A third consecutive wooden spoon is not cause for the Wests Tigers to stray off the path of a lengthy rebuild, according to coach and club legend Benji Marshall.
Marshall's first full season as the club's coach ended with the club at the bottom of the ladder after a 60-22 loss to the Eels on Friday night. Benji Marshall says he will not feel pressured to make panicked decisions or accelerate Wests Tigers ' rebuild, even if it one day costs him his job as coach.
The Tigers debuted 12 players in 2024 and were forced to use 38 in total, including six members of Western Suburbs premiership-winning under-17s side from 2022. There are positive signs ahead, with Jarome Luai to join next year and partner young gun Lachlan Galvin in the halves.Marshall is aware time is rarely on a coach's side in the NRL, but said he would not be pushed away from his plan."I'm coaching to try and make this club better and make these kids better. I honestly believe I can do that.
Jarome Luai's arrival at the Wests Tigers in 2025 will help lift the struggling club off the bottom of the ladder.
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