Saturday night's performance wasn't just the worst performance of 2014 for Wests Tigers. It was perhaps our worst performance ever?? Further more, i don't remember seeing much worse in any game of NRL......EVER! It Seemed that every possible mistake in the book was made. In some cases it would've been easier not to make the mistake, yet somehow we made it.
Now it's probably fair to suggest that the harder we tried, the worse things got. Once we were in over our heads, there was no easy way out. it certainly didn't help that once more we were left with a spare parts team that saw Cory Paterson play on the wing. It's also fair to suggest the Cowboys played very well and more than likely would've still won that game no matter who we had on the field.
However none of that really matter from a Wests Tigers point of view. We still had a decent side out there and the overall performance was abysmal! Defensively we failed to do many of the little things right. That resulted in tries being conceded with the ultimate ease. In some respects it almost looked as if the Tigers just weren't interested in tackling. Whilst i refuse to accuse the side of lacking effort, at times you could be forgiven for wondering what if??
Defensively the application just wasn't there. We were too slow in our line speed, communication appeared an issue (not surprisingly given the makeshift team) and our forwards failed to even go near matching the Cowboys. Now to be fair once the early onslaught occurred and the Tigers found themselves tackling on a regular basis. Grappling back control of the game was never going to happen. To the Cowboys credit they kept their intensity up for the majority of the game.
Our attack fared little better. Thanks to Aaron Woods for temporarily restoring respect with his try, outside of that though, things were a complete shambles. I lost count at the amount errors we made in attack that resembled an under 6's match. This was real poor stuff and there are NO excuses for it. Sure we've had a tough season at times, but so have the Sharks and look at the performance of their men yesterday. The Tigers could learn a thing or two from the gummys.
All this being said, there's now no point on looking back. It's best that we condemn this one to a long lost galaxy and just forget about it. Saturday's home game versus the Roosters looms as even more concerning based on our Townsville debacle. For that very reason though i think it's crucial the fans get out and support the team. There's no doubt Wests Tigers have been put through the ringer in 2014 and the cracks have well and truly shown.
We've heard the players say time and time again about how crucial our support is. More than ever right now, they need us! The club is struggling. The team is struggling. The boys are trying their best but right now they're swimming against the tide and drowning. Wests Tigers need our support more than ever. If you can get out to Saturday nights game, please do it. If this club means as much to you as i think it does, then you'll want to be there for the team. Even if we cop another belting, being there for the team is all that matters now.
We're in this together.
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