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Mick Potter has been shunted from the Tigers. The news comes days after Marina Go, Lucio Di Bartolomeo and Rosemary Sinclair were elected to a new-look Tigers board.
Reports indicate Potter was asked to present his case to this crack team of rugby league aficionados, who have determined a fresh start is the only way to make sure people forget how terrible the Tigers administration has been up to this point.
Let’s examine the frontrunners to be joining Potter at the Centrelink office in 12 months’ time.
Robbie Farah
Apparently running things anyway, Farrah seems the logical choice to replace the sacked Potter. His ego alone should provide enough sustenance for the young cubs to feed off over the winter period.
A ready-made assistant in Gorden Tallis is waiting in the wings, ready to act as trusted advisor and confidante.
Nathan Brown
Brown may be the pick of the litter. He had limited success coaching in the NRL, taking the Saints to second on the NRL ladder in 2005, ironically being disposed of by the eventual premiers, the Tigers.
More recently he has successfully not won anything in Super League either.
An unlikely choice, given the long commute between Leichardt and St Helens, where he has taken up residence.
Anthony Griffin
Shown the door by Brisbane, Griffin has all the markings of a really nice guy. With a friendly face, and a calming voice, he seems lovely.
Griffin has led the Broncos to two finals series, being cruelled in 2011 by a stray Gerard Beale knee to star playmaker Darren Lockyer’s face.
By all reports Griffin – or ‘Hook’ as he is inexplicable known (given his propensity at the Broncos to literally never hook anyone) – is a nice guy.
David Kidwell
Has been as quiet as a rat (that’s the saying isn’t it?) on Potter’s demise, Kidwell would be the easiest solution for the Tigers board.
He is already there; assumedly he knows the players’ names, so that would save a bit of time. He has also worked under Craig Bellamy, a prerequisite for coaches nowadays.
Personally I don’t see the value in sacking a coach for an assistant. You already have the assistant there, what added value is there?
Tim Sheens
Australian coach Tim Sheens is another possible candidate on the merry go round that is coaching at the Tigers. Benefits of Sheens include his proven success at the club, his knowledge of where the training grounds are located (parking areas etc.) and the fact the Tigers would definitely still have his banking details on file, which can save a lot of time in HR.
Other possibilities include Steve Folkes, Grant Mayer, Blocker Roach, Benny Elias and anyone else with little on in the next 9-12 months.
You wouldn’t be a coach for quids, would you?
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