Wests Tigers Coaching Mega Thread - Wests Tigers Discussion

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Mr Anonymous 26 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:00:24 +0000

I would be okay with brad Arthur as coach for 3years. With a good young assistant coach working with him and eventually taking over from him. Maybe someone like Ryan Hoffman.

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Joel Helmes — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:59:18 +0000

ask brad Arthur to come to and coach

That would certainly get Benji out 😂

Arthur, despite a spoon at the Eels, has a very good winning percentage and would likely come into consideration imo if we parted ways with Benji.

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TGRZMN — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:16:39 +0000

Benji is signed for 4 more seasons. We will gut the assistants first and that will buy him 2 more seasons (especially when we juniorised our halves). Then we will pay him out of the the last couple of years and all the players who are Benji’s boys ie the Mays will be paid to move on as our next coach does a clean out. Rinse and repeat

Sadly @tigertownsfs you are very likely on the money with this predictive assessment of the pathway from here. Hasn't this all gone to S**t in a hurry!!!

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Jedi Tiger — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:02:40 +0000

we need experienced assistants

Attack coach Trent Barrett

Defence coach Dean Pay

ask brad Arthur to come to and coach

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TigerTownSFS — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:09:50 +0000

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NatMac78 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:56:15 +0000

Unless something breaks the current losing sequence very soon, the pressure from fans will only continue. Finished 13th last year and we are now tracking for 15 or 16 this season. Tigers fans are sadly used to losing games, but to have an average of 4 points per game over the past 5 weeks is terrible. Even in the 22-24 spoon years, we usually scored a try or two to give the fans something to cheer about. We hear about how good the training and preparation is leading into games but something must seriously change after the last training session to when they get on the field.

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Joel Helmes — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:46:28 +0000

Benji is copping a hammering from fans.

I was disappointed in his press conference. I thought he could have addressed the fans and been more definitive in terms of implementing a plan out of this mess.

Saying “we will look at our preparation and reassess” only works for so long.

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Mercy Rule — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:50:17 +0000

Just a couple of questions:

Has Marshall ever explained the advantage he feels he gets by coaching/strategising/responding from the sideline during a match? Am I right in thinking the only other such coach who does that in NRL 2026 is Ricky Stuart?

I notice the other NRL coaches sitting nearby their coaching staff and analysts in the coach's box during a game which, presumably, gives them immediate access to data and trends in play. How is Marshall getting that same information and who is providing it and how?

Heighington is on the sideline also, feeding Benji the stats, and any other info he needs, via an tablet/iPad

So who is "upstairs" in the coaches box that feeds info to Heighington and Marshall? Morris, I assume? Hodgo is the blue runner so it's not him.

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Teddy_S — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:49:02 +0000

Just a couple of questions:

Heighington is on the sideline also, feeding Benji the stats, and any other info he needs, via an tablet/iPad

I still don’t see the point to continuing it though. It’s not working 🤷‍♂️

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Mike — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:13:08 +0000

Just a couple of questions:

Heighington is on the sideline also, feeding Benji the stats, and any other info he needs, via an tablet/iPad