Wests Tigers Chief Executive Shane Richardson sat down with Brent Read from The Daily Telegraph to discuss a range of issues ahead of the team's opening game of the season.
Brent Read: How are the mighty Tigers?
Shane Richardson:
We’re just moving along slowly but surely, with purpose and dignity. There were critics before the first trial. As Wayne Bennett said, you start listening to the grandstand and you are in a lot of trouble.
We are in a good spot. We are calm, we are on a journey, we know what we want to do, we know our recruitment needs, we know what our juniors are like.
Honestly, we are in a good space. You have to win games – I am not stupid. Time will tell how many games we win but we couldn’t have had a better pre-season.
We couldn’t do anything more to change the squad around this season. Everyone has trained well, there is no dissension in the team. It is pretty good.
BR: There are some reasons for optimism – young five-eighth Lachlan Galvin is one of the more obvious ones?
SR: The young hooker (Tallyn da Silva) is a good player as well. We have some good young forwards who are 12-18 months away. We’re pretty comfortable with where we are.
We have some good team leaders. The coaching staff has melded together. It is a pretty happy camp. I can smell it when it is not a happy camp. It is a happy camp.
But again, we haven’t played any games yet. So we will wait and see when the fire and brimstone comes. We are on a journey this year – we have to improve the club overall, not just on the field. It is like people say where do you hope to finish. I am hoping to finish the best we can. If we finish in the top eight, great. If we finish 12th and improve, great.
Read the full interview on The Daily Telegraph website
