‘Devastating’ 2025 blow spoils NRL bloodbath
The Eels should have been celebrating dodging the wooden spoon but a brutal blow may have already wreaked havoc on their 2024 season.
The Eels should have been celebrating dodging the wooden spoon but a brutal blow may have already wreaked havoc on their 2024 season.
Wests Tigers CEO Shane Richardson insists there are plenty of reasons for optimism at the club suggesting there are parallels with Penrith’s jump from 2002 also-rans to 2003 premiers.
Finishing 16th isn’t much to crow about, but it’s plenty of incentive for the Wests Tigers who are hoping to hand the wooden spoon over to the Eels.
The Tigers have stepped up its pursuit of Jack Bird, inviting the St George Illawarra star to tour the club’s centre of excellence on Tuesday on the same day the club’s recruitment drive landed a Cronulla forward Royce Hunt.
Just four weeks into the NRL season, the reigning wooden spooners have shown they’re not the same team in 2024.
Lachlan Galvin owned every Parramatta jersey since the day he was born. This Monday, the Wests Tigers’ newest star will have an emotional reunion with the club that rejected his love.
Like most fans, MATTY JOHNS flocks to Leichhardt Oval fuelled by a feeling of nostalgia, but the reality induces a panic attack with fears of traffic chaos, missing the footy and adult diapers.
He’s been axed from the starting side and is nervously looking over his shoulder for the arrival of soon-to-be Tiger Jarome Luai, but Jayden Sullivan insists coach Benji remains his No.1 supporter.
While a lack of funding has left Leichhardt Oval on life support, a $100 million master plan has emerged that could potentially save the Eighth Wonder Of The World.
Wests Tigers players have come to the defence of keeping Leichhardt Oval as their home, following threats of a walkout due to anti-social fan behaviour and the crumbling state of the ground.
The Wests Tigers have begged for an upgrade to their beloved stadium, but comments from Chris Minns paint a bleak picture.
The NRL has the financial capital and emotional support to make a landscape-altering purchase of Leichhardt oval, and ARL boss Peter V’landys is willing to explore it, PAUL KENT writes.
The nostalgic sight on the field during the Wests Tigers’ stunning win over the Sharks has been sullied by scenes off the field.
The NRL has gone into meltdown over the future of the “eighth wonder of the world”, but one photo has delivered a brutal truth.
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