1. Jahream Bula - sponsored by Exclusive Estate Agents
2. Charlie Staines - sponsored by Gavmanak
3. Solomona Faataape - sponsored by Mater Dei on behalf of the Kirk Family
4. Justin Olam - sponsored by Ultra Building Works
5. Junior Tupou - sponsored by APN Compounding
6. Lachlan Galvin - sponsored by Leumeah Shopping Centre
7. Aidan Sezer - sponsored by Club Menangle
8. Stefano Utoikamanu - sponsored by ZWealth Group
9. Apisai Koroisau (c) - sponsored by ZRealty Group
10. David Klemmer - sponsored by Tidda Workforce
11. Isaiah Papali'i - sponsored by Murray Kennedy Real Estate
12. John Bateman - sponsored by The Meat Man
13. Fonua Pole - sponsored by LC Wealth
Interchange:
14. Jayden Sullivan - sponsored by Ellis Consolidated
15. Alex Seyfarth - sponsorship available
16. Alex Twal - sponsorship available
17. Samuela Fainu - sponsorship available
Reserves:
18. Asu Kepaoa - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
19. Jake Simpkin - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
20. Justin Matamua - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
21. Alex Lobb - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
22. Brent Naden - sponsored by Wests Tigers Foundation
Coach: Benji Marshall - sponsored by Pepper Money
@avocadoontoast agree totally.
For a bonus point - can you tell me who was responsible for giving him a new contract?
3 halves again … Pole is not a starter .. Seyfarth 😂, 2 x wingers that were crap ! Could have made a couple of changes .Sharks x plenty . After the non effort last week by some they are rewarded . This is great coaching !
Did you guys not watch reserve grade ??How Seyfarth is still there boggles the mind.
@loganr21 I would put that performance down to the coach TBH who ever he is ! Decided to by pass Saturday night and go to Lidcombe on Sunday .
100% agree that the sharks will win this one and handsomely.3 halves again … Pole is not a starter .. Seyfarth 😂, 2 x wingers that were crap ! Could have made a couple of changes .Sharks x plenty . After the non effort last week by some they are rewarded . This is great coaching !
Lots of things have changed in the off season with the club, however I don’t see things moving forward at all. Regression is all I see for the tigers, even with the advent of Jerome arriving in ‘25.
My view is Benji has picked the best team he can with the cattle available, I would make 1 change and put TDS at 14....unless Sezer has a problem and cant play 80 not sure why Bud is there. I'm hanging for Latu to come in as I feel there could be a great dynamic between him and Galvin, 2 great defenders with untapped potential in attack. He needs to pick and stick as much as possible, give them a few weeks to click, the team were ok in patches against the raiders, problem is their bad patches were really bad.
Changes make sense to me. Sezer in for Sullivan is a no brainer, and Bud can cover more positions as a utility off the bench. Pole was probably our best fwd last week so deserves a start, even though I would prefer him as a bench prop. We just don't have the depth in middles to push the likes of Seyfarth down the pecking order.
These guys Seyfarth To’a Toupou Stains and the like all have regressed in 18 months. Infact there’s very few players that have improved, would you not say?Think it was the same guy who extended To’a. Disaster.@avocadoontoast agree totally.
For a bonus point - can you tell me who was responsible for giving him a new contract?
I just think that the wests tigers as an organisation has run its race, and there is no coming back. NRL have to intervene imho.
These guys Seyfarth To’a Toupou Stains and the like all have regressed in 18 months. Infact there’s very few players that have improved, would you not say?Think it was the same guy who extended To’a. Disaster.@avocadoontoast agree totally.
For a bonus point - can you tell me who was responsible for giving him a new contract?
I just think that the wests tigers as an organisation has run its race, and there is no coming back. NRL have to intervene imho.
Massive changes were made over the off season, they have to be given time to take effect.
In memory of Geoff Chisholm (1965-2022)
I don’t think Seyfarth and To’a have regressed, I think they were always poor. Tupou and Staines have definitely regressed though.These guys Seyfarth To’a Toupou Stains and the like all have regressed in 18 months. Infact there’s very few players that have improved, would you not say?Think it was the same guy who extended To’a. Disaster.@avocadoontoast agree totally.
For a bonus point - can you tell me who was responsible for giving him a new contract?
I just think that the wests tigers as an organisation has run its race, and there is no coming back. NRL have to intervene imho.
We’re not privy to a whole raft of factors so calling for wholesale sackings might be rather imprudent for mine.As far as I’m concerned it’s time to be measured rather than running a broom through the joint.Benji has demoted Sullivan and Seyfarth after all but still offers them a chance to atone,and it’s not as if there’s a stampede of candidates banging on the door from the State Cup effort.After watching the Canberra game again I believe there are positives to be gleaned and definitely built upon.Early days and too premature for panic,doom and disaster.I also felt that the 32-12 score line ultimately flattered the Raiders and the 13-7 deficit in penalties didn’t aid our cause.
