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Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens pins hopes on new-found attitude of the club
Stuart Honeysett From: The Australian February 17, 2010
SINCE winning the premiership in 2005, Wests Tigers have promised much and delivered little. Now coach Tim Sheens is hoping a new-found attitude will propel the club from underachievers to contenders once again.
"Our theme this year is to go from full-time to professional," Sheens said.
"We've got to be a little tougher, a little bit more consistent and some of the strategies that we're planning to do in that area will give us that.
"You've got to win games rather than look good in games sometimes, so there's an element of us having to be a bit stronger in some aspects of our discipline.
"Preparation will beat talent most days, so we need to be a lot better prepared."
Tigers hooker Robbie Farah said the team was fed up at having not played finals football since winning the title.
"Obviously, we're trying to find that reason why we've missed the semis the last four years," Farah said.
"I guess sometimes you call yourself a full-time footballer but you don't act professional, and we've just said we want to be more professional in everything we do.
"Winning starts at training and how you prepare. We just want to be professional in everything."
Regardless of how the team performs in 2010, the Tigers have already held talks with coach Tim Sheens about staying on.
Having guided the team since 2003, Sheens is contracted until the end of the year. The club hopes to have a new deal sealed before the season starts on March 12.
Sheens acknowledged that the roster was one of the strongest he had been involved with during his time at the club.
Farah and five-eighth Benji Marshall will spark the attack while Keith Galloway, Todd Payten, Bryce Gibbs, Gareth Ellis and Chris Heighington form an imposing pack.
Fullback Tim Moltzen and centres Blake Ayshford and Chris Lawrence are now established first graders and the backline will be bolstered when former Wallaby Lote Tuqiri arrives after completing his commitments with English rugby club, Leicester.
"We've been experimenting with some new ideas and we'll have a slightly different look to our game," Sheens said.
"If the injury gods and the video referee and the shape of the ball do the right thing, then we'll certainly have the right attitude.
"We'll still be a side that can score points but we had 15 less tries scored against us last year than we've had since I've been there, so I'd like to better that again.
"That will win us those close games this year."
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It's 2007 all over again.......FMD
Stuart Honeysett From: The Australian February 17, 2010
SINCE winning the premiership in 2005, Wests Tigers have promised much and delivered little. Now coach Tim Sheens is hoping a new-found attitude will propel the club from underachievers to contenders once again.
"Our theme this year is to go from full-time to professional," Sheens said.
"We've got to be a little tougher, a little bit more consistent and some of the strategies that we're planning to do in that area will give us that.
"You've got to win games rather than look good in games sometimes, so there's an element of us having to be a bit stronger in some aspects of our discipline.
"Preparation will beat talent most days, so we need to be a lot better prepared."
Tigers hooker Robbie Farah said the team was fed up at having not played finals football since winning the title.
"Obviously, we're trying to find that reason why we've missed the semis the last four years," Farah said.
"I guess sometimes you call yourself a full-time footballer but you don't act professional, and we've just said we want to be more professional in everything we do.
"Winning starts at training and how you prepare. We just want to be professional in everything."
Regardless of how the team performs in 2010, the Tigers have already held talks with coach Tim Sheens about staying on.
Having guided the team since 2003, Sheens is contracted until the end of the year. The club hopes to have a new deal sealed before the season starts on March 12.
Sheens acknowledged that the roster was one of the strongest he had been involved with during his time at the club.
Farah and five-eighth Benji Marshall will spark the attack while Keith Galloway, Todd Payten, Bryce Gibbs, Gareth Ellis and Chris Heighington form an imposing pack.
Fullback Tim Moltzen and centres Blake Ayshford and Chris Lawrence are now established first graders and the backline will be bolstered when former Wallaby Lote Tuqiri arrives after completing his commitments with English rugby club, Leicester.
"We've been experimenting with some new ideas and we'll have a slightly different look to our game," Sheens said.
"If the injury gods and the video referee and the shape of the ball do the right thing, then we'll certainly have the right attitude.
"We'll still be a side that can score points but we had 15 less tries scored against us last year than we've had since I've been there, so I'd like to better that again.
"That will win us those close games this year."
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It's 2007 all over again.......FMD
