2026 countdown

[Lauren]

Wishing everyone a prosperous New Year🤗✨💫🎉 Here’s to joy, health, happiness and a strong, successful 2026 for our beloved Wests Tigers 🐯🍀🍀🍀

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

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44 days till trial one v roosters in Newcastle 14 Feb

72 days for our first game of season being round 2 on 14 march v cowboys at leichhardt .

59 days, if you count booing Lachie as the start of the season.

42/70/57

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

42/70/57

39/67/54

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

39/67/54

38/66/53

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

24 days until Round 1 of the Laurie Daley Cup U18s & Andrew Johns Cup U16s.
31 days until Round 1 of SG Ball U19s & Harold Matthews U17s.

 

[Tigers_Wests]

24 days until Round 1 of the Laurie Daley Cup U18s & Andrew Johns Cup U16s.
31 days until Round 1 of SG Ball U19s & Harold Matthews U17s.

No formal announcement from the club of any squads yet. This close to the start of the season, they should be dropping soon.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

No formal announcement from the club of any squads yet. This close to the start of the season, they should be dropping soon.

I hope pathways content under the Mielekamp admin regime improves TW 🤞

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

37 trial 1
65 our NRL first game
52 boo lachie
23 Laurie Daley / Andrew johns
30 ball/ Matt’s

 

[426Tlgerland]

We are not that far out from season 2026 so what are peoples thoughts on our 17 to start the season , mine is below
Bulla
Skelton / Turuva
May Jnr / Toa
May / API / Bunty
Sam F / Twal / KPP
Luai / AD
Pole , Hunt , Sione , Madden
I feel KPP and Bunty will add to last years run on side , and the bench has power and impact with Hunt and Pole , Sione and Madden can play hooker or in the half’s if need be .
Thoughts

 

[wstigers11]

1. Bula
2. Skelton
3. To’a
4. Taylan
5. Turuva
6. Luai
7. Douehi
8. May
9. Api
10. Sione
11. Samuela
12. KPP
13. Twal

14. Latu
15. Pole
16. Royce
17. Geyer

18. Makasini

Can see Skelton dropping out for Masi just think he had a good year for his first year here hard to pick between them

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

Doubt Maka will miss a spot for too many games. May even start on bench r1.
No doubt we’ll cop an injury 1-5 at
Some point and as soon as that happens , he won’t play Reggie’s ever again.
Let’s hope so anyway.
Ps
I think Luke Luaali and a few others will also Put pressure on for spots. With a few smokies definitely on the cards
Backline depth looking good this season

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Doubt Maka will miss a spot for too many games. May even start on bench r1.
No doubt we’ll cop an injury 1-5 at
Some point and as soon as that happens , he won’t play Reggie’s ever again.
Let’s hope so anyway.
Ps
I think Luke Luaali and a few others will also Put pressure on for spots. With a few smokies definitely on the cards
Backline depth looking good this season

With Toa and Skelton in the side it won't be long before an injury happens, they're not the soundest players in the team.

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

Have a feeling Madden, who is playing for his NRL life, will have a good year. Does anyone know if he can cover 9, from memory he is a good defender ?

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

we will need 11 wins this year to make the semis, hopefully we can get away to a flyer and win 4 or 5 early on we have a winnable draw early

 

[Leck]

we will need 11 wins this year to make the semis, hopefully we can get away to a flyer and win 4 or 5 early on we have a winnable draw early

If slow and steady wins the race, I'll be happy if we move from 13th to 10th in 2026.

 

[Tucker]

we will need 11 wins this year to make the semis, hopefully we can get away to a flyer and win 4 or 5 early on we have a winnable draw early

Will that be enough?
For us to have made the finals last year on for and against, we would have required 14 wins.
I’d be aiming for something similar. A loss column featuring single digits will be the go.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Will that be enough?
For us to have made the finals last year on for and against, we would have required 14 wins.
I’d be aiming for something similar. A loss column featuring single digits will be the go.

thought 11 wins 3 byes 28 points might sneak us in

 

[innsaneink]

30 and 32 comp.points has seen 8th spot last 3 seasons....12 or 13 wins

 

[GNR4LIFE]

we will need 11 wins this year to make the semis, hopefully we can get away to a flyer and win 4 or 5 early on we have a winnable draw early

That’s 26 points with the byes. The old adage was you needed 28. Since 2022, it’s taken at least 30 points. We’ll need 13 wins minimum.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

That’s 26 points with the byes. The old adage was you needed 28. Since 2022, it’s taken at least 30 points. We’ll need 13 wins minimum.

11 wins = 22
3 byes = 6
total 28 points
possibly 12 wins should get us close at 30 points with good for and against