Ken Irvine set to be dethroned?

[Dufmack]

Browsing through some stats in my free time and discovered Ken Irvine's record of 212 tries may not be around for much longer. My tip to make the challenge is Keith lulia, on the weekend he scored a whopping 4 tries and was unlucky not to get more.

At 27 years old some may say time is not on his side but his skillset is ageless and following current trends with people like Steve Menzies playing well into the late 30's I think the record is well within reach. If we conservatively assume he plays 8 more years and retires at 35 (he very well could play longer) and lets just say the tigers don't even make the finals once in that time he will play at least 208 more games of first grade.

Keeping up his current trend of 4 tries per game that is a crazy 832 more tries to add to his tally. However I am a reasonable man and I understand it is possible that doesn't happen. Allowing for some brief loss of form or injuries we can cut that in half to 416 tries. Still an impressive figure to add to his current 40 tries.

Some crazy things happen in the Nrl and it may turn out he doesn't score such a huge amount of tries and maybe he even only just breaks the record, still I reckon if Ken Irvines tally is going to fall it will be Keith Lulia who will do it.

 

[perverse]

Umm... yep.

 

[muzby]

my IQ dropped 80 points just reading that...

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Sounds reasonable.

 

[Leaguelegend20]

Lets see how he scores throughout the rest of the competition. If he scores 2 more hatricks in a row (like Bulldogs winger Matt Utai did in 2003) he could be well on his way to forging a terrific try-scoring legacy. But remember, players like Slater and Stewart are much closer to beating Irvines record. In the age of long seasons and long careers, Irvine's record is definitely in contention. Whether Lulia is the one who usurps him or not, only time will tell.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Keith lulia to break Ken Irvine's try scoring record? :lol: It will fall but I doubt he will be the one to do it.

 

[_snafu_]

I'm surprised that Lulia didn't break the record in that game alone.

 

[Izz]

This thread fails both as satire and as humour.

Having said that, i look forward to seeing it bust through the 80-page mark.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

With modern medicine developing at a Weekend Hussler rate i think its safe to say Kieth could well play into his 80's and score a plodethora of tries under a cushy hands and heels ride from Stephen Hawking.

 

[redvscotty]

Best thread on the forum since Topball.

EDIT:

V You're on the bottom of the downhill slope mate.

 

[BunniesMan]

OP started stupid. And it just went downhill from there.

 

[gregstar]

OP started stupid. And it just went downhill from there.

You're just sh*tty you didn't author it.

 

[Timmah]

OP started stupid. And it just went downhill from there.

Not withstanding the fact it was an obvious pisstake.... *whoosh*

 

[nick87]

5 stars

 

[Marshall_magic]

ok.

 

[_Johnsy]

Browsing through some stats in my free time and discovered Ken Irvine's record of 212 tries may not be around for much longer. My tip to make the challenge is Keith lulia, on the weekend he scored a whopping 4 tries and was unlucky not to get more.

At 27 years old some may say time is not on his side but his skillset is ageless and following current trends with people like Steve Menzies playing well into the late 30's I think the record is well within reach. If we conservatively assume he plays 8 more years and retires at 35 (he very well could play longer) and lets just say the tigers don't even make the finals once in that time he will play at least 208 more games of first grade.

Keeping up his current trend of 4 tries per game that is a crazy 832 more tries to add to his tally. However I am a reasonable man and I understand it is possible that doesn't happen. Allowing for some brief loss of form or injuries we can cut that in half to 416 tries. Still an impressive figure to add to his current 40 tries.

Some crazy things happen in the Nrl and it may turn out he doesn't score such a huge amount of tries and maybe he even only just breaks the record, still I reckon if Ken Irvines tally is going to fall it will be Keith Lulia who will do it.

2 explanations for this
1) Dufmack is Keith lulia or;
2) Dufmack is Keith Lulia's mum.

 

[carcharias]

I'll I be happy if he can keep it up for one more week just quietly.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

That's what she said. :sarcasm:

 

[ggmu]

It made me LOL

 

[POPEYE]

Not withstanding the fact it was an obvious pisstake.... *whoosh*

Party pooper . . . still, what's the bet economy class will lap it up