Recent content by jirskyr

I agree with you there, calling on Geyer, Murray, Hope... pretty lean. The main upside for Tigers is the backline cover is better than 2025.

I mean I don't think the officials are complicit, my belief is Harry Grant is actually very clever at not getting caught. There are smart thieves and dumb thieves, and the dumb ones get caught. I think Grant is an expert at pushing the boundaries but never going too far. Koroisau on the other...

There's no such thing as "realistic" when making predictions. And it is pessimism; I don't want to go Mr Dictionary on you, but pessimism is literally the prediction of negative outcomes. Optimism or pessimism, or neutral; no such thing as "realistic" for future events. And you didn't say...

I didn't mind when they protected him in a Tigers jersey. Bloke is too canny, I don't blame him for being so clever. For every Jack Hetherington penalty machine there is a Harry Grant.

I agree with you 100%, but also there is more to it. Defence is not about holding out the opposition for set after set. No team can do this and every team will lose without possession. Defence is about short-term wins that give you a platform for attack. If your attack is dead, you will give...

Are Melbourne really average, really? Or did they just have a bad run for a while this year, trying to cope with the loss of key players during the offseason like Paps and Katoa? And this same Manly side was dogshit in the early rounds. Your predictions are for nothing. So much recency bias...

Because Galvin agitated for a release for several weeks then actually departed, replaced by HEATH MASON at 5/8th. Latu was injured and Madden was at the Broncos, so we had no halves backup and we didn't expect that we'd need it for Galvin. We had to play Doueihi in the centres because of the...

Not true, that is recency and cohort bias. "Most other teams with distruptions can spring upsets" on a sample size of 2 matches. Broncos - THE PREMIERS - have similar injury issues to ours and are not upsetting anyone. In fact similar trajectory to us, they appear to be gradually falling away...

That's a new one, predicting a record loss because...?

I don't agree - 4 to 5 guys out will kill most NRL teams, especially if I can hand-pick spine players. We are talking our key players here, not bit-players. You can't take the fullback, halfback, hooker, starting prop and best backrower out of any side.

I will never understand this type of instant pessimism from some fans. You really think Tigers have no chance to win in the next 4 weeks - Manly at Suncorp, then Dogs and Panthers at Commbank, Titans at Leichhardt? It's obviously difficult because we've lost very key players, and in the...

Has anyone specifically confirmed lisfranc? I've only seen "foot fracture" reported, up to 12 weeks recovery. Not all foot fractures are lisfranc injuries.

Tristan tried hard last week but played too many minutes, we need him subbed earlier.

Is he related to Brad Speechley from our Pathways? Surely

Man I hope Jake Attard comes along soon, because Heath Mason at FB is extremely underwhelming. Gives me very strong Rhys Hanbury vibes - clearly tries hard but lacks flash in any specific rugby league department - not physical, not fast, not a stepper, not strong, not robust, not particularly...