Apparently Shane Flanagan, Nathan Cayless, Ryan Carr and Dean Pay in the mix for assistants. Gotta say Id be happy with any of them (unsure on Carr, I must say).
NRL news: Shane Flanagan and Nathan Cayless headline potential Wests Tigers assistants
Michael Carayannis
Wests Tigers have begun interviewing potential assistant coaches, with premiership-winning coach Shane Flanagan right in the mix.
The Tigers have two positions available to assist Michael Maguire as they head into a season-defining year for the coach.
Flanagan has already been interviewed and he sits at the top of the queue.
It is understood that ex-Parramatta captain Nathan Cayless and former South Sydney lower-grade player Ryan Carr are also among the potential candidates.
Flanagan has strong support from those within the club. The famed review into the club, which almost led to Maguire’s sacking, asked the coach to surround himself with high calibre assistants.
Flanagan is easily the most credentialed having led the Sharks premiership glory in 2016 and finished his stint with a 55 per cent winning rate. He was a St George Illawarra assistant coach in 2020 before joining Fox League this year.
Flanagan wants to return to coaching and is open to providing support to Maguire.
Cayless most recently spent the past two seasons working as an assistant coach at the Roosters. He was replaced by Brett Morris heading into next season. Since retiring at the end of 2010, Cayless has held coaching positions at his former club Parramatta and the Warriors.
Carr played under Maguire during a stint at South Sydney before transitioning into a coach. He was appointed South Sydney’s under-20s coach in 2017 where Pat Richards, who is part of the Tigers coaching staff, was his assistant.
Carr has also coached Mounties and Parramatta in the NSW Cup and spent a season as head coach of Featherstone Rovers in the competition below the Super League.
Ex-Bulldogs coach Dean Pay was also linked to the role.
The Tigers are on the lookout for new coaches after Wayne Collins was not re-signed following the review. The club this week also announced that Shane Millard, who joined the club last year, was also moving on.
Meanwhile, the Tigers have officially unveiled Tyrone Peachey on a two year deal worth about $750,000.
Peachey returns to Sydney after a three-year stint on the Gold Coast.
He could line-up in the halves to start the season given the long-term injury to Adam Doueihi. Peachey, who played three games for NSW in 2018, joins Jackson Hastings and Oliver Gildart as new recruits at the Tigers next season.
“I’ve been really impressed by Madge (Maguire) and the way he approaches the game and I’m looking forward to working under him,” Peachey said.
“I know that I perform my best when I’ve got a strong coach who can keep me accountable and I’ve really enjoyed speaking with him lately.”
The Tigers still have about a $1 million for three spots left on their roster.
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