West Tigers vs Ivans Panthers *live game thread*

[Snake]

Luke Brooks was absolutely invisible today. Barely ran the footy, 10 missed tackles, our attack was completely unorganised and his kicking game once again average

And before you say it (because I know someone will) NO I am not blaming him solely for our loss, just think individually he was very average today

He was very poor today. Brooks seems to be a bit limited at the moment. Can only really bounce between a good game and a poor one. He needs to take the next level and I don't see that happening at our club tbh.

Maybe giving him the captaincy as well as the playmaker role is way to much for him to deal with....


Yeah that's the reason for sure.

Never put the word playmaking and Brooks in the same sentence ..have we been watching for the last 150 games ?

 

[hank37w]

If there was a leg speed metric I reckon our squad would be at the bottom of da ladder.

This is why our line speed is soo BAAAAADDDD

If there is one thing I could wish for us for next season is line speed. It’s beautiful to watch and so damaging.

Going by Madge's reputation, our boys should be super fit, but we have no line speed, no kick chase and no backing up in attack.

We just don't look like we are fit, or do we just train too hard and have nothing left on game day?

 

[Guest]

If there was a leg speed metric I reckon our squad would be at the bottom of da ladder.

This is why our line speed is soo BAAAAADDDD

If there is one thing I could wish for us for next season is line speed. It’s beautiful to watch and so damaging.

Going by Madge's reputation, our boys should be super fit, but we have no line speed, no kick chase and no backing up in attack.

We just don't look like we are fit, or do we just train too hard and have nothing left on game day?

Line speed is mental - that's the desire in wanting to bash the opposition and not let your foot off their throat - we're fit enough - it's the desire and willingness to do it all game that's the problem.

 

[jadtiger]

I'm not trying to be offensive

I only got to watch the first half on my phone.
But I've heard from a reliable source that Nathan Cleary wore make up during this game in an attempt to hide his acne ?

Can anyone confirm this?

Maybe he was trying to look his best for Cecchin.All jokes aside Cecc is by far the best and most honest of the refs going around i would prefer him every week to any of the others

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

I'm not trying to be offensive

I only got to watch the first half on my phone.
But I've heard from a reliable source that Nathan Cleary wore make up during this game in an attempt to hide his acne ?

Can anyone confirm this?

Well known in NBA that players with acne were on The Roids!

 

[WT2019]

If there was a leg speed metric I reckon our squad would be at the bottom of da ladder.

This is why our line speed is soo BAAAAADDDD

If there is one thing I could wish for us for next season is line speed. It’s beautiful to watch and so damaging.

Going by Madge's reputation, our boys should be super fit, but we have no line speed, no kick chase and no backing up in attack.

We just don't look like we are fit, or do we just train too hard and have nothing left on game day?

Line speed is mental - that's the desire in wanting to bash the opposition and not let your foot off their throat - we're fit enough - it's the desire and willingness to do it all game that's the problem.

Agree and interested in your thoughts on why other than the usual excuse..its a young roster

 

[TigerNeddyK]

one definition of madness is doing the same thing and expecting a different result.
How far from that are we when keep selecting the same plyers and expecting a different result?
This refers to Mbye, Nofoaluma, Talau, C-K, Tamou, L Leilua.
It is frustrating that we don't try (auntil today with Madden) anything new, and we could try Cooper, Dias, Hoffman, Pauga...

🙏

 

[tig_prmz]

Brooks has to go. I really like him but we cannot spend another season with him in the No.7

 

[hobbo1]

Cheekam surprised the ball was coming to him ?

Can't blame him.

Who would suspect that in a game of rugby league that someone might pass the ball to you, or even more surprising that they would actually expect you to catch it.

Garbage pass at best

 

[Guest]

Front-row future: Stefano stands tall in recurring Tigers tale
Author - Dan Walsh
NRL.com Reporter
Timestamp - Sun 29 Aug 2021, 07:45 PM

Wests Tigers rookie Stefano Utoikamanu is fast-emerging as a forward leader not just for the future but the here and now, especially after sitting Viliame Kikau on his backside.

Utoikamanu has been one of the more consistent bright spots in another disappointing Tigers campaign and stood tall once more in a 30-16 loss to premiership heavyweights Penrith on Sunday.

Coming to the close of his first full NRL season, Utoikamanu started with a not-so rare try against the Panthers, bagging his fifth four-pointer of the year by backing up a break from hooker Jacob Liddle.

Utoikamanu was at the forefront of a spirited Tigers start in which he held his own against Penrith's gun big men James Fisher-Harris, Isaah Yeo, Moses Leota and Kikau.

The 21-year-old made a memorable acquaintance with Kikau in the form of a thundering hit on the Fijian, though the Panthers back-rower laughed last with a try and compelling display in Penrith's win.

Still, Utoikamanu finished with 127 run metres and 33 tackles in the middle, delivering a little bit more on the potential NSW coach Brad Fittler spoke of when he called him into Origin camp earlier in the year.

"I thought Stefano in the middle there stood up for us really well," coach Michael Maguire said.

"He's only young and when you're in the middle of the park it's a fair workload.

"But he's matched it with a lot of the players he's played against. He took them on today.

"It's about getting a few others with him and we've got a number of guys there that will come into the [NRL] group over a period of time that will add to what we're doing."

The Tigers were left ruing a 15-minute stretch saddling halftime in which a 6-6 deadlock ballooned to a 24-6 deficit at Redcliffe's Moreton Daily Stadium.

A late knee injury to back-rower Alex Seyfarth – in his first game back from damaging his MCL in the same knee – appeared to add salt to the wounds, though Maguire believes he has just twinged the ligament rather than re-injured it.

Otherwise it was similar story to what the Tigers have known all year, one which continues the longest current finals drought in the NRL.

"To see the boys fight and compete is something we need to make sure we take forward," Maguire said.

"You play like that throughout a season and play consistent footy like that you're going to find yourself with a lot more wins.

"It's an up and down ride but we've had plenty of times where I've sat in this press conference talking about patches of games where we hurt ourselves.

"There's probably another one there tonight. For a period of time there we didn't go with them."

 

[jirskyr]

If there was a leg speed metric I reckon our squad would be at the bottom of da ladder.

This is why our line speed is soo BAAAAADDDD

If there is one thing I could wish for us for next season is line speed. It’s beautiful to watch and so damaging.

Going by Madge's reputation, our boys should be super fit, but we have no line speed, no kick chase and no backing up in attack.

We just don't look like we are fit, or do we just train too hard and have nothing left on game day?

Line speed is mental - that's the desire in wanting to bash the opposition and not let your foot off their throat - we're fit enough - it's the desire and willingness to do it all game that's the problem.

I agree. Tigers race up 2-3 metres then hold, and that's just asking for trouble with guys like Kikau and JFH wanting that space to wind up.

 

[Tigercrb]

I'm not trying to be offensive

I only got to watch the first half on my phone.
But I've heard from a reliable source that Nathan Cleary wore make up during this game in an attempt to hide his acne ?

Can anyone confirm this?

Lol. My wife actually said to me during the game "has the chins acne got better?"
I told her he was wearing foundation.

I reckon you are onto something

 

[Demps]

I'm not trying to be offensive

I only got to watch the first half on my phone.
But I've heard from a reliable source that Nathan Cleary wore make up during this game in an attempt to hide his acne ?

Can anyone confirm this?

Lol. My wife actually said to me during the game "has the chins acne got better?"
I told her he was wearing foundation.

I reckon you are onto something

@hobbo1

Maybes he's born with it? ?

 

[Merlot]

If there was a leg speed metric I reckon our squad would be at the bottom of da ladder.

This is why our line speed is soo BAAAAADDDD

If there is one thing I could wish for us for next season is line speed. It’s beautiful to watch and so damaging.

Going by Madge's reputation, our boys should be super fit, but we have no line speed, no kick chase and no backing up in attack.

We just don't look like we are fit, or do we just train too hard and have nothing left on game day?

Line speed is mental - that's the desire in wanting to bash the opposition and not let your foot off their throat - we're fit enough - it's the desire and willingness to do it all game that's the problem.

I agree. Tigers race up 2-3 metres then hold, and that's just asking for trouble with guys like Kikau and JFH wanting that space to wind up.

should b minimum 7/8 meters these days,rush up ,meet the incoming line

 

[hobbo1]

I'm not trying to be offensive

I only got to watch the first half on my phone.
But I've heard from a reliable source that Nathan Cleary wore make up during this game in an attempt to hide his acne ?

Can anyone confirm this?

Lol. My wife actually said to me during the game "has the chins acne got better?"
I told her he was wearing foundation.

I reckon you are onto something

@hobbo1

Maybes he's born with it? ?

You wear makeup.. you should know ..
pimples one week gone the next !

 

[Merlot]

cleary clear-a-cell only popped up after the soo injury,is not that and shrivelled raisins a sign of foul play

 

[Depressed]

Hopeless

 

[Depressed]

We are such garbage. Can’t attack at all. I hate my team. Trash trash trash

 

[Depressed]

Bad players, worse coach. Whats the point of still playing nuffies like Mbye, Chee Kam?

Exactly

Chee is average we know it but he is a scapegoat in the centre at the moment

Yup was terrible today but he's not a centre so can't be too harsh.

He drops every single pass that has the slightest bit of difficulty.

He’s had a chance everywhere. He has fins for hands. Bye bye

 

[Depressed]

Do we have anything to look forward to next year ? Please tell me something because it looks very bleak to me.