Coaches confirmed for 2025

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Coaches confirmed for 2025

Wests Tigers are pleased to welcome several new coaching staff to the club ahead of the 2025 season.
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Coaches confirmed for 2025

Author Wests Tigers Timestamp Wed 2 Oct 2024, 03:30 PM

Wests Tigers have confirmed the coaching lineups for all teams ahead of the 2025 season as we welcome several new coaching staff to the club.

NRL
  • Head Coach - Benji Marshall
  • Assistant Coach - Chris Heighington
  • Assistant Coach - Brett Hodgson
  • Assistant Coach - John Morris
Brett Hodgson joins Benji Marshall’s coaching staff with the Wests Tigers Life Member returning to the club as an Assistant Coach.

Hodgson has more recently spent time as Head Coach of Hull FC, as well as coaching in the Australian and English rugby union setups.


NSW Cup - Western Suburbs Magpies
  • Head Coach - Aaron Payne
  • Assistant Coach - Jarred Farlow
  • Assistant Coach - Nathan Lakeman (post-SG Ball Cup season)
Jarred Farlow has been appointed Assistant Coach of the Magpies NSW Cup team this year, after a long stint as head coach of Ryde-Eastwood Hawks in the Ron Massey Cup.

Farlow, Wests Tigers #165, played one NRL game for Wests Tigers in 2013 and had an extensive playing career in the NSW Cup.

Magpies SG Ball coach Nathan Lakeman will also join the NSW Cup staff at the conclusion of the SG Ball Cup season.

Jersey Flegg Cup (U/21s) - Wests Tigers

  • Head Coach - Leon Latulipe
  • Assistant Coach - Danny Constantine
  • Leon Latulipe and Danny Constantine both return to the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg Cup setup, after the U/21s team narrowly missed a place in the finals in 2024.


    SG Ball Cup (U/19s) - Western Suburbs Magpies

    • Head Coach - Nathan Lakeman
    • Assistant Coach - Harrison Fox
    • Assistant Coach - Mitch Tyler

    • Nathan Lakeman has been appointed new head coach of Wests Magpies' SG Ball side after spending 2024 as assistant coach for the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg Cup team.

      Harrison Fox and Mitch Tyler are the new assistant coaches after previously serving roles as head coach of the Macarthur Wests Tigers Andrew Johns Cup and Laurie Daley Cup teams respectively.


      SG Ball Cup (U/19s) - Balmain Tigers


      Head Coach - Shane Sultana
    • Assistant Coach - Mick Daley
    • Assistant Coach - Andrew Kazzi

    • Shane Sultana, formerly assistant coach of South Sydney Rabbitohs' NSW Cup team, joins the Wests Tigers pathways system in 2025 as head coach of the Balmain Tigers SG Ball Cup side.
    • Sultana is joined by new assistants, Mick Daley and Andrew Kazzi.


      Tarsha Gale Cup (U/19s)


      Head Coach - Taiana Scanlan-Waddell

    • Wests Tigers NRLW assistant coach Taiana Scanlan-Waddell has been appointed Head Coach of the club's Tarsha Gale Cup team in 2025.

      Taiana was an assistant coach of the club's Harvey Norman Women's team in 2023, before assisting Brett Kimmorley in our first two seasons in the NRLW.


      Laurie Daley Cup (U/18s) - Macarthur Wests Tigers

      • Head Coach - Brody Dooner
      • Assistant Coach - Tuki Jackson
      • Assistant Coach - Pat Richards

      • Brody Dooner joins the club as Laurie Daley Cup head coach and will be joined by returning assistant Tuki Jackson, as well as Wests Tigers Life Member, Pat Richards.

        Dooner is a well-known Macarthur junior who has coaching experience in the highly successful rugby league program at St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown.


        Harold Matthews Cup (U/17s) - Western Suburbs Magpies

        Head Coach - Stephen Isdale
      • Assistant Coach - Alec Bush
      • Assistant Coach - Stephen Butler

      • Wests Magpies Harold Matthews Cup coaching staff remains unchanged from last season. Stephen Isdale will again be in charge as the Magpies aim to go one better than their grand final loss in 2024.

        Harold Matthews Cup (U/17s) - Balmain Tigers

        Head Coach - Greg Michel
        • Assistant Coach - Jason Stanton
        • Assistant Coach - Dane Ryan
        • Assistant Coach - John Muggleton

      • It will be a new-look coaching staff for the Balmain Harold Matthews team in 2025, headed up by Greg Michel.

        Greg will be joined by former Australia Women's Rugby 7s coach Jason Stanton, former Paramatta premiership-winning forward John Muggleton, and former Balmain SG Ball assistant coach, Dane Ryan.


        Lisa Fiaola Cup (U/17s) - Wests Tigers


        Head Coach - Scott Clark


      • Lisa Fiaola Cup coach Scott Clark returns to the fold in 2025, after guiding the team to a grand final appearance last season.


        Andrew Johns Cup (U/16s) - Macarthur Wests Tigers

        Head Coach - Adam Whitelaw
        • Assistant Coach - Mark Potts
        • Assistant Coach - Jamie Blewitt
        Adam Whitelaw has been elevated to head coach of the Andrew Johns Cup team after previously serving as assistant coach.

        Mark Potts also returns as assistant coach, while former pathways development squad coach, Jamie Blewitt, is the new addition to the setup.

        A handful of additional pathways coaching staff are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
 
Does anyone know what's happened with our Harold Mathews grand final winning coach a few years ago, Robbie Mears ?
 
tiger_one said:
www.weststigers.com.au

Coaches confirmed for 2025

Wests Tigers are pleased to welcome several new coaching staff to the club ahead of the 2025 season.
www.weststigers.com.au www.weststigers.com.au


Coaches confirmed for 2025

Author Wests Tigers Timestamp Wed 2 Oct 2024, 03:30 PM

Wests Tigers have confirmed the coaching lineups for all teams ahead of the 2025 season as we welcome several new coaching staff to the club.

NRL
  • Head Coach - Benji Marshall
  • Assistant Coach - Chris Heighington
  • Assistant Coach - Brett Hodgson
  • Assistant Coach - John Morris
Brett Hodgson joins Benji Marshall’s coaching staff with the Wests Tigers Life Member returning to the club as an Assistant Coach.

Hodgson has more recently spent time as Head Coach of Hull FC, as well as coaching in the Australian and English rugby union setups.


NSW Cup - Western Suburbs Magpies
  • Head Coach - Aaron Payne
  • Assistant Coach - Jarred Farlow
  • Assistant Coach - Nathan Lakeman (post-SG Ball Cup season)
Jarred Farlow has been appointed Assistant Coach of the Magpies NSW Cup team this year, after a long stint as head coach of Ryde-Eastwood Hawks in the Ron Massey Cup.

Farlow, Wests Tigers #165, played one NRL game for Wests Tigers in 2013 and had an extensive playing career in the NSW Cup.

Magpies SG Ball coach Nathan Lakeman will also join the NSW Cup staff at the conclusion of the SG Ball Cup season.

Jersey Flegg Cup (U/21s) - Wests Tigers

  • Head Coach - Leon Latulipe
  • Assistant Coach - Danny Constantine
  • Leon Latulipe and Danny Constantine both return to the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg Cup setup, after the U/21s team narrowly missed a place in the finals in 2024.


    SG Ball Cup (U/19s) - Western Suburbs Magpies
    • Head Coach - Nathan Lakeman
    • Assistant Coach - Harrison Fox
    • Assistant Coach - Mitch Tyler

    • Nathan Lakeman has been appointed new head coach of Wests Magpies' SG Ball side after spending 2024 as assistant coach for the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg Cup team.

      Harrison Fox and Mitch Tyler are the new assistant coaches after previously serving roles as head coach of the Macarthur Wests Tigers Andrew Johns Cup and Laurie Daley Cup teams respectively.


      SG Ball Cup (U/19s) - Balmain Tigers


      Head Coach - Shane Sultana
    • Assistant Coach - Mick Daley
    • Assistant Coach - Andrew Kazzi

    • Shane Sultana, formerly assistant coach of South Sydney Rabbitohs' NSW Cup team, joins the Wests Tigers pathways system in 2025 as head coach of the Balmain Tigers SG Ball Cup side.
    • Sultana is joined by new assistants, Mick Daley and Andrew Kazzi.


      Tarsha Gale Cup (U/19s)


      Head Coach - Taiana Scanlan-Waddell

    • Wests Tigers NRLW assistant coach Taiana Scanlan-Waddell has been appointed Head Coach of the club's Tarsha Gale Cup team in 2025.

      Taiana was an assistant coach of the club's Harvey Norman Women's team in 2023, before assisting Brett Kimmorley in our first two seasons in the NRLW.


      Laurie Daley Cup (U/18s) - Macarthur Wests Tigers
      • Head Coach - Brody Dooner
      • Assistant Coach - Tuki Jackson
      • Assistant Coach - Pat Richards

      • Brody Dooner joins the club as Laurie Daley Cup head coach and will be joined by returning assistant Tuki Jackson, as well as Wests Tigers Life Member, Pat Richards.

        Dooner is a well-known Macarthur junior who has coaching experience in the highly successful rugby league program at St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown.


        Harold Matthews Cup (U/17s) - Western Suburbs Magpies

        Head Coach - Stephen Isdale
      • Assistant Coach - Alec Bush
      • Assistant Coach - Stephen Butler

      • Wests Magpies Harold Matthews Cup coaching staff remains unchanged from last season. Stephen Isdale will again be in charge as the Magpies aim to go one better than their grand final loss in 2024.

        Harold Matthews Cup (U/17s) - Balmain Tigers

        Head Coach - Greg Michel
        • Assistant Coach - Jason Stanton
        • Assistant Coach - Dane Ryan
        • Assistant Coach - John Muggleton

      • It will be a new-look coaching staff for the Balmain Harold Matthews team in 2025, headed up by Greg Michel.

        Greg will be joined by former Australia Women's Rugby 7s coach Jason Stanton, former Paramatta premiership-winning forward John Muggleton, and former Balmain SG Ball assistant coach, Dane Ryan.


        Lisa Fiaola Cup (U/17s) - Wests Tigers


        Head Coach - Scott Clark


      • Lisa Fiaola Cup coach Scott Clark returns to the fold in 2025, after guiding the team to a grand final appearance last season.


        Andrew Johns Cup (U/16s) - Macarthur Wests Tigers

        Head Coach - Adam Whitelaw
        • Assistant Coach - Mark Potts
        • Assistant Coach - Jamie Blewitt
        Adam Whitelaw has been elevated to head coach of the Andrew Johns Cup team after previously serving as assistant coach.

        Mark Potts also returns as assistant coach, while former pathways development squad coach, Jamie Blewitt, is the new addition to the setup.

        A handful of additional pathways coaching staff are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
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It will be good to know who all these coaches answer to. Is there a coaching director, head of football, football director etc? Surely they can't answer directly to CEO and 100% should not be answering to the Head Coach.

Coaches need coaches too, hope they're given the support required.
 
tig_prmz said:
It will be good to know who all these coaches answer to. Is there a coaching director, head of football, football director etc? Surely they can't answer directly to CEO and 100% should not be answering to the Head Coach.

Coaches need coaches too, hope they're given the support required.
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Yes and Especially Marshall.

Marshall has the NRL experience and the attitude to get players motivated. However he has a stack of learning and growth to do. ... I am not seeing that development in him.


Had we gotten a solid coach like Wayne Bennett, Haslier, etc. Marshall would grow a lot. Sheens's logic isn't working in the modern game.
 
crazycat said:
Yes and Especially Marshall.

Marshall has the NRL experience and the attitude to get players motivated. However he has a stack of learning and growth to do. ... I am not seeing that development in him.


Had we gotten a solid coach like Wayne Bennett, Haslier, etc. Marshall would grow a lot. Sheens's logic isn't working in the modern game.
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Where are you not seeing it ? How many days a week are you at training, how many half time or pre game dressing rooms have you been in ?
 
tig_prmz said:
It will be good to know who all these coaches answer to. Is there a coaching director, head of football, football director etc? Surely they can't answer directly to CEO and 100% should not be answering to the Head Coach.

Coaches need coaches too, hope they're given the support required.
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Shouldn’t the CEO be responsible for operational matters rather than football tactics? Those head coaches should report to the NRL head coach. They should all be singing from the same hymn book.
 
twentyforty said:
Shouldn’t the CEO be responsible for operational matters rather than football tactics? Those head coaches should report to the NRL head coach. They should all be singing from the same hymn book.
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Agree with the first part, but do you really think Marshall is equipped to coaching 12 more coaches? I don't think he can even handle the 30 men he's got already.
 
@cochise maybe could follow this up if youre going to the awards night?
Who is head of football or coaching director , whatever its called?
Sheens held this position I think for a bit before we jerked knees punted madge and he gave himself the Head Coach job

Or maybe someone could email Richo 🤔
 
innsaneink said:
@cochise maybe could follow this up if youre going to the awards night?
Who is head of football or coaching director , whatever its called?
Sheens held this position I think for a bit before we jerked knees punted madge and he gave himself the Head Coach job

Or maybe someone could email Richo 🤔
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I could be wrong but I thought Betsy was covering that role after sheen’s left
 
The other coaches would report to Betsy from a working perspective but also noting that Benji and the club would have a style that would be set down the grades.
 
It’s definitely Betsy but I have no idea why! He’s come from a cricket background I hope the club is putting a lot of work into upskilling him.

I think the women’s team needs there own head of football cause there is no way 1 man can be all over the amount of jr teams we have

How many jr teams do we have? This man needs help

Balmain 2 sides
Wests 2 sides
Mcarth 2 sides

Women’s
There must be atleast 5 teams

That’s a lot of organising for 1 man
Not to mention he is in charge of the nrl squad and performance staff aswell
 
innsaneink said:
@cochise maybe could follow this up if youre going to the awards night?
Who is head of football or coaching director , whatever its called?
Sheens held this position I think for a bit before we jerked knees punted madge and he gave himself the Head Coach job

Or maybe someone could email Richo 🤔
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Matthew Betsey
 
cochise said:
Matthew Betsey
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I dug up an.olf.article when he was.installed as interim... I think. Nov 23... They stated a final decision on the position was on hold until the review was complete
Is he still interim or did they give him the job permanent?
 
innsaneink said:
I dug up an.olf.article when he was.installed as interim... I think. Nov 23... They stated a final decision on the position was on hold until the review was complete
Is he still interim or did they give him the job permanent?
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I'm sure he is now in the rule permanently but I don't know if an announcement was ever made.
 
tig_prmz said:
Would you know of his credentials by any chance?
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Setup the pathways systems for cricket nsw and cricket Australia. Was brought into the Wests Tigers as head of pathways and has been promoted to head of football.

There are a couple of interviews with him on BTR and I did an interview with him last year on the Wests Tigers podcast.
 
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