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In fairness, he has managed to get more wins in a season than the two coaches before him, which are widely considered great coaches in Tim Sheens and Madge Maguire. End of 2025 we'll know where we stand and see how high the bounce back will be or if Benji is a bridging coach. No use going off...

Not to bias the outcome but it has to be Api. Stats, effort, week in week out, he's the beating heart of our team and shouldn't be taken for granted. Thanks Api.

Sam Burgess as assistant coach would be fire. He's doing well for Warrington in the UK but it's no secret he wants to coach in the NRL. Wests Tigers could be a stepping stone for him, put himself in the shop window and wait for Wayne to finish at the Bunnies in 2 years and then he takes over...

The official NRL app ladder and their website ladder has our points at 12 all of a sudden instead if 16.

Not sold on Bird BUT there is a world where he shares the lock position with Latu Fainu. Ie. Bird starts at lock, working hard in defence plus providing some ball-playing ability, then Fainu replaces him adding even more skills in the middle. This also keeps him fresher than starting him so he...

Price-wise, we essentially swapped Brooks for two Fainu's. Good deal I think.

We absolutely need a top-rate prop, second-rower and lock but the backline for the next two years is looking very interesting... 2025 2026 1 Bula 1 Large 2 Staines 2 To'o 3 Turuva 3 Bula 4 Olam 4 Makasini 5 Skelton 5 Skelton 6 Galvin 6 Galvin 7 Luai 7 Luai A boy can dream...

Josh Curran can negotiate in November. Would be great to get him for 26 and maybe Dogs would let him go early...

Can Ashley Klein be banned from reffing Wests Tigers games please?

This is what we need, reporters doing their job and following a story. At least that will show the NRL that the punters are seeing the forest through the trees and maybe just maybe, it may make them have a look at the cognitive bias in our officials.

Eels are two wins up. We have a bye but realistically we need to win two games to jump them. Beating the knights is a must. But the odds are against us.

Reviving an old thread -- Did anyone see the Panthers v Knights game? Tago's highshot on Ponga. Shoulder direct contact with chin. Put on report and penalty. No sin bin let alone send off. Am I losing my mind? Have I fallen into the one-eyed cognitive bias I've always fought against? This is...

Walker as lock (where he is playing for Warriors) could be good for us especially with Papali'i moving on. It allows Pole to focus on a front-row spot and Walker provides a bit of ball-playing as well. Will need to move some players on though...

They released an injury update to members a few hours ago. Plus the video is on the website explaining AD injury.

Honestly, that's probably the best team we can field at the moment. Maybe i'd have Douehi for Faatape (although his defence is not great) but when we're at Leichhardt anything's possible...

If we somehow end up with this backline in 2025: 1. Bula 2. To'o 3. May 4. Olam 5. Turuva 6. Galvin 7. Luai With Api at 9 (Da Silva off the bench)... things will definitely change. And technically, all the big cats are panthers from the genus panthera (ie. panthera tigris) so it makes sense...

Just heard a rumour connecting Daniel Saifiti to WT for next year.

It's a good point, often overlooked. Look at Reynolds at the Broncos. Top-class squad but when he's out they struggle to win. Or Manly. No DCE and Brooks goes back to playing like he did with us. One player (particularly when it's the halfback) can galvanise a team and make the difference...

I reckon Heamasi Makasini will get an exemption to play on the wing next year at 17 years old (turns 18 in July).

Key: Player options (PO), club options (CO) and mutual options (MO). PO - The player can decide to exercise additional years in the contract. CO - The club has the option to extend a player's contract for the additional year/s. MO - The player and club must come to an agreement to activate...