Dylan Brown’s recent 10 year, 13-million dollar deal to sign with the Newcastle Knights has received plenty of comment and amazement in the past few weeks since it was announced. It has automatically led the mainstream media to begin playing salary cap auditors and player managers. Phil Rothfield recently tried to prove that the salary…
It’s not too often that a young bloke makes his first grade debut in the NRL and he just looks like he belongs. That was the case with the Wests Tigers Lachlan Galvin in 2024. He stood out in a very poor Wests Tigers team, and he looked like he could turn into the type…
The first round of the 2025 NRL season is now in the books and one of the big things that stood out over the round were how many teams looked absolutely dreadful! Some games, like the Raiders beating the Warriors pretty well, were just a good performance against a team off their game a little…
Picture this….you are the worst team in the NRL. You’re not just bad, you’re historically bad. Not only do you win wooden spoons every year, but you haven’t even played in a finals series in over a decade. It got so bad that your clubs finally saw some major changed being made. A new coach,…
The Wests Tigers are normally one of the first teams you can write off when it comes to not only being a premiership threat, but being in the NRL Finals. They have set some incredible records in futility, and put their fans through well over a torturous decade. Things might be about to change in…
Terrell May has chosen the Wests Tigers as his new home, signing a three year contract with the club which is a huge boost for the wooden spooners. May was told he could leave the Sydney Roosters just a few weeks ago if he could secure a contract with another club. He played every game…
Jarome Luia is one of the most successful Rugby League players we have seen over the last 40 years. A four time Premiership winner, a winner at State Of Origin level, he led Samoa to a World Cup Final…..he has a win percentage of 81.68% in the NRL and he is just 27 years old….
The Wests Tigers have announced that Stefano Utoikamanu will leave the club at seasons end after giving the forward permission to negotiate with other clubs. While Utoikamanu has not revealed where he will end up, the Melbourne Storm are favourites to sign him followed by the likes of the Canterbury Bulldogs, Sydney Roosters and Penrith…
What are they doing? It is causing player unrest. The coach is under pressure. He has lost the players. Are they getting rid of the fan favourites? We can’t lose THAT player! When a club finds itself in an unfortunate situation where by it has an aging roster, it is sliding down the ladder, a…
The Wests Tigers are currently in negotiations to move the majority of their games to Parramatta Stadium or Stadium Australia at Homebush in 2025 in an effort to boost the clubs bottom line and provide better accomodation for attendees of their games. At this stage it looks at though only one game will be played…
The Wests Tigers have signed Penrith Panthers premiership winning winger Sunia Turuva on a three year deal reported to be worth $1.3 million. Turuva is yet another big loss for the Penrith Panthers, but a pretty handy signing for the Tigers who continue to rebuild their club. Was a winger what they really needed though?…
One some days, things move very quickly in Rugby League! Nine Publishing is reporting that the Penrith Panthers have made an enquiry about the availability of Wests Tigers prop Stefano Utoikamanu. Stefano Utoikamanu would be a HUGE addition for the Panthers after news comes through earlier today that they would lose prop James Fisher-Harris at…
David Nofoaluma has accepted a $300,000 payout to be released from the remaining two years of his contract after an off season os discontent by the fringe quality NRL winger. After a much needed off season clean-out of the clubs management in the off season Nofoaluma had made it known he was unhappy with the…
According to News Ltd the Wests Tigers have tabled a 4 year deal to Penrith Panthers playmaker Jarome Luai that would be worth at least $1.1 million per season to the three time premiership winner. It is a massive offer that would make Luai one of the highest paid players in the game. It would…
In early 2022 the Wests Tigers brought in former coach Tim Sheens to do a complete review of the club. The result of that review is that Sheens recommended that the club sack then coach Michael Maguire, and install the best man for the job to coach the club going forward. Tim Sheens. Thats right,…
Want to know what the biggest losing margin in the Wests Tigers history is? You’ve come to the right place! On July 1st in 2023 the North Queensland Cowboys defeated the Wests Tigers 74-0 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville. North Queensland Cowboys centre Valentine Holmes scored 30 points in the match through 2…
In early 2022 the Wests Tigers employed former club coach Tim Sheens to do a full review of the clubs off field football operations in an effort to try and end the clubs decade long absence from the NRL Finals. After careful consideration Sheens came back to the club with a solution… Michael Maguire would…
On May the 20th in 2023 the Wests Tigers beat the North Queensland Cowboys 66-18 at Leichhardt Oval. On July the 1st in 2023 the North Queensland Cowboys beat the Wests Tigers 74-0 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium. That is a 122 point turn around between the two results! North Queensland Cowboys centre Valentine Holmes…
Its a new era at the Wests Tigers in 2022, just ask them! It has been a decade since the Wests Tigers have played finals football. Probably the worst run club in the game, poor signings, a multitude of coaching changes, a board and CEO that takes absolutely no responsibility for terrible results, a handful…
The 2005 Wests Tigers run to their maiden NRL Premiership came out of nowhere. Having finish the 2004 season in 9th position on the NRL ladder, the Tigers were a bit of a strange mix of players and no one really had them on their radar heading into the 2005 season. Little did anyone know…
Wests Tigers player James Roberts had been suspended for one game and fined $7,000 after some shithead with a telephoto lense aimed at his hotel balcony window caught Roberts going out onto his balcony to catch some fresh air. The Queensland Government mandated that NRL players under hotel quarantine in Queensland had to stay in…
New Zealand Warriors winger Ken Maumalo has signed with the Wests Tigers effective immediately. The Wests Tigers love signing an outside back, and Maumalo could be a pretty handy signing for the club. The New Zealand Warriors are currently going through a bit of a rebuild and with a bit of money that can be…
After a terrible start to their 2021 NRL season the heat is already on Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire with online gambling sites suggesting he will be the first coach to go this season. Maguire has received the dreaded “full support of the board” already, and its a rotten situation when you consider the situation…
Want to know the biggest winning margin in the history of the Wests Tigers? Well, you’ve come to the right place! On the 19th of August in 2005 the Wests Tigers defeated the Canterbury Bulldogs 54-2 at Stadium Australia in front of 29,542 spectators. The on the 3rd of August in 2008 the Wests Tigers…
There are reports in the media today that Wests Tigers legend Benji Marshall is being shopped to rival clubs. Marshall would be a brilliant addition to most clubs, and no doubt he could contribute to a true Premiership contender if he goes to the right club. He would be brilliant at the Canberra Raiders, but…
There is nothing worse in sport than being mediocre. Great teams win games and titles. Terrible teams have a licence to clear the decks and make huge changes to their team. When a team is mediocre, they just stuck going no where. Not a title contender, but not bad enough that they have the incentive…
It was a Round 19 game in 2009 between the Wests Tigers and the North Queensland Cowboys at Leichhardt Oval. History would record that the game ended in a 34-14 win to the Wests Tigers at home. However this game will be remembered in the hearts and minds of Rugby League supporters for so much…
The Wests Tigers season is all but over after falling to the Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval by a scoreline of 32 – 12. The Tigers, who came into the game missing hooker Robbie Farah, were dealt a massive blow early on in the game when replacement hooker Jacob Liddle suffered what looked like…
Parramatta Eels longtime club man Tim Mannah has asked for a release from the remainder of his deal at the club so he could take up a contract with the Wests Tigers effective immediately. Mannah was in the final year of his contract at the Eels. The move suggestions the Wests Tigers have signed the…
A few days ago I wrote an article asking readers Which Sydney Based NRL Club Would You Choose To Relocate and included a poll that allowed readers to have their say. Here are the results of that poll so far: Incredibly, readers chose the Wests Tigers, Sydney Roosters and Cronulla Sharks as their favourite options…