Sterlo Has Just Said What Everyone Is Thinking Regarding Taylor Sacking

Triple M’s Peter Sterling believes sacked coach Jason Taylor wasn’t given a fair go.

“At the beginning of this season we all thought now [Jason Taylor] has the football team that he wants," Sterlo said on Triple M Dead Set Legends.

"He’s got the Robbie Farah saga out of the way. We can see now if he can coach and what the Wests Tigers can achieve. We didn’t see that in three weeks.

“But we would’ve have had a better idea of what the Wests Tigers were capable of under Jason Taylor a lot further down the track than in the first month.” 

It's understood the club was being pushed for an early call on JT's job with their "big four" players - skipper Aaron Woods, fullback James Tedesco and halves Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks - also coming off contract and seeking certainty about the club's coaching position before re-committing.

“They’re not the ‘Big 4’. I understand completely the future of the club how important those players are but please don’t refer to them in that way," he said.

“I think it’s shown how much power players have compared to coaches in the current game.” Listen to the full audio below..

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Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor has been sacked by the NRL club, effective immediately, with assistant Andrew Webster to serve as interim coach.

Wests Tigers chairwoman Marina Go confirmed the axing in a statement on Monday.

"Our position has always been to make sure that the head coach's contract is tied to performance and that hasn't changed," said Go.

"We are committed to building a side that will be in a position to win NRL premierships and believe that this decision is the correct one for the future of the club."

Taylor was due to come off contract at the end of the season,but his sudden exit comes after the Wests Tigers banked a win then two heavy defeats from the first three games of the season, including a 46-6 hammering by Canberra on Sunday.

The club was being pushed for an early call on his job with their "big four" players - skipper Aaron Woods, fullback James Tedesco and halves Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks - also coming off contract and seeking certainty about the club's coaching position before re-committing.

They are reportedly keen to play under North Queensland assistant coach Todd Payten, who mentored them during his time as the Tigers' under 20s coach.

Payten and former Penrith and Warriors coach Ivan Cleary shape as the leading contenders to take over as head coach.

Interim coach Webster returned to Wests Tigers this year after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at the Warriors.

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