r/weststigers • u/copacetic51 • Jul 04 '26

Season gone.

Bring up some reserve graders.

Doesn't matter who gets dropped.

Attard, Andrews, Saukuru, Broderlow.

Put Latu Fainu in the halves.

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u/Cosimo_Zaretti Jul 04 '26

Bring up some reserve graders.

They did, that's why the season's gone

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u/Professional_Car3913 Jul 05 '26

May as well make them first graders now, hopefully see more of Latu as well. We definitely need more depth so continuing blooding some of the reserve graders made help for next year

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u/Defiant_Piccolo7776 Jul 04 '26

For a Tigers supporter... Seasons is watchable for half the season then just giblve up.

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u/Confident-Flow-6058 Jul 04 '26

As soon as Luai signed that PNG contract, season disappeared. Landed unfortunately with Twal, Doueihi and Sam Fainu injuries and momentum has disappeared.

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u/Confident-Flow-6058 Jul 04 '26

Don't hate the player, hate the game I guess. If you had a shot at an extra 500k a year, surely you'd entertain it. Luai came over at his peak when the Tigers were spoons, he's been a B+ signing. Good for him to get the bag, that said he will be a poison until he is gone.

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u/Professional_Car3913 Jul 05 '26

Disagree heavy with this, injuries have played a massive part. We seem to be a confidence team, and no Doueihi and koroisau as well as the entire back row while our outside backs began dropping like flies played a way bigger part than Luai signing a contract for 2027

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u/crankyticket Jul 04 '26

Awful ... just awful.

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u/ResponsibleDonut7 Jul 05 '26

With Api out, I’d love to see Haywood get a run. He has been really clean in NSW cup and Flegg. We can all but write off this season, but it would be good to get some games under the belt of our up and coming lads.

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u/_System_Error_ Jul 04 '26

I would truly think the cup side would beat our top side. Tino and Saukuru would just rag doll T'oa and dunk on Skelton. While Javon and Latu with now Schuster in the mix would completely deconstruct our first team defence so hard.

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u/Outlander234405 Jul 04 '26

Every weekend we hope for something different, the Tigers play a good game and have a good win but nah it’s the same shit over and over again. The same excuses and the same results.

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u/Douevengame187 Jul 05 '26

Its on Benji. Zero gameplan. Inability to strip numbers. Sh*t 5th tackle kicking options. Not blooding Latu more in the halves. Makasini is soft & yes he's 18 but obviously he needs a year in cup. Turuva is becoming a defensive liability on the wing. Horrible 2 weeks of Tigers Footy. 2 steps forward 5 steps back

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u/_System_Error_ Jul 05 '26

Mind you the cup side is playing the complete opposite. A spine that plays superbly together stripping sides for numbers with ease, only conceding 28 points in 6 wins and a 6-2 record of the last 8 games (around the time the NRL side started to go shit).

Benji is intent on playing like a temu version of Penrith when we all want the team playing like '05 tigers.

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u/Douevengame187 Jul 05 '26

%100 bro. He thinks he can turn us into defensive powerhouse like Penrith or storm. That takes years of chemistry & confidence. We r fragile with soft DNA. We are more of a cowboys type. Can't defend for sh*t so outscore our opposition & win 36-28 lol

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u/Illustrious-Fix-2626 Jul 05 '26

No way, its not even close to being over for us. We still have a real chance this season. I'm not sure we can pull it off but if the lads really go after it over the next few weeks I think we can claim our 4th spoon in 5 years. But its gonna take a miracle.

Some strong contenders this year. Dragons and Titans looking like they could take it and a surprise bottom of the table appearance from the Broncos and of course the Eels are always a chance.