Round 21 Vs Raiders Sunday 5th August 4:10pm Panthers Stadium

[OldPanther]

Yeah the boys.

 

[umina panther]

May straight in for Jimmy who can have a week or two off then come back in NSW cup to try prove he can make a tackle

 

[OldPanther]

May straight in for Jimmy who can have a week or two off then come back in NSW cup to try prove he can make a tackle

The rest is a great idea but I doubt our fearless leader will do it.

 

[TheFrog]

If he's really carrying an injury that's affecting his performance he should be rested. We've got 3 games against bottom 8 sides but none of them are gimmes.

 

[OldPanther]

If he's really carrying an injury that's affecting his performance he should be rested. We've got 3 games against bottom 8 sides but none of them are gimmes.

Based on what Brandy said on triple M (mention in the other thread) and Maloney's last few weeks I'd say he is not 100%.

 

[TheFrog]

Based on what Brandy said on triple M (mention in the other thread) and Maloney's last few weeks I'd say he is not 100%.

Greg didn't name names. It's quite unlike him to say anything.

 

[age.s]

Saturday was a really scratchy performance, but you'd think the way it ended would have the squad feeling pretty positive. When we play with that intensity we can beat anyone and I'd back us to take that energy into Sunday.

The Raider's looked absolutely shot against the Storm and with barely anything to play for may have thrown in the towel. Can't take them lightly but if we're serious we shouldn't be giving them a sniff. Their right side in particular looks shaky. Kikau/Blake to have a field day.

 

[OldPanther]

Greg didn't name names. It's quite unlike him to say anything.

Obviously there is a bit of assumption in there but Maloney and Kikau are the only 2 who have looked really off for moments in games as if they're suffering.

 

[BxTom]

Obviously there is a bit of assumption in there but Maloney and Kikau are the only 2 who have looked really off for moments in games as if they're suffering.

I would ad DWZ to that list at the least

 

[TheFrog]

Obviously there is a bit of assumption in there but Maloney and Kikau are the only 2 who have looked really off for moments in games as if they're suffering.

Was that before or after Kikau tore the Eagles apart late in the second half? It was assumed he was referring to DWZ.

 

[OldPanther]

I would ad DWZ to that list at the least

You're right I forgot about him.

Was that before or after Kikau tore the Eagles apart late in the second half? It was assumed he was referring to DWZ.

Kikau has been fantastic but watch him closely. He has a fair few moments lately when he looks tored or like something is bothering him.

 

[franklin2323]

Based on what Brandy said on triple M (mention in the other thread) and Maloney's last few weeks I'd say he is not 100%.

In the 2nd half he gets into a gap and can't take off. In the victory song he still has strapping on his foot. So safe to say that is what it is

 

[franklin2323]

You're right I forgot about him.



Kikau has been fantastic but watch him closely. He has a fair few moments lately when he looks tored or like something is bothering him.

I thought it was cramp at the end of Sharks game but maybe not given his defence the 2 games since

 

[OldPanther]

In the 2nd half he gets into a gap and can't take off. In the victory song he still has strapping on his foot. So safe to say that is what it is

I didn't see that. There's the proof.

I thought it was cramp at the end of Sharks game but maybe not given his defence the 2 games since

Yeah before that he was the best second rower in the game.

 

[franklin2323]

I didn't see that. There's the proof.



Yeah before that he was the best second rower in the game.

Bruises come good after a few weeks. DWZ and CHN are the risky ones. I guess where we finish will decide if that was smart or dumb. Oh and if they get re-injured

 

[Buzzard Breath]

RCG on cusp of return as Panthers return to full strength

Reagan Campbell-Gillard will only have to pass a series of contact sessions at training this week to play his first game since shortly after the State of Origin opener as the Panthers prepare to finally put their injury woes behind them.

The NSW prop, who was ruled out of the final two games of the Blues' Origin series win, has received a medical clearance to pave the way for a return against the Raiders at the foot of the mountains next Sunday.
The 25-year-old's return will co-incide with his weight returning to normal levels after immediately shedding up to eight kilograms in the wake of his broken jaw, suffered following a head clash with Roosters behemoth Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

Campbell-Gillard has returned to non-contact training in the past fortnight, but having had the bands and splints removed from his healed jaw - and graduated from a soup diet - one of the game's best enforcers is on the cusp of a return.

Panthers conditioning staff ordered Campbell-Gillard to undertake a diet which included regularly feasting on fast food in a bid to expedite his return to his usual playing weight.
It means the Panthers are on the brink of boasting a squad which will be as strong as it can be for the remainder of the season after the recent returns of Josh Mansour and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

Only Dylan Edwards, Sam McKendry and Jarome Luai - all sidelined with season-ending injuries - are unavailable for Penrith in the finals run-in. Tim Browne was forced to retire after a freak bowel injury suffered in an Intrust Super Premiership match.
Campbell-Gillard's time out of the game wasn't wasted, with the World Cup winner putting pen to paper on a five-year extension last month.

His return to the field will be a timely boost for coach Anthony Griffin, whose side kept their top four hopes alive with a remarkable seven-minute burst to plunge Manly into further wooden spoon trouble on Saturday.

The Panthers play the Raiders, Titans and Knights - all sides out of finals contention - in the next three weeks before finishing their late season travel commitments with testing trips to New Zealand and Melbourne.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/rc...-return-to-full-strength-20180729-p4zua0.html

 

[Sime_11]

if he gets included this week, that will be such a huge boost for the team.

if he's fit, play him from the bench and ease him in, losing all that weight may affect his performance/stamina, he'll have to build it back up in such a short period, but ill back him to do it.

those who observe training sessions etc - has the glorious Moustache returned?

 

[OldPanther]

RCG on cusp of return as Panthers return to full strength

Reagan Campbell-Gillard will only have to pass a series of contact sessions at training this week to play his first game since shortly after the State of Origin opener as the Panthers prepare to finally put their injury woes behind them.

The NSW prop, who was ruled out of the final two games of the Blues' Origin series win, has received a medical clearance to pave the way for a return against the Raiders at the foot of the mountains next Sunday.
The 25-year-old's return will co-incide with his weight returning to normal levels after immediately shedding up to eight kilograms in the wake of his broken jaw, suffered following a head clash with Roosters behemoth Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

Campbell-Gillard has returned to non-contact training in the past fortnight, but having had the bands and splints removed from his healed jaw - and graduated from a soup diet - one of the game's best enforcers is on the cusp of a return.

Panthers conditioning staff ordered Campbell-Gillard to undertake a diet which included regularly feasting on fast food in a bid to expedite his return to his usual playing weight.
It means the Panthers are on the brink of boasting a squad which will be as strong as it can be for the remainder of the season after the recent returns of Josh Mansour and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

Only Dylan Edwards, Sam McKendry and Jarome Luai - all sidelined with season-ending injuries - are unavailable for Penrith in the finals run-in. Tim Browne was forced to retire after a freak bowel injury suffered in an Intrust Super Premiership match.
Campbell-Gillard's time out of the game wasn't wasted, with the World Cup winner putting pen to paper on a five-year extension last month.

His return to the field will be a timely boost for coach Anthony Griffin, whose side kept their top four hopes alive with a remarkable seven-minute burst to plunge Manly into further wooden spoon trouble on Saturday.

The Panthers play the Raiders, Titans and Knights - all sides out of finals contention - in the next three weeks before finishing their late season travel commitments with testing trips to New Zealand and Melbourne.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/rc...-return-to-full-strength-20180729-p4zua0.html

That's great news. Gaining weight so quick will be fat so I wonder how it'll effect his game. Guaranteed to need a few games for match fitness.

 

[age.s]

The big question is around who drops off. It'll probably be Hetherington, with JFH back to lock, Yeo to 12 and CHN to the bench, but that feels extremely harsh. I'd have Hetherington over CHN at this point.

 

[franklin2323]

The big question is around who drops off. It'll probably be Hetherington, with JFH back to lock, Yeo to 12 and CHN to the bench, but that feels extremely harsh. I'd have Hetherington over CHN at this point.

CHN offers more. Better balanced team with that bench