About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming match between the Wests Tigers and the New Zealand Warriors, analyzing player performances and historical signings.

The Wests Tigers can't show up with the same attitude that they had last week against the Dragons, surely? It's going to be a big task at Campbelltown Stadium on Friday night against the New Zealand Warriors . Despite the visitors sitting in a lofty position on the NRL ladder, some optimism is bubbling to the surface among a couple of members of the Wests Tigers Podcast team. Some of the other main talking points on this edition of the pod include: Why didn't Junior Tupou get a look in? Are we going to see Jared Haywood debut this week? What will Samuela Fainu bring? Is there enough thrust off our bench to beat the big Warriors team? What will Bunty Afoa bring against his former club? Aside from talking about the game, there's also a good topic from another podcast team that we further expand on - the worst big-name and big money signings in Wests Tigers history. We name a few of our own candidates and also run through some names from the past that actually lived up to their reputations and paychecks at our club. As always, feel free to join the conversation on YouTube or on the Wests Tigers Podcast Forum . Become a supporter of this podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Joel Helmes

Topics covered

• Wests Tigers performance
• NRL match preview
• player analysis
• historical signings
• Wests Tigers history

Keywords

• Wests Tigers
• New Zealand Warriors
• NRL
• Junior Tupou
• Jared Haywood
• Samuela Fainu
• Bunty Afoa
• Dragons
• big-name signings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wests Tigers Podcast, New Zealand Warriors, Dragons

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