{"id":442713,"date":"2025-03-06T01:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T02:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442713"},"modified":"2025-03-06T23:13:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T23:13:42","slug":"tips-gould-backs-luai-miracle-with-depleted-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442713","title":{"rendered":"Tips: Gould backs Luai miracle with depleted Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phil Gould<\/a> says if anyone can get the Wests Tigers<\/a> humming from round one of the NRL<\/a> season, it will be $6m recruit Jarome Luai<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The four-time premiership playmaker will lead the Tigers out against Newcastle on Friday night in Campbelltown.<\/p>\n

The Knights are favourites to win the game off the back of a huge win against the Roosters in a trial, but Tigers fans have their own reasons to be excited.<\/p>\n

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Luai will partner Lachlan Galvin in the halves\ufeff, but the spine is missing gun fullback Jahream Bula as well as suspended skipper Api Koroisau.<\/p>\n

Gould thinks the Knights will win but "wouldn't be surprised" if Benji Marshall's men pull an upset in Sydney's south.<\/p>\n

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"\ufeffSome new (Tigers) combinations there that you imagine will only get better in time," Gould told Wide World of Sports' Six Tackles with Gus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

"It's not easy to come into your first premiership game and suddenly have everything click, (although) I do have faith in Jarome Luai to make that happen.<\/p>\n

"The more settled of these two sides at the moment looks like Newcastle, I was impressed by their trial form.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Watch the 2025 NRL premiership live and free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

"This is a really interesting game, I found this the hardest one to pick.<\/p>\n

"I just think on the score of familiarity and time spent playing \ufefftogether in certain combinations… I'm probably going to go with the more settled combination, and for me I think that is Newcastle.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/six-tackles-with-gus-1\/vegas-dylan-brown-cyclone-alfred\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n

"But I wouldn't be surprised if things click very quickly for the Tigers\ufeff because I think Jarome Luai will have them well organised."<\/p>\n

Scroll below for the round one tips from all Nine's expert tipsters!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Paul Gallen<\/strong>: \ufeffBroncos, Knights, Dolphins, Dragons, Sea Eagles, Storm<\/p>\n

Brad Fittler<\/strong>: Broncos, Knights, Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Sea Eagles, Storm\ufeff<\/p>\n

Andrew Johns<\/strong>: \ufeffBroncos, Knights, Dolphins, Dragons, Sea Eagles, Storm<\/p>\n

Darren Lockyer<\/strong>: Broncos, Tigers, Dolphins, Bulldogs, Sea Eagles, Storm<\/p>\n

\"Maguire<\/p>\n

Johnathan Thurston<\/strong>: Broncos, Tigers, Dolphins, Bulldogs, Cowboys, Storm\ufeff<\/p>\n

Ruan Sims: <\/strong>Broncos, Knights, Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Manly, Storm\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Middleton<\/strong>: Broncos, Knights, Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Sea Eagles, Storm<\/p>\n

Danika Mason<\/strong>: Broncos, Tigers, Dolphins, Bulldogs, Sea Eagles, Storm\ufeff<\/p>\n

Peter Psaltis<\/strong>: Broncos, Tigers, Dolphins, Bulldogs, Sea Eagles, Storm<\/p>\n

Matthew Thompson<\/strong>: Broncos, Tigers, Dolphins, Dragons, Sea Eagles, Storm<\/p>\n

Michael Chammas<\/strong>: \ufeffBroncos, Tigers, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Sea Eagles, Storm<\/p>\n

Ben Glover:<\/strong> Broncos, Tigers, Rabbitohs, Bulldogs, Sea Eagles, Storm<\/p>\n

T\ufeffhe Mole<\/strong>: Broncos, Knights, Dolphins, Bulldogs, Cowboys, Eels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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