WTF – Wests Tigers Faithful Podcast

A comprehensive review into our forwards has commenced, building on the statistical analysis of last week. We also chat long weekend, Grand Final, exotic craft beer, Heamasi Makasini and have some stupidly biased and outlandish claims on some of the forwards at Benji Marshall's disposal.

NOTE: This is the first of two part of reviewing the pigs. Part two to come on Friday!

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A comprehensive review into our forwards has commenced, building on the statistical analysis of last week. We also chat long weekend, Grand Final, exotic craft beer, Heamasi Makasini and have some stupidly biased and outlandish claims on some of the forwards at Benji Marshall's disposal.

NOTE: This is the first of two part of reviewing the pigs. Part two to come on Friday!

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Loved part one. Looking forward to part two tomorrow
 
Good dive into the rookies in this one! I agree that we got lucky over Johannssen landing in our system. Huge pre-season coming up for him and I reckon he will play a big part in our 2025 season.
I agree mate. with proper conditioning and nutrition plus reps in a full time system I think he’ll earn a full-time contract pretty soon.
 
Enjoyed the listen … many thanks !

Your mate has got some optimism about some of these guys …hope he is proven right!

Miller and Johannssen!
 
Great analysis boys from part 2, very indepth and insightful, like you boys I am very excited to see how Tim Johannsen goes next year, could be a real gem. Not quite as sold as you boys on Jordan Miller, looks extremely under done in conditioning, hopefully the right people get in his ear and the Peter M gets him fit..well done boys looking forward to the backs and spine poddy next week
 
Enjoyed the listen … many thanks !

Your mate has got some optimism about some of these guys …hope he is proven right!

Miller and Johannssen!
thank you for listening mate.

Mac’s pretty bullish on a few of them, me not as much. that said, makes for good listening I hope.

Tim I’m certainly very excited about, Miller we’ll have to see. has all the skills in his wheelhouse but the need to drop weight and improve his lateral movement is at a critical juncture.
 
Great analysis boys from part 2, very indepth and insightful, like you boys I am very excited to see how Tim Johannsen goes next year, could be a real gem. Not quite as sold as you boys on Jordan Miller, looks extremely under done in conditioning, hopefully the right people get in his ear and the Peter M gets him fit..well done boys looking forward to the backs and spine poddy next week
thank you brother. appreciate that and you taking the time to listen.

TimJo looks excellent and with a proper preseason he could leap off the page. apparently Noah’s making quite the impression as well.

as for Miller I completely understand the concern. much work to be done from a physical standpoint. i still think he’s 2-3 years off consistent grade.
 
thank you brother. appreciate that and you taking the time to listen.

TimJo looks excellent and with a proper preseason he could leap off the page. apparently Noah’s making quite the impression as well.

as for Miller I completely understand the concern. much work to be done from a physical standpoint. i still think he’s 2-3 years off consistent grade.
Keep up the great work JR & Mac, enjoyable listen on a long weekly work trip I make.

On TimJo, do you think there are any legs about TimJo being trialed in the backrow given his frame & ok speed?

I don't like moving forwards that have played all their juniors in the one position unless they have the ideal attributes but Benji & co would know more than me lol
 
Keep up the great work JR & Mac, enjoyable listen on a long weekly work trip I make.

On TimJo, do you think there are any legs about TimJo being trialed in the backrow given his frame & ok speed?

I don't like moving forwards that have played all their juniors in the one position unless they have the ideal attributes but Benji & co would know more than me lol
hmmm I'd be leaving Tim in the middle mate. legspeed and intent in contact is something we miss terribly, plus he's a tower that could win the collision more often than not, providing he puts on some more weight.

depending on any recruiting done in the medium term, I feel Duncombe and Godinet will be our backrowers in the future, pushing Samuela to the middle ala Tapine. I think Tim will join him in the first grade engine room full-time in a couple years if he continues on his current trajectory.
 
hmmm I'd be leaving Tim in the middle mate. legspeed and intent in contact is something we miss terribly, plus he's a tower that could win the collision more often than not, providing he puts on some more weight.

depending on any recruiting done in the medium term, I feel Duncombe and Godinet will be our backrowers in the future, pushing Samuela to the middle ala Tapine. I think Tim will join him in the first grade engine room full-time in a couple years if he continues on his current trajectory.
Good argument, no issues here re TJ.

I have a big watch on Godinet. He's such a professional for a 17yo, just lives & breathes footy and posts such great content about his training (and also coaching of younger players). Depending on conditioning & our ladder position, I reckon he could be a bolter to debut late next season.
 
Good argument, no issues here re TJ.

I have a big watch on Godinet. He's such a professional for a 17yo, just lives & breathes footy and posts such great content about his training (and also coaching of younger players). Depending on conditioning & our ladder position, I reckon he could be a bolter to debut late next season.
helps when your old man runs high-level junior footy clinics. his technique is impeccable. the club's really high on him, I'm just curious to see when he's integrated into the full-time set up. personally I think he still needs another growth spurt. late 2026 / early 2027 I think is where he's probably at currently.

super keen to watch him, Moors, Duncombe, Taai and Kohan Lewis go to work in SG Ball next year.
 
helps when your old man runs high-level junior footy clinics. his technique is impeccable. the club's really high on him, I'm just curious to see when he's integrated into the full-time set up. personally I think he still needs another growth spurt. late 2026 / early 2027 I think is where he's probably at currently.

super keen to watch him, Moors, Duncombe, Taai and Kohan Lewis go to work in SG Ball next year.
Archie will be a fun prospect to watch develop.
 
As we reach double figures, Mac and Reedie take a deep dive into the departing and rookie outside backs that took the field for the wonderful (woeful) Wests Tigers in 2024. We also talk breaking news on Adam Doueihi and the ironically titled Awards Night and its subsequent departures list.

Same as last week, this is the first instalment of this positional group, with part two to come on Friday.


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Listening to your latest …. Can’t believe your mate is suggesting paying all the freight for Bateman at Manly to sign Galvin 😱…..

edit - I also hate hearing how well Naden plays in NSW Cup… because he never shows anything in the NRL …except for brain explosions that is
 
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