{"id":316041,"date":"2023-07-14T03:05:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T03:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=316041"},"modified":"2023-07-14T03:59:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T03:59:13","slug":"tips-tigers-gun-buries-demons-from-brutal-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=316041","title":{"rendered":"Tips: Tigers gun buries demons from brutal blow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wests Tigers skipper Api Koroisau will make an early return from a broken jaw after being named to face the Newcastle Knights in round 20.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Koroisau, the Tigers will have Alex Twal back from suspension, with Daine Laurie and Brent Naden added to an extended bench.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Yet the tipsters have mostly gone for Newcastle this week on Nine&#x27;s Friday night football\ufeff, with the Knights only three points outside the top eight and Kalyn Ponga starting to hit his stride in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Stream the NRL premiership 2023 live and free on<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/9now.app.link\/NGHBKQkVweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><em><strong>9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"79a19db9-90d6-44fc-8898-80cf989ca4ff\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/79a19db9-90d6-44fc-8898-80cf989ca4ff\" alt=\"Api Koroisau was taken to hospital after copping a left forearm to his jaw from Tino Fa&#x27;asuamaleaui\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Koroisau completed training on Tuesday and is expected to play his first match in just over a month after <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2023-api-koroisau-suffers-broken-jaw-nsw-blues-state-of-origin-hopes-rocked\/8650ad14-8aec-4b84-bd46-83c227345a71\" target=\"\" title=\"suffering the injury following a hit from Titans skipper Tino Fa&#x27;asuamaleaui\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suffering the injury following a hit from Titans skipper Tino Fa&#x27;asuamaleaui<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I shouldn&#x27;t have tackled him with my face,&quot; Koroisau said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That tackle was my fault. I got off the line a bit hard, I didn&#x27;t get up square, and he [Fa&#x27;asuamaleaui] caught me off guard when he came off his right foot. There are no hard feelings there. It&#x27;s footy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/news-2023-men-and-women-to-receive-equal-prize-money-at-crickets-biggest-events\/0b2ffdf2-a885-4c46-9f8c-ffe1ec37e459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Women cricketers to receive same pay as men<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/state-of-origin-2023-nsw-blues-legend-andrew-johns-swipes-adelaide-oval-performance\/aa510618-4bf4-4e97-9af5-d1c439de9edd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>Origin capitulation should &#x27;haunt&#x27; Blues: Joey<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/state-of-origin-2023-nsw-blues-under-19s-young-gun-ethan-strange-scores-hat-trick-in-defeat-of-queensland-maroons\/6842531b-17da-4157-8c52-cc40ef1c2139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NSW young gun announces himself with hat-trick heroics<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"b7eb7a83-90a4-49f1-9fcd-0cf049fc6d73\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/b7eb7a83-90a4-49f1-9fcd-0cf049fc6d73-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Apisai Koroisau celebrates with Tigers teammates after scoring a try during their round four NRL match against the Melbourne Storm. \" data-width=\"3711\" data-height=\"2087\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I can only control what I can control. Everyone has their bumpers up. I missed a few weeks, but I put that on me. It was easily the worst pain I&#x27;ve ever had.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Once the contact happened, the sharp pain that hit me in the face, I finished the tackle, I started to get back up but my teeth weren&#x27;t touching.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That&#x27;s when I was like: &#x27;it&#x27;s probably broken, I might have to put my hand up here.&#x27;<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6329006870112\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pickerimage-35.jpg\" alt=\"Origin series rocked as Koroisau heads to hospital \" data-vms-id=\"ref:clin0kjki000b0jmrfyvhshhf\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;The normal time [for a return] is around six weeks. I started training last week, I got through some contact, and I had no issues. I put my hand up [to return].<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I got hit in the jaw a few times today, it felt good, I was surprised.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s a confidence thing. Unless something happens the next couple of days, I expect to run out on Friday.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Scroll below for the current leaderboard and Round 20 tips by all Nine&#x27;s expert tipsters!\ufeff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"0c8378ac-8697-4c96-b116-9fa6c633f3d1\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/0c8378ac-8697-4c96-b116-9fa6c633f3d1\" alt=\"Nine&#x27;s NRL tipping leaderboard.\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew Johns:<\/strong> Knights, Broncos, Cowboys, Storm, Warriors, Panthers, Eels<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Gallen:<\/strong> Knights, Broncos, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Sharks, Panthers, Eels\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><strong>Darren Lockyer:<\/strong> Knights, Broncos, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks, Panthers, Eels<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Psaltis:<\/strong> Knights, Broncos, Cowboys, Storm, Sharks, Panthers, Eels\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mat Thompson:<\/strong> Knights, Broncos, Cowboys, Storm, Warriors, Panthers, Eels\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Bracey:<\/strong> Knights, Broncos, Cowboys, Roosters, Sharks, Panthers, Eels<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave Middleton:<\/strong> Knights, Broncos, Cowboys, Storm, Warriors, Panthers, Eels\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><strong>Danika Mason:<\/strong> Knights, Broncos, Cowboys, Storm, Warriors, Panthers, Eels\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Chammas:<\/strong> Tigers, Bulldogs, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Warriors, Panthers, Eels\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mole:<\/strong> Knights, Broncos, Cowboys, Storm, Warriors, Panthers, Eels<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Glover:<\/strong> Knights, Broncos, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Warriors, Panthers, Eels\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wally Lewis:<\/strong> Knights, Broncos, Cowboys. Storm, Sharks, Panthers, Eels\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><strong>Billy Slater: \ufeff<\/strong>Knights, Broncos, Cowboys. Storm, Warriors, Panthers, Titans<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allana Ferguson:\ufeff \ufeff<\/strong>Knights, Broncos, Cowboys. Storm, Sharks, Panthers, Eels<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/edm?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Wests Tigers skipper Api Koroisau will make an early return from a broken jaw after being named to face the Newcastle Knights in round 20. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=316041\" title=\"Tips: Tigers gun buries demons from brutal blow\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":305597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316041"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=316041"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":316049,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316041\/revisions\/316049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/305597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=316041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=316041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=316041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}