It would be so easy to take a cheap shot at the coach and the players after the Wests Tigers copped a humiliating 38-0 flogging at the hands of the 2021 NRL wooden spooners, Canterbury Bulldogs. Just as it would be easy to point out the club has failed to reach the finals a record… Read more »
Plenty of Wests Tigers fans will be wondering what another coach – for argument’s sake let’s say Tim Sheens – would have done with the talented pool of youngsters who wore the jumper this season. With just one more round before the season is complete – a date with the Bulldogs on Sunday – it’s… Read more »
New contract: Alex Seyfarth. Having got mauled 50-20 last week and their finals hopes in tatters, the last two games of the season would have been a perfect opportunity for Wests Tigers to blood some youngsters ahead of the 2022 season. Why coach Michael Maguire has named Moses Mbye in the fullback position for this… Read more »
The Wests Tigers are not leading the premiership and they’re not even likely to make the finals, yet they’re the flavour of the month in the media. A fly on the wall documentary in which the star is coach Michael Maguire and his F bombs is currently showing on pay TV on Monday nights. Today… Read more »
After their scrappy 28-16 win over the Bulldogs last Sunday, the Wests Tigers will be looking to add another scalp to the six they have so far when they take on Todd Payten’s North Queensland Cowboys this weekend. The former premiership player for the Wests Tigers has seen his side struggle all year and has… Read more »
Daine Laurie’s injury a big blow to Wests Tigers. After 20 rounds it’s hard to decide which is worse: watching the Wests Tigers play or previewing their next game. Funny thing is the expectations are the same before each of those events take place every week. And mostly these expectations have been dashed just about… Read more »
The second half against the Broncos was the best performance from the Wests Tigers in 2021. After a lethargic effort in the first half, the side came roaring back to life in the second half, scoring no fewer than 32 points to win 42-24. The player who made the most difference for them in that… Read more »
Considering the pressure he’s under, the surprise is that Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire has made so few changes to the side that will tackle Brisbane Broncos on Sunday. Maguire has named two debutants, – Junior Pauga to start at centre while Tuki Simpkins will join the bench. Which means that the Adam Doueihi experiment is… Read more »
Ken Maumalo, the new recruit for Wests Tigers, can be excused if he is a bit confused when he lines up against Melbourne Storm this Saturday. On the weekend the big winger played his last game for the NZ Warriors, and it was, you guessed it, against the Storm. Having signed up for the Wests… Read more »
Those who frequent social media, especially Twitter, may have noticed the absence in the past two weeks of the Luke Brooks knockers. The Wests Tigers number seven, who has been the side’s best player all season, really hits his straps in the back to back victories over Penrith and St George. For reasons best known… Read more »
Wests Tigers head coach Michael Maguire has named a near-unchanged side for Friday night’s round 13 home game against the Penrith Panthers at Leichhardt Oval. With backrower Joe Ofahengaue unavailable due to Queensland State of Origin commitments, local junior Alex Seyfarth – pictured above – has been named at lock as his replacement. It will be… Read more »
Daine Laurie wearing the jersey Wests Tigers will play in for Indigenous round against St George this Friday night Every Tuesday must seem like groundhog day for long suffering Wests Tigers fans. It’s always how much they lost by the previous match and what changes coach Michael Maguire has made for the next round. That’s… Read more »
