With the merging of the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs Magpies, the Wests Tigers were admitted to the NRL in 2000. It took only five seasons for the newly established Tigers outfit to register its first premiership in 2005, when Benji Marshall and Scott Prince led Wests to a memorable Grand Final victory over the Nth Qld Cowboys.
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Magpies want equal place in Tigers merger
by Ben Horne, 20 May 2013
Financially powerful Western Suburbs are demanding to be on equal terms with Balmain in the struggling Wests Tigers merger. However, the Magpies faction denied they would attempt to separate themselves from Balmain, saying it would be unrealistic for the foundation club to re-enter the NRL as a lone entity. Wests Tigers Chairman Mike Bailey – [...]
NRL the closest competition in the world…just not this week
by Chris Chard, 20 May 2013
With one match to go in Round 10 of the NRL fans got to see something they haven’t for a few years now. That is, a good old fashioned round of spankings! Yes, so far apart from the Cowboys versus Roosters rain affected arm wrestle and the Cronulla versus Canberra should-have-been spanking, the other five [...]
Farah calls for unity at Wests Tigers
by James MacSmith, 19 May 2013
Captain Robbie Farah has called for unity at the Wests Tigers in the wake of chief executive Stephen Humphreys standing down from his post at the NRL club. Behind-the-scenes machinations at the club continue to be dogged by in-fighting between the Balmain and Western Suburbs partners in the joint venture and the Tigers’ disastrous onfield [...]
Benji Marshall will rise from the depths
by Andrew Marmont, 18 May 2013
Benji Marshall is down on confidence, but you should expect the champion to rise again soon. The Wests Tigers and Kiwis five-eighth admitted in the Sydney Morning Herald last weekend he doubted himself on the field and his own form reflected this ‘crisis of confidence’. He has been dropped to the Tigers’ been for this [...]
South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Wests Tigers: NRL live scores, blog
by Alan Nicolea, 17 May 2013 
The Wests Tigers face mission impossible tonight when they tackle premiership favourites the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium. Join us for live scores and commentary from 7.30pm AEST. No club has been more affected by injury than the Tigers in recent weeks but coach Mick Potter is refusing to use that as an excuse [...]
Storm warning for Rabbitohs’ Asotasi
by Russell Jackson, 17 May 2013
South Sydney’s Roy Asotasi says Melbourne’s recent stumbles have served as a warning to the Rabbitohs about the importance of having the right attitude each week. The NRL leading Rabbitohs face last-placed Wests Tigers at ANZ Stadium on Friday night. Souths went to the top of the league last weekend after they dispatched North Queensland [...]
Benching Benji bodes badly for building confidence
by Greg Prichard, 15 May 2013
Mark down round 10 as the point where coaches got desperate this season. When I saw that Marshall had been replaced by Fulton at five-eighth for Wests Tigers against South Sydney on Friday night, I thought the Tigers must have invested in a time machine and brought Bob Fulton back at his best. But Liam [...]
We still fear Benji, say NRL leaders
by Joe Barton, 15 May 2013
On paper it’s mis-match, but first-placed South Sydney say they still fear out-of-sorts Benji Marshall and his last-placed Wests Tigers. It’s an unusual admission from the NRL competition leaders, even though – at his best – Marshall is one of the game’s most exciting and difficult to contain players. To date in 2013, the 28-year-old [...]
Tigers’ Marshall relegated to the bench
by Russell Jackson, 15 May 2013
Superstar Benji Marshall has been dumped to the bench by Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter in a selection shock ahead of the joint venture’s NRL clash with competition leaders South Sydney on Friday. Back-rower Liam Fulton will start at five-eighth with Curtis Sironen shifting from No.6 to halfback for the match at ANZ Stadium. Marshall [...]
Toothless Tigers bench Benji Marshall
by Curtis Woodward, 15 May 2013
The Wests Tigers have officially hit rock bottom. Comparing their struggles in 2013 to the dark old days of the merged club is somewhat unfair. Back then it was John Hopoate’s famous fingers which cost the winger 12 weeks on the sidelines, and of course the six-month suspensions of Craig Field and Kevin McGuiness for [...]
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