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Exactly. We got our win over Galvin’s new team. From now on, he shouldn't matter to us any more than any other former player. You could see by the way the Tigers players including Luai were friendly towards Galvin post match that they've put it behind them.

Lobb should be in the starting side. He's scored in every game recently including a triple when he played at fullback a few weeks ago.

Not sure Bird was dropped. Not named for the Magpies Cup side: 1. Mason 2. Tu’itupou 3. Staines 4. Mapapalangi 5. L. Laulilii (19s) 6. Naden 7. Falls 8. K. Laulilii 9. Hope 10. Taateo 11. Jack 12. El-Zakhem 13. Murray 14. Lobb 15. Rahme 16. Porter 17. Aho

Pretty sure Benji will still be in charge round 1 2026, unless there is a string of disastrous losses leaving us with another spoon. Which is a possibility.

Is that you, Latu's mum?

We have some, but theyre second rate.

It's a vicious circle that curses the club. We are burdened with too many 2nd rate players, and that keeps us low on the ladder. Makes the club unattractive for better players to come. Even when we get a top player, like Luai, he struggles to achieve the heights and the influence that he...

They are also waiting on Luai decision, remember.

Bud will still get most of that salary from WT.

If Bud goes, he'll still be on WT money for 2 more years

The disappointing way Latu Fainu is playing, Jock might be preferred.

That's the saddest part.

I'm interested in our . recruits for 2026, Kai Pearce-Paul and the returning Jock Madden. Am I the only one unimpressed? I carefully watched KPP in the Raiders-Knights game. He was ok, nothing special. Scored a try by catching and planting the ball with the line open. Took some carries...

It says Balmain Leagues Club amalgamated with Wests Ashfield. They didn't survive as a stand alone club.

The Balmain sides are funded by Wests Ashfield/HBG and wouldn't exist otherwise, because Balmain is broke. HBG seems happy to prop up what's left of Balmain as a separate footy organisation. Presumably, this is because of the geographical separation from the other juniors operation, Wests...

Can't agree with that, either. Not about results? It's always about results. The loss of Tedesco, Moses and Woods occurred on Cleary's watch. Brought in duds like Packer and Mbye. Then Maguire took over a squad sitting just outside the 8 for consecutive years and changed it almost completely...

I wouldn't say Bird is an excellent signing. Disappointing. And Royce Hunt, like Bud Sullivan, signed by Benji on good money but dropped midway through their first season. There have been some excellent signings, and some head-scratchers.

Yet Taylor had us at 9th. He had a 60% win record, far better than Benji or Maguire. This 'conventional wisdom' among Tigers fans is wrong, just like opinions of Adam Blair.

This is false. It's an outdated view. There is no current friction between the two joint venture clubs. Mainly because Balmain has long ceased to exist in reality. It has no money, no leagues club, little say in the running of WT, who, in reality, is wholly owned by Holman Barnes Group, aka...

Makasini makes his KOE cup debut for Magpies this round, against Raiders. Unfortunately, the game is on at the same time as WT v Roosters.