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{{short description|Australian professional rugby league coach (born 1950)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2011}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
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|fullname           = Timothy George Sheens
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|position           = {{rlp|PR}}
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|coachyear5end      = 19
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|coachyear6end      = 
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|coachlossesC       = 0
|coachteamD         = [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]]
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|coachwinsD         = 26
|coachdrawsD        = 1
|coachlossesD       = 4
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| coachyearEend     = 
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|source             = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tim-sheens/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref><ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/Tim_Sheens/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated            = 1 September 2023
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| education    = [[St Gregory's College, Campbelltown]]
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| relatives    = [[Bob Sheens]] (brother)<br>[[Joe Regent]] (great uncle)
}}
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'''Timothy Sheens''' (born 30 October 1950) is an Australian professional [[rugby league]] football coach and former player. Head Coach of the [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] national team between 2009 and 2015, he has also been the head coach of [[National Rugby League]] (NRL) clubs, the [[Penrith Panthers]], the [[Canberra Raiders]], the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] and the [[Wests Tigers]]. As a player, Sheens was a prop forward with Sydney's Penrith club in the 1970s and 1980s before he retired and became their coach.

He then coached the Raiders, taking them to victory in the [[1989 NSWRL premiership|1989]], [[1990 NSWRL premiership|1990]] and [[1994 NSWRL season|1994]] premierships. With the Tigers he won the [[2005 NRL season|2005 premiership]]. Sheens also set a new record for most games in Australian rugby league premiership history (which has since been broken by [[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]]) and also coached the [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales Blues]] for the [[1991 State of Origin series]]. In June 2015 he accepted a role with [[Super League]] club the [[Salford Red Devils]] to become Director of Rugby leading to his eventual resignation as the coach of the Australian National Team in October later that year. In September 2016<ref name="hullkr.co.uk">{{Cite web |url=http://www.hullkr.co.uk/on-the-pitch/news/article/hull-kingston-rovers-appoint-tim-sheens-as-head-coach |title=Hull Kingston Rovers appoint Tim Sheens as head coach &#124; Hull KR |access-date=21 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920061405/http://www.hullkr.co.uk/on-the-pitch/news/article/hull-kingston-rovers-appoint-tim-sheens-as-head-coach |archive-date=20 September 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> it was announced that he would join then Super League club the [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] and he formally stepped down from his role at Salford Red Devils as they confronted Hull Kingston Rovers in the £1M Game relegation decider. Salford Red Devils won the game but Sheens confirmed his decision to coach Hull Kingston Rovers in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hullkr.co.uk/on-the-pitch/news/article/new-boss-sheens-impressed-by-rovers-fans |title=New boss Sheens impressed by Rovers fans &#124; Hull KR |access-date=21 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022025003/http://www.hullkr.co.uk/on-the-pitch/news/article/new-boss-sheens-impressed-by-rovers-fans |archive-date=22 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> in the [[Championship (rugby league)|Championship]].

It was announced that Sheens would return to the Wests Tigers in 2021 working in pathways, development, and talent identification. Sheens was later announced as the club's coach for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, but he stepped down from the coaching role at the end of 2023.

== Playing career ==
Born to a well known rugby league family of the Penrith area,<ref name="rlp">{{cite web|title=Tim Sheens|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tim-sheens/summary.html|access-date=16 December 2012| publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> Tim Sheens was educated at [[St Dominics College, Sydney|St Dominic's College]] in [[Penrith, New South Wales|Penrith]] but spent his last two years of school at [[St Gregory's College, Campbelltown]], where he was the school captain and First XIII captain in 1968.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bertola, Vera|publisher=Macarthur Chronicle Camden|title=St Gregory's College Campbelltown old boy, Tim Sheens new Australian rugby league coach| url=http://macarthur-chronicle-camden.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/st-gregory-s-college-campbelltown-old-boy-tim-sheens-new-australian-rugby-l/|access-date=27 April 2009|date=3 March 2009}}</ref>

Sheens had a lengthy playing stint with [[Penrith Panthers]], playing 166 first grade games from 1970 to 1982 and scoring 11 tries. Starting his career as a backrower, he finished as a ball-playing prop.<ref name="encyc">{{cite book|author1=Whiticker, Alan|author2=Hudson, Glen|name-list-style=amp|title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players|year=2007|publisher=Gary Allen Pty Ltd|location=[[Wetherill Park, New South Wales]]|isbn=978-1-877082-93-1|page=498}}</ref> In 1974 he was named as the Penrith Panthers' Player of the Year,<ref>{{cite journal| editor=David Middleton |title=2011 Official Rugby League Annual|year=2011|publisher=NewsLifeMedia for the [[National Rugby League]]|location=Alexandria NSW, 2015
|page=166}}</ref> but had his jaw broken in the inaugural [[Amco Cup]] final against Western Division.<ref name="rlp" />

By 1982, Sheens had played a club record 258 games in all grades, but was unable to come to terms with the club for another season. With 166 first grade appearances, Sheens was the most capped [[Penrith Panthers]] player until [[Royce Simmons]] surpassed him in the 1989 season.<ref name="encyc" /> Sheens was soon coaxed out of retirement though, playing one season with the [[Campbelltown City Kangaroos]] in 1983, captaining that club to the [[Group 6 Rugby League]] premiership that season.

In October 2006, in recognition of his contribution as a player, Sheens was named as one of the Penrith Panthers "Team of Legends".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panthers.com.au/default.aspx?id=448|title=Penrith Panthers "Team of Legends"|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829055627/http://www.panthers.com.au/default.aspx?id=448|archive-date=29 August 2007}}</ref>

Tim Sheens' brother, [[Bob Sheens|Bob]], was also a first grade NSWRFL player for [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs]].

== Coaching career ==
===Penrith Panthers===
Although his first ever game as first-grade coach was a 24–12 loss to St. George, Sheens had a track-record of reforming under-performing teams to premiership victory.  He brought Penrith to their first finals series ever in 1985, before departing the club at the end of the 1987 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.totalrl.com/rugby-league-heroes-tim-sheens/|title=Rugby League Heroes: Tim Sheens|website=www.totalrl.com}}</ref>

===Canberra Raiders===
Sheens coached the [[Canberra Raiders]] to their first premiership in 1989. In the post season he travelled with the Canberra side to England for the [[1989 World Club Challenge]] which was lost to [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]. He won further premierships with Canberra in 1990 and 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/raiders/nrl-2022-ricky-stuart-feature-canberra-raiders-news-career-stats-chances-in-finals-game-vs-wests-tigers/news-story/38f622a267610b7ee1dec09022b91b56/|title='Part of his DNA': How resilient Ricky built team in his image on route to Raiders record|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=2 September 2022 }}</ref>

=== North Queensland Cowboys ===
However, his time with the [[North Queensland Cowboys]] (1997–2001) was less successful with the club earning two [[Wooden Spoon (award)|Wooden Spoon]]s and, after board discussions, a period of stress-leave and while News Limited launched a take-over of the club,<ref>{{cite news| title=Cowboys remain in limbo – AAP Sports News (Australia) 21 May 2001}}</ref> he resigned from North Queensland on 25 May 2001.<ref>{{cite news|format=fee required|publisher=AAP Sports News (Australia)|title=Sheens and staff quit Cowboys| url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-44766754.html|access-date=18 April 2008|date=25 May 2001}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Wests Tigers===
In 2002, Sheens accepted the coaching position with the Wests Tigers for the 2003 season, replacing [[Terry Lamb]]. The feat of the Wests Tigers winning the [[National Rugby League season 2005#Grand final|2005 Grand Final]] against the Cowboys has been largely attributed to Sheens.

Sheens has coached four premiership winning teams, making him second only to [[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]] among current coaches. Sheens was awarded the [[Dally M Awards|Dally M]] Coach of the Year in 1984, 1990 and 2005.

As NRL Premiers Wests travelled to England to play against [[Super League]] champions [[Bradford Bulls]] in the [[2006 World Club Challenge]]. Sheens oversaw the Tigers' 30–10 loss.

In December 2007, Sheens' contract with the Tigers – due to expire at the end of the 2008 season – was extended to 2010.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Fox Sports News (Australia)|title=Tiger cubs soon ready to roar|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22948940-23214,00.html|access-date=19 December 2007|date=19 December 2007}}</ref>

On 3 May 2010, Sheens became the first coach in Australian rugby league history to reach 600 games. In 2011, Penrith Panthers offered Sheens the job as head coach for the club. However, on 29 April 2011, he decided to stay coach for the Wests Tigers and extended his coaching contract for until 2014. On 25 September 2012, after days of speculation about Sheen's future due to a poor recent season, the Wests Tigers announced Sheens would not coach the team in the 2013 season, but offered him other roles at the club.

===Salford Red Devils===
On 23 June 2015, Sheens become director of rugby league at the English rugby league club [[Salford Red Devils]].<ref>{{cite news 
| title = Australia coach Tim Sheens to become director of rugby league at Salford
| work = The Guardian
| date = 2015-06-23
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/23/australia-coach-tim-sheens-director-rugby-salford
| access-date = 2015-08-02}}</ref>
[[File:Tim Sheens.jpg|thumb|right|Sheens as coach of the Australian national side in 2009]]

=== Hull Kingston Rovers ===
In September 2016, <ref name="hullkr.co.uk"/> it was announced that he would join [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] for season 2017 and beyond. In Sheens first year at the club, he coached the Hull Kingston Rovers in their promotion back to [[Super League]] campaign of 2017. After two years at Hull KR, Sheens was sacked due to poor league position, form and loss of 'the dressing room' (implying player support) on 5 June 2019.

===Widnes Vikings===
On 13 October 2020, it was announced that Sheens had resigned as club head coach due to a falling out with management over staffing <ref>{{cite web|website=www.totalrl.com |date=13 Oct 2020|access-date=7 Jan 2021|title=Widnes seek new head coach|url=https://www.totalrl.com/mystery-reigns-after-tim-sheens-sudden-widnes-vikings-exit/}}</ref>

=== Return to Wests Tigers ===
It was announced that Sheens would return to the Wests Tigers in 2021 working in pathways, development, and talent identification. Sheens was later announced as the club's coach for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, with a succession plan in place colloquially known as the "Marshall Plan" (after the [[Marshall Plan|US foreign aid program of the 1940s]]) to allow 2005 premiership hero [[Benji Marshall]] to take over as head coach in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2022-benji-marshall-wests-tigers-coaching-job-tim-sheens/4c345914-5173-4006-bc68-99d97cee6540/|title=Wests Tigers legend Benji Marshall signs mega-deal to coach struggling club|website=wwos.nine.com.au|date=14 July 2022 }}</ref>
Sheens second coming as Wests Tigers head coach got off to bad start with the club losing their opening five matches. Following the clubs 46-12 loss against Brisbane in round 5, Sheens said "I hope we'll win the bye anyway in a couple of weeks".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-02/wests-tigers-coach-tim-sheens-jokes-about-fifth-straight-loss/102176956/|title=Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens says he hopes they will 'win the bye' after devastating loss to Broncos|website=www.abc.net.au|date=April 2023 }}</ref>

In round 9 of the [[2023 NRL season]], Sheens guided the club to their first win in 273 days as they defeated back to back premiers Penrith 12-8. In round 18 the Wests Tigers led by Sheens travelled to the Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville where they were beaten by the biggest margin in NRL history falling to North Queensland 74-0 with Sheens stating after the loss “It is just one of those games. There is nothing you can say. When you get beat like that there is nothing much you can say.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-shock-the-panthers-to-end-273day-losing-streak/news-story/5931cada6d5c74f82f99aefb7a32e4fb/|title=Wests Tigers shock the Panthers to end 273-day losing streak|website=www.news.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2023-north-queensland-cowboys-vs-wests-tigers-live-stream-live-blog-supercoach-scores-videos-valentine-holmes-jahream-bula/news-story/499ac57d057c3b8786b05a70e501b9ed/|title=74-0! Records tumble in 88-year first as Cowboys exact revenge over Tigers: Big Hits|website=www.foxsports.com.au|date=July 2023 }}</ref>

On 16 August 2023, the Wests Tigers released a statement detailing how Sheens had requested to stand down as head coach at the end of the season, with Benji Marshall to take over head coaching duties from 2024 rather than 2025 as originally planned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/wests-tigers-tim-sheens-to-step-aside-benji-marshall-to-take-over/news-story/4d85c77b75f92ee618338201f00005d2|title=Tim Sheens to step aside as Wests Tigers' coach, Benji Marshall to take over|website=www.theaustralian.com.au|date=16 August 2023 }}</ref> Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis claimed in an interview with Fox Sports that the decision to fast-track Marshall to the head coaching role had been considered for some time due to him exceeding expectations in his role as Sheens' assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/league/nrl/tim-sheens-stands-down-as-tigers-coach!864506|title=Tim Sheens stands down as Tigers coach|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref> Sheens was expected to remain with the Tigers in a performance/mentoring role for the remainder of his contract.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

== Representative coaching ==
At the representative level, Sheens coached the 1991 ARL City Origin team to a 22–12 win over Country. In the same year, as coach of the NSW [[State of Origin series|State of Origin]] team, he led the side to a 2–1 series loss to Queensland. In 1997 Sheens coached the NSW super league side<ref>{{cite news 
| last = Mascord
| first = Steve
| title = Try, try and try again, but Kiwis denied by ref
| work = The Sydney Morning Herald
| place =Australia
| pages = 50
| publisher = Fairfax
| date = 1997-05-14
| url = http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&docID=news970514_0002_6367
| access-date = 2010-05-03}}</ref> to a 23 to 22 win over Queensland in a Tri series competition involving NSW Queensland and New Zealand.

Sheens returned to the NRL representative arena in 2006 when he succeeded Graham Murray as coach for City Origin, a post he retained in 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=New South Wales Rugby League|title=Sheens City coach for 2008|url=http://www.nswrl.com.au/article.php?id=385|access-date=2007-11-24|date=24 November 2007 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2006, City lost to Country, 12 points to 10 but won in 2007, 12 points to 6. The 2008 match was a 22–22 draw, with City retaining the trophy.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Fox Sports News Australia|title=City-Country clash ends in draw|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23637159-23214,00.html|access-date=2009-05-04|date=2 May 2008}}</ref>

In February 2009, Sheens was appointed coach of the [[Australian national rugby league team]] following the resignation of [[Ricky Stuart]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Fox Sports News (Australia)|title=Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens has been given the Kangaroos coaching job|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25099770-5016947,00.html|access-date=24 February 2009|date=24 February 2009}}</ref> Sheens coached the Kangaroos to their first win in his charge, defeating the [[New Zealand national rugby league team|Kiwis]] on 8 May 2009.<ref>{{cite news|author=Steve Jancetic|publisher=Fox Sports News (Australia)|title=Aussies hand ominous warning as Sheens era gets off to great start|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25453077-5018868,00.html|access-date=10 May 2009|date=9 May 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

He coached the Kangaroos in their successful [[2013 Rugby League World Cup]] campaign. The Aussies conceded just four tries in the entire tournament (all to England in their opening match). He gave Australia revenge against New Zealand in the final after losing to them in the 2008 Final.

Sheens resigned as the Kangaroos head coach on 3 October 2015, to take up a full-time position as director of [[Super League]] club [[Salford Red Devils]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sheens resigns as Kangaroos coach|url=http://www.nrl.com/sheens-resigns-as-kangaroos-coach/tabid/10874/newsid/90343/default.aspx|website=NRL.com|date=3 October 2015|access-date=3 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004060306/http://www.nrl.com/sheens-resigns-as-kangaroos-coach/tabid/10874/newsid/90343/default.aspx|archive-date=4 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Combined Nations===
On [[International rugby league in 2021#June|25 June 2021]] he coached the [[Combined Nationalities rugby league team|Combined Nations All Stars]] in their 26-24 victory over [[England national rugby league team|England]], staged at the [[Halliwell Jones Stadium]], [[Warrington]], as part of England’s [[2021 Rugby League World Cup]] preparation.
<ref>{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=17 Mar 2021|accessdate=26 Mar 2021|title=Tim Sheens to coach Combined Nations All Stars|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/tim-sheens-to-coach-combined-nations-all-stars/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=BBC Sport|date=25 Jun 2021|accessdate=26 Jun 2021|title=England 24-26 Combined All Stars - Shaun Wane loses first game|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/57618533}}</ref>

=== Coaching record ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
|- 
! colspan="8"| '''Tim Sheens – Coaching Results by Season'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.rleague.com/rl/rl_index.html|title=Rugby League Tables|access-date=2007-08-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821095436/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/rl_index.html|archive-date=21 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weststigers.com.au/results.aspx|title=Wests Tigers 2007 Results|access-date=2007-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926223141/http://www.weststigers.com.au/results.aspx|archive-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! width="150"|Team
! width="20"|Year
! width="20"|Games
! width="20"|Wins
! width="20"|Losses
! width="20"|Draws
! width="20"|Win %
! width="250"|Finals Series
|- align=center
|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC;"
|- align=center style="background:#CCCCCC;"
|  rowspan="4"| '''Penrith'''|| [[1984 Penrith Panthers season|1984]]|| 24|| 12|| 11|| 1|| 50%||
|- align=center style="background:#CCCCCC;"
| [[1985 Penrith Panthers season|1985]]||  26|| 14|| 11|| 1|| 53.85%|| Semi-final:<br />Parramatta 38–Penrith 6 
|- align=center style="background:#CCCCCC;"
| [[1986 Penrith Panthers season|1986]]||  24|| 11|| 12|| 1|| 45.83%||
|- align=center style="background:#CCCCCC;"
| [[1987 Penrith Panthers season|1987]]||  24|| 6|| 17|| 1|| 25%||
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| rowspan="9"| '''Canberra'''|| [[1988 Canberra Raiders season|1988]]||  24|| 15|| 9|| 0|| 62.5%|| Minor Semi Final:<br />Balmain 14–Canberra 6
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[1989 Canberra Raiders season|1989]]||  26|| 18|| 8|| 0|| 69.23%|| '''Grand Final:<br />Canberra 19–Balmain 14'''
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[1990 Canberra Raiders season|1990]]||  25|| 18|| 6|| 1|| 72%|| '''Grand Final:<br />Canberra 18–Penrith 14'''
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[1991 Canberra Raiders season|1991]]||  26|| 17|| 9|| 0|| 65.38%|| Grand Final:<br />Penrith 19–Canberra 12
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[1992 Canberra Raiders season|1992]]||  22|| 10|| 12|| 0|| 45.45%||
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[1993 Canberra Raiders season|1993]]||  24|| 16|| 7|| 1|| 66.67%|| Minor Semi Final:<br />Brisbane 30–Canberra 12
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[1994 Canberra Raiders season|1994]]||  26|| 20|| 6|| 0|| 76.92%|| '''Grand Final:<br />Canberra 36–Canterbury 12'''
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[1995 Canberra Raiders season|1995]]||  24|| 21|| 3|| 0|| 87.5%|| Preliminary Final 1:<br />Canterbury 25–Canberra 6
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[1996 Canberra Raiders season|1996]]||  22|| 13|| 8|| 1|| 59.09%|| Quarter Final 3:<br />St George 16–Canberra 14
|- align=center style="background:#CCCCCC;" 
| rowspan="5"| '''North Queensland'''|| [[1997 North Queensland Cowboys season|1997]]||  18|| 5|| 11|| 2|| 27.78%||
|- align=center style="background:#cccccc;"
| [[1998 North Queensland Cowboys season|1998]]||  24|| 9|| 15|| 0|| 37.5%||
|- align=center style="background:#cccccc;"
| [[1999 North Queensland Cowboys season|1999]]||  24|| 4|| 19|| 1|| 16.67%||
|- align=center style="background:#cccccc;"
| [[2000 North Queensland Cowboys season|2000]]||  26|| 7|| 19|| 0|| 26.92%||
|- align=center style="background:#cccccc;"
| [[2001 North Queensland Cowboys season|2001]]||  11|| 2|| 8|| 1|| 18.18%||
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| rowspan="10"| '''Wests Tigers'''|| [[2003 Wests Tigers season|2003]]||  24|| 7|| 17|| 0|| 29.17%||
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[2004 Wests Tigers season|2004]]||  24|| 10|| 14|| 0|| 41.67%||
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[2005 Wests Tigers season|2005]]||  28|| 18|| 10|| 0|| 64.29%|| '''Grand Final:<br />Wests Tigers 30–North Queensland 16''' 
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[2006 Wests Tigers season|2006]]||  24|| 10|| 14|| 0|| 41.67%||
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[2007 Wests Tigers season|2007]]|| 24|| 11|| 13|| 0|| 45.83%||
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[2008 Wests Tigers season|2008]]|| 24|| 11|| 13|| 0|| 45.83%||
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[2009 Wests Tigers season|2009]]|| 24|| 12|| 12|| 0|| 50%||
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[2010 Wests Tigers season|2010]]||  27|| 16|| 11|| 0|| 59.26%|| Preliminary Final:<br />St George Illawarra 13–Wests Tigers 12
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[2011 Wests Tigers season|2011]]||  26|| 16|| 10|| 0|| 61.54%|| Semi Final:<br />New Zealand Warriors 22–Wests Tigers 20
|- align=center style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[2012 Wests Tigers season|2012]]||  24|| 11|| 13|| 0|| 45.83%|| 
|- align=center style="background:#CCCCCC;"
| rowspan="1"| '''Career'''|| || '''669'''|| '''340'''|| '''318'''|| '''11'''|| '''50.82%'''||''at 1 September 2012''
|}

=== Representative record ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Rugby League Four Nations|Four Nations record]]
|-
! width=150|Year
! width=150|Round
! width=50|Position
! width=50|GP
! width=50|W
! width=50|L
! width=50|D
|- bgcolor=Gold
|[[2009 Rugby League Tri-Nations|England/France 2009]]||'''Champions'''||'''1/4'''||'''4'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=silver
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2010 Rugby League Four Nations|Australia/New Zealand 2010]]||Second Place||2/4||4||3||1||0
|- bgcolor=Gold
|[[2011 Rugby League Four Nations|England/Wales 2011]]||'''Champions'''||'''1/4'''||'''4'''||'''4'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|- bgcolor=silver
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2014 Rugby League Four Nations|Australia/New Zealand 2014]]||Second Place||2/4||4||2||2||0
|- 
|'''Total'''||'''2 Titles'''||'''4/4'''||'''16'''||'''12'''||'''3'''||'''1'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Rugby League World Cup|World Cup record]]
|-
! width=150|Year
! width=150|Round
! width=50|Position
! width=50|GP
! width=50|W
! width=50|L
! width=50|D
|-
|- bgcolor=Gold
|[[2013 Rugby League World Cup|England/Wales 2013]]||'''Champions'''||'''1/14'''||'''6'''||'''6'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|-
|'''Total'''||'''1 Title'''||'''1/1'''||'''6'''||'''6'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Anzac Test]]
|-
! width=150|Year
! width=150|Round
! width=50|Position
! width=50|GP
! width=50|W
! width=50|L
! width=50|D
|- bgcolor=Gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2009 Anzac Test]]||'''Winners'''||'''1/2'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|- bgcolor=Gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2010 Anzac Test]]||'''Winners'''||'''1/2'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|- bgcolor=Gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2011 Anzac Test]]||'''Winners'''||'''1/2'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|- bgcolor=Gold
|[[2012 Anzac Test]]||'''Winners'''||'''1/2'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|- bgcolor=Gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2013 Anzac Test]]||'''Winners'''||'''1/2'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|- bgcolor=Gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2014 Anzac Test]]||'''Winners'''||'''1/2'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|- bgcolor=silver
|[[2015 Anzac Test]]||Runners up||2/2||1||0||1||0
|-
|'''Total'''||'''6 Titles'''||'''6/7'''||'''7'''||'''6'''||'''1'''||'''0'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Test match (rugby league)|Other Test matches]]
|-
! width=150|Year
! width=150|Round
! width=50|Position
! width=50|GP
! width=50|W
! width=50|L
! width=50|D
|- bgcolor=Gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2011 Rugby League Four Nations#Australia vs New Zealand 2|2011]]||'''Winners'''||'''1/2'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|- bgcolor=Gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2012 Australia vs New Zealand (End of Year test match)|2012]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/kangaroos/australia-grind-it-out-in-second-half-to-win-18-10-over-new-zealand-in-townsville-test-match/story-fn2mcuhw-1226495026875 | title=Motorsport Video &#124;Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips }}</ref>||'''Winners'''||'''1/2'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|- 
|'''Total'''||'''2 Wins'''||'''2/2'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

===Overall (Representative) Record===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! 
! Coached
! Won
! Lost
! Drawn
! % Won
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|-
|-class="sortbottom"
! Total|| 31|| 26|| 4|| 1|| 83.87%
|}
As of 4 May 2015

== Footnotes ==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170213094839/http://www.hullkr.co.uk/on-the-pitch/backroom-staff/tim-sheens Hull KR profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070603095433/http://www.nrl.com/Clubs/WestsTigers/WestsTigersTeam/tabid/214/Default.aspx Profile at NRL.com]
* [http://www.weststigers.com.au/ Wests Tigers Official Site] – current team

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