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Massive play by taqele, one on one strip, then Austin steps twice and goes in next to the post! Tigers win!

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Austin scores on fulltime! That's an unbelieveable win, great work by Mr T to come up with the 1 on 1 strip.
 
Austin must surely have Anasta under some pressure with the way he's going.
 
Austin was great! BMM doesn't look the goods at all.
Anasta should be scared for his position!

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@willow said:
Austin must surely have Anasta under some pressure with the way he's going.

seriously Willow, that was average!

There is no defence out there.. A class 5/8 would've won this game by 30 points!

The only players who are capable of playing NRL would be BMM, Luani & Akoula.

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Unfreakinbelievable!, I thought our chances had ended when Austin's attempted field goal was wide, what a finish, they were down and out for most of the game and it appeared destined for a draw but that one on one strip was awesome.
 
@Guest said:
@willow said:
Austin must surely have Anasta under some pressure with the way he's going.

seriously Willow, that was average!

There is no defence out there.. A class 5/8 would've won this game by 30 points!

The only players who are capable of playing NRL would be BMM, Luani & Akoula.

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Disagree. Austin constantly had the Warriors defence in two minds and isn't afraid to take the line on. Akaoula certainly has an impact off the bench, he wouldn't be out of place coming into the top 17.
 
@Guest said:
@willow said:
…The only players who are capable of playing NRL would be BMM, Luani & Akoula.
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Was BMM even out there for anything bar the post game interview?

Brown played well in his 40 minutes on the park.
 
It will be a progression for Austin his time will come Anasta is there for a reason and I think it is the right way to go. Must say BMM is a flop and should be shopped around there also are a few given wraps here that are way premature.
 
Austin stepped up when the team needed him to.

In saying that Anasta would have owned that game today also.

Potter might have to push Anasta up to lock pretty soon.
 
@Tiger In The Gong said:
Austin stepped up when the team needed him to.

In saying that Anasta would have owned that game today also.

Potter might have to push Anasta up to lock pretty soon.

I wouldn't be throwing Anasta into the forwards. We've got a good thing going with the size of our pack and bench and shifting Anasta into the forwards won't help us.
 
Match Report: NSW Cup Round 4

Dan Talintyre
Sat 29th March, 02:20PM
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NSW4

Wests Tigers NSW Cup squad have pulled off one of the most improbable comeback victories over the New Zealand Warriors with a last-gasp 32-26 win at Westpac Stadium.

The visitors scored three tries in the final seven minutes — including one after the siren to Blake Austin — to comeback from 26-16 down for the most unlikely of wins.

The match started in perfect fashion for the Wests Tigers, with Austin’s kickoff going dead in goal and forcing a repeat set for the visitors. And after earning another repeat set through a well-weighted grubber from Nathan Waters, it would be the visitors who crossed first through Austin.

The five-eighth took on the line and burst through to plant the ball down for his sixth try of the year and give Wests Tigers a 4-0 lead.

His sideline conversion was wide in very windy conditions.

Carlos Tuimavave hit back for the Warriors in the ninth minute after burrowing over close to the line. The fullback appeared to both lose the ball and struggle to put it down but the referee ruled in favour of the hosts to level the match at 4-4.

After picking up a kick from the Warriors in his own end, dominant winger Taqele Naiyaravoro crossed for another spectacular try after beating two players and then brushing away from Tuimavave.

Austin’s sideline conversion was again blown wide to leave the score at 8-4.

The hosts then hit the lead in the 28th minute when Abraham Papalii crossed for a simple try close to the line after some miscommunication in defence.

That allowed Tuimoala Lolohea to give the hosts a 10-8 lead.

When David Fusitua crossed in the 33rd minute in the right corner following a sharp back-line move, the Warriors had extended their lead to 14-8, which is how the score would read at half-time. Austin threatened to reduce the gap on the siren, but his final pass to Kurtis Rowe just ran into touch to end the half.

It was the hosts who started the stronger of the two teams in the second half following a wave of penalties and possession, and they eventually crossed through Raymond Faitala-Mariner.

Lolohea made no mistake with the simple conversion to extend the Warriors’ lead to 20-8 just after half-time, but the lead was short lived.

A strong run from Joel Luani won a repeat set for the hosts, and it was Setefano Taukafa who hit back for the visitors after burrowing over from dummy half.

Austin’s conversion was wide, leaving the score at 20-12.

The Warriors restored the lead soon after, though, when Dominique Peyroux ran on to another short ball close to the line. Rowe did his best to hold the centre up, but he simply had too much power and planted the ball down next to the posts. Lolohea converted to blow the score out beyond two tries.

It took a linebreak from front-rower Nathan Brown to get the Wests Tigers back into the match in the 61st minute. The prop found winger Jy Hitchcox on the inside, before Austin shifted the ball wide to Taukafa on the following play who acrobatically managed to plant the ball down in the corner.

Austin missed another tough conversion to leave the score at 26-16.

The score seemed destined to be a Warriors victory, but it was clear that nobody told the Wests Tigers. Another barnstorming run from Naiyaravoro — beating four defenders down the sideline — reduced the gap to 26-20 before a try to Kurtis Rowe in the 78th minute gave the visitors a chance at leveling the scores.

Austin nailed his first conversion of the day to lock the scores at 26-26.

What would follow was utter madness.

Austin missed a field goal attempt with 45 seconds to go before an improbable one-on-one strip by Naiyavoro gave the visitors one last chance at victory. Waters made a linebreak and a quick play the ball before Austin stepped through four defenders on the siren to plant the ball down and give the Wests Tigers one of the most incredible comeback victories seen this season.

The visitors had scored three tries in seven minutes to win it and, in doing so, consolidated their top-four position in the VB NSW Cup competition.
 
@willow said:
@Tiger In The Gong said:
Austin stepped up when the team needed him to.

In saying that Anasta would have owned that game today also.

Potter might have to push Anasta up to lock pretty soon.

I wouldn't be throwing Anasta into the forwards. We've got a good thing going with the size of our pack and bench and shifting Anasta into the forwards won't help us.

Me neither but that only leaves dropping him to reserve grade.

Can you really see that happening?
 
@Tiger In The Gong said:
@Guest said:
The only players who are capable of playing NRL would be BMM

No idea.

He was abysmal and should be moved on.

no idea? He's played more games in NRL then the remainder of both teams combined…

Done little today, but has shown he can handle NRL.

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only saw the 2nd half,and i still like the look of brown.
runs it well and made a good tackle late in the game from pure hard work getting across which looked a match winner.

wasn't sure who it was,i think it was lovett who was strong with the ball.could be wrong on the player though.someone else might be able to confirm.

the match winning try,waters should get some credit for,it was his previous run that set it up.
mr t,would love for him to play backrow as a 20min super sub in the nrl one day.
luani impresses every time i see him.

did we get lucky with the siren being late?

good job to come back and win with such a crap kicking game in the 2nd half,if i was a warrior supporter i would be p1$$ed.
 
@bonstonker said:
only saw the 2nd half,and i still like the look of brown.
runs it well and made a good tackle late in the game from pure hard work getting across which looked a match winner.

wasn't sure who it was,i think it was lovett who was strong with the ball.could be wrong on the player though.someone else might be able to confirm.

the match winning try,waters should get some credit for,it was his previous run that set it up.
mr t,would love for him to play backrow as a 20min super sub in the nrl one day.
luani impresses every time i see him.

did we get lucky with the siren being late?

good job to come back and win with such a crap kicking game in the 2nd half,if i was a warrior supporter i would be p1$$ed.

Yeah that was Lovett in the second half who had some strong runs. He and Brown got better as the game went I thought. Mr T for all his size still doesn't really have much of a fend. If he developed a fend like Tuiaki had geez he'd be impossible to bring down one on one. As it is he just drops his shoulder and blokes bounce off him. He moves ok but I think backrow impact player if he played FG, and stick him on the edges.
 
@Tiger In The Gong said:
@willow said:
@Tiger In The Gong said:
Austin stepped up when the team needed him to.

In saying that Anasta would have owned that game today also.

Potter might have to push Anasta up to lock pretty soon.

I wouldn't be throwing Anasta into the forwards. We've got a good thing going with the size of our pack and bench and shifting Anasta into the forwards won't help us.

Me neither but that only leaves dropping him to reserve grade.

Can you really see that happening?

Why are Anasta and Lawrence protected species?
 

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