Sydney Thunder part with head coach Trevor Griffin after two tough years

Griffin has overseen two poor years for Thunder, with a seventh-place finish in 2021 preceding a miserable 2022 in which they won just once

Trevor Griffin's time as Sydney Thunder head coach has come to an end after the WBBL outfit declined to renew his contract.

Griffin has overseen two poor years for Thunder, with a seventh-place finish in 2021 preceding a miserable 2022 in which they won just once.

The Englishman won the WBBL title in 2020 - the first overseas head coach to do so - having replaced Joanne Broadbent in 2019.

The club will now begin the search for a replacement. 

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In a statement, Thunder said: "management concluded it was time for a change in direction".

Griffin, who is the head coach of Western Storm in the English regional structure, reflected on an undulating journey during his time in the WBBL.

SYDNEY THUNDER UNDER TREVOR GRIFFIN

2019:6th

2020: Winners

2021: 7th

2022: 8th

"It's been an amazing opportunity and one I'm incredibly proud of: a huge honour, and I've built memories and friendships for life," he said. "I'm so sad we're not able to continue our journey.

"The squad is so different from the one I inherited four years ago - whilst relatively young, the players have grown so much. I sincerely hope the work we’ve put into the squad leaves them in a great place to go on to achieve fantastic successes in the future."

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