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@MAGPIES1963 said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054815) said:@avocadoontoast said:I clicked until the cows came home but nothing happened, apart from the fact I am a lot of bull. So I will have to make a bid here on Our Wests Tigers Forum...I bid $10 for the Paul Gallen coin and 50cents for the Farah coin.
@Yossarian said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054820) said:Remember that Simpsons episode with the Polish goal kicker? I'm picturing Robbie kicking the winning field goal just as his leg falls off.
@MAGPIES1963 said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054812) said:@jirskyr said:I say>>>I agree 100%... but... Cronk, Burgess, Sattler, our Great Pat Richards and Changa Lang all **did it for the love they had for their club.**
Farah and his little mate Michelle Moses are only happy when they get things their way. The overall scenario of what is best for the club didn't come into their thinking a little while back. And some Tigers don't change their spots, ever, do they? Have a great day and enjoy the footy on Sunday :relaxed:
@Masterton said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054550) said:Fans have sadly become too used to seeing their Tigers lose the games they’re expected to win.
@formerguest said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054842) said:@Masterton said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054550) said:Fans have sadly become too used to seeing their Tigers lose the games they’re expected to win.
Sad alright!
@cktiger said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054835) said:@MAGPIES1963 said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054812) said:@jirskyr said:I say>>>I agree 100%... but... Cronk, Burgess, Sattler, our Great Pat Richards and Changa Lang all **did it for the love they had for their club.**
Farah and his little mate Michelle Moses are only happy when they get things their way. The overall scenario of what is best for the club didn't come into their thinking a little while back. And some Tigers don't change their spots, ever, do they? Have a great day and enjoy the footy on Sunday :relaxed:
No matter what you think of Farah you're out of your tree if you think he doesn't love the club.
Most probably more than anyone - including you and me.
@Yossarian said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054820) said:Remember that Simpsons episode with the Polish goal kicker? I'm picturing Robbie kicking the winning field goal just as his leg falls off.
@Cultured_Bogan said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054928) said:@Yossarian said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054820) said:Remember that Simpsons episode with the Polish goal kicker? I'm picturing Robbie kicking the winning field goal just as his leg falls off.
Robbie Lubchenko!
@jirskyr said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054635) said:@Fraze23 said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054602) said:@jirskyr i don't see how they aren't similar. An injured player putting themself before what's best for the team. Both would be incredibly selfish in nature.
Because one bloke has a fractured leg confirmed via x-ray outside of a match. The other bloke had a twinge assessed on-field.
Both players obviously want to play, one was cleared by a qualified physician, the other has not yet been cleared.
Pretty much every NRL player will play if they can. You don't want a bloke who would prefer to sit on the sidelines.
You can call it selfish, but it's just risk assessment. Was Cooper Cronk selfish for playing 2018 GF with a broken scapula? Sam Burgess with a fractured eye socket? John Sattler with a broken jaw? Pat Richards with ankle ligaments in 2005? Changa Langlands for getting a needle in 1975? They all could have turned out very badly for the team, in an instant, and in Changa's case it did.
Players very regularly play with injury and it's a risk assessment, aka an educated guess, whether or not an injury might get worse or not. There's more guesswork when the injury occurs in warm-up (compared to mid-week), because there is less capacity to assess the injury and less coverage with players named for that match.
So it's not selfish to want to play and it's not selfish to play if the doctor says you are right to go. Players are not doctors, they shouldn't be expected to over-rule physicians.
I don't want a bloke at the Tigers who isn't willing to play injured for the team, even if it turns out badly. That passion and grit differentiates first graders.
@Mccarry said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1055100) said:There is so much hate for Farah. It makes me ashamed. He has been incredible for us this year. He would take a bullet to get us into the finals.
@Mccarry said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1055100) said:@jirskyr said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054635) said:@Fraze23 said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1054602) said:@jirskyr i don't see how they aren't similar. An injured player putting themself before what's best for the team. Both would be incredibly selfish in nature.
Because one bloke has a fractured leg confirmed via x-ray outside of a match. The other bloke had a twinge assessed on-field.
Both players obviously want to play, one was cleared by a qualified physician, the other has not yet been cleared.
Pretty much every NRL player will play if they can. You don't want a bloke who would prefer to sit on the sidelines.
You can call it selfish, but it's just risk assessment. Was Cooper Cronk selfish for playing 2018 GF with a broken scapula? Sam Burgess with a fractured eye socket? John Sattler with a broken jaw? Pat Richards with ankle ligaments in 2005? Changa Langlands for getting a needle in 1975? They all could have turned out very badly for the team, in an instant, and in Changa's case it did.
Players very regularly play with injury and it's a risk assessment, aka an educated guess, whether or not an injury might get worse or not. There's more guesswork when the injury occurs in warm-up (compared to mid-week), because there is less capacity to assess the injury and less coverage with players named for that match.
So it's not selfish to want to play and it's not selfish to play if the doctor says you are right to go. Players are not doctors, they shouldn't be expected to over-rule physicians.
I don't want a bloke at the Tigers who isn't willing to play injured for the team, even if it turns out badly. That passion and grit differentiates first graders.
Finally some sense in this thread. There is so much hate for Farah. It makes me ashamed. He has been incredible for us this year. He would take a bullet to get us into the finals.
Drive, passion and competitiveness are different to selfishness. Yet drive passion and competitiveness are too often interpreted as selfishness.
Farah wants to do everything he can for us to win. FULL STOP. Dr and Coaches will assess his fitness and make the call.
@4jtigers said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1055145) said:and sometimes making the hard call himself of sitting it out because he knows that the best thing for the club and his health would be an honourable thing to do
@jirskyr said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1055150) said:@4jtigers said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1055145) said:and sometimes making the hard call himself of sitting it out because he knows that the best thing for the club and his health would be an honourable thing to do
If he's still injured, I expect that he will sit out. He is still very long odds to play and I very much doubt it will happen.
But if he is fit and anyone genuinely thinks Josh Reynolds, Benji for 20 mins or Elijah Taylor at hooker are the "best thing for the club", then you are smoking some good gear.
@jirskyr said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1055150) said:@4jtigers said in [Operation Farewell Farah cranks up with injured Tiger set to run next week](/post/1055145) said:and sometimes making the hard call himself of sitting it out because he knows that the best thing for the club and his health would be an honourable thing to do
If he's still injured, I expect that he will sit out. He is still very long odds to play and I very much doubt it will happen.
But if he is fit and anyone genuinely thinks Josh Reynolds, Benji for 20 mins or Elijah Taylor at hooker are the "best thing for the club", then you are smoking some good gear.