Wests Tigers started the 2025 NRL season on a losing note, succumbing to the Knights 10-8.

The loss at Campbelltown Stadium in front of a healthy and revved up crowd makes it seven straight losses against the Newcastle side.

On this edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast we pull apart that Friday evening game and try to find exactly what went wrong.

One of the items up for discussion is the clunkiness of the Jarome Luai and Lachlan Galvin halves partnership. What can be done to fix this?

Did the club make a mistake not playing Luai in the trial against the Eels? And why we need to find some more depth in our attack.

Also under the microscope is the poor kicking games exhibited by both halves.

There's also a look at how the return of Api Koroisau, Starford To'a and Jerome Bula might help fix some of the offensive issues that we all witnessed on Friday.

What happened to the defense?

The statistics show that Wests Tigers missed a mammoth 52 tackles in the loss to the Knights, we try to investigate what happened and what can also be done here to remedy the issues.

While it isn't all worries and concerns, we also highlight a few bright spots out of the game.

Thank you to everyone who left their 'One Word' submissions on the game at the Wests Tigers Podcast Forum.

We run through all of those with a good mix of both pessimistic and optimistic feelings on where the Wests Tigers stand after another Knights loss.

More roster changes?

And we take a look at some impending changes to the roster with David Klemmer and Justin Olam potentially off the books as early as this week.

While another former Panther might be about to join the Wests Tigers stable!

Thanks for your support and we look forward to bringing you the next edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast mid-week.

Wests Tigers started the 2025 NRL season on a losing note, succumbing to the Knights 10-8.
The <a href="https://www.weststigers.com.au/draw/nrl-premiership/2025/round-1-wests-tigers-v-knights/">loss at Campbelltown Stadium</a> in front of a healthy and revved up crowd makes it seven straight losses against the Newcastle side.
On this edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast we pull apart that Friday evening game and try to find exactly what went wrong.
One of the items up for discussion is the clunkiness of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarome_Luai">Jarome Luai</a> and Lachlan Galvin halves partnership. What can be done to fix this?
Did the club make a mistake not playing Luai in <a href="https://www.nrl.com/draw/pre-season-trials/2025/round-3/wests-tigers-v-eels/">the trial against the Eels</a>? And why we need to find some more depth in our attack.
Also under the microscope is the poor kicking games exhibited by both halves.
There's also a look at how the return of Api Koroisau, Starford To'a and Jerome Bula might help fix some of the offensive issues that we all witnessed on Friday.
What happened to the defense?
The statistics show that Wests Tigers missed a mammoth 52 tackles in the loss to the Knights, we try to investigate what happened and what can also be done here to remedy the issues.
While it isn't all worries and concerns, we also highlight a few bright spots out of the game.
Thank you to everyone who left their 'One Word' submissions on the game at the <a href="https://weststigerspodcast.com.au/category/podcasts/">Wests Tigers Podcast Forum</a>.
We run through all of those with a good mix of both pessimistic and optimistic feelings on where the Wests Tigers stand after another Knights loss.
More roster changes?
And we take a look at some impending changes to the roster with David Klemmer and Justin Olam potentially off the books as early as this week.
While another <a href="https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news-2025-taylan-may-sydney-club-expresses-interest-court-case-reports-20250304-p5lgod.html">former Panther might be about to join the Wests Tigers stable</a>!
Thanks for your support and we look forward to bringing you the next edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast mid-week.

Wests Tigers Podcast looks at all the latest happenings at the famous NRL club, Wests Tigers. Find out more about the Wests Tigers Podcast on the Wests Tigers Podcast website and join the discussion on the Wests Tigers Podcast Forum!

Wests Tigers Podcast looks at all the latest happenings at the famous NRL club, Wests Tigers. Find out more about the Wests Tigers Podcast <a href="https://weststigerspodcast.com.au">on the Wests Tigers Podcast website</a> and join the discussion on <a href="https://weststigerspodcast.com.au/forum/">the Wests Tigers Podcast Forum</a>!

Wests Tigers Podcast

Wests Tigers Podcast that looks at all the latest happenings at the famous NRL club, Wests Tigers. Find out more about the Wests Tigers Podcast at www.weststigerspodcast.com.au.

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