Former Wests Tiger Joel Caine believes his old side must reduce the noise circling the appointment of a new senior coach.
Speaking on SEN’s NRL Crunch Time, Caine mentioned the continual rumourmongering that has seen names like Cameron Ciraldo linked to the role.
“I’ve got an open letter to the Wests Tigers. ‘Dear Wests Tigers, it appears as though (Cameron) Ciraldo is not going to be the one. Whoever is going to be the one, let's challenge ourselves just to announce the coach. Get all your due diligence done behind the scenes where no one is talking about it, let’s zip our lips up and prove to people that we’re not the loose lips ship in this competition,” he said.
“The challenge is to do all the homework, decide upon the coach and announce the coach without everyone talking about it.
“Please, just do it.”
Michael Maguire was sacked after 80 games at the helm of the Tigers, where he won just 29 clashes and has been replaced on an interim basis by the prior Pathways Coaching Manager Brett Kimmorley.
Caine was critical of the professionalism at the Tigers when compared to how other clubs may go about the same situation.
“The Melbourne Storm would just come out and you wouldn’t have heard a squeak about it and they would’ve announced their coach, the Sydney Roosters would do the same,” he said.
“Wests Tigers please, just this once, tighten up the lips, show the world that you don’t have to share everything with the media, please, just for once, can we do that.”
The Tigers sit 14th on the NRL ladder with a 3-11 record so far in season 2022.
They face the equally unimpressive New Zealand Warriors next round at Mount Smart Stadium.