The Wests Tigers aren’t the only club to have met with Penrith NRL waiting coach Cameron Ciraldo.
Canterbury-Bankstown King Phil Gould has also sat down with the Panthers’ aide and his agent George Mimis.
Although Ciraldo’s tour of the Western Tigers Center of Excellence was made public in a matter of hours, Gould is trying to keep his coaching candidate letters well wrapped up so no one can see him.
It will be fascinating to see what kind of turn Gus tries to make in the meeting with Ciraldo.
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Don’t forget, these two have a history with Gould promoting Ciraldo to be the head coach of the Panthers in 2018 when he fired Anthony Griffin.
Ciraldo is also a great teammate of former Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett, so he will know very well how the landscape is set up in Belmore.
Panthers supreme Brian Fletcher still strongly believes that Ciraldo may choose to stay with the former for another season in 2023 as assistant coach.
As he is at the moment, Ciraldo is the highest paid assistant coach in the game and, rightly so, given his football IQ.
There has been a lot of talk about the Wests Tigers being prepared to present a five-year offer to Ciraldo, but in reality it is his agent Mimis who has put these conditions on the club.
Given the way the Tigers have gone through Jason Taylor, Ivan Cleary and Michael Maguire in the last six seasons, it’s a clever move by Mimis.
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PASCOE CHEERLEADERS ONLY SHAMEFUL
Spell me with the pelicans trying to defend the invisible West Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe around the sack of Michael Maguire.
The reality is that now seven years ago and counting that Pascoe allegedly had control of the steering wheel in Concord, without a single appearance in the final.
In those seven years, the Tigers have fired two coaches, Jason Taylor and Maguire, as well as playing the unfortunate Pascoe-led Ivan Cleary.
And don’t get us started on the club’s legendary Robbie Farah and Benji Marshall.
What’s even worse is the fact that the only time Pascoe has made headlines this year was taking a week off each year to head to the Northern Territory after the Wests Tigers had started the season 0-5.
Leadership? Not so much.
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SENIOR CHOOKS REV UP PRIME ANGUS
The Sydney Roosters senior players led an honest session with the NRL team leading the 14th round clash with rival archer Melbourne Storm.
One player who was especially noted for a strong rating in terms of form was backrower Angus Crichton.
While most of us thought Crichton’s return to form was more in line with trying to get his shirt back from NSW’s home state, the Roosters’ leadership group assessment also seems to have played a role. important factor.
With NSW backrowers Tariq Sims and Ryan Matterson about to be turned down for Origin II in Perth, Crichton has returned heavily to the mix in terms of forcing his way to the Blues 17.
Souths captain Cameron Murray will replace Sims as the Blues’ starting backrower, but the Blues still need to find a backrower for the bench who can also spend time in the center if needed.
Crichton is adjusting to the bill and a strong game against the Eels on Saturday night could mark his return to the Origin arena.
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KIWIS SHORT MADGE IN CANBERRA
Axed Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire has not wasted his time coaching the Kiwis ahead of Tonga’s upcoming playoff game in the playoffs.
Maguire was spotted in Canberra sipping coffee with the green machine’s kiwi contingent, including prominent striker Joe Tapine.
Tapine’s performance on a losing team to the Broncos in round 14 was out of this world, and if the Raiders had better leadership than the senior players, they would probably stop Brisbane’s seven-game winning streak.
Raiders stars Jordan Rapana and Corey Harawira-Naera are also expected to be on the Kiwi Test team.
Another unrecognized player who seems willing to join the Kiwi squad is Penrith backrower worker Scott Sorensen.
The winner of the grand final goes under the radar in terms of headlines every week, but it has been a brilliant find for the former.
It’s a nice touch given the family history with his uncles Dane and Kurt two of New Zealand’s toughest strikers in the seventies and eighties.
THE TIGERS JUMP THE GUN IN LEILUA’S RELEASE
The suggestion that the North Queensland Cowboys are blocked by the wage cap space that jeopardizes the deal with Luciano Leilua is very important.
The truth is that the Tigers called the Cowboys on Tuesday to check that they were still interested in Leilua being granted an early release.
The Cowboys analyzed the numbers and then called the Tigers to confirm they were there and would be happy to take the cash backrower immediately.
At the time, the Tigers were a little unhappy with the media statement: they caught the Cowboys unawares because they still had to score the I’s and cross the T’s in all the necessary documentation.
Regardless, the deal will go ahead.
If the Cowboys can get Leilua to produce their best form, it’s an excellent mid-season pick for North Queensland.
Even more so, given that young Heilum Luki is out for the rest of the season with an injury to the ACL.
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The former Blues Latrell back for Origin II | 01:06
WOOLF HUNTS BLUES STARS FOR TONGA
Despite being based on the other side of the world coaching St Helens in the UK Super League, Tonga coach Kristian Woolf has done a brilliant job selecting a very strong line-up for the representative round against New Zealand.
Woolf has been in contact with most of the Tongan team on a regular basis to the point that he has even selected a number of players who were in the NSW Blues setup or on the line for a call-up.
Winger Daniel Tupou, five-eighth Kotoni Staggs, center Sifa Talaki and backrowers Keaon Koloamatangi and Haumole Olakau’atu were in the Blues 17 for Origin I or on the radar, but Woolf has managed to get them all to join the Tongan Test Team.
In the case of Blues, Tupou and Staggs, they will now have an important decision to make if they are also selected in the NSW lineup for Origin II on Sunday.
Explain why the New Zealand Warriors consider Woolf a prime candidate to replace the late Nathan Brown for next season and beyond.
Woolf will stay in the UK for the mid-season test match with Dean Young and Wayne Bennett to coach the Tonga team.