Round 25 of the Telstra NRL premiership saw the Wests Tigers return to Leichhardt Oval for their final home match of 2010 to take on the salary cap cheating Melbourne Storm. The Tigers were playing for a top 2 finish while the Storm were playing for pride only. Coming off the back of an impressive 20-18 win over the Eels last week, the Tigers entered this match boosted by the return of specialist fullback Wade McKinnon, however this was tempered by the loss of backrower Liam Fulton who was ruled out with a bad cork and replaced by the man who boasts arguably the best 6-pack in the NRL, Mark Flanagan who moved to the bench with Simon Dwyer promoted to the starting side. The Storm were also dealt a big blow, losing 5/8 Brett Finch to a hand injury, strike centre Greg Inglis and damaging backrower/centre Sika Manu.
Greeted with perfect sunny conditions and a full house at Leichhardt, just how would the Tigers go about their business today?
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Round 15 of the Telstra NRL premiership saw the Wests Tigers return to Leichhardt Oval for the first time this season. Greeted with a perfectly sunny Sunday afternoon, a huge crowd was on hand to see the Tigers take on the Green Machine in their second clash this season. The first clash saw the Tigers overhaul a big first half deficit to mow down the Raiders in the second half in a very entertaining game. Tigers fans would be hoping the Tigers could put their foot down early and not let up against the big Raiders pack.
Read more... The Tigers entered this match welcoming back Blake Ayshford, Keith Galloway and Daniel Fitzhenry from injury while Wade McKinnon made his debut in Wests Tigers colours at fullback. The Raiders welcomed back origin players Joel Monaghan, David Shillington and Tom Leahroyd-Lars in a big boost for their side. So how did today’s match unfold? The latest episode of RoarCAST is now available for download via this website or iTunes.
RoarCAST Wests Tigers podcast discussing the Round 13 game against the Bulldogs, Arana Taumata’s departure to the Cowboys, the game this Sunday against the Raiders and all the junior and reserve grade news. To subscribe, click the links on our front-page, search for "RoarCAST" in iTunes or link directly to the feed here. If you can, wander over to Podcast Alley, leave a comment and vote for RoarCast.
This is yet another move for the talented rookie who was being touted as a halfback for the Wests Tigers first grade side during the offseason by many fans. Round 13 of the Telstra NRL premiership saw the Wests Tigers travel to ANZ Stadium at Homebush to take on the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs for the second time this season. Round 1 resulted in a comprehensive 24-4 win to the Bulldogs as an injury depleted Tigers side fumbled and bumbled their way through the game to end a 4 match winning streak. Fast forward to round 13 and the Tigers were sitting in 6th spot on the competition table while the Bulldogs had lost their last 4 games in a row and were languishing in 13th position and under all sorts of pressure.
Read more... The latest episode of RoarCAST is now available for download via this website or iTunes.
RoarCAST Wests Tigers podcast discussing the Round 12 game against the Warriors, Wade McKinnon's signing and a look ahead to the Bulldogs game. Also included is NZ's Computer Predictions, junior and reserve grade news and more. To subscribe, click the links on our front-page, search for "RoarCAST" in iTunes or link directly to the feed here. If you can, wander over to Podcast Alley RATHER than feeling threatened by the signing of Wade McKinnon, Wests Tigers duo Beau Ryan and Daniel Fitzhenry believe the club's new recruit will only help reignite the club's premiership hopes.
Read more... Ryan and Fitzhenry, who have shared the fullback role this season, stand to lose the most as McKinnon sets his sights on the club's No. 1 jumper. Round 11 of the Telstra NRL premiership saw the Wests Tigers travel to Newcastle on the back of a short turnaround to take on the Newcastle Knights in a must-win clash with both sides currently out of the top 8. Newcastle entered the match coming off a strong win against the Sydney Roosters while the Tigers preparation was anything but smooth, coming off the back of what can only be described as a “heartless” 50-10 flogging at the hands of arch-rivals South Sydney last Sunday. Neither side was at full strength for this match, with the Tigers losing Blake Ayshford and Liam Fulton against Souths to join Keith Galloway, Tim Moltzen and Taniela Tuiaki on the sidelines.
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This week's episode features discussion about the Round 10 game against Souths, the panel discusses the latest developments in the drama unfolding within the player ranks at the club then a look ahead to the Newcastle game this Friday night. Also included is some trivia, junior and reserve grade news and more. As always, NZTiger features with his latest Computer Prediction for this week. To subscribe, search for "RoarCAST" in iTunes or link directly to the feed here. Round 8 of the Telstra NRL premiership saw the Wests Tigers return to the newly renovated Campbelltown Stadium for the first time this season to take on the Sydney Roosters for the second time this season. Round 1 saw the Wests Tigers cop a pummelling from the Roosters to the tune of 44-32 in stifling conditions. Both teams entered the match on 8 competition points and facing several injury concerns. The Roosters entered the match minus halfback Mitchell Pearce and backrower Daniel Conn while the Tigers were missing halves Tim Moltzen and Robert Lui.
Read more... With the Tigers lacking a genuine halfback, this saw regular hooker and captain Robbie Farah move to halfback for today’s game in an effort to get more quality ball to Benji Marshall, while backrower Liam Fulton moved to hooker and big Todd Payten was a late inclusion to the starting side with Mark Flanagan dropping back to the bench and Junior Moors dropping out of the side. Western Suburbs halfback and captain Nathan Waters was named on the interchange bench for his first grade debut. The last couple of matches had seen the Tigers drop off from their good early form with plenty of dropped ball and massive tackle counts. If they were going to win today, they needed to reverse this trend. |
Wests Tigers acquisition Arana Taumata will leave the club to join the North Queensland Cowboys. Whilst the mid-season transfer has yet to be officially confirmed by the club, it is understood that Taumata informed Balmain Ryde Eastwood teammates earlier this weekend.
The latest episode of RoarCAST is now available for download via this website or iTunes.