V saints the key matchups (players with a point to prove)

[SouthernTiger]

Im not a skando fan but apart froma few games he has been very good this year. It has been a pleasant surprise. As for Lincoln, nah mate he still does stupid things at st george in the very limited catch and pass role he plays. Lincoln Withers could develop into a very good hooker but a half back he wasnt

cheers

s. tiger

 

[tigger]

I have never said he was a half, he is a great hooker that can be used a limited utility however.

 

[SouthernTiger]

yeh but he had no intention of playing that role at the club and his passing from the ground is seriously questionable.

 

[SouthernTiger]

yeh but he had no intention of playing that role at the club and his passing from the ground is seriously questionable.

 

[tigger]

You might want to blame his expectations on the people at Wests who obviously lied to him about what position he was going to play......

 

[SaintTPP]

It should be a great game, the tigers are going great. Saints are close to a full team, they only have 3 internationals out in blacklock, bailey and timmins....should be a very entertaining game.

 

[tiger78]

Withers is so - so in any position. Just an average player that has a good tackling technique. If it weren't for a couple of big hits he has pulled off we wouldn't even be talking about him.

 

[gr8_1]

This is not a Balmain vs Western Suburbs thing. Skando is sh1t and should have been sent to the French League a long time ago. Lincoln is good and should have been retained.

And your a d1ckhead, do you see us suggesting you go over to the fagland ?

Lincoln Withers and John Skandalis play NRL. You know first grade ? Something you dont follow ? Why are you commenting on the Wests Tigers ? You dont even support them.

Crawl back under your rock you #$%^&* fossil.

 

[Vicious]

Anyone suggesting that John Skandalis isn`t THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER in the team bar none needs to give themselves an uppercut!Fair dinkum,Skando is the heart and soul of this team,week in.week,week out and has been since day one of the merger!I can assure anyone concerned that each and everyone of his team mates will back this statement!

 

[jirskyr]

Yeah Skando is a champ. Withers is an average player and we've gone past needing those kind.

 

[skandofan]

Skandofan you have just killed your credibility. There is no way that Skando played over Clinton in that game. That was one of John's poorer games this year, Clinton manhandled him


cheers

s. tiger

i'm not looking for credibility....

did u see the stats mate.... i'd rather have my prop run 150+ metres than " manhandle" as u say the other forward....

u have to understand skando beat him where it counts....

and i didnt say skando played great, he jus played a hell lot better than clinton

 

[skandofan]

This is not a Balmain vs Western Suburbs thing. Skando is sh1t and should have been sent to the French League a long time ago. Lincoln is good and should have been retained.

your a real f**kwit.... lincoln was OK but nothing compared to prince or kerr

skando played city origin and was an outsider for origin.. and u think he should playing in france....

. ...r u writing from the mental hospital across from leichardt???

 

[Sticks]

There are so many key match ups taking place on Sunday . I'm really looking forward to the clash. If 16,000 don't get to Jubilee it will be disappointing, the game is on 9 but the atmosphere will be first class. We have put together a string of poor performances at Jubilee since getting back there and hopefully we can reverse this worrying trend.

We have lost Timmo for the game, but we get Ryles and Gasnier back. It will be interesting to see if they get thru the game. Kite has to survive SoO, but then again Prince will be playing a full 80mins.

All in all it's set up for a huge clash. Pre-book your tickets and pick 'em up at the tent outside the 'Hill' gates at the south eastern corner of the ground. No point waiting in cues for half an hour, you breeze straight thru.

Good luck chaps.


Sticks

 

[yappy]

SouthernTiger wrote:
Skandofan you have just killed your credibility. There is no way that Skando played over Clinton in that game. That was one of John's poorer games this year, Clinton manhandled him


cheers

s. tiger


i'm not looking for credibility....

did u see the stats mate.... i'd rather have my prop run 150+ metres than " manhandle" as u say the other forward....

u have to understand skando beat him where it counts....

and i didnt say skando played great, he jus played a hell lot better than clinton

Mate give yourself a triple. Stats don't tell anything like the whole story. Clinton didn't make more yards than Skando because he didn't have to. He made a few damaging runs and they stung. The yards were provided by Lang, ably assisted by his cohort. Post the stats for Lang, Ross, Waterhouse and the rest of the Panthers pack. They'll show a lot of guys making a lot of yards compared to the Tigers where Skando was on his Pat Malone. Not saying the big Greek didn't go good, but there is no way on God's Green Earth that he outshone Clinton.

 

[skandofan]

SouthernTiger wrote:
Skandofan you have just killed your credibility. There is no way that Skando played over Clinton in that game. That was one of John's poorer games this year, Clinton manhandled him


cheers

s. tiger


i'm not looking for credibility....

did u see the stats mate.... i'd rather have my prop run 150+ metres than " manhandle" as u say the other forward....

u have to understand skando beat him where it counts....

and i didnt say skando played great, he jus played a hell lot better than clinton

The yards were provided by Lang, ably assisted by his cohort. Post the stats for Lang, Ross, Waterhouse and the rest of the Panthers pack. .They'll show a lot of guys making a lot of yards compared to the Tigers where Skando was on his Pat Malone.

TIGERS v PANTHERS RD. 8

..assuming u match Skandalis up with Clinton......

Ross 90m
Sattler 77m

Waterhouse 85m
Lanfranchi 81m

Galuvao 91m
Graham 85m

Clinton 95m
Gibbs 53m

Lima 60m
Swain 29m

....apart from Clinton over newcomer Gibbs... i cant see u having a much of an argument in looking at THESE stats..... Actually u can see that overall the Tigers probably made more metres overall..

so mate yeah Skandalis was on his own in terms of metres..... but its not like the rest of the tigers pack were overrun either.....

case closed...

 

[Suzie]

There are so many key match ups taking place on Sunday . I'm really looking forward to the clash. If 16,000 don't get to Jubilee it will be disappointing, the game is on 9 but the atmosphere will be first class. We have put together a string of poor performances at Jubilee since getting back there and hopefully we can reverse this worrying trend.

We have lost Timmo for the game, but we get Ryles and Gasnier back. It will be interesting to see if they get thru the game. Kite has to survive SoO, but then again Prince will be playing a full 80mins.

All in all it's set up for a huge clash. Pre-book your tickets and pick 'em up at the tent outside the 'Hill' gates at the south eastern corner of the ground. No point waiting in cues for half an hour, you breeze straight thru.

Good luck chaps.


Sticks

Thanks for the tip.

Good luck to you too - it'll be a great match!

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

This is not a Balmain vs Western Suburbs thing. Skando is sh1t and should have been sent to the French League a long time ago. Lincoln is good and should have been retained.

Who would we have cut to keep Withers as a Hooker?

Senter, Mears, Farah?

Goose.

Withers is a bench player at Saints and a good one and most of us already knew that he was a capable First Grader. But he was never going to be what Wests Tigers needed.

The Premier League is where your expertise is, stick to commenting on that. Your opinion on our NRL team is as valid as any AFL fan's opinion.

 

[Vicious]

Skando will as he always has done,outplay Ryles who in selectors eyes is a better player!If anyone is claiming they have seen Skando clash with any of the so called big name props and not come out on top or at worst even,your obviously mixing your schooners with something you shouldn`t be!!!Skando is the greatest,and he`ll prove it again this Sunday!
While on the topic,Bryce Gibbs is a young Skando clone and he too will have a big game clashing with the Saints young gun props Ashton Sims and Justin Poore!

 

[Mighty Tiger]

Anyone suggesting that John Skandalis isn`t THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER in the team bar none needs to give themselves an uppercut!Fair dinkum,Skando is the heart and soul of this team,week in.week,week out and has been since day one of the merger!I can assure anyone concerned that each and everyone of his team mates will back this statement!

He isn't our most valuable player Hodgson is!

I agree he is a champ and a good first grade player, he is part of the heart and soul of the Wests Tigers but so is O'Niel and Senter!

 

[Mighty Tiger]

Skando will as he always has done,outplay Ryles who in selectors eyes is a better player!If anyone is claiming they have seen Skando clash with any of the so called big name props and not come out on top or at worst even,your obviously mixing your schooners with something you shouldn`t be!!!Skando is the greatest,and he`ll prove it again this Sunday!

He isn't the greatest, and if he dosn't out play Ryles then something would be wrong especially considering how match fit one is compared to the other :roll:

While on the topic,Bryce Gibbs is a young Skando clone and he too will have a big game clashing with the Saints young gun props Ashton Sims and Justin Poore!

Gibbs isn't a Skano clone if anything he is more like a Shrek clone, he at least can run and has already shown in the lower grades that he does have the aggression to put some fear in the oposition something Skando dosn't do!!!