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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n The five-year-old fan who went viral after TV cameras captured him in tears as his Wests Tigers heroes were thumped by Cronulla on Sunday<\/a> has been raised on weekly re-runs of the club\u2019s 2005 NRL grand final triumph.<\/p>\n Noah Deguara\u2019s father made him watch the Tigers\u2019 victory in the premiership decider so often that he began thinking they were unbeatable whenever they took the field.<\/p>\n Dad Cori Deguara did not see much merit in exposing his boy to some of the Tigers\u2019 more recent seasons, which saw them collect three wooden spoons.<\/p>\n So the sight of his favourites being thumped 52-10 at Ocean Protect Stadium was more than a tearful Noah could bear. Matters weren\u2019t helped by big sister Olivia, a 20-year-old Cronulla fan, who couldn\u2019t contain her laughter at Noah\u2019s expense \u2013 though she did give him a consoling cuddle.<\/p>\n \u201cI gave it to him a bit,\u201d Olivia admitted on Tuesday. \u201cIt was funny, but I was also actually hoping they\u2019d win so I could see him excited.\u201d<\/p>\n Cori said it had broken his heart to see his boy so upset, and blamed himself for indoctrinating him into the Tigers cause.<\/p>\n \u201cNoah\u2019s older brother and sisters have been trying to convert him to the Roosters or Panthers or Sharks, especially because the Tigers kept losing,\u201d Cori said. \u201cEveryone has been trying to bribe him. I almost lost him for a second, but he\u2019s stayed staunch.<\/p>\n \u201cI kept showing Noah replays of the 2005 grand final. He\u2019d watch that game every week, which is why he loves [Tigers coach] Benji [Marshall] so much.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was under the impression the Tigers won every week. I didn\u2019t have the heart to show him some of their other games.<\/p>\n \u201cNow he\u2019s old enough to understand the Tigers don\u2019t always win. You saw that on Sunday. At least he\u2019s had a bit more to cheer this season.<\/p>\n \u201cHe still loves them, especially Benji and Jarome Luai. He\u2019s played footy since he was three years of age, and is always trying the Benji and Jarome step. He plays with the Caringbah Sharks, and was man of the match on the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n This masthead asked Nicho Hynes to record a video for Noah, and the Sharks star was happy to oblige. \u201cSorry to see you get upset on the big screen on the weekend,\u201d Hynes told Noah. \u201cHope you\u2019re doing well now. It\u2019s always a pleasure having people like you at the game who get emotional and ride the performances with the players.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s never too late to become a Sharkie, if you want to switch over to the good side. All the best. I\u2019ll maybe see you at Shark Park again next year. Up Up.\u201d<\/p>\n The Tigers were touched by Noah\u2019s display of raw emotion, and plan to give him the ultimate game-day experience when they return home in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n Noah himself was in a much better mood in the brilliant sunshine at Cronulla on Tuesday.<\/p>\n \u201cI was crying because the Tigers lost,\u201d he told this masthead. \u201cMy friends at school said, \u2018Noah, we saw you crying on the TV\u2019. I love Jarome and Adam Doueihi. Adam is my favourite kicker, and Jarome is my favourite \u2018scorer\u2019. Hopefully they don\u2019t [lose] again.\u201d<\/p>\n News, results and expert analysis from the weekend of sport are sent every Monday. Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"TV](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/816d4226db8fb416a9b834e40345432ba75c60588e51ae3b44d305d15ed06223.gif\")
TV cameras caught Noah Deguara in tears as the Sharks piled on the points against his Tigers favourites. Twitter<\/p>\n![\"Five-year](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d8249b47aa6737ae56ef09fda8a958a69e008d45.jpeg\")
Five-year old Wests Tigers fan Noah Deguara with big sister Liv, 20, on Tuesday.Steven Siewert<\/p>\n![\"All](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d319f757d0e29d5497f1777a458fbd945fdfe66d.jpeg\")
All friends again: Liv and Noah Deguara on Tuesday.Steven Siewert<\/p>\n