006, the Sharks Board ended weeks of speculation over the future of coach Stuart Raper by sacking him as first grade coach and handing him a $300,000 payout, making him the second consecutive coach to receive such a payout.
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Anderson was replaced by Stuart Raper, another son of Johnny Raper, and the coach of the President's Cup winning team in 1994.
He returned to Sydney as coach of the Cronulla Sharks in 1975–76 commencing an association with that club later carried on by his sons Stuart Raper and Aaron Raper.
Coach Stuart Raper played Aspinwall alongside several other up and coming youngsters during the 2002 season.
O'Loughlin made his breakthrough into the Wigan first team under head coach Stuart Raper during 2002's Super League VII.
Here Raper inherited an extremely talented side (featuring Adam Dykes, Geoff Bell and David Peachey) and with them excelled as he took the team to the clubs first President's Cup in his debut season as coach.
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He played in a Wigan team studded with Australians in Brett Dallas, Julian O'Neill, Adrian Lam, Craig Smith, David Furner and coached by Stuart Raper.