Injured skipper Robbie Farah wants to return for his embattled Wests Tigers despite suggestions he should wait another week as his side seek to stop the rot with an upset NRL win over Brisbane.
Farah on Monday revealed he'd actually ruled himself out of last Wednesday's State of Origin III with a broken hand and shoulder problem six days before the match, despite the Blues maintaining throughout the buildup he was going to play.
Still to fully recover, the Tigers' physio suggested Farah should skip Sunday's clash with the ladder leaders.
After returning to Tigers training on Monday, Farah described his chances of taking on the Broncos as "touch and go" however he vowed to continue pestering the club's medical staff to give him a clearance.
A frustrated onlooker with the Tigers struggling in last spot and needing to win seven of their last eight to qualify for the semis, Farah badly wants to play at Suncorp Stadium.
"No one likes sitting equal last," Farah said.
"We've still got one eye on the semis, as improbable as it may be, we're still a chance.
"But on the other end of the scale no one wants to win a wooden spoon either.
"Where we're sitting is not nice and I'd like to get out there as quick as I can to try and help us climb the ladder."
The Tigers have a tough month ahead.
After taking on the Broncos they will play premiership favourites the Sydney Roosters and then Melbourne before travelling to Canberra to face an also desperate Raiders.
Farah is insistent there have been positive signs in the Tigers' recent outings, particularly in their 28-16 loss to the Eels last week where they had led at halftime.
After their uplifting win over South Sydney in round 14, the Tigers declared they had drawn a line in the sand however that has amounted to little, losing their last three games.
"That's been our issue throughout the year. We had some really good wins but we've also had some disappointing losses mixed in with that," Farah said.
"Consistency is the thing we've been striving for a while. We haven't nailed it yet.
"We have got an inexperienced team, a young side. And the fact that myself and (Aaron Woods) Woodsy haven't been here (during the Origin period), two of the senior players.
"Missing guys like (Curtis) Sironen, (David) Nofoaluma and (Tim) Simona, six of our starting 13 there missing, it doesn't make things easy."
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