The revolving door that is sometimes in operation at Wests Tigers went into overdrive in the past week. Having confirmed the signing of representative forward Joe Ofahengaue (pictured above) for three years, the club at the same time confirmed the departure of Josh Aloiai, who is off to Manly. Aloiai and Wests had been involved in… Read more »
James “Jimmy the Jet’’ Roberts has the biggest asset in rugby league: phenomenal speed. That’s the main reason that after being released by South Sydney at the end of the 2020 NRL season, the 27-year-old has now been picked up by the Wests Tigers. Since his debut in 2011 for Souths, the speed demon has… Read more »
Pride is the only thing the Wests Tigers can play for when they run on to the field for their final match of the 2020 season this Saturday against the Parramatta Eels. After a humiliating 50-22 defeat at the hands of the ruthless Melbourne Storm last weekend, Michael Maguire’s players will be keen send out… Read more »
Wests Tigers fans hoping to see the blooding of some youngsters now that finals hopes have been extinguished will be disappointed by the team named to take on Melbourne this Saturday. Jock Madden in the number 20 jumper is as close as coach Michael Maguire has come in giving game time to some of the… Read more »
Wests Tigers say the club tried its best to have a farewell for Benji Masrhall and Chris Lawrence at either of its traditional home grounds. But in the end it just could not be done, said the club today in a media statement. It means that on the advice of NRL biosecurity experts, the Wests… Read more »
There were no surprises when the Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire named his team for the round 18 clash against South Sydney Rabbitohs. After a thrilling 34-32 win over the Sea Eagles in Round 17, Maguire has opted for the same 21-man squad for Thursday’s “home game’’ at Bankwest Stadium against the Rabbitohs. Elijah Taylor,… Read more »
There was more musical chairs when Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire announced his team for the round 17 clash with Manly this Saturday. There just wasn’t a chair for club legend Chris Lawrence, who is retiring at the end of this season. With the club’s finals hopes snuffed out by a rampaging Penrith last weekend,… Read more »
Michael Maguire all season has seemed to be the best thing going for Wests Tigers. The man has tried just about everything in trying to mould a winning team from the bits and pieces roster left to him by the club’s former “bus driver’’. It has been a commendable effort, but at the same time… Read more »
For the first time in a couple of months Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire has named an unchanged team two weeks in a row. The round 15 clash against the Sydney Roosters at Leichhardt Oval this Saturday will feature the same 17 players who scraped home off the back of a last minute field goal… Read more »
Jacob Liddle, the heir apparent to Robbie Farah, finally returns to footy this Sunday against the Bulldogs at Bankwest Stadium. Liddle has not played in first grade for more than 12 months while recovering from a serious knee injury. His return couldn’t be better timed with gun hooker Harry Grant on the sidelines with injury… Read more »
After the Wests Tigers put on a miserable performance in losing to the NZ Warriors 26-20 last Friday night they copped a decent size social media pile on. There were a lot of upset fans speaking out but there was one that stood out. “I’ve seen this Wests Tigers performance 100 times,’’ was the comment… Read more »
Wests Tigers have won five of their past six games against the New Zealand Warriors, including the last four played between the two sides in Australia. But there’s no doubt Friday’s round 12 clash against the Warriors at the Sydney cricket ground looms as a danger game for Michael Maguire’s team. While they put in… Read more »
