Swampdonkey
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Last week i posted that i thought it was inconceivable that the Tigers could beat the Panthers. I was most certainly proved wrong....
The performance against the Panthers has changed the way i look at the Tigers chances this year and surely they must be treated with a bit more respect than most people including myself were giving them credit for in the lead up to last weeks game.
Against a Panther outfit with one player out, with our team missing 7 players (2nd largest injury toll in the NRL), we were on par with them at their home ground in front of a sell out crowd.
There is alot to like about this Tigers outfit, unlike years gone by they have beaten all but one of the lesser teams that most of their supporters expect them to beat, with wins over Cronulla, NQ and Manly. The only down side was a close loss to Souths, but you could argue that Souths weren't travelling too poorly at that stage and had a bit of luck as well.
They have had a huge amount of bad luck with refereeing decisions, desicions that have potentially cost us wins against Brisbane, Souths and the Panthers.
They are showing that they are just as tough away from home as they are at home, with this performance against the Panthers as well as winning in NQ for the first time ever.
They have done all this with one of the worst injury lists in the competition.....
So i am gonna fly down to Sydney this weekend and watch the boys give the Roosters (Who i believe are the form team of the premiership) a run for their money. Whilst i think they will struggle to beat the Roosters, i think they will give it a good shake and even if they manage to just fall short again, then i am still going to be as ecstatic as i was after Friday nights game because they look like a team that is going to win alot more games this year.
If they keep improving the way they are and with injured players coming back, people won't be just saying that the Tigers might make the 8, people will start expecting them to do so......
The performance against the Panthers has changed the way i look at the Tigers chances this year and surely they must be treated with a bit more respect than most people including myself were giving them credit for in the lead up to last weeks game.
Against a Panther outfit with one player out, with our team missing 7 players (2nd largest injury toll in the NRL), we were on par with them at their home ground in front of a sell out crowd.
There is alot to like about this Tigers outfit, unlike years gone by they have beaten all but one of the lesser teams that most of their supporters expect them to beat, with wins over Cronulla, NQ and Manly. The only down side was a close loss to Souths, but you could argue that Souths weren't travelling too poorly at that stage and had a bit of luck as well.
They have had a huge amount of bad luck with refereeing decisions, desicions that have potentially cost us wins against Brisbane, Souths and the Panthers.
They are showing that they are just as tough away from home as they are at home, with this performance against the Panthers as well as winning in NQ for the first time ever.
They have done all this with one of the worst injury lists in the competition.....
So i am gonna fly down to Sydney this weekend and watch the boys give the Roosters (Who i believe are the form team of the premiership) a run for their money. Whilst i think they will struggle to beat the Roosters, i think they will give it a good shake and even if they manage to just fall short again, then i am still going to be as ecstatic as i was after Friday nights game because they look like a team that is going to win alot more games this year.
If they keep improving the way they are and with injured players coming back, people won't be just saying that the Tigers might make the 8, people will start expecting them to do so......
