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Dean Ritchie October 11, 2012 11:14AM
MATT Parish remains firm favourite to coach Wests Tigers next season, leading a field that includes Nathan Brown, Kevin Walters and Jim Dymock.
Parish has the necessary board support to take over next season from sacked Tim Sheens.
Dymock is highly-regarded but is reluctant to leave Canterbury, where he is an assistant coach under Des Hasler. Wests Tigers have a board meeting a fortnight from today, where a sub-committee is expected to recommend Parish for the top job.
The board is likely to accept the recommendation although some at the club want the coaching vacancy filled sooner. Parish, a former Balmain player whose father Don represented Western Suburbs and Australia, is understood to have had discussions with the club. Walters, assistant coach to Craig Bellamy at premiers Melbourne, was being pushed by some at the Tigers but he is unlikely to be successful.
Parish comes with glowing reports from NSW State of Origin coach Laurie Daley and Tigers legend Steve Roach. If unsuccessful, Parish would then sign a three-year deal as assistant coach to Ricky Stuart at Parramatta.
Sheens has not yet indicated whether he will accept another position at Wests Tigers. That decision is likely to be made next week when he returns from Townsville, where he coaching Australia.
With Parish now leaving Manly, the Sea Eagles are searching for a new assistant coach. Some candidates include Stuart Raper, Tony Iro, Brad Arthur and Phil Blake.
You would think that we would have the board meeting earlier than a fortnight from today assuming all the necessary candidates have been interviewed. Stay tuned, the saga continues...
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