Despite a humiliating 51-6 loss to Parramatta yesterday, Wests Tigers head coach Michael Maguire has named an unchanged team for the round seven game against the Gold Coast Titans. The game – a “home game’’ for the wests Tigers – will be played in Scully Park, Tamworth on Saturday, with a 5.30pm kick off scheduled…. Read more »
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Tenacious Wests Tigers set for Eels test
Their new found resilience will be under scrutiny once again when the Wests Tigers run out to Bankwest Stadium to take on Parramatta in round six on Easter Monday. Head coach Michael Maguire has just named the same 17 players who featured in last Thursday’s heart stopping win over the Broncos in Brisbane. The 22-16… Read more »

Maguire juggles the forwards but no word on the kicking
After two losses on the trot, Wests Tigers head coach Michael Maguire has made some changes in the forwards for the round 5 clash with the Broncos in Brisbane this Thursday night. The most notable is lock forward Elijah Taylor, a regular in Wests Tigers starting lineups for two seasons, who has been dropped to… Read more »

Get on the bus: Wests Tigers on the road to Penrith this Friday
Campbelltown Stadium packed to the rafters last Sunday. The headlines may say Benji out, Josh Reynolds in, but the real story is how some Wests Tigers crave revenge against Penrith coach Ivan Cleary this Friday night in round four of the NRL. New coach Michael Maguire won’t countenance such an emotional focus from any of… Read more »
Hint of the Melbourne system as Wests Tigers eye three wins on the trot
After their emphatic 34-6 victory over the Warriors on Sunday night, a few people were scratching their heads about the Wests Tigers – on both sides of the spectrum. Some die hard fans celebrated like it was 2005 – forgetting that premierships have never been won after two rounds of rugby league. At the other… Read more »

Coach will be hoping these old stagers can keep going for a long, long time
Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah were in tremendous form against Manly on the weekend. They were brilliant last week, but the question is: how long can old stagers like Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah keep it up this season. As far as new coach Michael Maguire is concerned the two ageless warriors can step up… Read more »

New captain: Moses to lead the way for Wests Tigers
He’s only been at the club for half a season but now Moses Mbye has been made Wests Tigers captain for the 2019 NRL season. Mbye, 25, joined the club midway through the 2018 season and was one of the few positives of another disappointing season without finals footy. Having played 103 first grade games… Read more »

Luke Brooks ready to go up a level, says new Wests Tigers mentor
Wests Tigers head coach Michael Maguire says Luke Brooks is ready to take his game up to the next level. The new club mentor was speaking after the 2018 Dally M halfback of the year signed a new four year deal that will keep him at Wests Tigers until the end of 2023. “Luke is… Read more »

Two more years: Wests Tigers to play three NRL matches at Campbelltown
Wests Tigers have confirmed the club’s commitment to its suburban grounds for at least the coming two seasons. The club will play three games at both Campbelltown Sports Stadium and Leichhardt Oval in 2019, and at least three at both venues in 2020. The new agreements with Campbelltown City Council and Inner West Council ensure… Read more »

It’s official: Benji and Robbie show will go around for one more season
Robbie Farah and Benji Marshall have both signed contract extensions with the club and will wear the black and gold in the 2019 NRL season. The first two players inducted as life members of the club, Farah and Marshall both made their NRL debuts for Wests Tigers in 2003 before starring in the club’s maiden… Read more »

Cleary names his side for one last time in 2018
Wests Tigers head coach Ivan Cleary has just named his 21-man squad for the final time in 2018. Cleary’s men will take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium this Thursday night knowing their season is over after wins by the Broncos and Warriors last weekend. And while the players will be able to have a… Read more »

Wests Tigers host Manly at Campbelltown in do-or-die clash
Wests Tigers head coach Ivan Cleary has named his 21 player squad to take on the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Campbelltown Sports Stadium this Thursday, August 23. Cleary has made a handful of changes to the side that was defeated 20-10 by the St George Illawarra Dragons last weekend. Elijah Taylor will miss this… Read more »