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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...

Penrith players. But also LOTS of players are coming off contract in 2028, it's all purposefully aligned with the new teams and the new TV deal. It's not a Tigers-specific thing.

I'll quote it again - annual aid budget to PNG is around $700M per year and the govt tipped in the extra $60M per year for the NRL team. They aren't funnelling money away from other PNG spending?? It's not as if they cancelled a new hospital to fund the NRL side.

It's also a potential source of new players, imagine if they could actually get PNG pathways properly funded and coached? There's 12 million people over there.

Just to put it all in perspective, Australia will spend $5B on foreign aid in 2025-26, so the $60M per annum given to support NRL in PNG would be 1.2% of that budget. Total PNG spending in the upcoming aid budget is $707M for 2025-26, so the future NRL component would be worth ~8.5% current...

A dud call did turn the match, but luckily Tigers recovered well!

Gives the Broncos-Tigers game even more perspective when the same Broncos side comfortably routed Bulldogs. They are a very resolute team the Broncs.

He's closely marked because he's generational rugby/league physical talent. No doubt oppositions hope they can cower him by working him over all game. I don't support dropping him yet, he won't learn anything more playing Reggie's IMO. We also need to remember - his deal ends 2027, if we...

Yeah wasn't it Gerard Sutton that said "3 repeat sets is an auto sin bin"? Reminds me always how Bryce Gibbs got 3 weeks for accidentally sliding into Luke Burt whilst scoring, and nobody has ever been suspended for it since.