LIVE GAME Round 26 v Cowboys

[Suzie-Q]

Good morning WTFamily from a lovely, sunny, cool CW NSW this morning. The magpies are chatting away in the gum tree in the home paddock, so I'm taking that as a good sign 😀

Can the boys repeat last week's team work and get a win up in Townsville? Will they give the people who have travelled up there a reason to cheer?

I hope they get a win over the Cowboys, and I especially hope they make Bateman look silly.

So, as our lovely Tigergran always said,
UTT 🐅 🟠 ⚪️ ⚫️ 🐅

 

[NT_Tiger]

Raining and cold up here in FNQ but apparently dry and warm in Townsville. Heading off to the game in about 15 min. Going to Townsville with a one eyed Cowboys supporter. The boys better aim up or I'm in for an insufferable trip home. Go Wests Tigers!

 

[tiger_one]

 

[Buttface]

Raining and cold up here in FNQ but apparently dry and warm in Townsville. Heading off to the game in about 15 min. Going to Townsville with a one eyed Cowboys supporter. The boys better aim up or I'm in for an insufferable trip home. Go Wests Tigers!

Good luck NT.
hopefully you’ll be able to gloat all the way home.

 

[krissy]

Good luck NT.
hopefully you’ll be able to gloat all the way home.

The level of gloating is dependent on who is driving, go too far & it might be a long walk home.

 

[krissy]

I really hope we can snag another win, I have never recovered from the great short whistle fiasco, I remember it every time I see the Cowboys 🤬. Beating them at home would be nice revenge. Go Tigers, time for payback 🐯

 

[tig_prmz]

Out of Dogs, Cowboys and Manly- I want Manly to get the 8th spot.

Happy to support the boys today!

 

[Tigerdazz2]

Tigerdazz's Game plan:

- Stop Drinkwater!
Don't give him any room. If putting up a bomb for him, do so towards the corners, NOT the middle, he's capable of burning our boys up on his kick returns.

- Win the ruck. They will do a lot of dummy half running so defend that ruck with your life!

- Play unstructured & vary things up. Payten knows how Benji thinks so keep them on their toes ie: Throw the ball around rather than run one out.
Repeat the blind side plays like last week, kick early for a few sets (if possible for a 40/20) and their wingers will be in two minds on tackles 3 & 4.
Put in grubbers on 3rd or 4th tackle if Drinky is defending on his try line.
Every few sets dummy half run on the last tackle if near the sideline & their wingers have dropped back, a few bombs to the corners prior will see their wingers drop back to protect Drinky.

- To help reduce fatigue, take the 2 if given a penalty in range, the Cows play so fast so take a break whenever you can to let your forwards catch their breath.

- Remember, you've given them a flogging once this year. This game plan mirrors the way you played them last time.
We're still a few good players down so be patient & keep the younger players patient just stick to the game plan, don't attempt low percentage plays or "Hail Mary's".

 

[bptiger 0]

Tigerdazz's Game plan:

- Stop Drinkwater!
Don't give him any room. If putting up a bomb for him, do so towards the corners, NOT the middle, he's capable of burning our boys up on his kick returns.

- Win the ruck. They will do a lot of dummy half running so defend that ruck with your life!

- Play unstructured & vary things up. Payten knows how Benji thinks so keep them on their toes ie: Throw the ball around rather than run one out.
Repeat the blind side plays like last week, kick early for a few sets (if possible for a 40/20) and their wingers will be in two minds on tackles 3 & 4.
Put in grubbers on 3rd or 4th tackle if Drinky is defending on his try line.
Every few sets dummy half run on the last tackle if near the sideline & their wingers have dropped back, a few bombs to the corners prior will see their wingers drop back to protect Drinky.

- To help reduce fatigue, take the 2 if given a penalty in range, the Cows play so fast so take a break whenever you can to let your forwards catch their breath.

- Remember, you've given them a flogging once this year. This game plan mirrors the way you played them last time.
We're still a few good players down so be patient & keep the younger players patient just stick to the game plan, don't attempt low percentage plays or "Hail Mary's".

Just tackle , and run the ball , in depth

 

[bradexl]

Honestly not sure what to expect today. Another honest 80 minute effort where we pull off an upset or another half hearted effort where we get 50 put on us???

 

[Flippedy]

Cows have a lot to play for, a win tonight would snuff out any threat Canterbury could muster once and for all. Or we could spoil their party and make them sit on the edge for another week. A win to us would mean an opportunity for the Dogs, which I’m not too happy about, but still I would rather win than lose. Hopefully the Dogs will lose again next week anyway.

 

[terriaa]

Weather in Townsville is a sunny 26 degrees. I was hopeful the weather would be warm and the beer cold, so far, so good. Saw a few of the boys having breakfast this morning and they looked relaxed and confident. Up the Tigers 🖤🧡🤍

 

[krissy]

Getting closer to game time so time for a reminder regarding forum etiquette.

This forum does not allow:
Swearing including disguised swearing, dropping letters or substituting them with symbols does not negate swearing, if anything it proves that you knew you should not have used the word.
Racism will not be tolerated nor should it be.
Personal attacks, ridicule, abusive or aggressive comments or threats have no place in this forum. Everyone deserves to be able to participate in this forum without intimidation. It is fine to disagree but it needs to be done in a respectful manner, make your point respectfully then move on.
Stay on topic, this is a game day thread & we don’t need it bogged down with irrelevant posts, petty childish comments, religion or politics. Nobody wants to wade through pages or unrelated nonsense so please keep to the topic.
Comments that do not follow the rules will be deleted and penalties or account suspensions or bans will be applied.
The mods do not enjoy having to take these actions but in order to keep the forum civil it is necessary.
There is a report function on posts that you can use if you feel it has slipped past the mods and also you can use the ignore function if you do not wish to see a particular users posts.
If everyone sticks to the rules we can keep the conversation flowing in a civil manner.

Thank you everyone, let’s cross our fingers & toes for another win. Go Tigers 🐯

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Getting closer to game time so time for a reminder regarding forum etiquette.

This forum does not allow:
Swearing including disguised swearing, dropping letters or substituting them with symbols does not negate swearing, if anything it proves that you knew you should not have used the word.
Racism will not be tolerated nor should it be.
Personal attacks, ridicule, abusive or aggressive comments or threats have no place in this forum. Everyone deserves to be able to participate in this forum without intimidation. It is fine to disagree but it needs to be done in a respectful manner, make your point respectfully then move on.
Stay on topic, this is a game day thread & we don’t need it bogged down with irrelevant posts, petty childish comments, religion or politics. Nobody wants to wade through pages or unrelated nonsense so please keep to the topic.
Comments that do not follow the rules will be deleted and penalties or account suspensions or bans will be applied.
The mods do not enjoy having to take these actions but in order to keep the forum civil it is necessary.
There is a report function on posts that you can use if you feel it has slipped past the mods and also you can use the ignore function if you do not wish to see a particular users posts.
If everyone sticks to the rules we can keep the conversation flowing in a civil manner.

Thank you everyone, let’s cross our fingers & toes for another win. Go Tigers 🐯

Yikes, have I missed something? Go Tigers 🐯🐯