Fed up Wests Tigers fans reach their breaking point, jump on the Dolphins bandwagon – and even burn their jerseys
- Wests Tigers fans are tired of their team losing
- One of them tweeted a video of his Tigers jersey being burned
- Others have given up, now follow other NRL clubs
- Fan Kelly Hollis shared photo of husband wearing Dolphins cap
The loyalty of many Wests Tigers fans is being tested after their disastrous start in the NRL this season.
Despite recruiting people like Api Koroisau [Panthers]Isaiah Papali’i [Eels] and John Batman [Wigan] off-season, the Toothless Tigers have lost their first six games.
It follows on from ‘winning’ the wooden spoon last year – and some supporters of the struggling joint venture outfit have had enough.
Tigers fan Kelly Hollis tweeted an image of her 40-year-old husband – a Tigers fan aged nine – wearing a red Dolphins hat as he walked the family’s dog on Saturday.
“It really broke my heart,” the accompanying message read – and it clearly resonated with many fellow fans.
Halfback Luke Brooks has been a regular target for frustrated Tigers fans given his $1 million salary and the fact that he has never played in any finals in his career
Tim Sheens is a club legend after winning a premiership in 2005 – but he looks unlikely to repeat the dose in his second spell at the club
Clayton Johns – also a long-suffering Tigers supporter – shared a video of him burning his jersey in frustration.
Another replied with ‘everyone has a breaking point’, a fourth with ’50 years [Tigers] supporter here….I’m seriously thinking about doing the same.’
The Tigers – who are due this weekend – will face the Sea Eagles, Panthers, Dragons and Rabbitohs in their next four games.
Disturbingly, many footy fans think they will fail to get a win before the State of Origin period.
The TAB also offers bettors a $29 chance that the Tigers will be winless this season.
Eastern Suburbs was the last team – in 1966 – to run a campaign without singing the team victory anthem.