Two-year deal
Wests Tigers today confirmed the appointment of Mick Potter as the Club’s new NRL Coach for the next two seasons.
The appointment was made following a thorough selection process undertaken by the Club.
Potter was a Premiership winner as a player with the Canterbury Bulldogs in 1984 and 1985. He was also a dual winner of the Dally M Player of the Year Award during an outstanding 201 game career.
Since his retirement as a player, Potter has become one of the most respected coaches in the English Super League, having coached Catalan, St Helens and Bradford with great distinction.
He received the coveted Super League Coach of the Year Award in 2008 and again in the recently completed 2012 season.
Potter becomes the Club’s fourth NRL Coach since its first season in 2000.
Read more at WestsTigers.com.au
Thank god that’s all over and done with. Good appointment now sign kite and jennings
@Tiger raz
You are not going to get Michael Jennings
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First job, properly sack Tim Sheens.
sack the board and put new people on it.Good choice for a coach now lets see if the Tigers can turn next season into a good one
great,now sign jennings,kite,keep the jnrs
Hail Mary’s
We finally have a coach
Reform an go our MIGHTY TIGERS
Potter’s biggest challenge will to be controll Benji’s and Robbie’s egos. Once that is done I’m sure he will bring the best out of whoever is left in the top side and guide the younger guys to some form of success in 2013.
Sheens wants his $900k payout to walk away…feels he deserves it. This is the same bloke who stabbed beau ryan and heighny in the back and tried offloading them to other clubs. Personally if we have to pay him out I’d make him clean the shitters at the ground for his $450k a year for the next two years. Sheens has been instrumental in the tigers problems over the past 6-7 years without ever solving them…We may have won the comp in 2005, but Sheens has been a dog ever since. Get him to coach SG Ball or Jersey Flegg….I wouldn’t be letting him walk on full pay though.
Then I guess that the Tigers will not be able to afford Michael Jennings then.
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I reckon potter and R Stuart will have two of the toughest jobs next year in turning their respective clubs around… good luck with that. I actually think Stuart got the better deal with his new line up next year… lets see.
Congrats Mick. I met you through work many many moons ago and you came across as a good bloke with a good footy brain i wish you all the best mate. Let’s hope you get the best out of will he won’t he Moltzen & Holla for a Marshall but may the Dragons still let the Tiger’s keep the chokers tag ha ha.
Your getting off topic bro
What a mess the Tigers are. Bennie thinks he answers to no one, Robbie will be at the Eels in 2014 and they not only let Gibbs and Fafita (one of their best up and coming jnrs) go, they were also dumb enough to let Ryan and Heino go as well. Only ones to benefit are the Sharks. Go you Sharkies!!
I heard that Potter is on a five figure salary
It would not surprise me if the West Tigers are close to if not over the salary cap. Talk about a club in crisis, lol.
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lol panthers girl doesn’t realise coaches salary doesn’t count in salary cap, nor does the fact the tigers can keep him and give him a shit job lol
@Ocelot
I realise that. What I was saying is this, I highly doubt that Tim would take any job and would persue legal action. With this in mind the Tigers will need the money to pay him out in full.
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News: Potter rules out any more player signings. Kite and Jennings will not be coming to the Tigers. Also, Sheens was a genera contract, not specific to being head coach. Tigers board are not worried about legal action from Sheens, they just have to offer any job at any salary
@RynosTigers
Michael Jennings was not going to the Tigers anyway.
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are you serious?
@KoroWOW
If your comment was directed at me, then yes I am serious.
. Just accept the fact that Michael is not going anywhere. 
. I don’t know how many times, Michael, Gus and Ivan have stated that he isn’t going anywhere. 
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That’s what people said about Michael Gordon…
@Luke
Michael who? That is right Michael the sook
. Seriouly if Jennings was to go he would’ve gone be now. 
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Haha no Jennings for you. Tigers really should hold onto ayshford though unless they have a better plan.
Keep sheens as mascot or as the urinal cake guy.
Hey Pedrothesaint how has sticky got a new side when from the only new signings the club are Daniel and Blake Harrison and Darcy Lussick. Hardly rates as a new side buddy.
What’s the go with Panthers Girl’s obsession with Jennings? The guy can play but at the price the tigers (And every other club) are better off without him. First smart move Potter will do, not sign Jennings
Joey Panthers Girl isn’t as bad as Jennings Fan. I get the impression that Jennings Fan believes MJ can walk on water
@Joey
I don’t have an obsession with Michael. What gets me is the hypocrisy of certain people on this site
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I am sure that the West Tigers have players that cost a fortune eg, Adam Blair and Benji Marshall.
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Good luck to mick potter his gonna need it controlling benji & farah the drama Queens even if potter signs kite & Jennings this team is a shambles it’s dumped part of the heart & soul of the team in Ryan & heighinton & if benji or farah have slow start to the year I bet anything rumours will start benji on the look out for new club farah upset as well & has being offered $600k from eels & blah blah blah anyway good luck Potts.
Good luck to mick potter his gonna need it controlling benji & farah the drama Queens even if potter signs kite & Jennings this team is a shambles it’s dumped part of the heart & soul of the team in Ryan & heighinton & if benji or farah have slow start to the year I bet anything rumours will start benji on the look out for new club farah upset as well & has being offered $600k from eels & blah blah blah.
Good luck to mick potter his gonna need it controlling benji & farah the drama Queens even if potter signs kite & Jennings this team is a shambles it’s dumped part of the heart & soul of the team in Ryan & heighinton.
Good luck to mick potter his gonna need it controlling benji & farah.