Your club’s pre-season casualty ward
JOSH Dugan is out until February and James Tedesco is on modified duties — with the pre-season underway we take a look at your club’s injury ward.
Tigers
Friend to decide Farah’s Roosters future
THE prospect of Robbie Farah joining the Roosters is entirely up to current Tricolours hooker and skipper Jake Friend writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
The Tigers’ $1.7 million problem
WESTS Tigers face the prospect of paying star hooker Robbie Farah a staggering $1.7 million over the next two seasons — to play at another NRL club.
Has Farah already decided his future?
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Clearly Robbie Farah knows where his future in the NRL lies because why else could the unwanted Tigers hooker appear so happy?
Roosters make a move to lure Farah
UPDATE: ROBBIE Farah looks set to play for the Sydney Roosters in 2016 after requesting an immediate release from the Wests Tigers.
A boy named Sue can be Tigers new Taupau: Woods
THEY might have lost Martin Taupau but Tigers prop Aaron Woods says the club has a ready made replacement in young gun Sauaso Sue.
Farah will stay with Tigers: Taylor
JASON Taylor says that Robbie Farah will remain at the Tigers in 2016 and is still a chance of being the club’s first choice hooker.
Woods says Tigers can overcome drama
NEW South Wales Origin prop Aaron Woods says the Tigers can overcome the feud between Robbie Farah and Jason Taylor and make the finals in 2016.
Power rankings: How good is your club’s halfback?
WHERE does your club’s halfback rank alongside the rest of the No. 7s? Find out in the latest instalment of our NRL power rankings — and have your say!
NRL pre-season: Who’s playing where, when
NRL pre-season trials: Check out when and where you club is playing ahead of the 2016 season.
League’s pay TV revolution
LEAGUE fans to get a 6PM Friday night game under a proposed NRL broadcast deal that would also see Super Saturday return to Fox Sports.
NRL Power Rankings: Five-eighths
WHO is the leading five-eighth in the NRL? Find out in the latest instalment of our NRL power rankings and have your say.
Monday Buzz: How to fix NRL transfer madness
THE most crucial job for the NRL’s next boss is to fix the farcical player transfer market. Here, PHIL ROTHFIELD shows how to solve the problem.
Ballin signs two-year deal with Tigers
MANLY hooker Matt Ballin has been released from his contract after 217 games and 11 years at the Sea Eagles to join the Tigers on a two-year deal.
Farah still frozen out by Taylor
THE messy Robbie Farah has rolled into the 2016 preseason after Tigers coach Jason Taylor refused to give any assurance the hooker would start next year.
Woods says Farah will always help lead
ROBBIE Farah may not have the Wests Tigers captaincy but Aaron Woods insists he’ll still head to the veteran hooker for guidance if he needs it.
Damning report ‘off the mark’, says Taylor
WESTS coach Jason Taylor has fired back at an independent report questioning poor welfare toward his players and blamed the previous management.
Farah’s grip loosens in power struggle
JASON Taylor has again encouraged Robbie Farah to find a new home after confirming that the Tigers are deep in negotiations with Manly hooker Matt Ballin.
Farah quits captaincy as report blasts Tigers
ROBBIE Farah has quit as Tigers captain ahead of a damning report into the state of player welfare at the club, putting further pressure on coach Jason Taylor.
Sea Eagles, Tigers red-faced in Taupau farce
THE Sea Eagles were forced to announce Marty Taupau’s four-year deal after an email stuff-up revealed he had been released by the Tigers to join Manly.
Email stuff-up reveals Taupau off to Manly
THE NRL world is in chaos after a contract between Wests Tigers forward Martin Taupau and Manly was made public in an email mix-up.
NRL Power Rankings: Wingers
IN the next instalment of our power rankings, we take a look at every club’s wing pairing and rate them from 1 to 16.
Sheepish Lodge snapped at NY hotel
SACKED NRL player Matthew Lodge has spoken for the first time since being arrested in New York on Friday night. He was released from jail after his father rushed to the US and posted $69k bail.
Sacked Lodge facing four years in NYC jail
THE mother of former Tigers player Matthew Lodge has described her son as ‘a good person deep down’ after an NYPD officer confirmed he faces up to four years in jail.
New staff onboard at Tigers
ROBBIE Farah’s future may still be uncertain, but the Wests Tigers have finally cemented their new coaching staff for 2016.
Woods backs Shillington over headbutt
AARON Woods says he’s glad that David Shillington has avoided suspension for headbutting in the dying moments of the Tigers win over the Raiders.
Expert tips for NRL round 23
HAVING trouble with your NRL tips? Here’s what our experts are saying about round 23.
Woods dared Shillo to headbutt him
AARON Woods has revealed how he dared David Shillington to headbutt him “properly” before the Raiders prop lost his rag and was sent off.
Reaction to ‘brain snap’ headbutt
DAVID Shillington became the first NRL player to be sent off in two years when he ‘lost it’ with a headbutt on Aaron Woods.
Canberra cold could put freeze on Tigers
THE Wests Tigers are oozing optimism, but coach Jason Taylor is wary of just how quickly Canberra’s cold can put a freeze on it.
Expert tips for NRL Round 22
HAVING trouble with your NRL tips? Here’s what our experts are saying about what looms as a difficult round 22.
West Tigers sign unknown trio
THE West Tigers have signed Australian Sevens star Jesse Parahi and Manly duo Michael Chee Kam, Jack Littlejohn for 2016.
Tedesco expects icy reception from Raiders
NEXT Monday, James Tedesco heads to Canberra where he expects to receive a frosty reception from the fans he ditched at the eleventh hour last year.
True fans raise funds for Tuiaki
SIX years after his ankle shattered, Taniela Tuiaki is finally getting his fundraiser. But not by Wests Tigers. Nor the NRL.
Teddy tears apart Storm in stunning upset
JAMES Tedesco is the new King of Tiger Town after the gun No. 1 helped the Tigers orchestrate one of the NRL upsets of the season against the Storm.
Robbie’s return a double boost for Tigers
THEY have lost Marty Taupau but the Wests Tigers will gain so much more on Friday night with the return of their skipper Robbie Farah.
Why did Toovey get the Potter treatment?
LAST weekend marked the anniversary of Wests Tigers setting up Mick Potter’s sacking. Interesting that this week Manly sacked Geoff Toovey in the same way.
Tigers can mix it with NRL’s best: Taylor
WESTS Tigers coach Jason Taylor says that the Tigers aren’t far away from the best teams in the NRL despite sitting in last place on the NRL ladder.
Taupau apologised to Maloney for swinging arm
MARTY Taupau has revealed he made a beeline for the Roosters’ sheds night to apologise to James Maloney for his swinging arm.
Taupau should have been sent
SURELY the match review committee will come down hard on Martin Taupau for his cowardly swinging arm on James Maloney.
Taupau binned as ‘cheap shot’ ignites fury
MARTIN Taupau was sin binned for a high tackle labelled a “cheap shot” by commentator Peter Sterling, causing emotions to boil over in the Roosters win.
NRL star’s biting brain snap
THE West Tiger’s 25-point loss to the Roosters wasn’t the most embarrassing moment of their NRL match, as one player bit off more than he could chew.
Galloway to depart Tigers
THE Tigers have released Keith Galloway from the final year of his contract with the front rower to join English club Leeds Rhinos.
My team sucks: Life is meaningless
NO MATTER what code you follow, this angry fan rant will strike a chord with you if you follow one of those teams that are hopeless.
Expert tips for NRL Round 20
HAVING trouble with your NRL tips? Here’s what the experts are saying about round 20.
Simona up for Roosters challenge
TIM Simona and a score of his Tigers teammates have had terrible luck against the Roosters but the flying centre says they’re ready to turn things around.
Maestro Milf edges Broncos towards record
WAYNE Bennett’s class of 2015 moved a step closer to becoming the most successful outfit in Broncos history after an Anthony Milford masterclass against the Tigers.
Broncos v Tigers: 5 things we learned
THE Broncos rattled up eight tries against the Wests Tigers but what did we really learn from the 42-16 win?
Hunt’s superhuman try assist
SUPERHERO Sunday at Suncorp lived up to its name as Brisbane playmaker Ben Hunt set up this impressive try from absolutely nothing. VIDEO
Tiger Tapau the threat, says Benny
SHREWD Broncos coach Wayne Bennett has nominated Kiwi back-rower Martin Tapau as the Wests Tigers major threat at Suncorp Stadium today.
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