'10 | R1 | Sat | Panthers 34-16 Raiders | CUA

[Timmah]

1. Lachlan Coote 2. Michael Gordon 3. Michael Jennings 4. Adrian Purtell 5. Shane Elford 6. Travis Burns 7. Luke Walsh
8. Petero Civoniceva 9. Kevin Kingston 10. Tim Grant 11. Frank Pritchard 12. Trent Waterhouse 13. Luke Lewis

Interchange: 14. Sam McKendry 15. Joseph Paulo 16. Matthew Bell 17. Nathan Smith
Reserves 18. Frank Puletua 19. Brad Tighe 20. Nigel Plum

1. Josh Dugan 2. Reece Robinson 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joel Thompson 5. Daniel Vidot 6. Terry Campese 7. Marc Herbert
8. David Shillington 9. Alan Tongue (C) 10. Scott Logan 11. Danny Galea 12. Bronson Harrison 13. Josh Miller

Interchange: 14. Travis Waddell 15. Trevor Thurling 16. Troy Thompson 17. Dane Tilse
Reserves: 18. Shaun Fensom 19. James Stuart

Referees
Steve Lyons & Alan Shortall
Sideline Officials: Daniel Eastwood & Luke Phillips
Video Referee: Russell Smith


Toyota Cup Round 1
Panthers v Raiders @ CUA, Sat 5:15pm AEDT

NSW Cup Round 1
Shellharbour (STG) v Windsor (PEN) @ Windsor, Sun 2:00pm AEDT

QLD Cup Round 1
Souths Logan (CAN) v Norths (BRI) @ Davies Park, Sun 3:00pm AEST

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[bartman]

Cripple fight...

(Sorry, just jokes ;-)

 

[natheel]

penrith by 10

 

[petetheileet]

cant see the raiders goin close

panthers by 6-12

 

[Gaba]

same here cant see the raiders winning

 

[to_ddeath]

Panthers by 20. Long, long season ahead if they can't get this one...


T.

 

[gorilla with a shotgun]

Penrith at CUA is one of the few games that the Raider's normally win on the road. Going to be interesting to see how Joel Thompson handles Jennings in the centres. Hopefully for the raiders Dugan and TLL are fit.

 

[abpanther]

Coote and Graham both out, Laurie fighting to be fit...

 

[skeepe]

In all honesty, the Raiders should win this in their sleep.

Raiders by 32.

 

[Non Terminator]

I don't know why people are rubbing the Raiders out already, seems like the popular thing to do though.

 

[Big Pete]

Aren't the Raiders generally poor starters? Could be why.

I generally hate this game - it's always such a poor quality contest and I can't see this game being any different.

Penrith to win. Coote and Graham aren't that big a loss at this stage with Sammut and Burns equal to them.

 

[I Bleed Green]

In all honesty, the Raiders should win this in their sleep.

Raiders by 32.

You never really learnt from last year, did you?

 

[skeepe]

You never really learnt from last year, did you?

Learnt what?

 

[Big Pete]

That the Raiders are average.

 

[Non Terminator]

Skeepe's still remembering that 56-0.

 

[Timmah]

to use your brain?

Or at least get an optometrist to prescribe glasses without green lenses...

 

[skeepe]

That the Raiders are average.

In your opinion.

The Raiders are easily a top 4 side, referees pending.

 

[Big Pete]

You don't have a good half nor hooker at this stage.

You've got a backrower playing in the centres.

Two of your Origin reps are out as well.

 

[skeepe]

You don't have a good half nor hooker at this stage.

If Brisbane can win a comp with Shane Perry at half, anything's possible. Travis Waddell is a fantastic hooker, and Tongue is pretty handy there as well. Better than a lot of sides.

You've got a backrower playing in the centres.

Joel Thompson? Have you seen him play in the centres before? Yeah, thought not. If you had, you wouldn't be questioning it.

Two of your Origin reps are out as well

Learoyd-Lahrs' injury isn't as bad as first feared, should be back for round 1.

 

[Big Pete]

Terry Campese is far from Darren Lockyer '06.

I have, he's easily exposed. Potentially an awesome backrower and would've been the perfect off the bench.

Good to hear on Learoyd Lahrs. That evens things out a little.

I'd still take Penrith's pack at this stage over the Raiders.