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    Does Sheens have the will to reinvent himself?

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      tabletoppintiges last edited by

      As the great HG Nelson would say “it’s time for the Tigers to go into the room of mirrors and have a good hard look at themselves” I’m not sure they would come out liking what they saw on reflection.

      To my mind culling the NRL’s most experienced coach isn’t the smartest decision, especially at a time when emotions are running high.

      I’d be asking how can we retain the best of what Sheens has to offer (in experience and unparalleled knowledge of the game) while finding a long term solution that can bring in the innovation (and perhaps inspiration) that appeared lacking in the teams on field performance throughout the year.

      My feeling is that we’re clearly behind the top 4 (which is where you’ve got to finish to win the comp) in the areas of competitive advantage like sports science (our injury recovery was poor vs Manly, Storm etc) sports psychology (we mentally bottled it on many occasions - Parramatta, Souths & Newcastle games as prime examples) and technology/data analysis (identifying and isolating team weaknesses through data analytics which Storm, Manly & Dogs use to great effect)

      IMHO evolution is almost always better than revolution. Despite Tim priding himself on constantly looking to innovate there is now a distinct gap between the new breed of modern coach (Hasler, Bellamy, Maguire) and Sheens.

      So does Sheens have the will to once again reinvent himself into a ‘new generation’ modern coach? And are management, support staff and the players willing to evolve with him?

      It’s not the first time he’s faced this choice. For the sake of the WT’s I hope he does as we’ve got the talent (both now and coming through) to be a constant Top 4 team for years to come.

      If he’s not willing to change then I equally hope the Board don’t miss the opportunity to find a modern coach who can benefit/build on all the good things that Tim has done for our club over the past 10 years.

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        Kul Administrators last edited by

        No.


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        • innsaneink
          innsaneink last edited by

          The older you get the the more resistant to change you become

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            Alf_Duguid last edited by

            Hopefully not our problem to worry about


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              Gothetigers last edited by

              @innsaneink:

              The older you get the the more resistant to change you become

              Cant teach an old dogs … New Tricks


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                MacDougall last edited by

                Sheens doesn’t really need to. If he goes to the Warriors, they will have no heard his spiel and it will inspire them. Coaches are rarely evolving creatures. Des Hasler is an exception. Bellamy has had the exact same structure and gameplan in place the entire time he’s been Storm head. Bennett turned the Dragons into a Broncos copycat and is doing the same with the Knights.

                Hasler is the greatest coach in the game at the moment, because he evolves and alters things within the structure.

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                  happy_tiger last edited by

                  Who cares as long as he isn’t our problem still

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                    MacDougall last edited by

                    I think that was the point. If we do end up keeping him, will he really change?

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                      innsaneink last edited by

                      @MacDougall:

                      I think that was the point. If we do end up keeping him, will he really change?

                      So why did you mention him going to NZ.

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                        happy_tiger last edited by

                        @MacDougall:

                        I think that was the point. If we do end up keeping him, will he really change?

                        Probably change us from a Top 10 side to Top 15 side

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                          Flippedy last edited by

                          No time’s up! If only he would realise it.

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                            mike last edited by

                            @innsaneink:

                            The older you get the the more resistant to change you become

                            Sorry youngin’ but that is too much of a generalisation and so not true. There are three certainties in life.

                            Death
                            Taxes
                            Things change

                            Of these three I embrace change, it keeps you young.





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                              tigermaniac last edited by

                              Sheens needs a change, we need a change. In coaching circles reinventing is very rarely seen, but to see it happen you need new players, and I mean a huge overhaul of the playing roster. Can you see our current roster playing structured football.


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                                angeman last edited by

                                No - too stubborn and arrogant


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                                  helmesy last edited by

                                  No, we are suffocating and need fresh ideas and passion.

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