Season 2025

[Nutz]

For me:
Seyfarth, Pole and Matamua are must keeps.

Pole

 

[Perth Tiger]

Pole only

the rest depend on performance and what we can get in the market

 

[Vic Mackey]

Who do they keep, who do they not?

im still a fan of matamua, not sure the coaching staff are though

 

[Tigerm]

Our future under 22yo
Bula
Pole-22
Sa Fainu-20
Latu Fainu-19
Galvin-19
TDS-19
L Laulilli-18
K laulilli-19
Matamua-21
Miller-19

Probably missed someone.
But if we can keep them, the future (not all for next year) looks a lot better than the last decade.

 

[Nutz]

Our future under 22yo
Bula
Pole-22
Sa Fainu-20
Latu Fainu-19
Galvin-19
TDS-19
L Laulilli-18
K laulilli-19
Matamua-21
Miller-19

Probably missed someone.
But if we can keep them, the future (not all for next year) looks a lot better than the last decade.

Not enough players with the letter i in their names

 

[Nutz]

Practically every team has an enforcer, one that attracts multiple defenders. Some on this list are on their way out but the principal remains. Some teams have 2-3 of these type of players.
Warriors - Fonua-Blake
Storm - T. Kamikamica, N. Asofa-Solomona
Eels - R. Campbell-Gillard
Brocos - P. Haas
Cowboys - J. Taumalolo
Sharks - O. Kaufusi
Roosters - S. Leniu, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
Manly - T. Paseka
Panthers - J. Fisher-Harris
Dolphins - Pangai Jnr
Titans - D. Fifita
Raiders- J. Papali'i
Bunnies - K. Koloamatangi
WESTS TIGERS??????????

 

[Tigerm]

TIGERS
2024 squad: Adam Doueihi (2025), Aidan Sezer (2024), Alex Twal (2027), Alex Seyfarth (2025), Apisai Koroisau (2026), Brandon Tumeth (2024, PO 2025), Brent Naden (2025), Charlie Staines (2025), David Klemmer (2025, MO 2026), Fonua Pole (2025), Isaiah Papali’i (2024), Jahream Bula (2026, MO 2027), Jayden Sullivan (2027), John Bateman (2026), Jordan Miller (2026), Josh Feledy (2025), Junior Tupou (2024), Justin Matamua (2025), Justin Olam (2026), Lachlan Galvin (2026), Latu Fainu (2027), Samuela Fainu (2027), Sione Fainu (2024), Solomon Alaimalo (2024), Starford To’a (2026), Stefano Utoikamanu (2024, MO 2025), Tallyn Da Silva (2026)


Development players: Alex Lobb (2025), Chris Fa’agutu (2025), Kit Laulilii (2025), Solomone Saukuru (2025), Tony Sukkar (2025), Solomona Faataape (2024)

2024 gains: Latu Fainu (Sea Eagles), Samuela Fainu (Sea Eagles), Jayden Sullivan (Dragons), Aidan Sezer (Leeds Rhinos), Solomon Alaimalo (Super Rugby), Solomona Faataape (Brisbane Tigers), Justin Olam (Storm)

2024 losses: Luke Brooks (Sea Eagles), David Nofoaluma (released), Tommy Talau (Sea Eagles), Daine Laurie (Panthers), Aitasi James (Sea Eagles), Rua Ngatikaura (North Sydney Bears), Tuki Simpkins (Dolphins, train and trial), Brandon Wakeham (Blacktown Workers), Triston Reilly (released), Brandon Webster-Mansfield (released), Shawn Blore (Storm), Jake Simpkin (released), Asu Kepaoa (Panthers)

2025 gains: Sunia Turuva (Panthers), Jarome Luai (Panthers)

2025 losses: Isaiah Papali’i (Panthers), Junior Tupou (Dolphins),
Coach: Benji Marshall (2027)

Tigers slammed as star quits then cops ‘slap in the face’ from club boss after crushing $4m blow

Tigers slammed as star quits then cops ‘slap in the face’ from club boss after crushing $4m blow

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Tiger05]

1. Jahream Bula
2. Luke Laulilii
3. Justin Olam
4. Sunia Turuva
5. Charlie Staines

6. Latu Fainu
7. Jarome Luai

8. Alex Twal
9. Apisai Koroisau (c)
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Adam Doueihi
13. Justin Matamua

14. Tallyn Da Silva
15. Lachlan Galvin
16. Alex Seyfarth
17. Sione Fainu

I assume at the moment we'd put a team like that on the park.

I think the backs are fine. I think they are good enough to move us up the ladder.The only issues are Fainu, Galvin and Sullivan get one spot and are costing us a fair chunk of change. Doueihi and To'a might make the centres but I wouldn't rely on either of them.

Our forwards are puss especially having Doueihi on an edge but I don't see any other option. We need to make some good purchases in relation to edge backrowers and middle forwards.

 

[Pezz70]

1. Jahream Bula
2. Luke Laulilii
3. Justin Olam
4. Sunia Turuva
5. Charlie Staines

6. Latu Fainu
7. Jarome Luai

8. Alex Twal
9. Apisai Koroisau (c)
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Adam Doueihi
13. Justin Matamua

14. Tallyn Da Silva
15. Lachlan Galvin
16. Alex Seyfarth
17. Sione Fainu

I assume at the moment we'd put a team like that on the park.

I think the backs are fine. I think they are good enough to move us up the ladder.The only issues are Fainu, Galvin and Sullivan get one spot and are costing us a fair chunk of change. Doueihi and To'a might make the centres but I wouldn't rely on either of them.

Our forwards are puss especially having Doueihi on an edge but I don't see any other option. We need to make some good purchases in relation to edge backrowers and middle forwards.

Lualilii and Staines is a disaster. Luke might come good but they just don’t make the yards needed out of the red zone, and both are pretty ordinary under the high ball.

We haven’t had a decent foundation off the back three for years, it’s probably up there with our biggest dramas.

We’re a losing side all over the paddock atm, there’s not really one player who dominates his opponent from week to week. I see light but I’ve seen the same light dim pretty quickly on a few occasions in the past 15 years.
7 years since we won three in a row. 5 seasons since we got our wins into double figures, 13 seasons since we have won more than half our games in a season. The last three seasons we have won 4 games a season, and we still manage to blow the salary cap. Still a basket case.

 

[Tigerm]

1. Jahream Bula
2. Luke Laulilii
3. Justin Olam
4. Sunia Turuva
5. Charlie Staines

6. Latu Fainu
7. Jarome Luai

8. Alex Twal
9. Apisai Koroisau (c)
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Adam Doueihi
13. Justin Matamua

14. Tallyn Da Silva
15. Lachlan Galvin
16. Alex Seyfarth
17. Sione Fainu

I assume at the moment we'd put a team like that on the park.

I think the backs are fine. I think they are good enough to move us up the ladder.The only issues are Fainu, Galvin and Sullivan get one spot and are costing us a fair chunk of change. Doueihi and To'a might make the centres but I wouldn't rely on either of them.

Our forwards are puss especially having Doueihi on an edge but I don't see any other option. We need to make some good purchases in relation to edge backrowers and middle forwards.

We are letting players go atm, so I think the club has a plan to replace them (f**king hope so anyway), but if Doueihi is in our pack, I think we are in trouble.

 

[Tiger05]

Lualilii and Staines is a disaster. Luke might come good but they just don’t make the yards needed out of the red zone, and both are pretty ordinary under the high ball.

I like both of them. I'm happy to go with these two and Bula. Lualilii is a risk and he has shown a remarkable ability to make a mistake but he is also a kid and I think it's worth giving him a shot.

The only thing is Bula hasn't been performing great this year and someone mentioned a while back that Turuva may get the fullback spot. I can see Bula moving to the centres.

They aren't big and I can see your point.

We’re a losing side all over the paddock atm, there’s not really one player who dominates his opponent from week to week.

This is though why I'm okay with that backline. I think we have too many inconsistent players week in and week out and I think that backline has the chance to actually score some points.

 

[Tiger05]

We are letting players go atm, so I think the club has a plan to replace them (f**king hope so anyway), but if Doueihi is in our pack, I think we are in trouble.

It's the biggest weakness in our team. I don't know where else you play Doueihi. He has shown an ability to play awesome footy at times but his defense is often terrible especially his lateral movement and he goes missing. I think if you play him on an edge he might create something at times and he has more chance of not being a liability in defense but that is just clutching at straws.

To be honest I can't see it working but I can't see Doueihi working out anywhere. We desperately need an edge backrower.

I think we need to buy forwards but geez I don't want to see us purchase guys that don't deliver again.

 

[TheDefinitionOfMadness]

What we need more than anything else is a player who delivers what Meninga did for Canberra when he arrived.

Not just a great player who leads by example, but someone who demands accountability from everyone else and drives high standards in every aspect of the team.

Only then will the culture of the club change. Hopefully we have that in Luai.

Until that happens we'll just have lumps like Stefo, Woods, and Brooks etc, who just want to go to other clubs and leech off the hard work of others to get success, rather than staying, and being fully committed to improve themselves, the team, and the club.

 

[Tigerm]

It's the biggest weakness in our team. I don't know where else you play Doueihi. He has shown an ability to play awesome footy at times but his defense is often terrible especially his lateral movement and he goes missing. I think if you play him on an edge he might create something at times and he has more chance of not being a liability in defense but that is just clutching at straws.

To be honest I can't see it working but I can't see Doueihi working out anywhere. We desperately need an edge backrower.

I think we need to buy forwards but geez I don't want to see us purchase guys that don't deliver again.

They stopped negotiating with AFB at the beginning of the season, I think that was a huge error.
Not saying he would have come here, but at least we were talking to players that we need.