Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens says he is aware of “absolutely nothing” about reviews the membership is contemplating hiring former Gold Coast coach Justin Holbrook for 2024 to assist lure Queensland stars to the NRL cellar-dwellars.
Holbrook was sacked final month, with former Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler to switch him on the Titans subsequent 12 months.
A report earlier within the week linked the bottom-placed Tigers with Holbrook who would come on as an assistant and will assist carry a marquee ahead like Titans and Maroons stars David Fifita or Tino Fa’asuamaleaui who’ve clauses of their contracts tied to their former coach.
However, Sheens stated the report was “paper stuff” and that something like that might be mentioned at subsequent week’s recruitment and retention assembly.
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“I know absolutely nothing about it,” he stated.
“Until I talk to my CEO and others about it, I’m not interested in it. He’s not here coaching us today. That’s all I’m worried about.
“It’s paper stuff at the moment until I talk to people at the club.”
That assembly must be a telling one with the membership in determined want of a halfback for subsequent 12 months with Luke Brooks off to the Sea Eagles and five-eighth Adam Doueihi going through a protracted restoration from his newest ACL damage.
Sheens indicated that he’d like an skilled playmaker to affix the membership, with the Tigers choices within the NRL and the English Super League, with former Storm half Brodie Croft on their radar.
“He’s been discussed,” Sheens revealed.
“There are a number of halves being discussed in and around the game, both here and in England that we’re looking at.
“I’m not going to start discussing ifs, whats and maybes in that area. Once we do something, we’ll let you know.”
Brooks remains to be at the least every week away as he continues to get better from a hamstring damage, whereas Sheens stated exterior again Charlie Staines may very well be again this month after he suffered a perforated bowel again in April.
The news is quite a bit higher for skipper Api Koroisau who returns to face the Knights on Friday evening after he missed greater than a month with a damaged jaw that additionally dominated him out of the ultimate two State of Origin video games.
It’s a well timed inclusion for the Tigers who’re presently final and haven’t gained a recreation since they put 66 factors on the Cowboys in May.
“We expected him back next week, but the specialist has cleared him,” Sheens stated.
“With these sorts of things, I’d never risk it, but it’s not a panic in for us. It’s just a good surprise that the specialist cleared him.
“He’s been training for the last two or three weeks, but he wasn’t doing any contact.
“Having ‘Brooksy’ and Adam Doueihi out, we missed him a lot because he was taking control of the game from nine. With him back, we’ll look a lot more dangerous.”
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