Wests Tigers Coaches

Wests Tigers search for a development coach capable of turning around a decade of disappointment is staring them straight in the face after it emerged Wayne Lambkin has now applied for the top job.

Lambkin was head coach of the renowned rugby league nursery at Westfields Sports High for 20 years and only gave up that job this year at Tim Sheens’ request to take on a fulltime position as Tigers’ NSW Cup coach.

While he doesn’t have the public profile of some other contenders being pushed heavily to take over from Michael Maguire, what Lambkin does have is a phenomenal record of not only identifying but nurturing some of the game’s greatest talent over two decades.

At Westfields Lambkin coached the likes of Jarryd Hayne, Israel Folau, Krisnan Inu, Tony Williams, Issac Luke, Luke O’Donnell, Michael Greenfield, Trent Hodkinson, Matt Keating, David Klemmer, Blake Green, Manase Fainu, Tommy Talau, Jason Saab, Moses Suli, Trey Mooney, Sione Katoa, Brandon Wakeham, Stefano Utoikamanu, Jake Averillo, Josh Schuster, Taniela Paseka and Haumole Olakau’atu among many, many more.

It was also Lambkin who famously spotted Olakau’atu sitting in a car park and encouraged him to have a crack at footy.

He also coached Manly to an under 20s NYC premiership in 2017 with a team that had only won two games the previous year, while he was NSW Cup coach at the Bears when they were the feeder for the Rabbitohs en route to the 2014 NRL title.

At the Bears the likes of Luke Keary, Dylan Walker and the Burgess brothers developed on his watch.

The Tigers recently signed five of Lambkin’s former Westfields’ students to long term deals, while 13 of the undefeated Harold Matthews Cup squad also went through Westfields.

It’s a proven record that suggests Lambkin would be an ideal fit to work with Sheens to get the best out of the talent now coming through the lower grades.

“I have sat back and had a look at the situation, I know I can do the job,” Lambkin said.

“The club is looking for a development coach and I would back my experience in that department against anyone.”
 
tigermaniac said:
Wests Tigers search for a development coach capable of turning around a decade of disappointment is staring them straight in the face after it emerged Wayne Lambkin has now applied for the top job.

Lambkin was head coach of the renowned rugby league nursery at Westfields Sports High for 20 years and only gave up that job this year at Tim Sheens’ request to take on a fulltime position as Tigers’ NSW Cup coach.

While he doesn’t have the public profile of some other contenders being pushed heavily to take over from Michael Maguire, what Lambkin does have is a phenomenal record of not only identifying but nurturing some of the game’s greatest talent over two decades.

At Westfields Lambkin coached the likes of Jarryd Hayne, Israel Folau, Krisnan Inu, Tony Williams, Issac Luke, Luke O’Donnell, Michael Greenfield, Trent Hodkinson, Matt Keating, David Klemmer, Blake Green, Manase Fainu, Tommy Talau, Jason Saab, Moses Suli, Trey Mooney, Sione Katoa, Brandon Wakeham, Stefano Utoikamanu, Jake Averillo, Josh Schuster, Taniela Paseka and Haumole Olakau’atu among many, many more.

It was also Lambkin who famously spotted Olakau’atu sitting in a car park and encouraged him to have a crack at footy.

He also coached Manly to an under 20s NYC premiership in 2017 with a team that had only won two games the previous year, while he was NSW Cup coach at the Bears when they were the feeder for the Rabbitohs en route to the 2014 NRL title.

At the Bears the likes of Luke Keary, Dylan Walker and the Burgess brothers developed on his watch.

The Tigers recently signed five of Lambkin’s former Westfields’ students to long term deals, while 13 of the undefeated Harold Matthews Cup squad also went through Westfields.

It’s a proven record that suggests Lambkin would be an ideal fit to work with Sheens to get the best out of the talent now coming through the lower grades.

“I have sat back and had a look at the situation, I know I can do the job,” Lambkin said.

“The club is looking for a development coach and I would back my experience in that department against anyone.”
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I just had a Groundhog Day moment.
 
tigermaniac said:
Wests Tigers search for a development coach capable of turning around a decade of disappointment is staring them straight in the face after it emerged Wayne Lambkin has now applied for the top job.

Lambkin was head coach of the renowned rugby league nursery at Westfields Sports High for 20 years and only gave up that job this year at Tim Sheens’ request to take on a fulltime position as Tigers’ NSW Cup coach.

While he doesn’t have the public profile of some other contenders being pushed heavily to take over from Michael Maguire, what Lambkin does have is a phenomenal record of not only identifying but nurturing some of the game’s greatest talent over two decades.

At Westfields Lambkin coached the likes of Jarryd Hayne, Israel Folau, Krisnan Inu, Tony Williams, Issac Luke, Luke O’Donnell, Michael Greenfield, Trent Hodkinson, Matt Keating, David Klemmer, Blake Green, Manase Fainu, Tommy Talau, Jason Saab, Moses Suli, Trey Mooney, Sione Katoa, Brandon Wakeham, Stefano Utoikamanu, Jake Averillo, Josh Schuster, Taniela Paseka and Haumole Olakau’atu among many, many more.

It was also Lambkin who famously spotted Olakau’atu sitting in a car park and encouraged him to have a crack at footy.

He also coached Manly to an under 20s NYC premiership in 2017 with a team that had only won two games the previous year, while he was NSW Cup coach at the Bears when they were the feeder for the Rabbitohs en route to the 2014 NRL title.

At the Bears the likes of Luke Keary, Dylan Walker and the Burgess brothers developed on his watch.

The Tigers recently signed five of Lambkin’s former Westfields’ students to long term deals, while 13 of the undefeated Harold Matthews Cup squad also went through Westfields.

It’s a proven record that suggests Lambkin would be an ideal fit to work with Sheens to get the best out of the talent now coming through the lower grades.

“I have sat back and had a look at the situation, I know I can do the job,” Lambkin said.

“The club is looking for a development coach and I would back my experience in that department against anyone.”
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If he brings Olakau’atu with him then sign him up!
 
I really believe that once the NRL stopped the NYC it was the start of our demise. We had a steady stream of players getting ready to play for us and we had great succes. Payten won the u20 comp. They ripped us hard the NRL.
Bring back NYC for us to prosper. Juniors are our biggest strength. Lambkin is very much our CC. Nice to see juniors resigning that we most probably would have lost, hoping due to WL.
 
tigermaniac said:
Wests Tigers search for a development coach capable of turning around a decade of disappointment is staring them straight in the face after it emerged Wayne Lambkin has now applied for the top job.

Lambkin was head coach of the renowned rugby league nursery at Westfields Sports High for 20 years and only gave up that job this year at Tim Sheens’ request to take on a fulltime position as Tigers’ NSW Cup coach.

While he doesn’t have the public profile of some other contenders being pushed heavily to take over from Michael Maguire, what Lambkin does have is a phenomenal record of not only identifying but nurturing some of the game’s greatest talent over two decades.

At Westfields Lambkin coached the likes of Jarryd Hayne, Israel Folau, Krisnan Inu, Tony Williams, Issac Luke, Luke O’Donnell, Michael Greenfield, Trent Hodkinson, Matt Keating, David Klemmer, Blake Green, Manase Fainu, Tommy Talau, Jason Saab, Moses Suli, Trey Mooney, Sione Katoa, Brandon Wakeham, Stefano Utoikamanu, Jake Averillo, Josh Schuster, Taniela Paseka and Haumole Olakau’atu among many, many more.

It was also Lambkin who famously spotted Olakau’atu sitting in a car park and encouraged him to have a crack at footy.

He also coached Manly to an under 20s NYC premiership in 2017 with a team that had only won two games the previous year, while he was NSW Cup coach at the Bears when they were the feeder for the Rabbitohs en route to the 2014 NRL title.

At the Bears the likes of Luke Keary, Dylan Walker and the Burgess brothers developed on his watch.

The Tigers recently signed five of Lambkin’s former Westfields’ students to long term deals, while 13 of the undefeated Harold Matthews Cup squad also went through Westfields.

It’s a proven record that suggests Lambkin would be an ideal fit to work with Sheens to get the best out of the talent now coming through the lower grades.

“I have sat back and had a look at the situation, I know I can do the job,” Lambkin said.

“The club is looking for a development coach and I would back my experience in that department against anyone.”
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This is the current coach of the Magpies side which is running second last right?
 
weststigerman said:
This is the current coach of the Magpies side which is running second last right?
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And the coach of last years Flegg who ran first. Our CC team has been playing with a half flegg/ half ron massey side for most of the seasin given injuries in NRL. You should take very little out of a nsw cup squad performance when assessing coaches from the ladder for any team
 
rusted-on said:
Long time lurker, just signed up, so go easy fellas 😉

I am at the point where I don't think who coaches is the biggest decision that needs to be made. We have a playing roster without any strike and a board with members that wouldn't know their asshole from a steeden. I feel that we could get Bellamy to come across and we would still struggle. We need someone with vision, patience, a good footy brain, a good eye for talent and the ability to bring a squad together...wow what a wishlist. But none of this matters if we don't have a strong squad and a board that will let him do his job, no coach is going to make much of a difference.

My thoughts are probably a little all over the place, this all gets me much more frustrated than it probably should.
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Welcome. We feel your pain.
 
TIGERPOWER said:
Anyone have any insight about him as a coach?
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Looking at his stats, not great.

David Furner - Coaching Career - RLP

A summary of the career stats for Son of former Australian coach Don Furner and a product of Queanbeyan Whites RU club, David Furner represented Australian RU Under 17s and Under 21s before joining Canberra in 1991. Selected for City Origin in 1993, the young backrower developed into a clever...
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carltonleach said:
Lambkin is a quality person and a top coach, was at Westfield’s whilst I was there and was always a top bloke to all us boys! Wonder if we are serious about giving him a crack
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I couldnt give a flying &%$ you know what, how good he was with the "boys" we need a hardened NRL coach to toughen up the cream puffs we call our NRL squad...
Lambkin,CC,Morris are only names to be bandied around that suit some forum members...If you have any idea what is needed in this club it is an NRL coach with years of experience at that level...the also rans can DEVELOP the kids in pathways and have sausage sizzles with the mums and dads...
We have had a decade of nepotism and jobs for the boys and mates...it has got us where we are today...
Wake up and smell the roses for a change and witness that we need CHANGE..
Lambkin isnt the answer,even though he has a good record with the boys...we need a person who can handle the men and gradually introduce the boys to the rigour of NRL for some years ,not just a couple..
 
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