Season 2025

[Nutz]

I think depth has been the biggest problem we’ve had for the past decade or more.
I look at the dogs last year, there reserve grade side was on par with our FG side, in the game we played them.
We certainly need to develop players, no problems. But we need quality in reserve grade as well.
IMO, at least 2 or 3 backs and the same for the forwards.

Oh yeh, I agree. I said something similar yesterday.
I was just having a joke about these players who are sitting on the rim of the teacup. It's hard to say which way they will go.
I saw him in the training pics.
Talking of which, where did you put the first lot of training pics Tm. Can they be updated or did you just put the link in there.

 

[Tigerm]

Oh yeh, I agree. I said something similar yesterday.
I was just having a joke about these players who are sitting on the rim of the teacup. It's hard to say which way they will go.
I saw him in the training pics.
Talking of which, where did you put the first lot of training pics Tm. Can they be updated or did you just put the link in there.

I think I’ve put them on the season 25 thread.
It started from Nov 1 then about every 7 days?
I just posted Wk 4, so there should be 4 that I posted?

 

[Nutz]

I think I’ve put them on the season 25 thread.
It started from Nov 1 then about every 7 days?
I just posted Wk 4, so there should be 4 that I posted?

Cheers big ears.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Maybe a preseason thread would be appropriate which could have all the training pics and any thing related right up to the trials.

 

[Tigerm]

It all starts now

The 2025 pre-season has begun, with 22 Wests Tigers players arriving at the Zurich Centre for the first day of training.

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Wk1

 

[Tigerm]

Gallery: Day 1 NRL Pre-season

Check out all the photos from Day 1 of NRL Pre-season.

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Hodgo showing off his English suntan hahaha
Good to see they are putting names to players.

WK1

 

[Tigerm]

Gallery: Pre-season Week 2

Week 2 of NRL pre-season continues.

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Wk2

 

[Tigerm]

Gallery: Pre-season Week 3

Week 3 of pre-season gets underway, with some new faces joining the squad.

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Wk3

 

[Tigerm]

Gallery: Pre-season Week 4

Pre-season starts to heat up as we move into Week 4.

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Good to see Sione training.

Wk4

 

[Tigerm]

I think it looks weird.

 

[Tigerm]

Interesting.

 

[Tiger05]

Interesting.

I think you'd play him on the right edge but I assume they are looking to play Seyfarth there. Personally I think Seyfarth is better in the middle but maybe he'll do the job.

 

[Tigerm]

They must have the memo.

 

[Nutz]

I think you'd play him on the right edge but I assume they are looking to play Seyfarth there. Personally I think Seyfarth is better in the middle but maybe he'll do the job.

If you look closely to where players are positioned, they often move around, especially when defending. Bird will play that typical Isaiah Yeo role in attack where he links with player deep behind the decoy runners (block plays) however because of obstructions being more prevalent these days the decoys don't run deep which means the shifts are quicker and player who start these plays are getting quicker.
An example of this is someone like Graham did this at the Dogs and now Yeo, a more agile running player with good hands, does a lot of the linking moves.
Bird may even transition out into the centres in defense. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

 

[Black Panther]

Comparing Bird to Yeo, you are off your head. Even if you say Yeo role, not even close.

 

[Black Panther]

Richo claims to have the best spine in the NRL also.. Potentially good spine, but best is just a gee up.

 

[Tiger05]

Comparing Bird to Yeo, you are off your head. Even if you say Yeo role, not even close.

Do you think Bird is going to be heaps better ?

 

[Tiger05]

Richo claims to have the best spine in the NRL also.. Potentially good spine, but best is just a gee up.

This was a stupid comment but no one is perfect. I am most of the time but not all the time.

 

[Tigerm]

Richo claims to have the best spine in the NRL also.. Potentially good spine, but best is just a gee up.

Yeah, I don’t think we have as yet, our 1 & 6 have huge potential.
Interesting, who do you think has the best?
Your mob did, but is your new 6 and your 9 going to give you the mantle again?

 

[Tiger05]

Yeah, I don’t think we have as yet, our 1 & 6 have huge potential.
Interesting, who do you think has the best?
Your mob did, but is your new 6 and your 9 going to give you the mantle again?

The thing is with our spine it's completely untested. Richo should have stated potentially we have a very good spine.

I wonder who has the best spine now - probably Melbourne. Paps, Munster, Grant & Hughes.