Former Wests Tigers forward Liam Fulton coaches Campelltown City to historic Group 6 title
LIAM Fulton admits he’s “no super coach”, but the former Tigers forward did a sterling job to lead the Campbelltown City Kangaroos to their first Group 6 title in 33 years this season.
LIAM Fulton admits he’s “no super coach”, but the former Wests Tigers forward did a sterling job to lead the Campbelltown City Kangaroos to their first Group 6 title in 33 years this season.
Just two years after being beaten by 100 points, Campbelltown City capped off one of league’s most remarkable turnarounds to beat favourites Thirlmere in last weekend’s decider.
The 22-point triumph was the dream introduction to first grade coaching for Fulton, but he has revealed he received plenty of influential support along the way.
“Any time I had any coaching questions I called Todd Payten,” Fulton grinned about his former Tigers teammate, who is now an assistant coach at North Queensland under Paul Green.
“I would have spoken to him every single week and he was always happy to chat and go over some game plans.
“He told me some plays and a lot of the time it worked.
“I was quite shocked myself in some of the set pieces that worked, but the players were good enough to put them on.”
“Any time I had any coaching questions I called Todd Payten,” Fulton grinned about his former Tigers teammate, who is now an assistant coach at North Queensland under Paul Green.
“I would have spoken to him every single week and he was always happy to chat and go over some game plans.
“He told me some plays and a lot of the time it worked.
“I was quite shocked myself in some of the set pieces that worked, but the players were good enough to put them on.”
“I really enjoyed it. I got brushed by Parra as a junior and Wests gave me a start out there, so it was just good to give back to the community.
“The best they had finished in the last 10 years was fifth, so you could imagine there were a lot of happy people around.”
As for coaching Campbelltown City again next season, Fulton said: “I’m not sure yet, we’ll see what happens.”