Wests Tigers captain James Tamou has defended Michael Maguire by declaring he and the rest of the playing group want the under-fire coach back next season. The pressure on Maguire has reached fever pitch, and the odds of the former Rabbitohs premiership coach getting sacked are shortening by the day after the Tigers finished this season 13th on the NRL ladder with just eight wins. While plenty of criticism has been directed at the club about its roster moves made before Maguire joined the Tigers back in 2019, it remains to be seen what will happen to the coach as the Tigers undertake their much-anticipated season review. Despite the reports, Tamou claims that Maguire "100 per cent" has the support of the playing group. "I haven't seen anything like it. Every word he says, everyone still hangs on the balance," Tamou told. Tamou said it was vital the club sticks together through this rough time. "It will be tough," he said when asked about the potential of losing Maguire. "It will be like losing a friend. I don't see the sense. "I don't want another season like this season and I know no-one else in that club does. "It hurts, we're all hurting. I've messaged some boys telling them to come back in pretty good shape because we're hitting the ground running."
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