By Mark Levy4 hours ago
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Wests Tigers churn through coaches like toilet paper and if Michael Maguire becomes the next mentor to be flushed by the club, they are just covering up their own mistakes.
The recent conga line of NRL coaches who have attempted to turn the Tigers into a premiership force have all ended up failing, but it s through no fault of their own; the finger should instead be pointed at the executive team and the board. It s always the coach who ends up fighting for his future according to a report on the back page of the paper, so why not the people running the club?
By Paul Gallen3 hours ago
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I don t know what the answer is for Wests Tigers - but I don t think it s sacking their coach, Michael Maguire.
Instead, I reckon they need to stick with Madge and let him see through the job that he was hired for: toughening up the club and building a winning culture after so many disappointing seasons.
The Tigers never really recovered from that premiership and that was 16 years ago. They ve had two finals appearances since and the last was a decade ago.
The Wests Tigers are hoping Jackson Hastings can have a similar impact to Canberra’s signing of English stars Josh Hodgson and Elliott Whitehead by becoming a circuit breaker for the club’s recruitment ambitions.
After falling short in attempts to sign the likes of Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr, the Tigers have been forced to target young talent for their rebuilding program but recent results are testing the patience of the club’s hierarchy.
The worst start to a season since former Parramatta CEO Denis Fitzgerald predicted in 1999 that “two struggling clubs getting together” would create a “struggling joint venture with no great long term future” has sparked speculation about the future of Tigers coach Michael Maguire.
Brooks and Milford are just fall guys for their dud clubs Wests Tigers and Brisbane Broncos should apologise for how they have handled the careers of Luke Brooks and Anthony Milford, writes Paul Crawley.
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Subscriber only If Sam Walker was playing for Wests Tigers or the Brisbane Broncos instead of the Sydney Roosters, would we be so confident about him having the future most anticipate that he will? I say this because Luke Brooks isn t a dud. Neither is Anthony Milford. They are two young men who have been burnt by bad choices, although not always of their own doing.