So I may have been reminded of a valuable lesson.
Beware of the Were-Tigers.
Not the Wests Tigers, the team that can't even score points against a JT-less Cowboys but the Were Tigers that remember they have the likes of Tedesco, Brooks and Taupau in their team and they can match it with anybody on their day.
Easily their best performance of the season and while it was far from perfect, they showed good commitment from the start.
Kudos to them, big serving of humble pie to me.
In saying that, I was really disappointed with the lack of effort from Souths. Clearly they felt the absence of Inglis & Luke out there but some of those carries of the ball and efforts in defence were laughable. They clearly went in with the same menality I did because they were caught going through the motions and think they could fart around for a few tackles and Reynolds kicking game could get them home. Not to be and when they did create opportunities, the Tigers didn't give them any soft efforts.
It's too early to write Souths off but I think tonight was a perfect illustration of why Johnston isn't in the team. Some of his efforts in defence simply weren't good enough and that would be exposed against a JT, GI and Boyd edge.