1. Tim Sheens then coached the Raiders, taking them to victory in the 1989,1990 and 1994 premierships.
26 Facts About Tim Sheens
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Tim Sheens set a new record for most games in Australian rugby league premiership history and coached the New South Wales Blues for the 1991 State of Origin series.
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Salford Red Devils won the game but Tim Sheens confirmed his decision to coach Hull Kingston Rovers in 2017, in the Championship.
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Tim Sheens was later announced as the club's coach for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, but he stepped down from the coaching role at the end of 2023.
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Tim Sheens had a lengthy playing stint with Penrith Panthers, playing 166 first grade games from 1970 to 1982 and scoring 11 tries.
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Tim Sheens was coaxed out of retirement though, playing one season with the Campbelltown City Kangaroos in 1983, captaining that club to the Group 6 Rugby League premiership that season.
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In October 2006, in recognition of his contribution as a player, Tim Sheens was named as one of the Penrith Panthers "Team of Legends".
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Tim Sheens' brother, Bob, was a first grade NSWRFL player for Eastern Suburbs.
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Tim Sheens brought Penrith to their first finals series ever in 1985, before departing the club at the end of the 1987 season.
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Tim Sheens coached the Canberra Raiders to their first premiership in 1989.
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Tim Sheens won further premierships with Canberra in 1990 and 1994.
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In 2002, Tim Sheens accepted the coaching position with the Wests Tigers for the 2003 season, replacing Terry Lamb.
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Tim Sheens has coached four premiership winning teams, making him second only to Wayne Bennett among current coaches.
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Tim Sheens was awarded the Dally M Coach of the Year in 1984,1990 and 2005.
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On 3 May 2010, Tim Sheens became the first coach in Australian rugby league history to reach 600 games.
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On 23 June 2015, Tim Sheens become director of rugby league at the English rugby league club Salford Red Devils.
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On 13 October 2020, it was announced that Tim Sheens had resigned as club head coach due to a falling out with management over staffing.
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Tim Sheens was later announced as the club's coach for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, with a succession plan in place colloquially known as the "Marshall Plan" to allow 2005 premiership hero Benji Marshall to take over as head coach in 2025.
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Tim Sheens second coming as Wests Tigers head coach got off to bad start with the club losing their opening five matches.
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On 16 August 2023, the Wests Tigers released a statement detailing how Tim Sheens had requested to stand down as head coach at the end of the season, with Benji Marshall to take over head coaching duties from 2024 rather than 2025 as originally planned.
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In 1997 Tim Sheens coached the NSW super league side to a 23 to 22 win over Queensland in a Tri series competition involving NSW Queensland and New Zealand.
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Tim Sheens returned to the NRL representative arena in 2006 when he succeeded Graham Murray as coach for City Origin, a post he retained in 2007 and 2008.
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In February 2009, Tim Sheens was appointed coach of the Australian national rugby league team following the resignation of Ricky Stuart.
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Tim Sheens coached the Kangaroos to their first win in his charge, defeating the Kiwis on 8 May 2009.
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Tim Sheens coached the Kangaroos in their successful 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign.
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Tim Sheens gave Australia revenge against New Zealand in the final after losing to them in the 2008 Final.