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No Ian Watson option - so I voted other.
They'd only 3 on that list which would be palatable- Morris, Ryles or Woolf
He was in my original poll (only included him for you) but I updated it and forgot to include him and the Walker Brothers.
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Wests Tigers will alter their approach to selecting a new head coach after missing out on their No.1 target Cameron Ciraldo.
The Tigers are in the midst of drawing up a hit-list of potential candidates after coming up with more than a dozen names of would-be coaches.
The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the likes of Stephen Kearney, Dean Young, John Morris, Jason Ryles, Shane Flanagan, Josh Hannay, Kristian Woolf and Steve Price are among the names of people who the Tigers are set to explore.
Others include Canterbury assistant coaches David Furner and Craig Sandercock. Furner has a long relationship with Tigers head of football Tim Sheens. Sheens coached Furner as part of the Raiders 1994 premiership win while Furner was Sheens’ assistant coach during Sheens’ stint as Australian mentor.
Sandercock took control of the Bulldogs on Saturday night in the Covid-19 related absence of Mick Potter. He worked at the Tigers as Jason Taylor’s assistant coach in 2016.
North Queensland premiership winning coach Paul Green is not expected to be considered for the role while the likes of Ryles and Price have given their commitments as assistant coaches to the Roosters and Cronulla respectively for at least next season.
Kearney, who is Bellamy’s assistant at Melbourne, is reluctant to return to head coaching after unsuccessful stints at Parramatta and the Warriors.
Brett Kimmorley is also in the box seat to be retained and will be given every opportunity to show his worth as a long-term coach of the Tigers.
Unlike their pursuit of Ciraldo where the Tigers made it clear who they wanted they will enter the next phase of finding their head coach with an open mind.
That short-list will be whittled down to three or four candidates who will present their vision to the board and Sheens who will oversee the appointment.
The first question they will ask any potential coach is; ‘do you want to lead this club’? Ciraldo was presented to the club and offered a five year deal but this time around they want the coach to present to them.
The club hope to have a coach installed before the end of July.
Tigers greats Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah are expected to play a key role in assisting whoever the next coach is. The duo have dipped their toe into coaching but it is understood they are keen on pursuing a senior coaching position and have been earmarked as potential first grade coaches art the club.
Sheens may also have a more hands-on role with the coach especially if the club’s appoint a relatively inexperienced mentor. Sheens gave former coach Michael Maguire free air to coach the way he wanted.
Flanagan is considered an outside chance while the likes of emerging coaches Young and Hannay are understood to have impressed Sheens with their short stints as interim coaches.
Ex-Tiger Morris is among the favourites to return to his former club as a head coach after leading the Sharks to finals in his first two years before being dumped in favour of Craig Fitzgibbon. Morris joined South Sydney as an assistant this year.
Ciraldo is expected to remain at the Panthers for at least 12 more months. Woolf has been linked to the vacant Bulldogs job after knocking back an approach to join the Warriors.
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I would be happy with Kristian Woolf or John Morris. One from left field what about Neil Herry for two years to set up the rebuild with a Ryles, Hannay or Young as his assistant coach with a view to take over after the two years.
I’d be keen for Neil Henry for a couple of years too. He’s a great rebuilding coach.
Surely this is pure speculation. If this has come from the club we've clearly learnt nothing about private negotiations.
Surely this is pure speculation. If this has come from the club we've clearly learnt nothing about private negotiations.
It feels like a story based on some inside info and some speculation.
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Dean Young has some wraps on him hopefully we take a look at him with sheens assisting and maybe bring in assistant with experience
@helmesy it feels like a story based on Brook's salary Joel, journalist have no idea so they just speculate
Like this they just throw in every available coach on the market, NFI lol
John Morris was my preference but I do have a little soft spot for the idea of Dave Furner
What a sorry list that is as the best options available for us
Actually no wonder I just watched the AFL ...go Collingwood
The first question they will ask any potential coach is; ‘do you want to lead this club’?
What a depressing first question to ask
You'd think aspiring coaches would be knocking down doors to get a gig - but instead we need to ask if they are interested
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No Ian Watson option - so I voted other.
They'd only 3 on that list which would be palatable- Morris, Ryles or Woolf
Is Watson a genuine option? I thought I read he wasn’t keen on a move to the NRL just yet.
An English coach can't pick and choose when they come to coach NRL (given the last one was 25 years ago)
If we were interested in Watson, the club should be able to get a deal down.
If we can't, then we really do have issues
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The first question they will ask any potential coach is; ‘do you want to lead this club’?
What a depressing first question to ask
You'd think aspiring coaches would be knocking down doors to get a gig - but instead we need to ask if they are interested
We can only blame ourselves ...that is the problem ....
An English coach can't pick and choose when they come to coach NRL (given the last one was 25 years ago)
He's not picking and choosing, he's simply not ready to leave England. If they're good enough they'll find a job.
If nothing else a look at the available options demonstrates the depth of quality coaches is particularly shallow. I haven't voted because there's no-one on the list I think is the answer. I think Watson would be worth a shot but if he's not coming it's foley considering it.
Watson said in a recent interview that he's keen to coach in the NRL.
He also said he has unfinished business with Huddersfield and so not entertaining a move now.
You can take that at face value or maybe, he is smart and ddoesn't broadcast his intentions through the media.
He's got Huddersfield going really well this year, and if the team think he's looking for a better opportunity, he may lose the dressing room.
Maybe he's very truthful, but I'd think if he got offered an NRL gig he'd be made to knock it back, because he may never get another opportunity.
Do you also take Bennett and Gould at face value?
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Now that Ciraldo is gone it’s unlikely we get a coach who can quickly recruit quality players so this is a longer term rebuild. I like the idea of Kristian Woolf as he has a very long coaching record and has had success in many different forms of the game. He has been an NRL assistant, successful superleague and international coach.
id rather sheens just focus on being the Gm and spend the last of his productive career setting the club up for the long run. Without him in that role I can’t see who else will given how weak the Executive is in football areas
