Tweed Congratulate Woolf on NRL Appointment

Tweed Seagulls wish to congratulate Head Coach Ben Woolf on his appointment to the St George Illawarra Dragons  coaching staff for season 2023.

Club Chair Ian Paton thanked Woolf for his sterling service to the Club while wishing him the best in his new challenge.

“Woolfy has been the key driver of the team’s success in the Queensland Cup since his appointment in 2017.

“While the Club would have loved him to continue in the role we can see why a Coach of his talents would be attractive to any organisation and he leaves with our support and thanks for his enormous contribution to the Club.

Tweed CEO Matt Francis echoed Paton saying that Woolf had achieved exceptional results in the last two seasons in particular given the unique circumstances the Club had to confront.

“In addition to the broader impact of COVID, Seagulls were the only Club to be impacted by the hard border closures and, when life appeared to be returning to normal, had to adjust to the impact of two floods meaning that the team have been effective nomads for this period of time.

“It is a credit to Ben’s leadership and the positive culture of his staff and team, that the squad just got on with the job bowing out in the preliminary final last year and are hoping to challenge in the finals series in Woolfy’s last weeks with the Club.”

Francis added that he had had the privilege of working alongside Woolf when he was NYC Coach at the Titans.

“Woolfy has always had a great knowledge of the game but it is his ability to communicate and educate his players with an honest transparent approach that makes him attractive to Clubs seeking a development coach of the highest quality,” he concluded.

In return Woolf acknowledged the support of the Club with a clear focus on leaving Seagulls on a winning note.

“I would like to personally thank everyone involved at Tweed Seagulls for their support and the opportunity they have given me to coach at this level and develop as a coach and person,” Woolf said.

“We have always been supportive of developing players to move to the next level and the club has also been very supportive of making sure I had every opportunity to progress as a coach.

“My focus is the current team and progressing through to the finals and giving the competition a real shake in the back end of this year,” he concluded.

The Club has commenced the appointment process for a new Coach and will make an announcement in due course.