In the week that he was sacked by Wests Tigers, Jason Taylor made his first public appearance at a function hosted by the other club that punted him.

Ivan Cleary, the man most likely to take over as coach at Wests Tigers, moved Tim Grant on from Penrith. Grant reckons he was right to do so.

What worlds you could change, what great things you could do, if only you were part of a Big Four.

Wests Tigers lock Elijah Taylor says the club will get more than just a football coach if they appoint his former coach Ivan Cleary as Jason Taylor's successor.

It's time to turn the Wests Tigers around.

Wests Tigers skipper Aaron Woods insists the threat of a potential signing deadline will not force him to recommit to the club, adamant he'll only make a decision on his future when the Tigers appoint a new coach.

Wests Tigers have added NSW coach Laurie Daley to a shortlist of prospective coaching candidates that also includes former Manly mentor Geoff Toovey.

Sacked Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor has broken his silence to defend himself against an attack form Balmain legend Paul Sironen, who publicly celebrated the dumping of Taylor on Monday night.

Phil Gould, who dumped Ivan Cleary at Penrith, has urged the Wests Tigers to make the former Panthers coach the club's No.1 target.

The Tigers hierarchy have discussed giving an ultimatum to James Tedesco, Aaron Woods, Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks: Either sign for us, or we'll sign others.

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The Wests Tigers coach shoved a club legend out the door last year. On Monday, the coach went too.

Balmain legend Paul Sironen on Monday night delivered a withering send-off to Jason Taylor, saying "karma's a bitch" and telling the sacked Wests Tigers coach not to "let the door hit you out on the way out".

The Wests Tigers believe they can re-sign the big four without knowing who will coach the club next season, as Ivan Cleary firms as the favourite to replace Jason Taylor.

Wests Tigers have sacked coach Jason Taylor a day after their 46-6 defeat to the Raiders in Canberra.

Andrew Johns summed it up with 20 minutes remaining. "This is horrible", the eighth immortal said of the Wests Tigers performance.

Raiders young gun Nick Cotric scores first NRL try almost exactly eight years after his captain scored his first.

The Canberra Raiders are big, strong, powerful, skillful and quick. This is a serious football side. They can beat any team in this competition on their day.

The Canberra Raiders continue their hot streak against the Wests Tigers for first win of the season.

How fit is Josh Hodgson? How did Dave Taylor's Raiders debut pan out? Which Raiders duo is firing again?