Sheens came to this club while it was a basket case and transformed it into a side that people want to watch and support. The culture of this club is one we can all be proud and Sheens has a lot to with that.
He built the club from scratch in 2003 and recruited and retained the best juniors he could find knowing the first few years will be tough while they found their feet. The team went on to win the Holy Grail in 2005 a year ahead of Sheens' timetable.
We then had some lean times which can be attributed losing our halfback and not being able to find a suitable replacement. We were also hamstrung by the fact we couldn't spend our full salary cap.
In 2010 we came within 2 points of a second premiership.
In 2011 we are on a tremendous roll coming into finals playing our usual flamboyant football but with a maturity and hardness that has semi final football written all over it.
Sheens is human and has made mistakes but he's been great for this footy club. We are one the best supported and respected footy teams in the comp and that is in no small part to the work Sheens has done.
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I've been a supporter of Sheens since day 1 but if the tigers hadn't made the finals this year I would have joined the chorus calling for his head. But considering the injuries we've had this year the boys are now playing beautifully and my confidence in sheens is well and trully back. In terms of player retention, culture, playing style and off field behaviour we are now the envy of every other NRL club. This is about 80% due to sheens IMO. None of the boys want to leave and plenty want to come and that is something that has never happened before in my lifetime as a wests/balmain supporter.
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Sheens biggest weakness is his defensive coaching and the much lambasted puzzling team selections. but hey he's proven pretty much everyone in the forum wrong by sticking with moltzen at fullback and lui at half this year. Lets just never speak of john morris or daniel fitzhenry again.
