The Wests Tigers are the 2023 wooden spooners

[King-Gutho94]

But they get an extra month holiday each year. that adds up.

They've gained an extra year of holidays since their last finals appearance in 2011. 12 extra months holiday.

There will be Kids doing there HSC next year and will never been at School from Kindi to year 12 to witness the Tigers play in finals if they fail again next year

 

[Tiger5150]

There will be Kids doing there HSC next year and will never been at School from Kindi to year 12 to witness the Tigers play in finals if they fail again next year

LOL Cute....

Greg Inglis, Jaryd Hayne, Tim Mannah, Michael Jennings, Dave Taylor, hadnt even been born last time Parra won the comp. The Sydney Football Stadium didnt even exist back then and it has been built, knocked down and rebuilt since then.

 

[T.S Quint]

LOL Cute....

Greg Inglis, Jaryd Hayne, Tim Mannah, Michael Jennings, Dave Taylor, hadnt even been born last time Parra won the comp. The Sydney Football Stadium didnt even exist back then and it has been built, knocked down and rebuilt since then.

No internet existed back then. The only portable phone you could get looked like a suitcase and cost $10k. The Berlin Wall was still standing strong. The USA was on the same side as the Taliban. The Magpies and Tigers were different clubs.

The world has certainly changed.

What hasn't changed though is that it's f**king hard to win a GF.
Much easier to simply make the top 8. Unless you're the Tigers.

 

[ACTPanthers]

What hasn't changed though is that it's f**king hard to win a GF.

Meh, it's not THAT hard... #smuglife

 

[Tiger5150]

What hasn't changed though is that it's f**king hard to win a GF.

Hard for Parra apparently.....even the Tigers have managed it.

 

[T.S Quint]

Hard for Parra apparently.....even the Tigers have managed it.

Well, we have won 4. Been a while but.

We've been in 3 grand finals since that last win. Just couldn't get it done on the day (two of those we were pretty heavy outsiders).

Tigers played 1 and won 1. Just got it together on the day. It helped that hey played the Cowboys and not the 2009 Storm or 2022 Panthers.

 

[Tiger5150]

Well, we have won 4. Been a while but.

We've been in 3 grand finals since that last win. Just couldn't get it done on the day (two of those we were pretty heavy outsiders).

Tigers played 1 and won 1. Just got it together on the day. It helped that hey played the Cowboys and not the 2009 Storm or 2022 Panthers.

Lots of cope in that post.

 

[Bukowski]

Well, we have won 4. Been a while but.

We've been in 3 grand finals since that last win. Just couldn't get it done on the day (two of those we were pretty heavy outsiders).

Tigers played 1 and won 1. Just got it together on the day. It helped that hey played the Cowboys and not the 2009 Storm or 2022 Panthers.

You're mob couldn't get past the cowboys in 05. They must have been ok

 

[westerntiger]

There will be Kids doing there HSC next year and will never been at School from Kindi to year 12 to witness the Tigers play in finals if they fail again next year

you would need to be at least 16-17 years old now to even remember our last finals appearance.

we were in front of the warriors and going well until Wati Holmwood took his gear off and ran on the field. after that benji and the boys couldn't concentrate and they run right over us

 

[Nealo 12]

you would need to be at least 16-17 years old now to even remember our last finals appearance.

we were in front of the warriors and going well until Wati Holmwood took his gear off and ran on the field. after that benji and the boys couldn't concentrate and they run right over us

Yeah that idiot decision is like getting a full face tattoo, that bloke will never live that down

 

[T.S Quint]

Lots of cope in that post.

I am a Parramatta supporter.
I am well versed in cope.

 

[T.S Quint]

You're mob couldn't get past the cowboys in 05. They must have been ok

You're right, they were ok.
Actually better than ok. They were very good.
We were a better team, but completely choked on the day. Shit happens (a lot for the Eels unfortunately).

 

[King-Gutho94]

you would need to be at least 16-17 years old now to even remember our last finals appearance.

we were in front of the warriors and going well until Wati Holmwood took his gear off and ran on the field. after that benji and the boys couldn't concentrate and they run right over us

Here is a highlights package.

I am sure the bunker would have found a reason today to disallow the Inu try if it was in 2023.

 

[soc123_au]

Meh, it's not THAT hard... #smuglife

Pretty much, there are kids in daycare using the toilet independently, that have only been alive while PENRITH are premiers.

 

[T.S Quint]

Here is a highlights package.

I am sure the bunker would have found a reason today to disallow the Inu try if it was in 2023.

I remember watching that game with a bunch of mates who are all Tigers supporters.
The blowup about that Inu try was insane. The whole pub was about to riot, I reckon.

Also, how soft were all of those tries! The Mateo one was brilliant ball playing from Johnson, but all the rest were just diving over either from dummy-half or one pass off the ruck close to the line.

 

[King-Gutho94]

I remember watching that game with a bunch of mates who are all Tigers supporters.
The blowup about that Inu try was insane. The whole pub was about to riot, I reckon.

Also, how soft were all of those tries! The Mateo one was brilliant ball playing from Johnson, but all the rest were just diving over either from dummy-half or one pass off the ruck close to the line.

Looking at it there in fast motion it looks doubtful tbh.

Bunker in 2023 could well have come up with a different decision then Video Ref 2011.

Soft tries for a final definitely.

 

[Munky]

Well, we have won 4. Been a while but.

We've been in 3 grand finals since that last win. Just couldn't get it done on the day (two of those we were pretty heavy outsiders).

Tigers played 1 and won 1. Just got it together on the day. It helped that hey played the Cowboys and not the 2009 Storm or 2022 Panthers.

Parra lost 29 nil to that Cowboys side though.

 

[T.S Quint]

Parra lost 29 nil to that Cowboys side though.

Yeah. I didn't forget to mention that we choked.
We beat them 52-12 earlier in the season. Probably should have won the Final as well. Nope, did a Parrachoke.

I'm was just saying that the Cowboys were not exactly a great team, such as the ones the Eels have had to face in their recent grand finals. They finished 5th (14 wins, 10 losses) and had a points differential of only +76. The Tigers were lucky they got to face them instead a better team.

 

[This Year?]

Tigers rolled through a pretty good Broncos team and beat the team 2nd on for and against to get to the Grand Final while the teams above them on the ladder couldn't get it done.
Crazy finals series when you think about it.

 

[King hit]

you would need to be at least 16-17 years old now to even remember our last finals appearance.

we were in front of the warriors and going well until Wati Holmwood took his gear off and ran on the field. after that benji and the boys couldn't concentrate and they run right over us

The day the Tigers last won a final was the day of my league loving grandfathers funeral. 21-12 against the dragons with Benji running the show