2017 R26 Sat - Sea Eagles 28-12 Panthers @ Lottoland

[OzDragon]

Curious to know if this game plays out any different if Cows had won.

 

[some11]

If these two play again next week, which is quite possible, would anyone be confident the result would be repeated? Both teams are so inconsistent.

^ This

To be fair the only consistent team this year is Melbourne.

 

[umina panther]

Curious to know if this game plays out any different if Cows had won.

Or if we dont sack our best player since Freddy

 

[Pedge1971]

Replace 5 with 2 and you're right.

Worst 2nd to 8th in NRL history. But please let one of them step up and beat the Storm....

Yeah, at least the Roosters and Broncos have always looked like being there. But yeah it has been a while since 1 team gas been so far in front of second place.

 

[Cherry_poppins]

Asides from manly and the roosters who has any chance of molesting Melbourne?

 

[TheFrog]

I hope we play this mob again next week.

 

[TheFrog]

Asides from manly and the roosters who has any chance of molesting Melbourne?

Manly won't get on the same park as Melbourne until next year.

 

[Pedge1971]

Manly are high on potential in the future. The Turbos are freaks in their own respective positions and still have years to get better

 

[Generalzod]

Merrin made you cry tears of joy last year.....ok

Surrounded by malakas

 

[Nice Beaver]

I hope we play this mob again next week.

You gonna sort us out Froggy?

 

[OldPanther]

Good win Manly. They really made the effort and deserved the win.

Griffin needs to go.

 

[TheFrog]

You gonna sort us out Froggy?

Parra did it to St George in 2009. I don't think you are in any position to be overconfident.

 

[Nice Beaver]

Parra did it to St George in 2009. I don't think you are in any position to be overconfident.

Hahaha I am not confident no matter who we play champ.

You're the one puffing out his chest, not me.

 

[TheFrog]

All I said was I hope we play Manly again next week. A bit of confabulation going on there on your part getting "puffing out the chest" out of that.

 

[pantherz9103]

Of course we all expect a better effort than what was dished up tonight but if you think about the fact we started the season 2 & 7. It's a big effort just to make the 8. This team is too young and lacking quality leaders, it's pretty amazing they're in the finals at all after the start to the season and being coached by Griffin, so let's not lose all perspective.

The main reason for so much criticism is the media expectations on Penrith, which are completely unjustified for a young squad whose most experienced player is Peter Wallace, an average player at best.

 

[Cherry_poppins]

Manly won't get on the same park as Melbourne until next year.

Panthers won't stop us lolol

 

[pantherz9103]

Good win Manly. They really made the effort and deserved the win.

Griffin needs to go.

Yes but he's the first Penrith coach to make back to back finals since John Lang in 2003-2004 so Gould won't sack him.

 

[OldPanther]

Yes but he's the first Penrith coach to make back to back finals since John Lang in 2003-2004 so Gould won't sack him.

I find that stat irrelevant tbh. We are having a lucky time of it because of the strength of the roster.

 

[t-ba]

We're shit but sixth is so far beyond my wildest dreams at the start of the year.

As long as they don't get hammered in the finals I don't care who they go out.

 

[pantherz9103]

I find that stat irrelevant tbh. We are having a lucky time of it because of the strength of the roster.

I don't think the roster is that good and that's why it was always laughable us being early season premiership favourites. We can't beat the best teams and that's in part because of Griffin not being a very good coach but also because the side lacks experience and quality leaders. The likes of Wallace, Merrin and Tamou are our most experienced players but they're also too often don't do enough to rally the young guys. It's also why we are usually able to beat teams in the bottom 8 because you can beat those sides on the strength of talent, even without the leadership and coaching.

Look at Melbourne Storm, brilliant coach, brilliant leaders in Smith, Cronk etc and great talent in the backs like Addo Carr, Chambers, Vunivalu etc. That's why they win a lot more games than we do, because we only have part of what we need to be a top team.