Your Favourite Moment From This Season

[TheDaBoss]

Smashing Broncos and keeping them scoreless

Edging out the scum as well

Just some of the highs amongst the many lows

 

[Tiger_Steve]

About 9.30pm last Saturday night

 

[avocadoontoast]

Too many favourite moments to list. Just a wonderful season.

 

[old_man_tiger]

The forum

On the field probably nothing. Our best efforts were resilient losses against top teams. I'm in the camp of people who had seen enough weeks ago. Just a disgusting, pathetic season.

Flogging the dregs isn't that rewarding in that context.

 

[tig_prmz]

hard to go past the Manly game

 

[hobbo1]

Watching Brooks clock Gagai

 

[tigerbalm]

3.Broncs beatup
2. Manly run down
1. Drags at home in that rain. This game tricked me into thinking Wests were in for a great year..lol.. Following week Knights showed us reality's.

HM. Strong loss against Raiders in the middle of the year, beating sharks.

 

[4jtigers]

Watching Brooks clock Gagai

should have been done more often - bring back the biff!!! lol


 

[hobbo1]

Watching Brooks clock Gagai

should have been done more often - bring back the biff!!! lol

Oath ??

 

[NT_Tiger]

I probably enjoyed Matterson's trip to Disneyland a bit too much. But I did enjoy that.

 

[mike]

I probably enjoyed Matterson's trip to Disneyland a bit too much. But I did enjoy that.

You’re not the only one.

 

[Tiger5150]

Watching Brooks clock Gagai

should have been done more often - bring back the biff!!! lol


is that Terry Regan? He was a weapon. Glad to see that he still has a soft spot for the Tigers, most of his success was at the Roosters.

 

[Strider]

Broncos coming last and adam doueihi showing great promise

 

[4jtigers]

Watching Brooks clock Gagai

should have been done more often - bring back the biff!!! lol



is that Terry Regan? He was a weapon. Glad to see that he still has a soft spot for the Tigers, most of his success was at the Roosters.

yeah that's him - got it from Google lol

 

[JC99]

Luc steamrolling Matterson then Packer taking his head off was pretty funny

Steamrolling broncos was a good watch. Comeback against manly was very exciting too.

 

[Newtown]

After a few matches early in the season we thought we had a chance of finishing in the top 8. Too bad we didn't have a draw like Cronulla and a few of the other bottom 8 teams. Playing top 8 teams on each of the last weeks of the season was a bridge too far. With a better draw who knows?

 

[4jtigers]

Watching Brooks clock Gagai

should have been done more often - bring back the biff!!! lol



is that Terry Regan? He was a weapon. Glad to see that he still has a soft spot for the Tigers, most of his success was at the Roosters.

here's good story to read and have a laugh if you haven't read it

Meet Terry Regan, the real-life inspiration for Matty Johns’ alter ego Reg Reagan
Nick Walshaw, The Daily Telegraph
July 29, 2016 9:30am
TERRY Regan is gnawing on a folded, white beer coaster.

“Aaaaaarn,’’ the old leaguie growls, teeth tearing into the small, cardboard square.

Indents forming.

Tiny shreds, tearing.

Even the schooners on our table rattling until, finally, this 58-year-old larrikin removes said coaster from his mouth, surveys the carnage and laughs: “Yep, that’s exactly what the forehead of Wally Lewis looked like.”

Ladies and gentlemen, please meet the original Reg Reagan.

A genuine Winfield Cup tough who, apart from inspiring the TV character made ­famous by Matthew Johns, also bit faces, punched nuts and spent years toiling through bush clubs like Bathurst Railway, Cobar Roosters, even the Hillston Bluebirds.

Yes, Regan chomped on King Wally.

REVEALED: The real Reg Regan’s greatest stories

Terry Regan is the real-life inspiration for Matty Johns’ alter ego, Reg Reagan. Picture: Brett Costello
Terry Regan is the real-life inspiration for Matty Johns’ alter ego, Reg Reagan. Picture: Brett Costello
Just as he warred with Rod Reddy, busted Colin Scott and kneed Lord Ted Goodwin so hard in the dusters, well, the Dragons great fronted for beers afterwards in a wheelchair — a towel covering his groin because pants were no longer an option.

And now, in Fox Sports’ Retro Round, this undeniable cult figure for Balmain, the Roosters and Canberra is ­revealing all.

Over beers at his Central Coast local, the Settlers Arms Tavern, explaining a career which sparked that “Bring Back The Biff” phenomenon.

Mate, first off, why bite the ­Immortal, King Wally?

“Simple, he was holding me down in a tackle. Trying to get a penalty. I’d told him to f ... off but then he pulled my guernsey down a second time. And my face, it was resting on his ­forehead.”

So you bit him?

“Yeah. Same with another idiot who put his hand in my mouth. I got suspended but appealed. Even brought a ­cattledog to the judiciary.”

A cattledog?

“It was muzzled, of course. I had this doctor explaining how, if you stick a finger in somebody’s mouth, the natural reaction is to clamp down. Then the doc points to our ­cattledog and says: ‘I’m going to open his mouth, who wants to prove it isn’t true?’”

Did you get off?

“Nah, still got two weeks. Couldn’t believe it. I mean, if I bit him on the arse or tit, yeah, that would be ridiculous.”

Terry Regan in action during his playing days for Balmain.
Terry Regan in action during his playing days for Balmain.
But you got 13 weeks for biting Parramatta’s Glen Mansfield on the chest?

“Good reason for that one. Minutes earlier, my knee went in a tackle. That’s why Mansfield ran at me, he knew I was busted. Anyway, we jammed him and, forcing him into touch, my knee got caught again, twisted and I clamped down in reaction to the pain. Truly. It even took a fortnight to get from Canberra for the judiciary hearing because I couldn’t fly or get into a car.”

Where was your playing style born?

“My second game in Sydney, against St George. That game I had my eyes gouged, ears fingered, chest punched, hand trodden on — and all by Rod Reddy, before half-time. Second half, got it all again plus a bonus nut squeeze. Rocket taught me the rules — there were none.”

And your response?

“Wait. First tackle of our next game, I came in with a low, swinging arm. Crunch. Nuts. Rocket got up, patted my head and said, ‘Son, you’re learning’.”

Your reputation grew quickly from there, right?

“Our great supporter at Balmain, Laurie Nichols, had a rhyme for everyone. Pearce, he’s fierce. Beetson, eats ’em. Mine was: Regan leaves ’em bleedin’. One game, I’ve hit Dean Lance and nearly severed his tongue. Blood everywhere. And there’s Laurie running up the sideline screaming: ‘Regan leaves ’em bleedin’.’ Afterwards, I said, ‘Loz, I’m having enough trouble out there. Can you think of something nicer?’”

How many times were you sent off?

“Lost count.”

Terry Regan on the charge for the Raiders.
Terry Regan on the charge for the Raiders.
Is it true you decked a referee?

“Not on the paddock. And not decked. A ref was carrying on at the pub once and as I swung around holding four beers, he fell.”

Thoughts on Reg Reagan?

“Maybe it’s based loosely on me. Others, too. The Johns boys, they were kids when their dad Gary coached me at Cessnock. So they saw what I was like.”

Ever avoid a stink?

“Playing for Hull, we got fined 50 quid for fighting. So against Halifax, this brawl erupts and our captain Gary Divorty is on the ground, seemingly out cold. I bolt over and say ‘Gaz, what happened?’. He opens one eye and says ‘f ... off Rego, I’m not getting fined 50 quid again’.”

What did you do?

“Laid down beside him. Grabbed his hand too and said ‘I love you, Gaz’. All while he’s screaming at me to f ... off.”

Terry Regan sits down with Nick Walshaw at the Settler's Tavern, Gosford. Picture: Brett Costello
Terry Regan sits down with Nick Walshaw at the Settler's Tavern, Gosford. Picture: Brett Costello
Your greatest hit?

“First tackle of our ‘84 Panasonic Cup game, Roosters versus Combined Brisbane. Beforehand, I’d had a ­double nip of brandy. Then seven painkillers needled into my sternum. So when Brisbane ran out, every Rooster was in our huddle but me. I’m over by the sideline, screaming about how I’m gunna rip their f ... en throats out.”

And the first tackle ...

“We kicked off, I charged downfield and Colin Scott, who received, stepped straight into me. I dropped my shoulder, broke his collarbone. Almost snapped his jaw, too. Our prop Royce Ayliffe tried to move me away. I said, ‘Roycie, this is my kill, I’m staying’.”

Other victims?

“Kneed Teddy Goodwin in the balls. Total accident, though. Afterwards, he came to the pub in a wheelchair. They’d had to cut his shorts and Speedos off, leaving only a towel over his lap. As I walked over to give him a beer, Teddy lifted that towel to ­reveal a set of purple nuts rounder than this schooner glass.”

Great memories, huh?

“Aim up or get found out. That’s just how it was. As forwards, you’d go looking for the weak link. It might take five minutes, 20 minutes, whatever. But when you found him, yeah ... a hunting we will go.”

THE TERRY REGAN FILES

 

[Tiger5150]

Watching Brooks clock Gagai

should have been done more often - bring back the biff!!! lol



is that Terry Regan? He was a weapon. Glad to see that he still has a soft spot for the Tigers, most of his success was at the Roosters.

here's good story to read and have a laugh if you haven't read it

Meet Terry Regan, the real-life inspiration for Matty Johns’ alter ego Reg Reagan
Nick Walshaw, The Daily Telegraph
July 29, 2016 9:30am
TERRY Regan is gnawing on a folded, white beer coaster.

“Aaaaaarn,’’ the old leaguie growls, teeth tearing into the small, cardboard square.

Indents forming.

Tiny shreds, tearing.

Even the schooners on our table rattling until, finally, this 58-year-old larrikin removes said coaster from his mouth, surveys the carnage and laughs: “Yep, that’s exactly what the forehead of Wally Lewis looked like.”

Ladies and gentlemen, please meet the original Reg Reagan.

A genuine Winfield Cup tough who, apart from inspiring the TV character made ­famous by Matthew Johns, also bit faces, punched nuts and spent years toiling through bush clubs like Bathurst Railway, Cobar Roosters, even the Hillston Bluebirds.

Yes, Regan chomped on King Wally.

REVEALED: The real Reg Regan’s greatest stories

Terry Regan is the real-life inspiration for Matty Johns’ alter ego, Reg Reagan. Picture: Brett Costello
Terry Regan is the real-life inspiration for Matty Johns’ alter ego, Reg Reagan. Picture: Brett Costello
Just as he warred with Rod Reddy, busted Colin Scott and kneed Lord Ted Goodwin so hard in the dusters, well, the Dragons great fronted for beers afterwards in a wheelchair — a towel covering his groin because pants were no longer an option.

And now, in Fox Sports’ Retro Round, this undeniable cult figure for Balmain, the Roosters and Canberra is ­revealing all.

Over beers at his Central Coast local, the Settlers Arms Tavern, explaining a career which sparked that “Bring Back The Biff” phenomenon.

Mate, first off, why bite the ­Immortal, King Wally?

“Simple, he was holding me down in a tackle. Trying to get a penalty. I’d told him to f ... off but then he pulled my guernsey down a second time. And my face, it was resting on his ­forehead.”

So you bit him?

“Yeah. Same with another idiot who put his hand in my mouth. I got suspended but appealed. Even brought a ­cattledog to the judiciary.”

A cattledog?

“It was muzzled, of course. I had this doctor explaining how, if you stick a finger in somebody’s mouth, the natural reaction is to clamp down. Then the doc points to our ­cattledog and says: ‘I’m going to open his mouth, who wants to prove it isn’t true?’”

Did you get off?

“Nah, still got two weeks. Couldn’t believe it. I mean, if I bit him on the arse or tit, yeah, that would be ridiculous.”

Terry Regan in action during his playing days for Balmain.
Terry Regan in action during his playing days for Balmain.
But you got 13 weeks for biting Parramatta’s Glen Mansfield on the chest?

“Good reason for that one. Minutes earlier, my knee went in a tackle. That’s why Mansfield ran at me, he knew I was busted. Anyway, we jammed him and, forcing him into touch, my knee got caught again, twisted and I clamped down in reaction to the pain. Truly. It even took a fortnight to get from Canberra for the judiciary hearing because I couldn’t fly or get into a car.”

Where was your playing style born?

“My second game in Sydney, against St George. That game I had my eyes gouged, ears fingered, chest punched, hand trodden on — and all by Rod Reddy, before half-time. Second half, got it all again plus a bonus nut squeeze. Rocket taught me the rules — there were none.”

And your response?

“Wait. First tackle of our next game, I came in with a low, swinging arm. Crunch. Nuts. Rocket got up, patted my head and said, ‘Son, you’re learning’.”

Your reputation grew quickly from there, right?

“Our great supporter at Balmain, Laurie Nichols, had a rhyme for everyone. Pearce, he’s fierce. Beetson, eats ’em. Mine was: Regan leaves ’em bleedin’. One game, I’ve hit Dean Lance and nearly severed his tongue. Blood everywhere. And there’s Laurie running up the sideline screaming: ‘Regan leaves ’em bleedin’.’ Afterwards, I said, ‘Loz, I’m having enough trouble out there. Can you think of something nicer?’”

How many times were you sent off?

“Lost count.”

Terry Regan on the charge for the Raiders.
Terry Regan on the charge for the Raiders.
Is it true you decked a referee?

“Not on the paddock. And not decked. A ref was carrying on at the pub once and as I swung around holding four beers, he fell.”

Thoughts on Reg Reagan?

“Maybe it’s based loosely on me. Others, too. The Johns boys, they were kids when their dad Gary coached me at Cessnock. So they saw what I was like.”

Ever avoid a stink?

“Playing for Hull, we got fined 50 quid for fighting. So against Halifax, this brawl erupts and our captain Gary Divorty is on the ground, seemingly out cold. I bolt over and say ‘Gaz, what happened?’. He opens one eye and says ‘f ... off Rego, I’m not getting fined 50 quid again’.”

What did you do?

“Laid down beside him. Grabbed his hand too and said ‘I love you, Gaz’. All while he’s screaming at me to f ... off.”

Terry Regan sits down with Nick Walshaw at the Settler's Tavern, Gosford. Picture: Brett Costello
Terry Regan sits down with Nick Walshaw at the Settler's Tavern, Gosford. Picture: Brett Costello
Your greatest hit?

“First tackle of our ‘84 Panasonic Cup game, Roosters versus Combined Brisbane. Beforehand, I’d had a ­double nip of brandy. Then seven painkillers needled into my sternum. So when Brisbane ran out, every Rooster was in our huddle but me. I’m over by the sideline, screaming about how I’m gunna rip their f ... en throats out.”

And the first tackle ...

“We kicked off, I charged downfield and Colin Scott, who received, stepped straight into me. I dropped my shoulder, broke his collarbone. Almost snapped his jaw, too. Our prop Royce Ayliffe tried to move me away. I said, ‘Roycie, this is my kill, I’m staying’.”

Other victims?

“Kneed Teddy Goodwin in the balls. Total accident, though. Afterwards, he came to the pub in a wheelchair. They’d had to cut his shorts and Speedos off, leaving only a towel over his lap. As I walked over to give him a beer, Teddy lifted that towel to ­reveal a set of purple nuts rounder than this schooner glass.”

Great memories, huh?

“Aim up or get found out. That’s just how it was. As forwards, you’d go looking for the weak link. It might take five minutes, 20 minutes, whatever. But when you found him, yeah ... a hunting we will go.”

THE TERRY REGAN FILES

One of my favourite players for the brief time he was at the Tigers. A mate of mine was involved at the Roosters when they were there and he told me lots of stories that reinforced that it wasnt an act for Regan and the stories about him were mostly true. A loose unit in the best way.

Couldnt be bothered looking it up, but if he was in the same team as David Grant when he went to Raiders that would be a team i would not look forward to playing against.

 

[happy_tiger]

9.25 pm Saturday

 

[Tim Sheens]

Toss of a coin between Brooks planting one on Gagai and Matterson reeling from the collision with Packer.