Wests Tigers team vs Penny Panthers Round 18

@earlwood-tiger  Not enough 😂

Posted by: @mac_tiger

No Stefano - anyone know why? Not sure why Pole wouldn't start and have Matamua off the bench.  

It says Stefano has calf strain 

Posted by: @frullens

Posted by: @mac_tiger

No Stefano - anyone know why? Not sure why Pole wouldn't start and have Matamua off the bench.  

It says Stefano has calf strain 

I heard it was a wrist injury 

I'm very open minded with the selected spine combo. Essentially playing 1 halfback (jacko) and 2 5/8th (Brooks and AD) - if we are to progress uo the ladder we need to play differently and this structure allows us to play contemporary footy.

Dropping Garner to bench but keeping Kelma is a huge surprise.

Dropping junior and replacing with Roberts also a surprise. 

I'm excited to see how we go with this structure and like to see it retained for a couple of weeks to build a combo

Posted by: @campo

Posted by: @frullens

Posted by: @mac_tiger

No Stefano - anyone know why? Not sure why Pole wouldn't start and have Matamua off the bench.  

It says Stefano has calf strain 

I heard it was a wrist injury 

Apologies! Yes wrist injury 

Posted by: @tiger5150

Positives

Jake Simpkin in place of Liddle

Ken back

 

Negatives

Halves roundabout

Hastings in teh middle

Moving out best player out of position (Joffa)

Toa in Tupou out

Matamua starting Garner off teh bench

Sick of Tuilagi stinking it up but we are short on forwards

Smacks of Sheenious doesn’t it. 

Well! We wanted change I guess, just not the one people wanted.

Come on Noddy grow a pair.

Looks like a sheens selection...smells like a sheens select...probably is a sheens selection

@mike Yep selecting players that do not deserve to be ,sound familiar.. the past has arrived get use to it .

some of the supporters got there wish, Douhie at 6 

Posted by: @jedi-tiger

some of the supporters got there wish, Douhie at 6 

No they didn’t with Brooks at 7. We know that combination doesn’t work. Moved our best half to accommodate our worst half. Typical Wests Tigers. The club is as dumb as. 

Posted by: @mike

Brooks at 7. We know that combination doesn’t work.

I'm desperately 🙏 they are showcasing Brooks (Luke if you could play well that would help) hoping some team will panic buy him off our salary cap.

Considering Wins are now completely irrelevant there is no reason if Hastings is not at 7 that Maddon should not be playing there to identity/develop him.

@anygivensunday Madden is not nrl standard and is unsigned by any nrl club for 2023

@jedi-tiger not 100% sure he’s not…. But I know he has more upside than Lucky Luke 

@jedi-tiger and thank god for that … halves partner needs some work though