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TIGERTALK COLUMN: CHRIS HEIGHINGTON
5/04/2012 2:36:12 PM
Wests Tigers forward Chris Heighington encourages supporters to 'keep the faith' heading into Friday night's match against Brisbane Broncos at Allianz Stadium.
Heighington, who has played the most games for Wests Tigers in the Club's history, wrote in his TigerTalk colum in the Campbelltown Advertiser this week that a win is not far off.
TIGERTALK
"Rugby league can be a very cruel game at times as my Wests Tigers team-mates and I found out on Sunday.
Here we were, leading 16-4 against South Sydney with 10 minutes to go and heading for our second win of the season.
Then, it happened. Souths put on two tries in five minutes to get back to within two points. Like every Wests Tigers fan at the game, I was hoping the conversion attempt from Adam Reynolds went wide but it went straight through the posts to make the scores level.
There was a bit of mayhem in the last minute of the game before full-time. So Golden Point extra time it was. And then up stepped Greg Inglis who kicked a 30 metre wobbly field goal to win the game 17-16 for the Rabbitohs.
It was a horrible feeling seeing the ball go over and Souths celebrate. We had the game won and then lost it before we knew it. It hurt badly.
Looking back on the match, we gave away too many silly penalties and piggybacked Souths into the game. They are a dangerous side when you allow them to start from set plays and their big men got over the top of us late.
I thought we really stood up as a pack against Souths after the criticism we copped following our loss to Canberra at Campbelltown Sports Stadium. I thought young prop Aaron Woods had another strong game. Woodsy is learning all the time and will only get better. You have to remember this kid is only 21 and has played just 29 NRL matches.
So we move on to our next game. What a cracker it will be against the Brisbane Broncos at Allianz Stadium on Good Friday. The Broncos have been very impressive and have shown there is life after Darren Lockyer. They have got some big, mobile forwards so we will have to stand up like we did against Souths.
We learnt a valuable lesson against Souths and know what we need to do to close out a game. I encourage our supporters to stick with us through this tough time. We are working very hard and I know a win is not far off.
See you Friday night. Keep the faith!"
5/04/2012 2:36:12 PM
Wests Tigers forward Chris Heighington encourages supporters to 'keep the faith' heading into Friday night's match against Brisbane Broncos at Allianz Stadium.
Heighington, who has played the most games for Wests Tigers in the Club's history, wrote in his TigerTalk colum in the Campbelltown Advertiser this week that a win is not far off.
TIGERTALK
"Rugby league can be a very cruel game at times as my Wests Tigers team-mates and I found out on Sunday.
Here we were, leading 16-4 against South Sydney with 10 minutes to go and heading for our second win of the season.
Then, it happened. Souths put on two tries in five minutes to get back to within two points. Like every Wests Tigers fan at the game, I was hoping the conversion attempt from Adam Reynolds went wide but it went straight through the posts to make the scores level.
There was a bit of mayhem in the last minute of the game before full-time. So Golden Point extra time it was. And then up stepped Greg Inglis who kicked a 30 metre wobbly field goal to win the game 17-16 for the Rabbitohs.
It was a horrible feeling seeing the ball go over and Souths celebrate. We had the game won and then lost it before we knew it. It hurt badly.
Looking back on the match, we gave away too many silly penalties and piggybacked Souths into the game. They are a dangerous side when you allow them to start from set plays and their big men got over the top of us late.
I thought we really stood up as a pack against Souths after the criticism we copped following our loss to Canberra at Campbelltown Sports Stadium. I thought young prop Aaron Woods had another strong game. Woodsy is learning all the time and will only get better. You have to remember this kid is only 21 and has played just 29 NRL matches.
So we move on to our next game. What a cracker it will be against the Brisbane Broncos at Allianz Stadium on Good Friday. The Broncos have been very impressive and have shown there is life after Darren Lockyer. They have got some big, mobile forwards so we will have to stand up like we did against Souths.
We learnt a valuable lesson against Souths and know what we need to do to close out a game. I encourage our supporters to stick with us through this tough time. We are working very hard and I know a win is not far off.
See you Friday night. Keep the faith!"
