Wests Tigers captain James Tamou says his team’s victory of St George Illawarra on Sunday was on the players and for their embattled coach Michael Maguire.

Maguire had come under fire from a faction of the media while many others had blamed front office and other factors for the club’s dire position on the table.

“Madge, he’s very passionate and he puts so much emotion into this team,” Tamou told NRL.com.

“So much emotion is invested for him, you can just tell [in] the way talks. You can tell by the look on his face. This bloke, he’d do anything for you.

“To hear that [he’s lost the dressing room] frustrates me and we knew leading up to the Dragons game that there’s no other way: we have to scrap the win … we have to do it for each other and for our coach.”

Meanwhile Roosters rookie Sam Walker has joined the leaders of the 2021 Beetson Raudonikis Medal on 11 votes after yet another impressive performance on the weekend.