Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah talks with coach Mick Potter. Source: Gregg Porteous / News Limited
WESTS Tigers coach Mick Potter is under pressure to stay at the helm next year, with the joint venture midway through a wholesale review of its football department.
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The Tigers board last month ordered management to conduct the review, which has included feedback from players.
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New CEO Grant Mayer and Potter were called on to devise a restructure of the club's coaching ranks, which could see big changes with assistant coaches Steve Georgallis and Royce Simmons both free agents at the end of this season.
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Potter is contracted for another 12 months, but with the Tigers languishing in second last fresh doubts have emerged over his future.
Players have also reported communication problems with the coach, who addressed the team a week ago about any misgivings they might have.
Sources said candidates such as Penrith assistant Trent Barrett have been entertained in the past week.
But Potter's fate is a long way from sealed. He enjoys sections of support from within the factionalised club.
Potter's backers claim he should be given the chance to run his own show, having inherited staff and players from predecessor Tim Sheens last October.
And despite the fact Potter is at the lower end of the NRL salary scale, the Tigers are highly reluctant to pay-out another coach.
Furthermore, the Tigers are yet to identify a replacement coach despite canvassing possible replacements.
Contacted Wednesday night, Mayer confirmed the coaching review had been split into two parts - structure and individuals.
"There's a review of the coaching structure," Mayer said.
"We've got high expectations of where this club finishes on the ladder and in order to achieve that we've got to have the best people."
Asked if Potter's position was now part of the review, Mayer replied: "The head coach is contracted until the end of 2014."
Potter's relationship with Benji Marshall has been partly blamed for the Kiwi's decision to ask for a release earlier this month.
The pair exchanged words when Potter dumped Marshall to the bench in round 10 and feedback since has indicated the coach might have better communicated his reasons for the critical call. Potter has been informed of the players' feedback.
In North Queensland, the Cowboys are using Neil Henry's axing as inspiration for their finals push.
Cowboys forward Ashton Sims said rather than sulk after being told he would not be required in 2014, Henry asked players to finish with a bang.
They need to win their final six games to keep their faint finals hopes alive but Sims said the Cowboys were ready to "do it for Neil".
"Definitely. He has been a good servant of the club for years as assistant and head coach," he said of Henry. "But we also want to do it for ourselves.
"We haven't played our best footy this year. There's six games to go, 12 points on offer and we want to take all of them."
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