Wests Tigers Coaches

Chammass said:
Wests Tigers will alter their approach to selecting a new head coach after missing out on their No.1 target Cameron Ciraldo.

The Tigers are in the midst of drawing up a hit-list of potential candidates after coming up with more than a dozen names of would-be coaches.

The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the likes of Stephen Kearney, Dean Young, John Morris, Jason Ryles, Shane Flanagan, Josh Hannay, Kristian Woolf and Steve Price are among the names of people who the Tigers are set to explore.

Others include Canterbury assistant coaches David Furner and Craig Sandercock. Furner has a long relationship with Tigers head of football Tim Sheens. Sheens coached Furner as part of the Raiders 1994 premiership win while Furner was Sheens’ assistant coach during Sheens’ stint as Australian mentor.

Sandercock took control of the Bulldogs on Saturday night in the Covid-19 related absence of Mick Potter. He worked at the Tigers as Jason Taylor’s assistant coach in 2016.

North Queensland premiership winning coach Paul Green is not expected to be considered for the role while the likes of Ryles and Price have given their commitments as assistant coaches to the Roosters and Cronulla respectively for at least next season.

Kearney, who is Bellamy’s assistant at Melbourne, is reluctant to return to head coaching after unsuccessful stints at Parramatta and the Warriors.

Brett Kimmorley is also in the box seat to be retained and will be given every opportunity to show his worth as a long-term coach of the Tigers.

Unlike their pursuit of Ciraldo where the Tigers made it clear who they wanted they will enter the next phase of finding their head coach with an open mind.

That short-list will be whittled down to three or four candidates who will present their vision to the board and Sheens who will oversee the appointment.

The first question they will ask any potential coach is; ‘do you want to lead this club’? Ciraldo was presented to the club and offered a five year deal but this time around they want the coach to present to them.

The club hope to have a coach installed before the end of July.

Tigers greats Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah are expected to play a key role in assisting whoever the next coach is. The duo have dipped their toe into coaching but it is understood they are keen on pursuing a senior coaching position and have been earmarked as potential first grade coaches art the club.

Sheens may also have a more hands-on role with the coach especially if the club’s appoint a relatively inexperienced mentor. Sheens gave former coach Michael Maguire free air to coach the way he wanted.

Flanagan is considered an outside chance while the likes of emerging coaches Young and Hannay are understood to have impressed Sheens with their short stints as interim coaches.

Ex-Tiger Morris is among the favourites to return to his former club as a head coach after leading the Sharks to finals in his first two years before being dumped in favour of Craig Fitzgibbon. Morris joined South Sydney as an assistant this year.

Ciraldo is expected to remain at the Panthers for at least 12 more months. Woolf has been linked to the vacant Bulldogs job after knocking back an approach to join the Warriors.

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We got rid of Sandercock a few years ago so why would they even consider going there again
 
bathursttiger1 said:
We got rid of Sandercock a few years ago so why would they even consider going there again
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Sandercock has grown, he has gained more experience, especially with ball work.
Defensively, he has got Bulldogs playing less stiff, and they're pulling off bigger shots. Sandercock is up for the challenge as head coach, we won't get blown off the park any longer
 
Mindless_Puppet said:
It’s a no brainer WT need an experienced first grade coach. Undeniable.

Surely flano would be front runner, but then again it’s the WT here, stranger things have happened and will continue to.
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He must be a strong candidate, good eye for players and spotting ones who last.
 
Mindless_Puppet said:
exactly. But with all the weird and wonderful stuff happening at WT, do you think they’ll get this right ?
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There’s a chance, maybe 50/50 we can jag the right coach given who has been in the reported mix. The roster looms just as large.

There’s a massive 12 players either heading off or not being re-signed and that’s overs on annual churn.

But of course theres still some over paid players still on the books for next year. They desperately need high level coaching.

Flano teams are prepared for the tough grind, something we’ve seriously lacked and Madge was sadly unable to produce. He spoke about it a lot, which was right, but he could rarely nail it.

Watching Robbos press conference recently, he looks to be losing his own resilience skills. He often gets into this mode when his side falls apart. Looks petulant and fat official shaming. It never does him much good.
 
TSP said:
There’s a chance, maybe 50/50 we can jag the right coach given who has been in the reported mix. The roster looms just as large.

There’s a massive 12 players either heading off or not being re-signed and that’s overs on annual churn.

But of course theres still some over paid players still on the books for next year. They desperately need high level coaching.

Flano teams are prepared for the tough grind, something we’ve seriously lacked and Madge was sadly unable to produce. He spoke about it a lot, which was right, but he could rarely nail it.

Watching Robbos press conference recently, he looks to be losing his own resilience skills. He often gets into this mode when his side falls apart. Looks petulant and fat official shaming. It never does him much good.
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That's the best about ROBBO. Just signed a 5 year extension. Uncle Nick only plays for Premierships, I hope they miss the finals
 
I know a lot of people want Payten to coach us,but geez his team is playing well,good roster...
I think he may be there for a couple of more years,not sure about the family though..I did notice that Luci played very well and a lot different from his previous couple of games for us..he either improved greatly under Todd in a week or he tanked to get away from us..dont know...
 
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