This is the REAL big test

Quietly confident we'll get the job done again here, other than Stinky they don't pose a threat.
If our D continues then Stinky gets limited opportunity to do his thing.
 
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so far I think every game this year we have been underdogs (maybe now the Parra game) and tigers teams of the past tend to lose the games that we SHOULD win. we have knights and eels the next few weeks.

After yesterday seeing we now have won in Brookie and Melbourne and Beating the roosters. usually every year that is 3 auto losses we have locked in without even thinking about it, that this team actually has me that we are for real. However.. we can't fall into the trap of the old tigers teams and lose to the teams we are suppose to beat.

This is the first game we should be favourites and people are starting to take us serious now. so this is a complete trap game

Agree with you mate. These are the games which will test how strong our mentality really is. It's easy to get up for games when you're the outsiders but harder when you're the favourites.

Like you said, over the years we have notoriously lost the games we were expected to win, so if we beat both the Knights and Eels then I will really start to believe we have changed for the better. I could see in that Eels game the old Tigers creep back in by not being able to close out the match efficiently and then we lost intensity in defence. Almost happened again in the Manly game. Those types of clock-offs is why I'm still not convinced on our mentality just yet. Not complaining overall on how we are going though… just wary of our history!
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Yes that eels game had me thinking it was 2012 again with that 31-0 lead that turned into 31-30 and even at 32-0 against Manly I still didn't feel safe till about 5 mins to go.

we do however seem to play 80 mins against GOOD teams in close games. Benj really hasn't learned he still does the same thing with big leads. we were up against manly big and he starts going sideways again and gets excited then we start making mistakes. what was working was up the middle if we kept that up would have won by 50

the little things like that worry me
 
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Knew it.. told yA,

Same old tigers not turning up as favs against crap teams lets play the storm again
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How are we going now…?
 
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Knew it.. told yA,

Same old tigers not turning up as favs against crap teams lets play the storm again
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Hmmmm…we’re not out of the woods but this is a great chance to show we’re a different side
 
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We failed the test not only that went back to another old habit of choking a game
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disappointingly yep… :blush:

can only learn from result, and now time to focus on next game..
 
To be fair Newcastle played to a very high standard and feel the head bins disrupted us. A missed opportunity but not the end of the world.
 
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Newcastle look desperate. .

They did eh?

Some of you blokes are really conditioned to the old Wests Tigers…the fear is strong with these one's..

With good reason?
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Taking quotes from 2 different weeks and editing one …tsk tsk...wouldn't have though that was very etiquettesk...
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So Parra to put 50 on us..next week eh...
 
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Newcastle look desperate. .

They did eh?

Some of you blokes are really conditioned to the old Wests Tigers…the fear is strong with these one's..

With good reason?

Taking quotes from 2 different weeks and editing one …tsk tsk...wouldn't have though that was very etiquettesk...

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So Parra to put 50 on us..next week eh…
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Haha… So what?
2 _relevant_ quotes.
Just keeping things nice & tidy.
Looks like you've picked up that famous Chinese sense of humour Geo.
I'd guess Parra will be very desperate for a win, today AND next week
 
Let's put this into perspective.

Even though I can't stand the Tigers losing it's a good thing and let me explain before jumping down my throat…...

If the Tigers keep winning right now and stay undefeated there will come a time when they will have to lose, personally, as hard as it is to swallow (watch the Tigers lose) I would like them to win 3 games and lose 1 game (to keep them grounded) till rounds 16-18 and than build steam by winning 4-5 games in a row heading towards the finals. If they peak too early we will have a Dragons of last year situation on our hands and not make the finals. Now to me that is not acceptable, I don't want to make the finals just to be there, I want the premiership.
 
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Let's put this into perspective.

Even though I can't stand the Tigers losing it's a good thing and let me explain before jumping down my throat…...

If the Tigers keep winning right now and stay undefeated there will come a time when they will have to lose, personally, as hard as it is to swallow (watch the Tigers lose) I would like them to win 3 games and lose 1 game (to keep them grounded) till rounds 16-18 and than build steam by winning 4-5 games in a row heading towards the finals. If they peak too early we will have a Dragons of last year situation on our hands and not make the finals. Now to me that is not acceptable, I don't want to make the finals just to be there, I want the premiership.
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Hope you've told Cleary what is expected of him and the team this year.
 
watch us lose to the eels next week by 20

then go to NZ and beat the warriors 12-10

this is the tigers franchise

glad eels won this week they get their due win' and first win out of the way for us now.
 
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watch us lose to the eels next week by 20

then go to NZ and beat the warriors 12-10

this is the tigers franchise

glad eels won this week they get their due win' and first win out of the way for us now.
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Cheer up… Your predictions could be worse
 
We have lost 2 games by a combined 3 points and now we will be beat by 20 against a team that is 1-6.

Parra beat Manly (just saying).
 
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