Farah desperate to help the Tigers roar again
ROBBIE Farah says he is ready to play his role as part of the trio who have been brought in to save the Tigers.
Farah will step up his involvement with the NRL side next season as a full-time assistant coach having worked with the squad on a part-time capacity in the past two years.
He will do so alongside Tim Sheens and Benji Marshall. Unlike Marshall who has clear ambitions to be a first grade coach, Farah said he was unsure if it was a path he wanted to pursue. He has been given the position for the next two seasons.
“The motivation is to work alongside Benji and Tim to get this club back to where it belongs,” Farah said.
“There is no doubt it’s going to be a bit of a challenge. None of us are happy with how the club has performed.
“When the club approached me about going back into footy full-time it was something I had to consider. I have a lot going on away from footy and it’s something that I’ve enjoyed. But none of those businesses give you the purpose and get the competitive juices flowing like footy does.
“Benji was 100 per cent committed to head coaching. For me I don’t know.”
Farah has spent time running the blue shirt for the Tigers and has transitioned into sitting alongside interim coach Brett Kimmorley in the box in recent weeks. He said Sheens and Marshall had a clear mandate about the style of football they wanted to play.
“The game went through a phase of structured footy, wrestle, but we’ve seen with the new rule changes the game has opened up,” Farah said.
“The way Tim coached us was to be creative, confident and back our ability and play that Tigers’ style of footy.
“We will be providing our players with the platform to express themselves.”