Impressive by lots. We are the real deal.

[Geo]

Dont treat this as a negative post.

However I have no idea how people think we can be the real deal having scored 3 tries in 3 weeks, each with a touch of luck about them

Yes you need defence to win comps but you all need strike power, name me a side that doesn't have it.

Bottom Im very proud of our team because we are playing well above our weight. Each week we are playing sides with more skills, speed and power.

Yes we need to score more points as the season goes on but we have been missing 3/4 of our first choice spine for the last 2 games and 2/4 for the first 1\. We have played the top 3 sides from last year in a row and have won 2 and should have won a 3rd

We are a team that is worrying other sides

Totally agree , freak out when our best 17 can't score points

Whose better than those that were on the field for this game?
Tui can’t make first grade unless there’s an injury . Reynolds is as much of a liability as an asset , McQueen would already be there if he was good enough, it remains to be seen whether Liddle is a genuine first grade player or not.

What we’ve got on the field is probably the best that we’ve got
They’re doing ok in defence, but our attack will probably remain like this until we buy some speed.
At least we’ve got a team that isn’t scared ot tackling

Sad :frowning:

Must be a struggle even turning on the tele…

 

[innsaneink]

Yeah. I'm full of optimism for the first time in 8 years.
As someone else posted… It's great to be a Tigers fan again.
Can't wait for our next games... Proud of the team... Last year I had unused tickets, the passion was drained from me because of the actions of a few and I cbf getting off my arse to games
Im seeing guys bleed for our jersey now and play for each other.

 

[NT_Tiger]

bonboon2 "We are a team that is worrying other sides"
Our defence is putting our opponents off their game plans. Teams with poor defence, in comparison to the big three we've just played, may not stand up so well to our attack.

 

[Tigerdon]

Dont treat this as a negative post.

However I have no idea how people think we can be the real deal having scored 3 tries in 3 weeks, each with a touch of luck about them

Yes you need defence to win comps but you all need strike power, name me a side that doesn't have it.

Bottom Im very proud of our team because we are playing well above our weight. Each week we are playing sides with more skills, speed and power.

Yes we need to score more points as the season goes on but we have been missing 3/4 of our first choice spine for the last 2 games and 2/4 for the first 1\. We have played the top 3 sides from last year in a row and have won 2 and should have won a 3rd

We are a team that is worrying other sides

Totally agree , freak out when our best 17 can't score points

Whose better than those that were on the field for this game?
Tui can’t make first grade unless there’s an injury . Reynolds is as much of a liability as an asset , McQueen would already be there if he was good enough, it remains to be seen whether Liddle is a genuine first grade player or not.

What we’ve got on the field is probably the best that we’ve got
They’re doing ok in defence, but our attack will probably remain like this until we buy some speed.
At least we’ve got a team that isn’t scared ot tackling

I think in the early rounds of an NRL season it's often the teams that turn up defensively that win. Teams with new players/combinations coming in (many this year including us) often take awhile to gell. If your putting in maximum effort in defence there isn't much left for your attack. I'd imagine this game plan will be around for a quite yet. The focus on defence does have an effect on your attack.

 

[Onthebus]

I'm thinking since we can't score tries why don't we kick 20 field goals a match

Or kick a field goal in the first minute and defend that 1-0 lead for the match

Our defence has been great, even Luke Brooks is aiming up

 

[jirskyr]

Yes we need to score more points as the season goes on but we have been missing 3/4 of our first choice spine for the last 2 games and 2/4 for the first 1\. We have played the top 3 sides from last year in a row and have won 2 and should have won a 3rd

We are a team that is worrying other sides

Totally agree , freak out when our best 17 can't score points

Whose better than those that were on the field for this game?
Tui can’t make first grade unless there’s an injury . Reynolds is as much of a liability as an asset , McQueen would already be there if he was good enough, it remains to be seen whether Liddle is a genuine first grade player or not.

What we’ve got on the field is probably the best that we’ve got
They’re doing ok in defence, but our attack will probably remain like this until we buy some speed.
At least we’ve got a team that isn’t scared ot tackling

Sad :frowning:

Must be a struggle even turning on the tele…

How about we wait until Tui, Reynolds, Liddle and McQueen have played more than 1 FG game combined before we write them off.

We've started the season w/o our first choice 5/8th and none of the complainers seems to take that into account. The bloke whoe trained there all offseason.

There's some mentality that after 3 rounds we cant attack. But people were saying after the Sharks trial we couldn't defend.

 

[Warble]

Why is MCK's try from last night classed as lucky? Deliberate kick, nice try…..if Cronk or Thurston kicked one like that for their outside men it would be lauded as genius play.
Thompson should have scored from 2 other kicks with a bit of good fortune. We should see more attack flow vs Parra next week.

Correct weight!

 

[earl]

Yeah. I'm full of optimism for the first time in 8 years.
As someone else posted… It's great to be a Tigers fan again.
Can't wait for our next games... Proud of the team... Last year I had unused tickets, the passion was drained from me because of the actions of a few and I cbf getting off my arse to games
Im seeing guys bleed for our jersey now and play for each other.

Yep. I honestly don't get the criticism against the team. They are putting in and there are heaps of areas for improvement.

 

[Russell]

Totally agree , freak out when our best 17 can't score points

Whose better than those that were on the field for this game?
Tui can’t make first grade unless there’s an injury . Reynolds is as much of a liability as an asset , McQueen would already be there if he was good enough, it remains to be seen whether Liddle is a genuine first grade player or not.

What we’ve got on the field is probably the best that we’ve got
They’re doing ok in defence, but our attack will probably remain like this until we buy some speed.
At least we’ve got a team that isn’t scared ot tackling

Sad :frowning:

Must be a struggle even turning on the tele…

How about we wait until Tui, Reynolds, Liddle and McQueen have played more than 1 FG game combined before we write them off.

We've started the season w/o our first choice 5/8th and none of the complainers seems to take that into account. The bloke whoe trained there all offseason.

There's some mentality that after 3 rounds we cant attack. But people were saying after the Sharks trial we couldn't defend.

Old habits die hard jirskyr - some on here would Boo their own grandmother.

 

[happy_tiger]

Friday wasn't Rowdy's best game but he has been good in the 1st two rounds

He wasn't the only one with poor hands , that one set of six we looked like a complete set of gumby's , totally embarrassing

 

[851]

Yeah. I'm full of optimism for the first time in 8 years.
As someone else posted… It's great to be a Tigers fan again.
Can't wait for our next games... Proud of the team... Last year I had unused tickets, the passion was drained from me because of the actions of a few and I cbf getting off my arse to games
Im seeing guys bleed for our jersey now and play for each other.

Yep. I honestly don't get the criticism against the team. They are putting in and there are heaps of areas for improvement.

I would like to see how Reynolds goes, Benji reverted back to his old ways on friday, Liddle is another one, although he has struggled to string games together.
Rowdy has been ok, MCK has been a surprise, Brooks defence is good, his options in attack are mostly awful.
Our forwards are holding their own against the best, our backs need a tweak in style and players.
We have the basis of a top 8 team, even top 4 this year, some fine tuning and a fair crack from the officials and we are playing finals.

 

[halifax_tiger]

fantastic start,defence is superb.lacking that x factor near the line but brilliant start.only tigers fan in my mates over here so enjoying it, been in england seeing fonua for hull many many times on tv looking forward to him starting a game.ps.my team halifax played leigh 2 weeks back.lovett played,was shocking.no loss there boys :smiley:

 

[maxxy86]

Don’t get me wrong I am a proud tiger atm but deep down inside me I don’t feel we will finish in the 8\. I see the next 3 weeks as being the be all or end all for our season. I know it will only be 6 rounds in but it just might dint our confidence if we lose all 3\. That will be 4 on the trot aswell.
The trouble being we can almost never keep the same 17 on the park for continual weeks. Meaning our combinations aren’t formed and we look disjointed in both D and O.
I will still be optimistic before games but I’m not going to be led into all the hype around our team. Still firmly believe the only halfback we have at the club is Drinkwater and he’s not going to get a look in with all our other halves options.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Totally agree , freak out when our best 17 can't score points

Whose better than those that were on the field for this game?
Tui can’t make first grade unless there’s an injury . Reynolds is as much of a liability as an asset , McQueen would already be there if he was good enough, it remains to be seen whether Liddle is a genuine first grade player or not.

What we’ve got on the field is probably the best that we’ve got
They’re doing ok in defence, but our attack will probably remain like this until we buy some speed.
At least we’ve got a team that isn’t scared ot tackling

Sad :frowning:

Must be a struggle even turning on the tele…

How about we wait until Tui, Reynolds, Liddle and McQueen have played more than 1 FG game combined before we write them off.

We've started the season w/o our first choice 5/8th and none of the complainers seems to take that into account. The bloke whoe trained there all offseason.

There's some mentality that after 3 rounds we cant attack. But people were saying after the Sharks trial we couldn't defend.

I don’t have trouble turning on the TV.
I’m enjoying what’s happening now , I just think that there’s no one better, I may be proved wrong, it’s just an opinion; same as anyone else’s here,

I’ve never had much of a wrap on Tui and even less on Reynolds, and Liddle hasn’t been around enough to say he’s any better.

The blokes that are there , are putting a much better effort in than Most of our previous teams.
We just need to add some speed without losing the attitude that this team is showing,

it’s whether these guys can continually back up when the injuries start to have an effect that is the question, and injuries will come, especially when a team is continually playing this sort of game, Cleary has performed miracles with the team and I hope it continues, but the thought that the defence has to play at 100% at all times because of our clunky attack that worries me
Were 100% better in defence than we were last year

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Whose better than those that were on the field for this game?
Tui can’t make first grade unless there’s an injury . Reynolds is as much of a liability as an asset , McQueen would already be there if he was good enough, it remains to be seen whether Liddle is a genuine first grade player or not.

What we’ve got on the field is probably the best that we’ve got
They’re doing ok in defence, but our attack will probably remain like this until we buy some speed.
At least we’ve got a team that isn’t scared ot tackling

Sad :frowning:

Must be a struggle even turning on the tele…

How about we wait until Tui, Reynolds, Liddle and McQueen have played more than 1 FG game combined before we write them off.

We've started the season w/o our first choice 5/8th and none of the complainers seems to take that into account. The bloke whoe trained there all offseason.

There's some mentality that after 3 rounds we cant attack. But people were saying after the Sharks trial we couldn't defend.

Old habits die hard jirskyr - some on here would Boo their own grandmother.

My opinion is on what I’ve seen them do in the past, and is just that an opinion.
However Reynolds would have struggled to get in according to a lot here, after Benjii’s game in round 2, and Tui wasn’t considered to be good enough to start the season.
Doesn’t fill anyone with a lot of confidence.
For anyone to come in , they have to be better than what’s already there
I just doubt that there is.
That doesn’t mean I don’t think we are going ok, at the moment

 

[Tiger_Steve]

Dont treat this as a negative post.

However I have no idea how people think we can be the real deal having scored 3 tries in 3 weeks, each with a touch of luck about them

Yes you need defence to win comps but you all need strike power, name me a side that doesn't have it.

Bottom Im very proud of our team because we are playing well above our weight. Each week we are playing sides with more skills, speed and power.

Yes we need to score more points as the season goes on but we have been missing 3/4 of our first choice spine for the last 2 games and 2/4 for the first 1\. We have played the top 3 sides from last year in a row and have won 2 and should have won a 3rd

We are a team that is worrying other sides

Totally agree , freak out when our best 17 can't score points

Whose better than those that were on the field for this game?
Tui can’t make first grade unless there’s an injury . Reynolds is as much of a liability as an asset , McQueen would already be there if he was good enough, it remains to be seen whether Liddle is a genuine first grade player or not.

What we’ve got on the field is probably the best that we’ve got
They’re doing ok in defence, but our attack will probably remain like this until we buy some speed.
At least we’ve got a team that isn’t scared ot tackling

Tui and Reynolds would be in the team if not injured. McQueen is making his way back and will see 1st grade at some stage. Liddle has proven he is better than our current choices. So sorry, I disagree with your summation

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Like I said haven't seen commitment for the club like this for decades, they seem all happy to play for the club coach and some have said they want to be part of our history.
We have the basis for successful second phase once a little teamwork develops. This is where Tui and Reynolds and even Liddle can play a part in support.
Our defense is more effective than any ive seen for a long while from anyone. Melbourne completed first 10 sets before frustration set in and then cam their errors. Question is sustainability and i think because the feeling runs through the squad it is sustainable. Luckily we have 2 wins for confidence and the way I saw Parramatta play last night one try should be enough against them.

 

[Wildcat777]

Well said Magpie Magic! I agree. I have been hearing for the last few decades by the coaches of winning teams that Defence Wins Games. We have not had that before that I can recall. I am enjoying it to be honest. The rest will fall in place. And like another smart poster stated. I will be ecstatic is we win the GF 2-0! Go Wests Tigers! You guys are awesome. You are the team. Keep it going we are proud of you.

 

[Russell]

Yes we need to score more points as the season goes on but we have been missing 3/4 of our first choice spine for the last 2 games and 2/4 for the first 1\. We have played the top 3 sides from last year in a row and have won 2 and should have won a 3rd

We are a team that is worrying other sides

Totally agree , freak out when our best 17 can't score points

Whose better than those that were on the field for this game?
Tui can’t make first grade unless there’s an injury . Reynolds is as much of a liability as an asset , McQueen would already be there if he was good enough, it remains to be seen whether Liddle is a genuine first grade player or not.

What we’ve got on the field is probably the best that we’ve got
They’re doing ok in defence, but our attack will probably remain like this until we buy some speed.
At least we’ve got a team that isn’t scared ot tackling

Tui and Reynolds would be in the team if not injured. McQueen is making his way back and will see 1st grade at some stage. Liddle has proven he is better than our current choices. So sorry, I disagree with your summation

X2

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Tui was running around in the Reggie’s at the start of the season, Ivan wasn’t in a great rush to get him in the team
And Benjii put pressure on Ivan to keep him there in round two, and Reynolds stint in DH in the trials was less than a success.

I would hope that we will see MC Queen at some time, but he,d need to be better Than he was at the titans before his injury,
I saw quite a lot of his games while he was here, and he was a shadow of what he used to be.

I’d love to see him regain what he had a few tears ago, but realistically it’s unlikely that it will happen,

Maybe Ivan can restore his game to the level that it was before he came to the Titans ? He’s done wonders with most of the squad already, but I have got strong doubts that in this case that will happen