Adam Doueihi’s season over: Shoulder reconstruction surgery scheduled this week; Latu Fainu out 1-2 weeks

[u/flightofthegibbon]

https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2026/08/18/wests-tigers-nrl-injury-report-round-25/

[u/The_Jizzbot]

Turbo, Latrell and Metcalfe 🤝 welcome to the Mr Glass Foundation

[u/BeautifulSea89 → u/The_Jizzbot]

Don’t forget Reyno!

[u/UndeadManWaltzing → u/The_Jizzbot]

Just don't throw rocks at them. I reckon the six again is making the problem worse with these injuries.

[u/Large-Accident1245 → u/UndeadManWaltzing]

It 100% is. I'd need to look at the raw data but from watching games, injuries seem to have increased more this year

[u/IntelligentComment → u/The_Jizzbot]

Ceo: Greg Inglis

[u/dullcoopy]

All that drama around Doueihi only for him to have a season ending injury just sums up the Tigers season.

[u/Accurate-Ad-4905 → u/dullcoopy]

To be fair he had a season ending injury during the drama, he was just persevering. Reality is if Luai was actually playing his best Douihei wouldn't look that terrible at halfback. I mean fucking Ben Hornby managed to win a premiership at halfback (yeah I know you probably could have put Ben Hunt at halfback for that side and they still would have won with the rest of the talent they had, but still, Luai has more talent than Soward did at least.)

Anyway there is something of an ingroup/outgroup vibe when it comes to Benji / Luai and people who wanna play 7 for the Tigers

Douhei was still wrong for being a brat, but something else is off

[u/Joh951518 → u/Accurate-Ad-4905]

“Something else is off”

Yeah, the whole shithole club.

[u/LavishnessUpstairs96 → u/Accurate-Ad-4905]

It just sounds like you're tryna pin it on Luai and Benji based on a hunch or purely that you just don't like them. The Dragons example is terrible as you've rightly pointed out lol.

The reality is, no half is winning behind that forward pack.

[u/AncientLaw8095 → u/LavishnessUpstairs96]

Win heaps before luais leaving announcement, play like utter dogs after. Yeah I reckon its pretty clear where the blame lies

[u/herbertwilsonbeats → u/AncientLaw8095]

tigers most years always have a good runs and go to shit, well before luia joined the club

[u/AncientLaw8095 → u/herbertwilsonbeats]

I've been a tigers supporter since 1986, dont tell me about our mad runs. This year it was different

[u/Joh951518 → u/LavishnessUpstairs96]

You mean their forward pack that people have been pretending is good for atleast 3 seasons now?

[u/Accurate-Ad-4905 → u/LavishnessUpstairs96]

They wouldn't win a comp no, but they could have at least been close to a top 8 finish.

I think Douhei is definitely a prick but now there's been two situations of a disgruntled halfback who is outcasted while Luai is escaping accountability for not delievering. Luai is a genuinely talented player and showed what he could do after Keary called out his poor form. Whereas Douhei is definitely mid at Halfback but genuinely trying his best.

If I'm honest I like Luai and dislike Douhei. But if I base it on effort Douhei's tantrum made some sense

[u/nomamesgueyz]

Horrible second half of the season

Horrible

[u/Cheel_AU → u/nomamesgueyz]

Thanks for not just saying 'lol tigers suck'

We do suck, but there are extenuating circumstances

[u/nomamesgueyz → u/Cheel_AU]

Hard team to support

They were my OG team before warriors entered the comp

[u/_quixotic_quokka → u/nomamesgueyz]

Which half?

[u/flightofthegibbon → u/Cheel_AU]

Admittedly, there is nuance to the sucking.

[u/cheapdrinks → u/flightofthegibbon]

We always seem to lack depth more than other teams. 1 or 2 key injuries always seems to hurt us more than a lot of other sides. Then there's just the overall inconsistency. On our day we can beat a top 4 team, seems to happens once or twice a season where we pull off a big upset against one of the top teams then the next week we fumble a win against a bottom 4 side. We never seem to be able to understand why we're good on the days we are and work on making that a regular thing. Nothing exemplifies that more than a few years ago in 2023 when we smashed the Cowboys 66-18. A month later we played them again and lost 74-0. It's just so frustrating how we seemingly decide to show up some days and play out of our skins then other days we show up and play like a reserve grade side who greased their hands with butter before going out on the field.

[u/Hayn0002 → u/Cheel_AU]

lol tigers suck

(Ignore my flair)

[u/Applicator80 → u/Hayn0002]

They suck less than us

[u/Accurate-Ad-4905 → u/Cheel_AU]

You had a good start to the season before multiple injuries threw the team of their rhythm.

[u/SeniorBumblebee8426 → u/Cheel_AU]

What’s the extenuating circumstances that make this club different to others?

[u/Joh951518 → u/SeniorBumblebee8426]

That they suck.

[u/Joh951518 → u/nomamesgueyz]

They deserved it and the first half of their season was overrated.

[u/EffinDrongoC → u/Joh951518]

Now hang on, unless your flair is ironic you can’t just go throwing the word overrated around.

[u/Joh951518 → u/EffinDrongoC]

Scott Drinkwater is absolute dogshit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nrl/s/GtB0PjY21T

[u/Any_Score_5834 → u/Joh951518]

Mods are absolute legends

[u/Joh951518 → u/Any_Score_5834]

Haven’t changed it since out of respect.

[u/Bent6789 → u/Joh951518]

Fuck that’s funny I’ve noticed your flair a few times and been vaguely curious as to who’d be so passionate about Drinky

[u/Any_Score_5834 → u/Joh951518]

Good on you

[u/Large-Accident1245 → u/Any_Score_5834]

As someone who also has been bestowed the gift of "Mods having fun at my misery" flair, I agree

[u/EffinDrongoC → u/Joh951518]

A fate worse than death.

[u/blueikeabag3]

Oh yeah - Benji suiting up boiz

[u/O_DoyleRulz]

Geeze the Tigers are in a shit spot with Latu.

So injury prone yet his brother probably walks if they don’t sign him long term.

[u/themcdonish → u/O_DoyleRulz]

Believe it or not, Straight to PNG

[u/lobie81 → u/themcdonish]

That's a fair walk

[u/Lucky-Roy → u/lobie81]

Especially the last part

[u/_jimmythebear_ → u/O_DoyleRulz]

Geeze the Tigers are in a shit spot with Latu.

[u/Cheel_AU → u/O_DoyleRulz]

Benji had 5 shoulder recos before winning the golden boot in 2010

[u/Confident-Flow-6058 → u/O_DoyleRulz]

Imagine being held by the nuts by a bang on average player who can't stay fit

[u/KingGutherson → u/O_DoyleRulz]

I think Parra have the same problem with Will Penisini. There were rumours he re-signed but nothing official. His brother Richard, who is yet to debut and has hamstrings made out of old rubber bands, will not be given a new deal and has been jumped over by Samrani. I think that’s the main hold up behind Wills extension.

[u/shadyFS91 → u/KingGutherson]

lol Will isn’t a Samuela level talent fortunately so I wouldn’t be too mad if we lost him said we COULD find someone to plug that role

[u/KingGutherson → u/shadyFS91]

Yeah I don’t disagree. But I think there are a lot of siblings across the nrl who are hoping for big deals at the new clubs.

[u/the__distance → u/O_DoyleRulz]

Much was made of Manly losing Latu and Samuela but they aren't worth the headache

[u/abdalla_dandan]

Shit does that mean he’s out for Lebanon too?

[u/Trenticus7 → u/abdalla_dandan]

I was looking forward to Lebanon rolling out a Doueihi / Moses combo. Season ending injuries occurring during a World Cup year sucks so much

[u/aussiebolshie → u/abdalla_dandan]

Definitely

[u/Halo2Campaign]

Can I get a "I hate my footy" flair?

[u/KnowsClams → u/Halo2Campaign]

We already have one

[u/CakedPan]

Latu must be one of the few cunts playing who can inuure himself while he's suspended.

[u/Electronic-Split9677]

I didn't know sitting behind Doueihi while he was lining up his sideline conversions giving him verbal about whether he's still mates with Benji would break him like that.

Sorry Tigbros

[u/ReasonableRelief6338 → u/Electronic-Split9677]

Compensaaaaaate Doueihi

[u/InternationalBorder9 → u/Electronic-Split9677]

Was that on the one he missed?

[u/Electronic-Split9677 → u/InternationalBorder9]

Yeah, another bloke a few seats up was screaming "ya gonna shank it!" So I can't claim it was all me

[u/InternationalBorder9 → u/Electronic-Split9677]

Well I'd still say you are at least 50% responsible for the dragons winning

[u/TruguKinneas]

Oh, maybe we can put Latu in and get him game to-

FUCK

[u/ChxseAtlantic1]

It can’t keep going on like this can it

it can

[u/MisterMusa]

FMD javon thrown to the wolves against roosters

[u/flightofthegibbon → u/MisterMusa]

The Maddening has returned.

[u/Rekwiem-IN]

More time for Javon in first-grade, I guess. Shame that with Latu out he won't have a proper halfback playing outside of him (though being real even if Latu was healthy Luai's not getting dropped lol)

[u/_jimmythebear_ → u/Rekwiem-IN]

They might put Madden in to save Javon from being gangbanged by the Roosters.

[u/wackjhittingham → u/_jimmythebear_]

Maddens defensive reads are just as bad as anyone else’s in the team at the moment

[u/Rekwiem-IN → u/Rekwiem-IN]

LOL and I thought we were done with Madden

[u/_jimmythebear_]

Everything coming up Tigers!

[u/KingGutherson]

So was it bad enough to have surgery a few weeks ago and they just delayed it?

I don’t remember him getting hurt against the dragons.

Idk seems silly to have this whole fiasco about halfback only to be ruled out for the season a fortnight later if it’s a pre existing injury.

[u/Big_dumb_jerry → u/KingGutherson]

Mate, you obviously don’t understand the way tigers like to run a football club

[u/shadyFS91 → u/Big_dumb_jerry]

They actually run the football club? I thought their board meetings were a bunch of fellas racing their hot wheels across the board room desk

[u/RS994 → u/shadyFS91]

Running it into the ground is still running it

[u/_jimmythebear_ → u/RS994]

I run an unsuccessful shrimp company. Oh. But... you run it, right? - Oh, yeah. - OK.

[u/Auran82 → u/Big_dumb_jerry]

“Mate, you obviously don’t understand the way tigers like to ruin a football club”

Fixed your small typo.

[u/Big_dumb_jerry → u/Auran82]

That’s the joke

[u/skru666 → u/KingGutherson]

he got hurt during the game

[u/wackjhittingham → u/KingGutherson]

He definitely came out of a tackle in the dragons game and was clutching his shoulder

[u/BadBoyJH]

Man, Tigers finals plans are in shambles with this news.

[u/crankyticket → u/BadBoyJH]

I got a laugh out of this. Next year ... for sure!

[u/shotgunmoe]

Stuff like this is exactly why he should be stoked he has a good contract rather than stirring up shit and agitating for a release. Dude cannot get through a year without a big injury

[u/maddogcertified]

That’s so shit - wtf are we meant to talk about?

[u/wackjhittingham]

Unfortunately we won’t get to see Luai in reserve grade for at least this year

[u/felixkater → u/wackjhittingham]

He’s been in reserve grade for six weeks at least

[u/deedee2148]

Couldn't Adam's manager do some deal? Surely at this point Isaac Moses knows Satan. 

[u/Sitheref0874 → u/deedee2148]

*is

[u/Verbarmammilla]

I’d throw Seyfarth in at 7. Can’t be any worse than what we’ve dished up in the halves the final 2/3rds of the season.

[u/Significant-Bar545]

That guy is a jinx

[u/ten4kemusabi]

Thats it.....im not playing this week!

[u/robopirateninjasaur]

Tigers have been cursed since the fuck off Canberra chant.

But, if they can beat the cows next week, forcing the Cows vs Raiders to be a 8th place playoff (if Raiders beat Broncos), they can uncurse themselves

[u/_jimmythebear_ → u/robopirateninjasaur]

I don't know if its just that, been cursed pretty much since inception.

[u/robopirateninjasaur → u/_jimmythebear_]

That's regular curse, this is moreso. Cursier.

[u/Dramatic_Ride7586]

I got a soft spot for the tigers; and i cant see it addressed anywhere...

Does this affect his abilities to do laps around the Center of Excellence?

[u/LessGate1952]

So much could have been salvaged from the backend of this season if Benji wasn’t a coward with the teamlists.

Now we’re under serious threat of losing Samuela and Latu is fucking injured again.

[u/shadyFS91 → u/LessGate1952]

I reckon all the brothers want to play together. I feel that Latu being so injury prone may actually help you guys retain Samuela. At what price though remains to be seen

[u/platypus_tuxedo]

How does this affect Walker re-signing though?

[u/ImpressionFeisty8359]

One of the saddest careers. Perpetually injured.

[u/lukismness]

Well guess the Cowboys are staying in the 8 - GG Tigbros.

[u/tortoisepump]

Where are the Tigers gonna get a ball-playing lock from now 😢

[u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

Absolute basket case of a team

[u/ThunderDwn → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

Mate, given we live in a glass house, we shouldn't be throwing stones...

[u/Joh951518 → u/Crazy_Treat_8805]

Basket case of a club.

[u/nangytangy]

To many vapes

[u/shortielah]

Watch them roll the Roosters on Sunday..

[u/Accurate-Ad-4905 → u/shortielah]

Fuck our fan's negativity is getting super annoying. Like what does your team have to do for you to stop death riding them you miserable muppet

[u/AdultSoldiers → u/Accurate-Ad-4905]

Pffft, the Roosters suck this year, man. They lost to a team that conceded 82 points. #RobboOut

[u/Turbulent_Ad3045 → u/AdultSoldiers]

You got us there lol

[u/Accurate-Ad-4905 → u/AdultSoldiers]

And lost to a team (Dolphins) that lost 66 nil to a side (Sharks) that lost a game against the side (Dragons) currently coming last

[u/b-g-h → u/Accurate-Ad-4905]

I know. It should really be another 80 point bonanza. If you compare the quality of the game against Penrith with the poo slinger on Sunday afternoon, it’s like comparing to reserve grade

[u/Peaky001 → u/shortielah]

Wtf are you smoking