Mick Potter has guided Canterbury to their first consecutive wins since 2019 but says he unruffled desires “a couple of weeks” to search out out whether or now not or now not he would possibly per chance take into accounts himself as the club’s fleshy-time coach.
Potter has perfect been instructing the Bulldogs for a month but in that time, he’s developed an attacking save of soccer that allowed his aspect to thrash the Wests Tigers 36-12.
Matt Burton is thriving below his new coach and his kicking game scared the Tigers all afternoon, while Jake Averillo’s swap to fullback below Potter resulted in two more tries on Sunday.
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But while the coach conceded the team had come a ways in his short time on the helm, he said he used to be unruffled in doubt whether or now not he would possibly per chance take into accounts himself within the function long-term.
“I factual don’t desire to be distracted and make a call on that apt now,” he said.
“It be an risk to word. In a couple of weeks, I reckon I could stir either sure or no.
“I’m fairly glad with how the gamers are going apt on the 2nd and subsequent week’s one other scenario.”
Potter hasn’t discussed the instructing job with Bulldogs powerbrokers but would possibly per chance now not philosophize the closing two weeks in designate had been “invigorating”.
“They would possibly per chance already beget a coach (for subsequent year),” he said.
“I’m staying apt out of it on the 2nd.”
The Bulldogs ran out to an early lead in their first buy below Potter but the patience on designate in Sunday’s used to be factual as spectacular.
They had the higher of the ball and field space within the principle half but wanted to be convey material with a 12-6 lead at halftime.
Burton’s mixture with Josh Addo-Carr did now not luxuriate in the fruits it had within the old fortnight but that did now not disaster the Bulldogs, who realized diversified stores to attack.
When Jacob Kiraz and debutant Kurtis Morrin scored from finish vary within the 2nd half and Aaron Schoupp grabbed an intercept strive, the Bulldogs proved their attack had rediscovered its rhythm.
The Bulldogs beget already scored 38 more parts in Potter’s 5 video games in designate than they did within the principle 10 video games of the year and beget now passed 30 parts in again-to-again video games for the principle time since 2016.
But Potter said he would possibly per chance now not make a selection credit rating for the aspect’s resurgent attack.
“(The gamers) beget labored in fact laborious,” he said.
“There’s more in them than seemingly what you’ve got got viewed on the sphere.
“They’ve received some pride within the jumper.”
The loss heaped more misery on the Tigers.
“We must always beget united,” intervening time coach Brett Kimmorley said.
“We must always study to be a tricky, defensive team. We’re in a terribly mighty time.”
To make issues worse, the Tigers would possibly per chance now be in for a stint without Alex Twal, who left the sphere in a medi-cab factual 90 seconds into the game.
Twal used to be knocked unconscious attempting to take care of Burton, who looked as if it would word power to Twal’s neck as he fell to the turf.
Burton used to be neither penalised nor save on document.
Starford To’a additionally hobbled from the sphere behind within the game with what looked as if it would be an ankle injury.
Kimmorley said he used to be glad with Adam Doueihi on his return from an ACL injury.
The Tigers’ simplest participant closing season, Doueihi came on from the bench behind within the game but is anticipated to play a bigger function in coming weeks.