Starting to believe that Sheens has over stayed his tenure. He has had the same base, the same nucleus of players for a good 7 years. Too much repetition can be detrimental to a football side regardless of who is brought in or shipped out of a squad. Wests ave changed their training with the exit of Mescia and entry of Folkes.
However, strength, conditioning, fitness does not assist the mentality of players in regards to execution of attack and defence. That is a mental battle, one that occurs through the preparation, planning and strategy of the Head Coach. The Tigers players are not responding. Be it through one of two things. The current formula that has been persisted with for the past 2 months can not put it together because of weaknesses in key positions. Lack of go forward and not having a specialist halves pairing are both equally significant reasons enough. Secondly, the game plan(s) set by Sheens are not working and there is no contingency when the going gets tough. Either scenario rests solely on the shoulders of Coach Tim Sheens.
It's time he either fell on his sword or did the unthinkable and rewarded players on form from the NYC U/20's and NSW Cup accordingly who could very well bolster the Wests Tigers performance. Players like Mullaney, Pritchard, Taumata, Mataka, Gower, Davis, Schirnack for name sake deserve a shot. 4 losses and a 50 point shellacking is more than reason enough to throw some dynamic, enthusiastic players that will grab the opportunity with both hands. History has shown over the past 4 years that Wests finish their seasons strongly which has come on the back of Coach Tim Sheens making necessary changes that should have been made much earlier in the year.
Will Wests Tigers have to wait till Round 18, 19 or 20 to see these changes occur or can these changes be made now to help get the club's 2010 campaign back on track? I'm not holding my breath
