Season 2025

[Das Hassler]

Don't sweat the selections too much...in this robocop game of today Injuries get the first pick every week...cannot have too much quality depth

 

[Tiger05]

Don't sweat the selections too much...in this robocop game of today Injuries get the first pick every week...cannot have too much quality depth

It's a long season isn't it. Form and injuries will shape the team as much as anything.

 

[WA Tiger]

Didn’t TDS play like a boy at times, at crucial times ..That new half (hope)wouldn’t have missed that tackle. Naden also missed that tackle
I was happy with Bird. He played hard as expected. I hope he keeps talking..Id like to see that brand new guy Tuvura have an opportunity at 1 for Bula(not the Penrith guy) .. Apparently he could be very good
It was great to see the 2 big impact players Skelton and Hunt having big physical impacts. I really hope they’re fit .. coz they seem to be firing

 

[Tigerm]

 

[TheDefinitionOfMadness]

That little dummy half Tristan Hope kept us going late in the game. Scored a nice try and kept the opposition working hard in D. I like his gutsy play.

Completely agree. TDS has been pretty disappointing in his 2 hit outs. For mine Hope should get the starting job in round 1, and then play 14 when Api gets back. That's if we decide to play 2 hookers and not a 4 man forward rotation, or something else.

 

[TheDefinitionOfMadness]

I guess the reason why they didn’t need Klemmer anymore.
i thought a Twal had a good game as well.

My favourite moment in the game was when Twal made a clean break early in the game. He had a look on his face that he had no idea where he was, no idea how he got there, and no idea what to do. Bloody hilarious. Goofy rugby league at its very best.

 

[TheDefinitionOfMadness]

Agree, but f**k, have they ever penalised a side for this?

We’ve been pinged two weeks in a row, if memory is correct, they scored off this both times.

It’s just low IQ footy from high professional football players.

I think I've only ever seen this happen once to Parra some time ago. When the shot clock expired they were still having a group hug, celebrating jolting the ball loose. They hadn't even thought about packing the scrum. I'm not sure if they'd broken out the guitars and started singing kumbayah or not.

I've noticed in the trials there's been a big emphasis on moving the game along quickly and ensuring there's no long periods of dead time after any stoppage. Last year (and for many years) the games were regularly taking over 2 hours to complete. This year they're getting done in 1 hour 45 to 50 mins. It makes for a faster game with more fatigue.

I don't mind them doing this at all as long as they try and treat every team the same. I hope they stick with it when the season proper starts. A quick game's a good game.

 

[WA Tiger]

I wonder if Benji saw TDS’s flaws.Desilva was definitely out of favour at one point
last year..Benji may have seen this unfolding why he snapped up Hope (if that’s his name)

 

[WA Tiger]

These are the things that will make or break Benji ..if he knows when to select these players when it’s their time, or not.. Madge couldn’t do it here

 

[Nutz]

My favourite moment in the game was when Twal made a clean break early in the game. He had a look on his face that he had no idea where he was, no idea how he got there, and no idea what to do. Bloody hilarious. Goofy rugby league at its very best.

But ya got to love him hey

 

[macnaz]

I wonder if Benji saw TDS’s flaws.Desilva was definitely out of favour at one point
last year..Benji may have seen this unfolding why he snapped up Hope (if that’s his name)

Yes , his name is Tristan Hope.