Tim Sheens

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Tim George Sheens
Born
Monday, 30th October, 1950
Current Age
73 years and 141 days
Place Of Birth
Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia

Awards & Accolades

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

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Competitions

Competition   Games W L D Win %  
NRL 693 344 338 11 49.64% List
NRL Finals 32 19 13 0 59.38% List
National Panasonic Cup 7 3 4 0 42.86% List
World Club Challenge 2 0 2 0 0.00% List
Tooheys Challenge Cup 2 1 1 0 50.00% List
City vs Country 4 2 1 1 50.00% List
State of Origin 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
Anzac Tests 7 6 1 0 85.71% List
Four Nations 16 12 3 1 75.00% List
World Cup 6 6 0 0 100.00% List
Australia PM XIII Annual 1 1 0 0 100.00% List
UK Second Division 42 32 9 1 76.19% List
Challenge Cup 10 7 3 0 70.00% List
Super League 39 13 25 1 33.33% List
NRL Pre-Season 2 1 1 0 50.00% List


International

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


Representative

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
Overall1991-2008 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


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season Games W L D Win %  
Penrith NSWRL 1984 24 12 11 1 50.00% List
Penrith NSWRL 1985 26 14 11 1 53.85% List
Penrith NSWRL 1986 24 11 12 1 45.83% List
Penrith NSWRL 1987 24 6 17 1 25.00% List
Canberra NSWRL 1988 24 15 9 0 62.50% List
Canberra NSWRL 1989 26 18 8 0 69.23% List
Canberra NSWRL 1990 25 18 6 1 72.00% List
Canberra NSWRL 1991 26 17 9 0 65.38% List
Canberra NSWRL 1992 22 10 12 0 45.45% List
Canberra NSWRL 1993 24 16 7 1 66.67% List
Canberra NSWRL 1994 26 20 6 0 76.92% List
Canberra ARL 1995 24 21 3 0 87.50% List
Canberra ARL 1996 22 13 8 1 59.09% List
North QLD Super League 1997 18 5 11 2 27.78% List
North QLD NRL 1998 24 9 15 0 37.50% List
North QLD NRL 1999 24 4 19 1 16.67% List
North QLD NRL 2000 26 7 19 0 26.92% List
North QLD NRL 2001 11 2 8 1 18.18% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2003 24 7 17 0 29.17% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2004 24 10 14 0 41.67% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2005 28 18 10 0 64.29% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2006 24 10 14 0 41.67% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2007 24 11 13 0 45.83% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2008 24 11 13 0 45.83% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2009 24 12 12 0 50.00% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2010 27 16 11 0 59.26% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2011 26 16 10 0 61.54% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2012 24 11 13 0 45.83% List
Wests Tigers NRL 2023 24 4 20 0 16.67% List

NRL/NSWRL - 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
Overall1984-2023 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
Overall2017-2020 91 52 37 2 57.14% List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    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.

  • Lucas
    03/04/2012

    Tim went to St. Dominics college in kingswood and was an exceptional player.

  • baz
    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.

  • Anonymous
    29/01/2021

    sheens also coached super league Tri Series 1997
    NSW beat Qld in the final a game that went for 103 minutes.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio