LIVE GAME Round 26 vs. Roosters

[Vicious]

We need to stop over rating our juniors. They aren’t any better than what other clubs have.
He is good but not what we need in the top grade yet.

I don’t know about over rating him, he’s one that I’m near certain would be snapped up by any of the other 16 NRL clubs and Rugby Australia if he was available.
Granted being 16 years old there is no guarantee he will kick on and fulfil his potential, but I’m glad he’s a Wests Tiger put it that way.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Nope. The guy does absolutely everything for our team. Anyone criticising Api is a bum. He's never been a big kicker, but he's our best so he's doing that too. You can't criticise him for that. Just highlights our total lack of quality that he moves to halfback because the backline is shot, and he can't do anything from halfback because the dummy half service turns to crap.

I wasn’t criticising Api per se I was stating everyone was rubbish tonight, even Api imo didn’t have a good game.
If you think anyone was worthy tonight fair enough that’s your opinion, it isn’t mine.

 

[Demps]

I wasn’t criticising Api per se I was stating everyone was rubbish tonight, even Api imo didn’t have a good game.
If you think anyone was worthy tonight fair enough that’s your opinion, it isn’t mine.

At least he finally got a haircut ✂️

 

[Halbrowne61]

I wasn’t criticising Api per se I was stating everyone was rubbish tonight, even Api imo didn’t have a good game.
If you think anyone was worthy tonight fair enough that’s your opinion, it isn’t mine.

The whole team was out of whack, I’m sure API made the call to swap with Smith and in the end it was just a rabble,
I hate saying this but I think Wakeham would probably have been a better option in those circumstances.
Anyway, it will all be over soon and we can hibernate until Christmas then see what evolves.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

At least he finally got a haircut ✂️

Maybe he’s like Samson if he cuts his hair he loses his strength 😂

 

[Halbrowne61]

Why? Because he beat Kepoa a couple of times? Jesus you could play an old aged pensioner with a guide dog opposite Kepoa and they’d destroy him in attack and put pressure in Kepoa and force errors in defence.. disgrace that he is selected after to pathetic drivel he has turned in this season already… I cannot wrap my head around how on earth he is selected …. I mean does prev performance count for nothing anymore? Seriously? Is Benji actually watching the games with his eyes open ?

Agree with that summary but I’ve questioned team selection all year and it never changes. If it’s Benji we’ve got major issues moving forward and unless Morris can set him straight it will continue.

 

[Halbrowne61]

At least he finally got a haircut ✂️

Getting ready for Mad Monday and Awards night( and we know how he likes to celebrate). Maybe he’ll have some more comments about the club in that period.

 

[Tucker]

I don’t know about over rating him, he’s one that I’m near certain would be snapped up by any of the other 16 NRL clubs and Rugby Australia if he was available.
Granted being 16 years old there is no guarantee he will kick on and fulfil his potential, but I’m glad he’s a Wests Tiger put it that way.

He is 16.
Any talk of him playing first grade by definition is over rating him in his current state.
Let him evolve and develop. Obviously keep him in our system but just back off him a bit. Same with Matamua, TDS, Faagatu, Laulilii, et al.

 

[gallagher]

Agree with that summary but I’ve questioned team selection all year and it never changes. If it’s Benji we’ve got major issues moving forward and unless Morris can set him straight it will continue.

It says a lot, but most of us fans don't know who the head coach was this year. They say sheens but it looked like benji. It's always smoke and mirrors.

 

[Tucker]

It says a lot, but most of us fans don't know who the head coach was this year. They say sheens but it looked like benji. It's always smoke and mirrors.

I suspect it was Lee…

 

[SeanT]

Getting ready for Mad Monday and Awards night( and we know how he likes to celebrate). Maybe he’ll have some more comments about the club in that period.

What awards night? The wooden spoon award? Encouragment award for all the players? Having a Wests Tigers award night is non sensical. Should be an episode on the twilight zone.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Actually, I’ve got a radical idea. Let’s play 2 good halves( error free) of footy on the one night !
I know it’s drastic, and virtually impossible, but gee it would be enjoyable to watch.
Ok, I’m going to find my medication and sleep !

 

[Magpie_Magic]

I lost confidence when Will was selected. We aren't good enough to chop and change our halves every week.

Brooks and Naden and Staines would have helped tonight.

Even though it's time to move on from him no doubt our form was improving before his injuries both times rhis season.

Poor backlines don't cut it without proper halves. No passing fluency for all to see.

O'Reily was good again.

Do we look better with Sezer and Sullivan? For sure.

Add another 3 or 4 others.

 

[palms]

Looking forward to Laurie getting the nod for NSW next year 🤥

 

[Halbrowne61]

What awards night? The wooden spoon award? Encouragment award for all the players? Having a Wests Tigers award night is non sensical. Should be an episode on the twilight zone.

After Jofa winning the trophy last year, nobody wants it in 23, the poisoned chalice.
But there’s lots of other good awards on offer, dumbest play, most errors, missed tackles, fastest player ( it’s between Nofa, Wakeham and Smith ) and so much more !!!

 

[Pom Tiger]

Brooks has missed enough games this year to prove the problems run deeper, but the illusion will linger all off season that somehow we are going to go to the moon next season. I don’t know how you can be any clearer. Api, Ice, Klemmer, Bateman, all seasoned vet’s and we are still dead last. What’s one more in Sezar going to do? Throw In a rookie coach and a lunatic asylum running the club. Thinking that a switch is going to be magically flicked in the off season and we’re going to be anything more than a bottom 4 side means you are either delusional, and makes me ask if you smell burnt toast, or you are trolling for shits and gigs.

Was never a fan of Bateman signing at least not for a 4 year contract that size . More money that sense IMHO.

 

[Spidercam]

Honestly thought it was a great 1st half
2nd a disaster… our halves hopeless, won’t shed any tears with their departure. Reilly solid thou

 

[watersider]

I wasn’t criticising Api per se I was stating everyone was rubbish tonight, even Api imo didn’t have a good game.
If you think anyone was worthy tonight fair enough that’s your opinion, it isn’t mine.

Don't know what more Api could have done. Team was poor, he wasn't. He literally had his halves running into him when he had the ball while no one was running onto the ball and his halves completely disappeared when in the attacking zone.

Surely we're able to appreciate decent players in losing teams by now.

 

[tony soprano]

Teddy injured... no problem chuck Manu back there. Manu goes down, no problem chuck Suali'i there. Unreal.

Also - we couldn't do anything against a 12 man side, with a backline of forwards. Roosters were decimated, AND made a thousand errors.

Recruitment is night and day.

 

[tony soprano]

Don't know what more Api could have done. Team was poor, he wasn't. He literally had his halves running into him when he had the ball while no one was running onto the ball and his halves completely disappeared when in the attacking zone.

Surely we're able to appreciate decent players in losing teams by now.

Leave him at 9 benjius