LIVE GAME Round 16 v Dolphins

[Coastie_Tiger]

I watched two very clever players in the NSW Cup earlier in the day. I know they are both young, but we often complain about not having players with sufficient footballing nous. The answers are in our backyard but they need time. I also believe Averillo will not be disappointed with the effort from his new team mates.

Who were the two which caught your eye?

 

[weststigers]

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Looks like front of Campbo

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Who were the two which caught your eye?

Andrews and Haywood. Fainu is also a very fine footballer.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

You should change your user name to Balmaintigers. Leichhardt is all good for the blow in fan/media but we aren’t building a side around the inner west. Talk as much shit about Campbelltown as you want but anyone with ‘intelligence will tell you our future is out here. Can’t blame the people who actually turn up to the stadium for our inept performances

a better stadium than parramatta but as far as atmosphere goes not a patch on the eigth wonder

 

[krissy]

Looks like front of Campbo

Ok ok we get it, point made, let’s move on.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Don’t get me wrong, it’s tough, but with some luck the players we should be starting to get back are better than the players we lost today. It’s a start, and a long way from the fat lady blowing out a few notes.

The war is far from over and trust me, no quitter has ever won anything. If the boys have given up….. then yes, go to spoon rocks when the footy is on 😁 but if they think they are alive, then so are we all.

Something else to consider mate our for and against is not close to the other contenders, I think we'll need 32pts to make finals.

 

[TigerJunior4]

I think it’s pretty clear to me that Makasini is being forced to play through a shoulder injury given our injury toll.

And by forced I don’t mean the coaching staff are making him play against his will but I think if Benji had the option, he would be rested and allowed to recover.

I’m not so worried about the rotations today given Herbert and Madden were injured mid-game.

It’s hard enough to cover an outside back or half without having to deal with both outs in quick succession.

Lack of depth has been our biggest issue this year. I was hopeful coming into the season that our depth issues would be resolved but the injury toll has been too much.

The only way we can really address it for future seasons is to make some strategic buys that don’t break the bank and make sure our pathways are strong. Unfortunately I don’t see either of those scenarios playing out next year.

 

[Kearnsy]

Looks like front of Campbo

You’re a flog. Throwing insults off your high horse

 

[weststigers]

You’re a flog. Throwing insults off your high horse

Another emotional male. Sad really.

 

[king_sirro]

sione and Pole mistakes are so bad. They need to think run hard first, play the ball speed and worry about offload if the chance comes up.

The other thing that does my head in is Luai not knowing it’s the last or trying trick plays on the last. To do that the first set out of half time cost us a try and momentum straight up. I can recall twice against the Panthers and one last week were it seems he didn’t know what the tackle count was

Yeah i agree. Run hard first would benefit both of them greatly,particularly Sione who has more ballplaying in him.

Also agree about Luai. His inability to get to the kick on the last to start the 2nd half was really poor and lead to a Dolphins try.

This is the point im making. Luai poor last tackle, dolphins score. Turuva doesn't watch the ball and gives 6 to go, dolphins score instead of us getting possession.
Sione drops the ball Dolphins score. Lanyon drops the ball Dolphins score. Thats 4 tries off direct mistakes. Then throw in Pole dropping it play one under the post to cost us a chance of scoring. That's 5 really costly errors. I can cop 1 or 2 a game, but 5? Its not good enough. Brain-dead.

 

[weststigers]

Ok ok we get it, point made, let’s move on.

You get it because you agree. We all know. I'm saying the quiet part out loud.

But

How can we move on from 3 from 15? We complain, but accept this failing KPI.

Imagine telling your boss you get 3 from 15 tasks right. You'd be on the dole with some of the blokes on here.

 

[Kearnsy]

Another emotional male. Sad really.

You just talk shit mate. I’ve never seen a single comment of substance from you. Seems like you came home from your job as a stop go lady to someone from Campbelltown nailing your mrs

 

[weststigers]

You just talk shit mate. I’ve never seen a single comment of substance from you. Seems like you came home from your job as a stop go lady to someone from Campbelltown nailing your mrs

Never seen you on here to be fair.

 

[Glenji95]

Yep Maka, typo sorry. Agree today we had no choice but even Luke or Tavana are more progressed than the kid so why not put one of them on the bench. In any case, it’s easy for me to coach from the couch, Benji obviously sees what he sees in his selections.

If I’m Benji next round I’d put To’a back at Centre and have either Skelton or Laulili on the wing. I would have the other on the bench and Maka if possible in Cup for the remainder of the season.

 

[Glenji95]

You get it because you agree. We all know. I'm saying the quiet part out loud.

But

How can we move on from 3 from 15? We complain, but accept this failing KPI.

Imagine telling your boss you get 3 from 15 tasks right. You'd be on the dole with some of the blokes on here.

I actually had to check that stat and you are right. I knew our record was bad but I didn’t think it was that bad. Last 15 at CSS we’ve only won 3, last 15 at LO we’ve won 11 and even last 15 at CommBank we’ve won 7. I’m genuinely worried about taking more games to CSS when it’s that bad. The injuries cost us today, but that stat is still very alarming.

 

[weststigers]

If I’m Benji next round I’d put To’a back at Centre and have either Skelton or Laulili on the wing. I would have the other on the bench and Maka of possible in Cup for the remainder of the season.

Not worried about next week at McDonald Jones.

 

[Glenji95]

Not worried about next week at McDonald Jones.

Still that’s what I would do. But yeah still letting the dust settle.

 

[weststigers]

I actually had to check that stat and you are right. I knew our record was bad but I didn’t think it was that bad. Last 15 at CSS we’ve only won 3, last 15 at LO we’ve won 11 and even last 15 at CommBank we’ve won 7. I’m genuinely worried about taking more games to CSS when it’s that bad. The injuries cost us today, but that stat is still very alarming.

Careful. Some get upset at reality. There's a medical condition for that. But they call it the future.

 

[TigerJunior4]

One of the significant challenges for us a club and for Benji as a coach is to make sure that Campbelltown is our fortress.

It’s no use ignoring the fact that our record is better at Leichhardt Oval. There’s a better atmosphere there and the players rise every time we’re there.

But it’s not our growth area.

I really don’t know how to fix it exactly apart from knowing that it’ll require a concerted, multifaceted effort to turn it around.

Tbh it would probably help if we didn’t play our state cup games out at a Lidcombe Oval, had Wests Tigers teams throughout all grades playing there regularly and stopped this ridiculous nonsense of playing in away jerseys at our home games because our board members are too pea-hearted to watch us play in orange.

Bringing Wests Macarthur back into the fold probably wouldn’t be a bad idea either.

Regardless it’s a conundrum we need to resolve if we ever want to make the finals let alone be successful in the long term.

 

[Moh]

It's just depressing now