TIGERS POUNCE ON STAR BROTHERS

WESTS Tigers have poached two highly promising young brothers from the ranks of the Bulldogs.

Iverson and Compton Fuatimau, both powerhouse centres, signed with the Tigers last week - and they will be joining a third brother at the club!

Tyrese, a 17-year-old prop, played in the Tigers’ Harold Matthews squad this season and is also held in high regard at the club.

Iverson Fuatimau. (Twitter)
Iverson, aged 20 and Compton, 18, were born in New Zealand and scouted by then Bulldogs recruitment man Warren McDonnell.

When McDonnell moved to the Tigers, he made signing the two young centres a priority and it all came to fruition in recent days.

The two will train with the first grade squad over the summer and are expected to be NRL-ready for 2022

Wests Tigers are pleased to announce a new partnership with Awabakal.

Awabakal is an Aboriginal, community-controlled health service which aims to deliver primary health care services and advocacy as well as social and emotional support.

As part of the new partnership, Wests Tigers will work closely with Awabakal to increase pathways for the junior development of Aboriginal players whilst also fostering a strong environment of education and engagement within the Indigenous community.

https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2020/12/02/wests-tigers-partner-with-awabakal/

If BJ and the Jet fire, I think we will be a real shot at the 8.

Doesn’t look like the corporate world think we are duds

Wests Tigers announce new apparel partnership with Steeden

https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2020/11/02/wests-tigers-announce-new-apparel-partnership-with-steeden/

The industry-leading deal will also see Wests Tigers become the first NRL club to partner with Steeden, who have been heavily involved with rugby league for several decades.

Wests Tigers are one of the strongest sporting brands in Australia and we know that this ambitious investment will only bring about a positive result for both organisations as we continue to extend our lead in the apparel space,” McErlane said.

@wt2k said in 2021 Trials:

@go_you_good_things said in 2021 Trials:

@strongee said in 2021 Trials:

@cochise said in 2021 Trials:

@tiger_fanatic3 said in 2021 Trials:

Four things to watch in Saturday’s trial match

• New Recruits

• Hookers

• Youngsters on the rise

• Defence

There’s still plenty of reasons to be excited for Saturday’s match as combinations will be strengthened and players to stake their claim for Round 1 selection.

I can’t wait to get down there for the game tomorrow.

I’m sure it’s been said already , but is it shown on the nrl app ?

I’m fairly sure it’s being streamed on nrl.com and Kayo. I read it somewhere the other day . . .

Coverage starts on kayo at 6:25pm

Yep, nearly time to get the dencorub out, put the grog on ice and tell the misses that we’ll talk again next summer.

Our chairman has us believing again, damn the man

https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=753464

For those who were concerned, looks like Justin combed his hair for you:

The buggers have done it again, got me believing that next season may be the start of something exciting for the club. Damn

@TIGER said in Latrell Mitchell Contract Discussion:

@beachtiger said in Latrell Mitchell Contract Discussion:

@TIGER said in Latrell Mitchell Contract Discussion:

@mike said in Latrell Mitchell Contract Discussion:

@TIGER said in Latrell Mitchell Contract Discussion:

So now we’re saying the door is still open???

If we’ve pulled the offer the door should be closed, otherwise what does it actually mean to pull the offer?

This is just ridiculous now.

We’ve either closed the door or we haven’t, if we haven’t, then the offer hasn’t been pulled.

Seems like he’s called our bluff

Nothing is as black and white as you make out. It’s always shades of grey. The dichotomy is false. Personally I am happy the door is still open. Doesn’t mean he will come but it is good business sense.

So now he knows the offer hasn’t been withdrawn and we’re still waiting for him, so nothing has changed right?

You seem to only hear what you want to suit your agenda. In contract law there is offer and acceptance, we made an offer which he can accept or not, at this stage he has not.

However that money offered is tied up until such time he accepts the offer or not which means we can’t offer that money to anyone else.

Withdrawing the offer means we are no longer by law obligated to provide that contract and we can offer that money to someone else. If Latrell comes back to us before that money is used then the door is open, if the money has already been used to sign another player then the offer won’t be the same.

C’mon man, Latrell is just laughing at us now.

He’s played us the whole time, now he’s making us look stupid and desperate, if he wanted to be here he would have signed already.
Now we’re pretending to be tough and come across as if we’re in control by saying we’ve “pulled his offer”
But then come across like fools by saying “but the door is still open” (if you want to wipe your feet on us again one last time)

It’s the old “you didn’t fire me, I quit” game and we’re losing.

WAKE UP you fools

WOW. you should stop posting about this, you are making a fool of yourself.

@tigersteve said in Ofahengaue Signs/ Aloiai released:

I smell a Rat, I believe Josh Aloia is loyal, maybe he didn’t like the way we let Thompson, Benji and Sam McIntyre go and I’m pretty sure ET and Matt Eisenhuth were his mates. Hard to say. I’ve chatted to JA and he seems to be a really nice guy with strong religious beliefs, I think there’s more to it than money, but as they say money talks and players walk. I’ll miss the big guy. The only upside to all this is we picked up a handy forward from the ponies and we got some cash back from manly. I hope that our coach can unify our team in 2021 by playing hard ball with the players but throw in regular team bonding stuff that gets everyone laughing and enjoying training thus building a tight unit.

We haven’t been in the top 8 for a decade, it is professional sport, players come and go, they would all know this, last year we came 11th, something had to change.

Our chairman said JA only a matter of weeks ago sat in front of him and told him how happy he was here, so what changed? His manager found a deal he couldn’t refuse.

I think some are looking for devils in the details, it was always about money. I don’t have a problem with that, just the way he went about it was extremely poor, anyway he’s gone now.

@isaaktigers said in Packer achieves MBA dream:

Seems like he still wants to play on in league aswell.

I wonder what will happen? We offer him a lower contract to stay? Or let him sail to another club?

If he stays fit and can contribute, I don’t see why we wouldn’t offer him a new deal, I would think his last deal will be but a distant memory though.

@momo_amp_medo said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Well I agree that our roster has improved substantially and we are well placed to have a reasonably good season but as in every season we are at the mercy of that old “Lady Luck” …

we need luck and bloody good form in our early season games which are going to be quite testing.

We need a better deal from the referees on those 50:50 calls that always seem to go against less glamorous teams.

We need our spine to click into gear and establish stability in those positions … something that Madge has been struggling to get over his last few seasons with the club.

And we need our forwards and defence to show significant improvement as last season we have lost a lot of ground on that front.

And of course there is that issue of luck with the injuries although we do seem have better quality back up in most positions this year.

Not a easy task to get ticks on all those fronts but you just never know? Interesting times ahead for us.

But every team needs that luck, I think we are strong where it counts.

@kazoo-kid said in 2021 Launch:

IKIN’S CONCERN FOR TIGERS

Ben Ikin belives the Wests Tigers are staring at a bottom-four finish.

The Tigers kick off their season by playing the Raiders and Ikin, speaking on the Fox League showcase, said their finals drought is likely to extend.

“Negative,” Ikin said when asked if they would make the top eight. “I’ve got them in the bottom four. I don’t think it’s a strong list. I think Michael Maguire is trying to build something that will bear fruit a year or two years after.

“There’s a couple of clubs in that boat. “But I’ve got them in my bottom four this year.

“I reckon the Tigers will roll through three or four different playmaking combinations which doesn’t set you up for success in the NRL.”

Tell him, he’s dreaming

@jrtiger said in Hooker situation:

@tigerwest said in Hooker situation:

@jrtiger said in Hooker situation:

Jake Simpkin is 19. Harry Grant is 23. I know it’s only trials, but he has shown plenty in a very short space of time. imagine what he’ll be like in 4 years. he’s our long term hooker for as long as he wants it, and I’m a big Liddle fan.

With respect, he has had 2 half games in trials in over a season, I think he has proven nothing, I think he well may be good’n, but not yet.
Liddle is only 24, if his body holds out, there is no reason to knock him off.
From memory, Benji & Teddy had bad runs with injury early on?
I am not a huge fan of Liddle due to his injuries, but if he gets through, i don’t see any problems with his game?

Liddle’s a very good footballer and I think injury free and playing with confidence he is an asset, but Simpkin could honestly be anything. that doesn’t mean we can’t hold onto the two of them, and hopefully we do, but if we have to make a decision in the next few years I think Liddle would get the flick.

But not if he is playing well, he could go on for another10 years? I am sure we could find another hooker by then?

I don’t want to see Simpkin gone, but he is behind Liddle atm, imo.

@bagnf05 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@sleeve said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

So much has changed in just a few months. Looking at the players off contract for 2022, and i can’t see many that would improve our squad. Players like Jake Friend would have got our keen interest, as well as many others, but we have such a strong forward pack now ,i don’t see a vacancy. Our backs have some doubts about them, time will tell, and we have some quality in CC. Who do the forum members think is worth chasing that will be off contract ?

After watching pretty closely on Sunday I’m convinced we should spend big on the right side second rower and the left winger. Finucane and Sivo would propel us into premiership calculations.

TBH, don’t know much about Finucane, but would love to have Sivo here.

But I don’t think the club is that interested in paying overs for anyone?

@jrtiger said in Hooker situation:

Jake Simpkin is 19. Harry Grant is 23. I know it’s only trials, but he has shown plenty in a very short space of time. imagine what he’ll be like in 4 years. he’s our long term hooker for as long as he wants it, and I’m a big Liddle fan.

With respect, he has had 2 half games in trials in over a season, I think he has proven nothing, I think he well may be good’n, but not yet.
Liddle is only 24, if his body holds out, there is no reason to knock him off.
From memory, Benji & Teddy had bad runs with injury early on?
I am not a huge fan of Liddle due to his injuries, but if he gets through, i don’t see any problems with his game?

@will1999 said in Wests Tigers sign Tom Amone for 2021..:

our forward pack when all fit
8. Tamou
9. Liddle
10. Ofahengaue
11. Blore
12. Leilua
13. Twal
14. Simpkin
15. Utoikamanu
16. Musgrove
17. Amone
reserves
Simpkins, Packer, Mikaele, Garner, Chee-kam, Seyfarth

I don’t think Amone has hardly played any FG, he wont be near the FG squad for a while, imo?

@weststigers said in Hooker situation:

1, 9 and 14 are going to be interesting selections.

The choices are:
Liddle
Simpkin
Laurie
Mbye

Laurie and Liddle start in my opinion, but who misses out on the bench spot?

On the one hand, I’d choose Mbye at 14 for his versatility to cover 1, 3, 6, 7 and 9.

On the other hand, Simpkin is superior to Mbye at 9 and rotates well with Liddle, but offers no cover in the backline.

Really tough call after Rd 1.

Didn’t you like Mbye’s game on Sunday?

Laurie had a good debut, but I think we need to wait to see Mbye have a crack, before sending him to the bench?

@spartan117 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@hammertime said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

The transfer for Walters has gone a bit quiet too. I wonder if it was dependant on getting an early release for hastings

Beoncos are quite happy to let him rehab here at the Tigers.

Kevvie said as much in an interview earlier in the off season.

If.the trials have shown us anything we dont need Hastings

I think you can always use good players

@hobbo1 said in Wests Tigers v Manly TRIAL ..*Spoilers:

@tigerwest said in Wests Tigers v Manly TRIAL ..*Spoilers:

@blake said in Wests Tigers v Manly TRIAL ..*Spoilers:

@tigervinnie said in Wests Tigers v Manly TRIAL ..*Spoilers:

Very good chance he himself never knew he could kick, don’t recall him ever being a goal kicker throughout juniors. Goal kicking is a skill that can be taught and refined with practice, he has been practicing all off season with a kicking coach.

Brooks has been taking the kick offs for years. Maybe the goalkicking it is part of him taking more ownership and showing more ego.

I said it after the game, he could of been doing this (goal kicking) a lot earlier in past seasons when we lost a few games from missed attempts at goal, which cost us a semi spots.

@Geo says he didn’t kick earlier in his career due to hamstring soreness but the dodgy hammy’s never stop him from making line breaks…
Go figure

For 7 years?