Recent content by 2041

What I'm talking about is Marshall learning on the job. I absolutely agree that he wasn't ready when he first got the job and clearly he made mistakes: if you want to look at my post history you'll see how critical I was of the Bateman signing from before it was even official. Getting rid of...

Something this update has no bearing on whatsoever.

Your view is that the club shouldn't sign *anyone* until they have re-signed May and Bula?

Broncos not challenging Carrigan's suspension so he's definitely out.

Both points are right in a way and I think combining them gets to the truth. The actual turnover hasn't been huge 2025-26, at least not compared with 2024-25. But it feels to me like a tipping point was reached in the sense of finally having some depth in the squad. I keep coming back to...

I don't proclaim to know much about Wayne Bennett but for all the grumpy old man exterior he does seem to be a "player's coach" above all else. His players always feel he's fundamentally on their side, providing they do what he asks of them. I'm also not saying there isn't a place in the world...

What I'm happiest about is the methodical way Marshall has gone about his business as coach. He had clear ideas about how he was going to do things and he hasn't been distracted from them: all the BS about playing golf and not taking it seriously enough has been shown to be exactly that...

Great to have signed two edge back rowers who are actual footballers rather than props who happen to be a bit quicker. Papali'i is obviously a good player but his strength as a back rower was as a hole runner - something we were incapable of setting when he was in the team, hence he became not...

Named at starting prop mate. Together with Tim Grant, who I had similar feelings about: he'd come off the bench and we'd immediately start letting people run straight through the middle of the ruck. Minutes 30-55 were very, very perilous.

Akuola narrowly missed out because I couldn't look past the holy trinity of Lovett, Edwards and Santi as back rowers. The ultimate nuffie, a bloke I literally can't recall playing for us and possibly the least effective player of all time. Maybe I should have picked Akuola on the wing. I...

Only eight games, sadly, otherwise he'd be there. My favourite Gildart memory was how when he got loaned to the Roosters he immediately gave an interview crapping on the Tigers by saying he felt he'd now joined a proper team, then promptly played two games for the Roosters and never made an NRL...

Worst-ever players has been discussed a lot on here but I decided to put together a team of our least consequential regulars - just blokes about whom even the most dedicated fans are likely to think "oh yeah, that guy". A few rules: must have debuted since we last made finals, must have played...

"Dad, when I grow up I want to be just like Jack Buchanan."

I mean, looking at some of the nuffies we've picked over the last few years it would be hard to argue with those kids' judgement.

Bet he wishes he kept him now.