Recent content by jirskyr

Not a single lad playing AFL that could cop the constant contact of League and still be "never say die". It's fine and dandy to hang on for a game of aerial ping-pong. If Benji's going to Melbourne I would instead prefer he absorb the spirit of Bellyache.

Gillett... the best Balmain could get! (to the tune of that old Gillette razor ad)

Neal's hard to tackle too

It's like being in Auckland.

It's almost like an alternate reality version of our previous game against the Warriors. We were down 10-0 but we rallied, scored and then two more to get into HT 16-10. Came out 2nd half, held strong and got away with the match 32-14. Instead tonight we had those few chances, blew them...

Siro and Brasher were still playing, they were somebodies?

I'm not crook at him, but he was paid $1.2M for a particular reason - it's expected to be extremely hard to turn this club around. I think he tried his best and was a positive influence, but I also don't think we got value for money. That's the kind of money Easts are paying Tedesco or Panthers...

What an interesting historical document you have provided for the youngsters.

I have an interesting corollary about this with my Premier League team Tottenham. Historically Spurs are a big-money club ("Big Six") who were always tight with the purse strings. They had a former part-owner and chairman who was very savvy with business but arguably misguided with football...

One thing I'll say for Benji, he does seem able to keep the players he wants. It's a very large number of important re-signings this year, esp. if it's true that Latu and Samuela re-sign soon, which would end up being 100% of young targets. And whatever you think about the long-term prospect of...

ah talking jive is an old person thing

Nice play but please refrain from linking me to anything involving Chad Townsend

I agree however many Poly Christian cultures are highly performative, for themselves, especially certain flavours of Protestantism. E.g. the Fiji Bati sing a hymn before their national anthem, which is itself already kind of a hymn (God Bless Fiji). I was raised Catholic and we had a Tongan...

I don't think so. It could be as much supportive as anything.

I didn't know God was a Chiefs man