A lot of people don’t rate this guy much…
IMO he made a big difference tonight…1st fair dinkum game in nearly 8 months… much maligned Matt Eisenhuth…made a big difference to the middle in defence and linked well with some passing as a middle forward…something we have been missing… goal line defence was impeccable …
Made good metres after contact as well…
Welcome back Huth…
Ofahengaue when signed requested all the players phone numbers to call them…
Timana Tahu being bought on board to work with indigenous players and closely with James Roberts
Confusion will reign I’m telling you when Simpkin darts from dummy half and put Simpkins over for a TRY…
Good signing
Maguire is keeping the right one’s (Garner Twal Mikaele Talau) investing in youth in the right areas (Simpkin Hoffman Cini Utoikamanu) and not paying overs for over rated players who haven’t proven anything…
While still carrying bad contracts from previous recruitment and attempting to get the best from them
Oh ooops…the sky is falling…
I’m quite happy to lock this thread…if the swings and round-a-bouts continue…
DV is a serious issue for all…if you want to debate it further by all means do but start a thread on the issue in the General discussion sub forum…everyone is entitled to a say…
Yes Tetavano is a rumoured signing the debate over his past can be done in a dedicated thread…
Leave this thread for the discussion of suggestions and rumours …thank you
Anyone who punches Dylan Walker in the face is OK by me…
On another note Brooks has become the best defensive half in the comp IMO…
Saved as many TRIES as he set up today…
On the first day of school a first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Eels fan.
She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Eels fans.
Wanting to impress their teacher, everyone in the class raises their hand except one little girl.
The teacher looks at the girl with surprise, ‘Mary, why didn’t you raise your hand?’
‘Because I’m not a Eels fan,’ she replied.
The teacher, still shocked, asked, ‘Well, if you are not a Eels fan, then who are you a fan of?’
‘I am a Wests Tigers fan, and proud of it,’ Mary replied.
The teacher could not believe her ears.
‘Mary please tell us why you are a Tigers fan?’
“Because my mum is a Wests Tigers fan, and my dad is Tigers fan, so I’m a Tigers fan too!”
“Well,” said the teacher in a obviously annoyed tone, ‘that is no reason for you to be a Tigers fan. You don’t have to be just like your parents all of the time. What if your mum was an idiot and your dad was a moron, what would you be then?’
“Then,” Mary smiled, ‘I’d be a Eels fan.’
Wests Tigers the doormat of the NRL
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In the days leading up the Wests Tigers’ premiership win in 2005, former chief executive Steve Noyce — high on emotion and ambition — banged his chest and talked about the club wanting to become the Manchester United of the NRL.
All these years later, they are more akin to Accrington Stanley. The 2005 title was meant to be a turning point in the joint venture’s history.
Instead, it has become a distant sepia-toned memory that Tigers fans and officials cling to as they reminisce about the good old days and claim they can still be a force.
Truth is, the Tigers have been a light touch ever since, a doormat for rival clubs, players and their agents.
Michael Maguire said it best after his side’s inglorious exit from the finals race before a packed house at Leichhardt Oval last weekend.
For too long, near enough has been good enough for the Tigers. They talk a good game but play a soft one.
The club has been played off a break for more than a decade and they now reach a fork in the road as they contemplate the loss of backrower Ryan Matterson, arguably their best player this season.
Matterson is apparently upset with Maguire — there has been talk of a testy conversation a few weeks ago — yet the coach has spoken to the player and insists there are no issues.
Believe what you will. Some would suggest the problems have more to do with the club’s salary cap and the legacy of a past that has clouded their future, leaving them in a position where they must move players if they are to accommodate the likes of Benji Marshall and Chris Lawrence next season.
The Tigers have made a series of poor decisions with their cap, but Matterson has been one they got right. Too right it seems.
On his form this year, when he went close to cracking the NSW side, he is worth more than the Tigers are paying him.
He has two years remaining on a deal that now appears a bargain for the Tigers. As is so often the case in these situations, the player — or at least someone close to him — now appears to be agitating for change.
Maguire has extracted the best from Matterson and personally lobbied NSW coach Brad Fittler to have him as part of the Blues set-up.
His reward for going into bat for his player? Rumours that Matterson is exploring his options. Thanks for nothing.
The time has come for the Tigers to make a stand. They need to decide what sort of club they want to be.
They have made a series of poor decisions in recent years. They parted with their future when they lost Aaron Woods, James Tedesco and Mitchell Moses.
They followed that up with a series of shocking calls as they attempted to rebuild. It could be years before they recover from the mess they have made for themselves by handing inflated contracts to players when the club was in a state of mild panic.
Many of those responsible are now gone but those who remain are duty-bound to help the club find a way out of the malaise they are in.
The NRL is currently reviewing the game’s footprint as they determine what sort of shape they want the competition to take in years to come.
Fingers have been pointed at Manly and Cronulla. So too the Gold Coast. Yet the game’s greatest underachievers for the past decade have been the Tigers.
Since they last played finals footy in 2011, even the Titans have finished in the top eight. The Tigers have been an afterthought. Days like last Sunday, when the hill at Leichhardt Oval was packed and optimism filled the air, have been few and far between.
Year after year we hear about a sleeping giant with a huge supporter base. Year after year their soft underbelly is exposed.
Maguire has set about changing that and he has been met with resistance. He wants the Tigers to challenge for premierships and makes no apologies for attempting to alter a mindset of mediocrity that has infiltrated the club.
He has pushed the players and there are rumblings that some are restless. Maguire is a winner. A demanding one at that. The Tigers and their players need to buy what he is selling, Matterson among them.
If Matterson truly wants out, the Tigers need to play hardball. If they can get a player of similar ilk at Matterson’s price, give it some thought.
Otherwise, stand their ground and tell him if he isn’t playing with them, he isn’t playing at all. Tell him he will get an upgrade when the club can afford it and if he still isn’t happy, sit him out for 12 months.
The Tigers need to find their identity again. The days of being a doormat are over.
Just saw on 9 News Roberts has moved in with Nofoaluma…
And it’s his Birthday…there was balloons not sure about CAKE…
@jc99 said in 2021 NSW Cup Draw:
@geo said in 2021 NSW Cup Draw:
@jc99 said in 2021 NSW Cup Draw:
Not a single game at Campbelltown. Pretty disappointing but oh well glad the draw is out, they should make a fun team to watch with the pace and footwork some of the boys have
Magpies have returned to Lidcombe for home games unless preceding an NRL game…
No longer play out of Campbelltown …
Someone on the forum was telling me not to worry about it because they’d play 3 games at Campbelltown before tigers but that’s not happened. Such a weird decision but oh well
The DRAW is still done by NSWRL…
Round 2 V Roosters State Cup play Norths at Cambo
Round 9 v Titans State Cup has a BYE…
Round 25 v Dogs State Cup Rounds are complete finals begin…
@jc99 said in 2021 NSW Cup Draw:
Not a single game at Campbelltown. Pretty disappointing but oh well glad the draw is out, they should make a fun team to watch with the pace and footwork some of the boys have
Magpies have returned to Lidcombe for home games unless preceding an NRL game…
No longer play out of Campbelltown …
My expert view is
1 Wests Tigers
2-15 Who cares
16 Manly
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Kazoo Kid.,.,.,.,.,…,Warriors
Don_Kershane…,.Gold Coast
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jirskyr.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.Roosters
tiger_scott.,.,.,.,.,.,Roosters
Speed2burn…,…,.,Roosters
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supercoach.,…,.,.,.Penrith
hobbo1.-.-.-.-.-,.,.-Canberra
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mike.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.Wests Tigers
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@harvey said in 2021 Supercoach League:
@guyofthetiger said in 2021 Supercoach League:
I recreated last years draft league.
Invites sent.
Code is 409653
Open to newcomers also
Draft on Sunday 7 March 3pm at this point
Still need a few for the Supercoach draft. Code: 409653
Did you know that a re-created keeper league means you everyone keeps the same players they had at the end of last season unless you drop them…
I would suggest creating a new draft league…
@magpie1969 said in Round 1 Team:
Does anyone have any insight to what teams do between last trial game and season starts.
Play forcin back
@jirskyr said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:
This is evidenced by the fact that Tamou and Joffa have waltzed into our starting FR, our starting centres have been at the club a single season combined, and our probable long-term first-choice FB has played just two trials for us. The prominent second tier / bench players 2021 are almost entirely new recruits or debutants.
Based on previous season performances as a team…The recruitment was totally needed…
@tiger5150 said in Wests Tigers sign Tom Amone for 2021..:
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@the_patriot said in Wests Tigers sign Tom Amone for 2021..:
People still questioning recruitment lol.
Know it all’s.
Jog my memory…
I’ve been a forum viewer for years, but created an account finally abit back.
But I’m more than sure you were before smoking gun, which was before the Pom.
You did talk a lot of crap about our recruitment over the years lol…
No … @The_Patriot has always been the Patriot…good poster…
Besides it looks like it’s only 1 poster putting crap on the recruitment of Amone…
Yeh
GilmoreGrumpy Gilmore
Grumpy wants to sign a bloke that retired…
Listed as released by Eels …not retired …might want to check your facts …
OK…
How’s this…
Peni Terepo on retirement, epilepsy and life after footy
Terepo was forced into premature retirement following a Round 6 game against the Roosters at Bankwest Stadium. “That was my final NRL game,” Terepo said. “Mentally I can cope with everything that comes with first grade, but sometimes the body just tells you to sit down.”11 Dec 2020
You see, we cant even get broken down disabled players! Sack Pascoe!
We would if happy was in charge of recruitment…