Things were looking pretty bleak for Wests Tigers fans after about an hour in Townsville.
However, trailing by a significant margin, the boys managed to regain some respectability with a late surge that fell just four points short.
On this edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast, Joel Helmes, Garry Watson, Steve Stretton, and Nick Hayes try to make sense of the 32-28 loss.
There were some worrying signs, there were some classic Wests Tigers-only moments, and then some real flair and potency in attack.
So, where exactly are we as a football team?
There's also a look at some of the promising performances from individual members of the team, including Starford To'a, Tony Sukkar, and Charlie Staines.
But what about the new five-eight?!
Heath Mason grabbed that number 6 jersey and did a lot right, both with the ball and in defence. So, what do with do with Latu Fainu this week?
The boys try and answer that question on this edition of the pod.
There are, of course, lots of 'One Word' submissions from members of the Wests Tigers Podcast Forum, including one that brings up a left-field coaching suggestion.
'Peter A' from the forum reckons we should make a coaching change and bring in the former Eels coach, Brad Arthur.
Another discussion on the podcast circles the refereeing, and we ask the question - does Benji need to burn $10,000 to get some respect from the officials?
Or, as some members of the pod believe, are we ultimately responsible for the way we get treated by the referee?
There's also some good news from the lower grades with wins recorded over the weekend. The question is, is there anyone we can call on to replace the HIA-affected Alex Twal?
Yes, it's another post-loss edition of the Wests Tigers Podcast, but we hope you enjoy our take on things, and don't forget you can join the conversation now on the forum.
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