2027

The Chad said:
Still believe we are closer than people think.

We are sifting through chaffe still. Look at the players actually off contract or leaving (Luai excepted). Pretty much all of them are players we have lamented as being not up to the standard.

So long as the club uses the opportunity to strengthen the Top 30, our first half of the season shows what we CAN be.

I like Luai. But it is becoming painfully obvious that Luai & Doueihi cannot create enough points. Both are fine players individually, but both need a creative playmaker to lead. Is Latu that guy? I think so. Is Javon Andrews? Also looks like it. We will most likely hit our premium side when those 2 are 6 & 7. So in that instance, losing Luai is something of a step in the right direction, eventually.

Sam Fainu & KPP proved that big, athletic backrowers are the go. Luckily we also have Ethan Roberts on the books who looks likely. Sukkar, I think, has made strides. We could do with 1 more for depth (and allow Sam to moonlight in the middle on occasion).

When Royce Hunt was going well at the start of the year, our forwards were going well. May, Pole & Sione Fainu are pretty much locked in. Hunt, Afoa & Seyfarth fill the gaps. If Afoa &/or Hunt are lost, we need to find an alternative. Regardless- I think we need to add at least 1 or 2 more athletic middles for depth.

Twal @ #13 isn't your Yeo clone. That's ok. If we are LUCKY, we have that guy in Schuster. But, we can't rely on it. Can we be lucky? Either way, an alternative #13 is required. Could it be Lanyon? That would absolutely offer more versatility if it where.

In the outside backs, Averillo comes in to join May & Makasini & Herbert & Tupou. That isn't the worst group. Tavana, Turuva & Saukuru on the wings...we MIGHT need one more depending on Makasini/Tupou.

Bula backed by Attard- if we are a developing club, you HAVE to develop players. Attard looks dangerous with the ball.

Heyward should be the back-up to Api. Lanyon could certainly take some pressure off him too. This is still a weak spot, but strangely stronger with these 3 than we went into the season with Hope.

Madden & Mason as the 4th & 5th options in the halves are ok. We are lucky & unlucky to have 2 genuine promising halves come through together- they could both flourish but could also both struggle- but any player signed in front of them will only hold them back. So for mine- you run with Latu & Andrews, with Doueihi holding a spot until both own it, and then you can shift Doueihi wider to play like Burton does now at the Bulldogs.

So there you go- a winger, a backrower & 2 middles & I think we are a better team than 2026. And none of the guys added need be starters.

Our success will not come from outside the club, but within. Andrews, Fainu, Heyward...they are the keys. You just need to surround them with quality support.
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Not a bad summation.

* it will be 2029 before Latu & Javon have 50 NRL games up in the halves so if they succeed, patience will be required - I assume the pitchforks for Benji will be tucked away 😅
 
Tigerdazz2 said:
Bloody Wests Tigers!!!!

After all my jokes about us Wests Tigers fans needing a defibrillator,, I ended up having a bloody heart attack last night & now I'm in Manning Base Hospital recovering.

This club will be the end of me.......😂🤣!!
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Hey champion @Tigerdazz2,
Thoughts with you and hope your recovery is quick.
Maybe give the game a miss this weekend .. your health is all that matters.
 
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Tigerdazz2 said:
Bloody Wests Tigers!!!!

After all my jokes about us Wests Tigers fans needing a defibrillator,, I ended up having a bloody heart attack last night & now I'm in Manning Base Hospital recovering.

This club will be the end of me.......😂🤣!!
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That’s not good news TD2, wish you a speedy recovery and maybe suggest you stay away from Fox at 3pm Saturday coz I don’t think it will help.
 
king_sirro said:
Mate they didnt look anything like a top 4 side in attack. Defence, yes, but attack was terrible
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I don’t know 44 points on the Cowboys, 32 on the Warriors, 42 on the Knights and 33 on the Raiders seemed like pretty decent attack to me. Ahh if only things hadn’t gone south, yet again 😞
 
Bk210 said:
15 years of no finals! If you told me in 2011, that we wouldn't play finals for the next decade and a half, I would tell you to get lost. How much longer of no finals series do you think the tigers have?
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An infinite amount of time. I can’t see anything changing for years!
 
Tigerdazz2 said:
Bloody Wests Tigers!!!!

After all my jokes about us Wests Tigers fans needing a defibrillator,, I ended up having a bloody heart attack last night & now I'm in Manning Base Hospital recovering.

This club will be the end of me.......😂🤣!!
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Mate all jokes aside,i hope you have a speedy and full recovery.Hopefully a unlikely celebratory win is happening on the weekend,but just read about it and don't try to watch it.
 
weststigers said:
Chad is 5 years behind the mental state of the rest of the fans, but I admire the optimism.

I also admire how simple it all is: "a winger, a backrower & 2 middles & I think we are a better team than 2026" - Voila! the perfect solution! Where have you been the last 15 years? Does Shaun know you exist? Someone get this man a job - all our problems are solved if we just implement these ideas.

Another one - we also just need to sign Brad Arthur - that will change everything along with your unnamed signings and shifting Doueihi to play like Burton.

This is genius.
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Geez, kill the guy for having a modicum of optimism.

No need to be such a condescending prick.
 
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