Assistant Coaches

[twentyforty]

Always be losers is the Tigers .. a team that had no idea this season .. no structure .. no defence ...no idea now a coach that does not want to employ assistants that could rectify this situation.
He should be more worried about getting the punt for poor results than worried about someone wanting his job ... OH nothing changes in Tiger town such a mediocre lot !

Blah Blah Blah ..... back to the crying wall!

Try to hold it together momo. Things are steadily improving. The coaching team need to be singing from the same hymn book.

 

[JC99]

Anyone know much about Wayne Collins?

Good bloke, smart coach and is a guy who goes really good working with younger, more inexperienced players. As mentioned in the article was Madge’s assistant in 2014 and lately he’s been working with NZ warriors doing dummy half training.

Well that will fix up most things a dummy half coach ??? other coaches surround themselves with professional assistants not our boy Madge !

He’s not just a dummy halves coach he won comp with Madge as their defence coach I believe.... wouldn’t you rather have a pair who know how each other work and how to win games?

 

[Geo]

Anyone know much about Wayne Collins?

Good bloke, smart coach and is a guy who goes really good working with younger, more inexperienced players. As mentioned in the article was Madge’s assistant in 2014 and lately he’s been working with NZ warriors doing dummy half training.

Well that will fix up most things a dummy half coach ??? other coaches surround themselves with professional assistants not our boy Madge !

Webster went to the Pamfers..

It's a typical telecrap article..has Flanagan or any other high profile assistant even applied for the job or is it just Bulldog throwing out names of people looking for work..?

To me Flanagan didn't do much to improve the Dragons in his time their...Griffin must not think he can rectify them either

 

[colinbh]

Always be losers is the Tigers .. a team that had no idea this season .. no structure .. no defence ...no idea now a coach that does not want to employ assistants that could rectify this situation.
He should be more worried about getting the punt for poor results than worried about someone wanting his job ... OH nothing changes in Tiger town such a mediocre lot !

A bit like you really.

 

[kiwitiger]

Tim Sheena resigned as Widnes Vikings coach. Maybe he should come back to WT as an assistant ? just joking lol


Would be great to see Tim back at the club in some capacity, even if it is a desk job.

We have just removed the last link to 2005,why on earth would we want to bring in another one.We need to concentrate on the future not be fixated on the past.

Remember when he was ridiculed as mr 30%. with that record we would of made the finals 3 times in the last 9 years. Yes its a losing record but its higher than 0% which everyone else has

 

[Bones]

Wests Tigers assistant coach: Shane Flanagan snubbed for reserve grade coach
Dean Ritchie, The Daily Telegraph
October 7, 2020 4:27pm
Subscriber only
Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire is expected to promote within and shun several high-profile candidates in his search for a new assistant.

The Daily Telegraph has learned the Tigers’ Canterbury Cup coach, Wayne Collins, is set to win the race to be Maguire’s assistant at the Concord-based club.

A final decision will be reached next week when Maguire and Tigers chief executive Justin Pascoe return from a week’s leave.

Other speculated candidates include former Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan, Dragons assistant James Shepherd and Huddersfield boss Simon Woolford.


Maguire is still wrestling with the decision but did combine with Collins to deliver South Sydney their 2014 grand final win.

Collins – nicknamed Snoopy — has spent time in the Souths, Canberra, Penrith and St George Illawarra coaching systems.

He only coached the club’s Canterbury Cup side, Western Suburbs Magpies, in one game this year before COVID shut down the competition.

While aware of the external interest in coaching at Concord, Maguire does have a preference to promote from within.


The Tigers’ vacancy arose after assistant Andrew Webster left the club to join Penrith, replacing Canterbury-bound Trent Barrett.

Another Tigers assistant, former premiership-winning fullback, Brett Hodgson, has been moved along as part of a club overhaul. Shane Millard has been retained as an assistant.

Collins, 53, played more than 100 first grade games for Canberra, St George and South Queensland Crushers between 1988 and 1996. He also played in the 1992 and 1993 grand finals for the Dragons.

Wests haven’t yet appointed a Canterbury Cup coach to replace Collins, given there are no guarantees the competition will even be contested next season through COVID.

The Tigers’ new centre of excellence is due to be completed before the 2022 pre-season at Concord Oval, which has recently been demolished.

And the playing squad will welcome Panthers skipper and former NSW and Test forward James Tamou and young Parramatta prop Stefano Utoikamanu.

The Tigers haven’t played finals footy since 2011 with management well aware it must reinvigorate the club to find success.

That was never more evident than Maguire’s decision to reject re-signing club legend Benji Marshall for next season.

Flanagan remains without a club for 2021 despite his success as head coach at Cronulla, which culminated in winning the club’s first-ever premiership in 2016.

Woolford will finish his tenure at Huddersfield in a month and will return home in November.

Manly assistant John Cartwright is favourite to be named on Kevin Walters’ coaching staff at Brisbane. Never before in the game’s history has the movement among assistant coaches been so prevalent.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/tigers/wests-tigers-assistant-coach-shane-flanagan-snubbed-for-reserve-grade-coach/news-story/af792e1e6d6a3cf4f29ef45365cff84e


Was just about to post, I think Maguire is still burned by Siebold. He should be looking at who best serves the club, not who best serves him.

I think what serves the club and what serves him is the same thing... if he wants to keep his job.

 

[Snake]

Always be losers is the Tigers .. a team that had no idea this season .. no structure .. no defence ...no idea now a coach that does not want to employ assistants that could rectify this situation.
He should be more worried about getting the punt for poor results than worried about someone wanting his job ... OH nothing changes in Tiger town such a mediocre lot !

A bit like you really.

Are you Watching the finals this year ?Just wondering ...

 

[ElleryHanley]

Madge is not much of a tactician...in fact, he is very poor at in game adjustments and tactics for different sides. Bennet also is not much of a tactician, but he balances it with Jason D, who is excellent.

We needed that balance IMO. An assistant who was able to 'balance' Madge's in your face / motivational stuff.

Collins is decent, but def not a tactician.

That Souths premiership winning coaching line is getting a bit overused IMO...it was a unique team in that the owner recruited all of the big names. Burgess...Inglis...

Most coaches would have won that year with the roster.

I would have liked someone more modern than Collins, rather than just "well, he was an assistant at souths when they won".

 

[The_Patriot]

Lol people who are critical of Flanagan.

Happy to finish 9th this lot

 

[Snake]

When a team is playing worse after 2 seasons being coached by the same coach one would think the coach would bring in the best help he could .. just saying!

 

[JC99]

Madge is not much of a tactician...in fact, he is very poor at in game adjustments and tactics for different sides. Bennet also is not much of a tactician, but he balances it with Jason D, who is excellent.

We needed that balance IMO. An assistant who was able to 'balance' Madge's in your face / motivational stuff.

Collins is decent, but def not a tactician.

That Souths premiership winning coaching line is getting a bit overused IMO...it was a unique team in that the owner recruited all of the big names. Burgess...Inglis...

Most coaches would have won that year with the roster.

I would have liked someone more modern than Collins, rather than just "well, he was an assistant at souths when they won".

You really don’t give Madge enough credit for winning a premiership. He helped build and shape that roster, as we’ve seen with quite a few teams the last season being good on paper doesn’t equal results if you can’t coach.

I really wouldn’t have cared if we got Flanagan as an assistant but can understand not getting him. Collins is a good coach and I hope he, Madge and Millard can help get us going a bit next season.

 

[ElleryHanley]

Madge is not much of a tactician...in fact, he is very poor at in game adjustments and tactics for different sides. Bennet also is not much of a tactician, but he balances it with Jason D, who is excellent.

We needed that balance IMO. An assistant who was able to 'balance' Madge's in your face / motivational stuff.

Collins is decent, but def not a tactician.

That Souths premiership winning coaching line is getting a bit overused IMO...it was a unique team in that the owner recruited all of the big names. Burgess...Inglis...

Most coaches would have won that year with the roster.

I would have liked someone more modern than Collins, rather than just "well, he was an assistant at souths when they won".

You really don’t give Madge enough credit for winning a premiership. He helped build and shape that roster, as we’ve seen with quite a few teams the last season being good on paper doesn’t equal results if you can’t coach.

I really wouldn’t have cared if we got Flanagan as an assistant but can understand not getting him. Collins is a good coach and I hope he, Madge and Millard can help get us going a bit next season.

He deserves credit, as do all coaches who win a comp. I don't think he really shaped the team much though. The halves were in place and the big gun recruitment was all owner driven. It was very unique.

I am a Madge fan, as you likely know by now, but you tell me any high profile recruits he has landed?

Burgess and Inglis went purely because of Crowe.

I just would have liked someone who balanced Madge a bit...a tactician who could maybe bring some fresh ideas. Collins is not that guy.

 

[JC99]

Madge is not much of a tactician...in fact, he is very poor at in game adjustments and tactics for different sides. Bennet also is not much of a tactician, but he balances it with Jason D, who is excellent.

We needed that balance IMO. An assistant who was able to 'balance' Madge's in your face / motivational stuff.

Collins is decent, but def not a tactician.

That Souths premiership winning coaching line is getting a bit overused IMO...it was a unique team in that the owner recruited all of the big names. Burgess...Inglis...

Most coaches would have won that year with the roster.

I would have liked someone more modern than Collins, rather than just "well, he was an assistant at souths when they won".

You really don’t give Madge enough credit for winning a premiership. He helped build and shape that roster, as we’ve seen with quite a few teams the last season being good on paper doesn’t equal results if you can’t coach.

I really wouldn’t have cared if we got Flanagan as an assistant but can understand not getting him. Collins is a good coach and I hope he, Madge and Millard can help get us going a bit next season.

He deserves credit, as do all coaches who win a comp. I don't think he really shaped the team much though. The halves were in place and the big gun recruitment was all owner driven. It was very unique.

I am a Madge fan, as you likely know by now, but you tell me any high profile recruits he has landed?

Burgess and Inglis went purely because of Crowe.

I just would have liked someone who balanced Madge a bit...a tactician who could maybe bring some fresh ideas. Collins is not that guy.

I expect Millard is the tactician considering he’s our attack coach as far as I know

 

[hobbo1]

Always be losers is the Tigers .. a team that had no idea this season .. no structure .. no defence ...no idea now a coach that does not want to employ assistants that could rectify this situation.
He should be more worried about getting the punt for poor results than worried about someone wanting his job ... OH nothing changes in Tiger town such a mediocre lot !

A bit like you really.

Are you Watching the finals this year ?Just wondering ...

I’m watching the finals this year ..
What else is there to watch ?

 

[TheDaBoss]

Always be losers is the Tigers .. a team that had no idea this season .. no structure .. no defence ...no idea now a coach that does not want to employ assistants that could rectify this situation.
He should be more worried about getting the punt for poor results than worried about someone wanting his job ... OH nothing changes in Tiger town such a mediocre lot !

A bit like you really.

Are you Watching the finals this year ?Just wondering ...

I’m watching the finals this year ..
What else is there to watch ?

Women's cricket ??

There is nothing lol

 

[Russell]

Lol people who are critical of Flanagan.

Happy to finish 9th this lot

happy to finish 9th rather than cheat - you betcha!!!!

 

[happy_tiger]

Always be losers is the Tigers .. a team that had no idea this season .. no structure .. no defence ...no idea now a coach that does not want to employ assistants that could rectify this situation.
He should be more worried about getting the punt for poor results than worried about someone wanting his job ... OH nothing changes in Tiger town such a mediocre lot !

A bit like you really.

Are you Watching the finals this year ?Just wondering ...

I’m watching the finals this year ..
What else is there to watch ?

Collingwood and WHU

 

[hobbo1]

Always be losers is the Tigers .. a team that had no idea this season .. no structure .. no defence ...no idea now a coach that does not want to employ assistants that could rectify this situation.
He should be more worried about getting the punt for poor results than worried about someone wanting his job ... OH nothing changes in Tiger town such a mediocre lot !

A bit like you really.

Are you Watching the finals this year ?Just wondering ...

I’m watching the finals this year ..
What else is there to watch ?

Women's cricket ??

There is nothing lol

Wish LFL was still on !

 

[hobbo1]

Always be losers is the Tigers .. a team that had no idea this season .. no structure .. no defence ...no idea now a coach that does not want to employ assistants that could rectify this situation.
He should be more worried about getting the punt for poor results than worried about someone wanting his job ... OH nothing changes in Tiger town such a mediocre lot !

A bit like you really.

Are you Watching the finals this year ?Just wondering ...

I’m watching the finals this year ..
What else is there to watch ?

Collingwood and WHU

You really do follow some crap sports and teams mate lol