Coaching Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Tim George Sheens
- Born
- Monday, 30th October, 1950
- Current Age
- 73 years and 326 days
- Place Of Birth
- Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Dally M Coach Of The Year
- 1984, 1990, 2005
Known Family Links
- Granduncle
- Joe Regent
- Brother
- Bob Sheens
Biography
Veteran forward, a member of a well-known footballing family in the Penrith area, was a fine ball-player in his own right before becoming one of the best of the modern breed of coaches. Sheens was first graded in 1969 but preferred to play a season of second division RU before returning to the club the following year. A second rower earlier in his career (he had his jaw broken in Penrith's loss to Western Division in the 1974 Amco Cup final), he spent the latter part of his career as a prop. After establishing a club record number of grade games (258), Sheens could not come to terms with the club at the end of the 1982 season. The following year he captained Campbelltown to a premiership title in the Group 6 competition and represented NSW Country. In 1984, Sheens accepted the coaching position at Penrith - a move that proved to be the turning point in the club's fortunes. The following year the Panthers made the semis for the first time due largely to Sheens' professional approach, skills training and his knowledge of local players and their talents. The 'Dally M' Coach of the Year in 1984 (and later in 1990), he left the club after four mixed seasons for greater success at Canberra. The champion Raiders team won back-to-back premierships in 1989-90 and would have made it three straight but for factors beyond Sheens' control - injuries to star players, financial mismanagement and a hungrier Penrith side. Politics limited his term as NSW coach to just one season (a series defeat in 1991) but in 1994 he guided the Raiders to an authoritative grand final win - the club's third premiership in seven seasons under his control. Sheens was one of the first coaches signed by the Super League and after nine seasons with the Raiders he linked with the North Queensland North Queensland in 1997. Despite a disappointing Super League season - in which the club finished last - Sheens signed a five-year contract to stay with the North Queensland. After failing to make an impact in the NRL premiership in his six seasons with the North Queensland, Sheens ‘resigned’ midway through 2001 (after being forced by the club to stand down for ‘health reasons’), but not before setting a record number of first grade matches as a coach. In 2003 he took on the coaching role with the W’Tigers club (appointing Royce Simmons his assistant) and took the troubled club to the brink of the finals in 2004.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Coaching Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anzac Tests | - | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | |||||||
World Cup | - | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
Tour Matches | Canberra Raiders | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||||
Four Nations | - | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 75.00% | List | |||||||
Australia PM XIII Annual | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
State of Origin | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
City vs Country | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership | - | 693 | 344 | 338 | 11 | 49.64% | List | |||||||
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Finals | - | 32 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 59.38% | List | |||||||
Super League | - | 39 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
Challenge Cup | - | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.00% | List | |||||||
World Club Challenge | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||||||
Midweek Cup | - | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | |||||||
Challenge Cup AU | - | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||||||
NRL Pre-Season | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
UK Second Division | - | 42 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 76.19% | List | |||||||
| ||||||||||||||
Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
Australia | 2009-15 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 83.87% | List | |||||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
Australia | 2009-2013 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
| ||||||||||||||
Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
NSW | 1991 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
NSW City | 1991, 2006-08 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
Overall | 1991-2008 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.86% | List | |||||||
England - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
Combined | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
| ||||||||||||||
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
Penrith | NSWRL 1984 Winfield Cup | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
Penrith | NSWRL 1985 Winfield Cup | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 53.85% | List | |||||||
Penrith | NSWRL 1986 Winfield Cup | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 45.83% | List | |||||||
Penrith | NSWRL 1987 Winfield Cup | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 25.00% | List | |||||||
Canberra | NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 62.50% | List | |||||||
Canberra | NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 69.23% | List | |||||||
Canberra | NSWRL 1990 Winfield Cup | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 72.00% | List | |||||||
Canberra | NSWRL 1991 Winfield Cup | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 65.38% | List | |||||||
Canberra | NSWRL 1992 Winfield Cup | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 45.45% | List | |||||||
Canberra | NSWRL 1993 Winfield Cup | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 66.67% | List | |||||||
Canberra | NSWRL 1994 Winfield Cup | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 76.92% | List | |||||||
Canberra | ARL 1995 Winfield Cup | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 87.50% | List | |||||||
Canberra | ARL 1996 Optus Cup | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 59.09% | List | |||||||
North Qld | Super League 1997 Telstra Cup | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 27.78% | List | |||||||
North Qld | 1998 NRL Premiership | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 37.50% | List | |||||||
North Qld | 1999 NRL Premiership | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 16.67% | List | |||||||
North Qld | 2000 NRL Telstra Premiership | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 26.92% | List | |||||||
North Qld | 2001 NRL Telstra Premiership | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 18.18% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 29.17% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2004 NRL Telstra Premiership | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41.67% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 64.29% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41.67% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2007 NRL Telstra Premiership | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 45.83% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2008 NRL Telstra Premiership | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 45.83% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2009 NRL Telstra Premiership | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2010 NRL Telstra Premiership | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 59.26% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 61.54% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 45.83% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 16.67% | List | |||||||
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
Penrith | 1984-87 | 98 | 43 | 51 | 4 | 43.88% | List | |||||||
Canberra | 1988-96 | 219 | 148 | 68 | 3 | 67.58% | List | |||||||
North Qld | 1997-01 | 103 | 27 | 72 | 4 | 26.21% | List | |||||||
Wests Tigers | 2003-12, 2023 | 273 | 126 | 147 | 0 | 46.15% | List | |||||||
Overall | 1984-2023 | 693 | 344 | 338 | 11 | 49.64% | List | |||||||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
Hull KR | 2017 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 78.79% | List | |||||||
Hull KR | 2018 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 43.75% | List | |||||||
Hull KR | 2019 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 36.84% | List | |||||||
Widnes | 2020 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||||||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
Hull KR | 2017-19 | 84 | 47 | 35 | 2 | 55.95% | List | |||||||
Widnes | 2020 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||||||
Overall | 2017-2020 | 91 | 52 | 37 | 2 | 57.14% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
09/04/2010
In 1983 Sheens Captained Campbelltown City to victory in the Group 6 Grand Final.They beat The Oaks 24-6 to win the Grand Final at Campbelltown Sportsground when it was called Orana Park.
03/04/2012
Tim went to St. Dominics college in kingswood and was an exceptional player.
23/09/2014
Ive known Tim for several years. He is ,in my view ,one of the most accomplished coaches ever to coach at club or National level.He has a great ability to unearth young talent and develop it to the highest level. Benji Marshall comes- readily to mind. He is absolutely passionate about the game
and just by talking to him you can learn so much about the finer points of the game not apparent to the average fan.As can be seen I am an unashamed Tim Sheens fan.
29/01/2021
sheens also coached super league Tri Series 1997
NSW beat Qld in the final a game that went for 103 minutes.
Want to have your say about this player? Add a comment.