OFFICIAL Zane Musgrove [Discussion]

[hank37w]

Damaging prop Zane Musgrove is ready to be unleashed when he returns to action for the first time this season when Wests Tigers face Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Maori representative missed the opening two rounds of the season after copping a two-game suspension for a shoulder charge in the All Stars game.


After serving his suspension, Musgrove is eager to go this weekend as Wests Tigers look for their first win of the season.

“I’m eager and ready to get out there because I was pretty disappointed to miss the opening two rounds,” Musgrove said.

“I feel like I owe it to the team. I trained hard in pre-season and I felt like I let the boys down.”

Musgrove admits it was hard watching on from the sidelines and not being able to help his teammates as they struggled against the Raiders and Roosters.

“I tried to try to prepare the boys as best as I could, but it hurt not being out there. I felt helpless because the boys were doing the tough yards,” he said.

“I feel confident and ready to go. I’m focussed on my job and I’m ready to play my part for the team.”


Wests Tigers skipper James Tamou is looking forward to playing alongside Musgrove in the middle for the first time on Sunday.

Tamou has liked what he’s seen from his fellow middle forward at training and can’t wait to see him out on the field against the Knights.

“He’s been seething through the teeth to get out there. He’s like a caged animal ready to go. He’s ready to be unleashed,” Tamou said.

“He’s ready to go and I can’t wait to play alongside him.

“He brings so much to this team — lots of aggression. In the middle, he connects us a bit more. Zane will bring that for us and I can’t wait to rip in with him.”

https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2021/03/24/musgrove-ready-to-be-let-loose-against-newcastle/

Oh God here we go again. Another fluff piece about a player ready to ‘rip in’ because he feels he let the team down, only to go missing again on game day. I really wish they would dispense with all the pre-match rhetoric and just go out and perform as a committed team on game day. These articles only serve to make them look stupid when they don’t do what they say they’re going to do! How many times has it happened now? I’ve lost count.

In his few games for us I don't think I've seen him go missing. Pretty confident he will follow up the fluff piece with actual ripping in.

Let’s hope so and let’s hope his teammates do as well, otherwise he’ll be a one man show.

Pretty sure Daine Laurie will put in even if no else does.

 

[boonboon]

Didnt even make the nsw cuo squad yesterday. Great 4 year contract for a bloke who cant make nsw cup at wests tigers

 

[TigerWest]

Didnt even make the nsw cuo squad yesterday. Great 4 year contract for a bloke who cant make nsw cup at wests tigers

Maybe he’s injured?

 

[Demps]

Didnt even make the nsw cuo squad yesterday. Great 4 year contract for a bloke who cant make nsw cup at wests tigers

Maybe he’s injured?

Lollllll salty comment though
Loved it

SACK MADGE

 

[avocadoontoast]

Didnt even make the nsw cuo squad yesterday. Great 4 year contract for a bloke who cant make nsw cup at wests tigers

Maybe he’s injured?

Doesn’t appear on any injury lists. His last game was so bad he’s probably playing park footy somewhere.

 

[JC99]

Don't see him sitting out of reserve grade for no reason... must've been an injury or something. He could be a top quality prop if he played with the effort of someone like Twal or Seyfarth but he's got some laziness in his game. Think he'll be back though

 

[jrtiger]

Don't see him sitting out of reserve grade for no reason... must've been an injury or something. He could be a top quality prop if he played with the effort of someone like Twal or Seyfarth but he's got some laziness in his game. Think he'll be back though

a stint in reserve grade is what he needs right now. hasn't played much footy in the past few years, needs to remember how to hurt people in defence as opposed to the pathetic arm grabbing you saw against Manly.

 

[weststigerman]

What’s he guilty of? Letting the form player in the comp make him look silly?

A few let a rookie make them look silly last week.

Needs time in reserves but he’ll be back.

At the moment, our problem is we have too many similar props. Mikaele, Stefano, Musgrove, Amone are all about the same level. Mikaele in the best form at the moment IMO.

 

[the_third]

What’s he guilty of? Letting the form player in the comp make him look silly?

A few let a rookie make them look silly last week.

Needs time in reserves but he’ll be back.

At the moment, our problem is we have too many similar props. Mikaele, Stefano, Musgrove, Amone are all about the same level. Mikaele in the best form at the moment IMO.

yes - we need some variance in there for sure.

 

[tony soprano]

What’s he guilty of? Letting the form player in the comp make him look silly?

A few let a rookie make them look silly last week.

Needs time in reserves but he’ll be back.

At the moment, our problem is we have too many similar props. Mikaele, Stefano, Musgrove, Amone are all about the same level. Mikaele in the best form at the moment IMO.

Bring him back

 

[avocadoontoast]

Musgrove is one of those players who looks like he should be good, but isn’t. Big and strong, physical, but ineffective. Defence horrible.

 

[Demps]

What’s he guilty of? Letting the form player in the comp make him look silly?

A few let a rookie make them look silly last week.

Needs time in reserves but he’ll be back.

At the moment, our problem is we have too many similar props. Mikaele, Stefano, Musgrove, Amone are all about the same level. Mikaele in the best form at the moment IMO.

Bring him back

He'd be good for a few 10 in the bins and on reports ayyyy

 

[hank37w]

Started off the season looking like a world beater after getting a call up for the indigenous game, gets suspended and after that looks like a dud.

Signing long contracts with us seems to be the underlying cause in so many cases or am I imagining things again.

 

[The_Patriot]

Yep, looking every bit like he got his contract and is happy to just be in the squad. No real drive or effort.

 

[jadtiger]

Yep, looking every bit like he got his contract and is happy to just be in the squad. No real drive or effort.

Packer 2.0 at the moment but on less money,hopefully that will change for the better

 

[Demps]

Yep, looking every bit like he got his contract and is happy to just be in the squad. No real drive or effort.


Packer 2.0 at the moment but on less money,hopefully that will change for the better

I think he's more committed than Packer.
He owes us for taking the risk.

 

[jadtiger]

Yep, looking every bit like he got his contract and is happy to just be in the squad. No real drive or effort.


Packer 2.0 at the moment but on less money,hopefully that will change for the better

I think he's more committed than Parker.
He owes us for taking the risk.

I certainly hope so,it is all up to him

 

[Cairnstigers]

Bulldogs are after a prop
And so is Brisbane if they offload Matt Lodge
😉😉

 

[DJG]

Musgrove is the aggressor we need, but not the defender we need.

Hopefully finds the balance, but I believe it was the Rabbits game he played like a top 10 prop IMO.

 

[Speed2burn]

He’d cost us with the new rules imo