Wests Tigers 2008
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The Wests Tigers are currently in their 9th season in the NRL. Major signings for the 2008 season are former Dragons halfback Mathew Head, backrower Corey Payne, and back Nick Youngquest.
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[edit] Season Summary
The Tigers had a successful opening to the season with a round 1 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons, 24–16 and a torrid round 2 win over the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville, 30–10.
Benji Marshall was injured in the third minute of round 1 with a knee ligament tear, sidelining him for eight to ten weeks.[1]
Three losses in a row and injuries to hooker, Robbie Farah, kept the Tigers in the bottom half of the ladder until a round 6 win against the South Sydney Rabbitohs at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 20 April. Mathew Head returned to the NRL in round 5 after a year in the UK and recuperating from injury.
Robbie Farah and Benji Marshall both returned to the team in the round 10 win against the Newcastle Knights. In a match that saw twelve tries scored between the two teams, Marshall scored two tries and kicked a 40/20. Mathew Head and Scott Dureau (Knights) also kicked 40/20s.
[edit] 2008 Season Results
| 2008 Season Results | |||||||
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| Round | Opponent | Result | Date | Venue | Crowd | Referee | Position/16 |
| 1 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Win[1] | 16 March 2008 | Sydney Football Stadium (H) | 18,211 | Sean Hampstead | 6th |
| 24 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Fulton, Lawrence, Farah, Moltzen; Goals: Hodgson 4/4) 16 - Dragons (Tries: Gasnier, Soward, Reynoldson; Goals: Gasnier 0/1, Soward 2/2) |
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| 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win[2] | 22 March 2008 | Dairy Farmers Stadium (A) | 20,655 | Tony De Las Heras | 2nd |
| 30 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Farah, Harrison, Lawrence, Moltzen, Fulton; Goals: Hodgson 3/3 Lawrence 2/5) 10 - Cowboys (Tries: Graham, Harris; Goals: Thurston 1/2) |
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| 3 | Bulldogs | Loss[3] | 30 March 2008 | ANZ Stadium (A) | 21,546 | Jared Maxwell | 6th |
| 32 - Bulldogs (Tries: Patten 2, El Masri, S Williams, Nanai, Ryan; Goals: El Masri 4/6) 12 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan, Halatau; Goals: Hodgson 2/2) |
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| 4 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 7 April 2008 | Campbelltown Stadium (H) | 11,898 | Jason Robinson | 11th |
| 30 - Penrith Panthers (Tries: Priddis, Jennings, Blair, Gordon, Tighe; Goals: Sammut 5/6 ) 8 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Ryan; Goals: Hodgson 2/2 ) |
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| 5 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 13 April 2008 | Canberra Stadium (A) | 12,240 | Sean Hampstead | 10th |
| 30 - Canberra Raiders (Tries:Purtell 3, Tilse, Tongue, Carney; Goals: Carney 3/6) 24 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Harrison 2, Tuiaki, Collis; Goals: Hodgson 4/4) |
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| 6 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win[4] | 20 April 2008 | SCG (H) | 19,122 | Ben Cummins | 8th |
| 30 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Heighington, Collis, Te'o, Lawrence, Flanagan; Goals: Hodgson 5/5) 10 - South Sydney Rabbitohs (Tries: Champion, Rogers; Goals: Merritt 1/2) |
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| 7 | Cronulla Sharks | Win[5] | 27 April 2008 | Toyota Stadium (A) | 17,241 | Shayne Hayne | 7th |
| 20 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Lawrence 2, Heighington, Hodgson; Goals: Hodgson 2/4) 16 - Cronulla Sharks (Tries: Kearney, Seymour; Goals: Covell 4/4) |
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| 8 | Brisbane Broncos | Loss[6] | 3 May 2008 | ANZ Stadium (H) | 11,177 | Tony Archer | 8th |
| 34 - Brisbane Broncos (Tries: Robinson 2, Kemp, Thaiday, Hunt, Wallace; Goals: Ennis 4/5, Wallace 1/1) 22 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Te'o 2, McDonnell, Collis; Goals: Hodgson 3/4) |
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| 9 | Bye | ||||||
| 10 | Newcastle Knights | Win[7] | 18 May 2008 | EnergyAustralia Stadium (A) | 20,154 | Sean Hampstead | 8th |
| 38 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Hodgson 2, Marshall 2, Fulton, McDonnell, Te'o ; Goals:Hodgson 5/7 ) 26 - Newcastle Knights (Tries:Bailey 3, Dureau, Vuna ; Goals: Naiqama 3/5) |
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| 11 | Gold Coast Titans | Win[8] | 25 May, 2008 | Leichhardt Oval (H) | 17,493 | Shayne Hayne | 7th |
| 20 - Wests Tigers (Tries:Te'o, Farah, Hodgson ; Goals:Hodgson 3/4 ) 18 - Gold Coast Titans (Tries:Cannings, Bowen, Campbell ; Goals:Prince 3/3 ) |
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| 12 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 2 June 2008 | Sydney Football Stadium (A) | 15,204 | Tony Archer | 8th |
| 19 - Sydney Roosters (Tries:M Aubusson 2, Roberts ; Goals:Fitzgibbon 3/3; Field Goal:Pearce 1 ) 10 - Wests Tigers (Tries:Farah, Tuiaki ; Goals:Hodgson 1/2 ) |
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| 13 | North Queensland Cowboys | Win[9] | 7 June 2008 | Campbelltown Stadium (H) | 10,488 | Gavin Badger | 7th |
| 40 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Collis, McDonnell, Head, Te'o, Heighington, Marshall, Hodgson; Goals: Hodgson 6/7) 16 - North Queensland Cowboys (Tries: Slyney, T. Williams, Harris; Goals: J. Williams 2/3) |
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| 14 | Parramatta Eels | ANZ Stadium (H) | |||||
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| 15 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium (A) | |||||
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| 16 | New Zealand Warriors | Leichhardt Oval (H) | |||||
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| 17 | Bye | ||||||
| 18 | Melbourne Storm | Campbelltown Stadium (H) | |||||
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| 19 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium (A) | |||||
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| 20 | Penrith Panthers | CUA Stadium (A) | |||||
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| 21 | Bulldogs | ANZ Stadium (H) | |||||
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| 22 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium (A) | |||||
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| 23 | Parramatta Eels | Parramatta Stadium (A) | |||||
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| 24 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | ANZ Stadium (H) | |||||
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| 25 | Cronulla Sharks | Leichhardt Oval (H) | |||||
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| 26 | Gold Coast Titans | Skilled Park (A) | |||||
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[edit] 2008 Pre-season trials
| Wests Tigers 2008 Pre-season Trials | ||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Date | Venue | Crowd | Referee | |
| Sydney Roosters Foundation Cup |
Loss[10] | 23 February 2008 | Sydney Football Stadium | 15,197 | Sean Hampstead | |
| 34 - Sydney Roosters (Tries: Kenny-Dowall 3, Minichiello, Anasta, Tupou; Goals: Roberts 5/6) 28 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Moltzen, Lawrence, Morris, Tagive, Marshall; Goals: Hodgson 4/5) |
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| Gold Coast Titans Larry Corowa Shield |
Loss[11] | 1 March 2008 | Skilled Park, Robina | 14,386 | ||
| 32 - Gold Coast Titans (Tries: Minichiello, Cannings, Bowen, Atkins, Prince, Ngawini; Goals: Prince 4/6) 4 - Wests Tigers (Tries: Lawrence; Goals: Hodgson 0/1) |
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[edit] 2008 Season Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Manly-Warringah |
12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 307 | 157 | +150 | 18 |
| 2 |  Melbourne |
12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 234 | 151 | +83 | 18 |
| 3 |  Sydney |
12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 271 | 210 | +61 | 18 |
| 4 |  Gold Coast |
12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 274 | 215 | +59 | 18 |
| 5 |  Cronulla |
12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 216 | 201 | +15 | 18 |
| 6 |  Brisbane |
12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 294 | 241 | +53 | 16 |
| 7 |  Wests Tigers |
12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 278 | 257 | +21 | 16 |
| 8 |  Penrith |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 252 | 240 | +12 | 16 |
| 9 |  St. George Illawarra |
12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 264 | 202 | +62 | 14 |
| 10 |  Newcastle |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 223 | 228 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 |  Parramatta |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 231 | 269 | -38 | 14 |
| 12 |  Canberra |
11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 191 | 254 | -63 | 12 |
| 13 |  New Zealand |
12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 254 | 361 | -107 | 12 |
| 14 |  Bulldogs |
12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 223 | 320 | -97 | 10 |
| 15 |  North Queensland |
12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 228 | 313 | -85 | 8 |
| 16 |  South Sydney |
12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 189 | 310 | -121 | 6 |
[edit] Players Used
Current first-grade squad at 22 March, 2008
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[edit] Gains and losses
| 2008 Player Movements | |||
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| Gains | Losses | ||
| Player | Previous Club | Player | New Club |
| Linton Price | Leeton | Ben Galea | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Benson Tupou | Leeton | Daniel Fitzhenry | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Noah Fotu | Leeton | Paul Whatuira | Huddersfield Giants |
| Todd Bridge | Taree | Ben Jeffery | Gold Coast Titans |
| Joe Latham | Wingham | Jai Ayoub | Sydney Roosters |
| Soueli Makaui | Keebra Park High School | Jason Moodie | Retired |
| Lio Viaga | Keebra Park High School | Jarrod Saffy | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Corey Payne | St George Illawarra | Nick Youngquest | Bulldogs |
| Nick Youngquest | Penrith Panthers | ||
| Mathew Head | Hull FC | ||
[edit] References
- ^ a b By Liam Fitzgibbon. "Benji injury sours Tigers win", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-03-16. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ "Tigers too good for Cowboys", Fairfax Digital, 2008-03-22. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
- ^ "Dogs dominate timid Tigers", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-03-30. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Tigers keep Bunnies winless", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-04-20. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
- ^ Philip Henderson. "Tigers land baited Sharks once again", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-04-27. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Brilliant Broncos bust Tigers", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-05-03. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ Todd Balym. "Sheens lets rip at Marshall law", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-05-18. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
- ^ "Tigers hang on to topple Titans", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-05-25. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ "Benji back to his best", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-06-07. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Tigers fume over heavy shots", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-02-23. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ "Titans hammer Wests at home", Fox Sports News (Australia), 2008-03-01. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
