Round 9 v Cowboys

[hindy111]

I feel cowboys eventualy will click but who knows when. On paper still a top 4 side and Panthers weakest side of year.Danger game

 

[mxlegend99]

No May

I like him but am stoked to see we didn't axe Katoa or Egan for him without him having played a game yet.

Hopefully Hetherington makes way for Lui Toso. I liked the ideaof rotating this spot to see what each guy offers.

 

[herbert henry1908]

May would’ve made the bench too light.

Light on minutes and light in weight.

He may not get a regular gig in first grade until we have a new 80 minute hooker.

 

[OldPanther]

I'm actually going up for the game. It's quite a good venue Carrington park. Just be aware, NO FOOD or Drink is allowed into the venue, as the country league runs the food and drink stalls, and this is there big money maker for the year.

That's fair. If I had the money I'd since I have family out there.

 

[Kev07]

May would’ve made the bench too light.

Light on minutes and light in weight.

He may not get a regular gig in first grade until we have a new 80 minute hooker.

May has bulked up and club was preparing him to wear the 13.
Hence why Merrin has been moved to prop. Merrin couldn't hit passes in drills & setplays,doesn't have the ball playing skills and neither does JFH
He will the be the ball playing lock

 

[OldPanther]

May has bulked up and club was preparing him to wear the 13.
Hence why Merrin has been moved to prop. Merrin couldn't hit passes in drills & setplays,doesn't have the ball playing skills and neither does JFH
He will the be the ball playing lock

I like this more than words can express. That's such good balance for the team since he can run well too.

 

[franklin2323]

May has bulked up and club was preparing him to wear the 13.
Hence why Merrin has been moved to prop. Merrin couldn't hit passes in drills & setplays,doesn't have the ball playing skills and neither does JFH
He will the be the ball playing
lock

Yep. He is around 100kg's was earmarked for the backrow since 2015. Kinda like a Wade Graham mould

 

[kinghippo]

Good changes to the team this week, moving yeo and bringing in Philips.
Yeo just continues to be amazing no matter where he is placed but he looked dangerous and made some good tackles in the centres last week.

 

[umina panther]

May has bulked up and club was preparing him to wear the 13.
Hence why Merrin has been moved to prop. Merrin couldn't hit passes in drills & setplays,doesn't have the ball playing skills and neither does JFH
He will the be the ball playing lock

Merrin needs the fat back on. Hes so much less effective without it

 

[TheFrog]

It's quite a good venue Carrington park.

Well it's quaint. Rather like Penrith Park five years after we came in, when we first had a covered grandstand, but not as big a capacity. It's a country footy oval like dozens of others. I went the first year, it was freezing and wet, and we lost. The joint was chockers at under 9,000. Wal did his ACL that day. Unless I'm mistaken, Whare did his ACL training at this place in 2016 as well. Fingers crossed for Friday.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

Well it's quaint. Rather like Penrith Park five years after we came in, when we first had a covered grandstand, but not as big a capacity. It's a country footy oval like dozens of others. I went the first year, it was freezing and wet, and we lost. The joint was chockers at under 9,000. Wal did his ACL that day. Unless I'm mistaken, Whare did his ACL training at this place in 2016 as well. Fingers crossed for Friday.

Yep it is an old fasioned country ground. I love the grouns where I as a teenager had to help keep flying footy balls away from my big brothers new car. (you parked your car round the ground).

Where the smell of rubbing spirit (methol) perminates the place. (actually that still happens if you sit in the western grandstand at Penrith.

Even though I'm pretty unwell at the moment (as I said to my GP yesterday, nothing but nothing was gunna stop me from going). Pretty pumped.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

Yep it is an old fasioned country ground. I love the grouns where I as a teenager had to help keep flying footy balls away from my big brothers new car. (you parked your car round the ground).

Where the smell of rubbing spirit (methol) perminates the place. (actually that still happens if you sit in the western grandstand at Penrith.

Even though I'm pretty unwell at the moment (as I said to my GP yesterday, nothing but nothing was gunna stop me from going). Pretty pumped.

The ground has improved since that first year too. (no divets etc anymore)

 

[franklin2323]

The ground has improved since that first year too. (no divets etc anymore)

Yeah the training field over the back is much better too. It is a good little trip out there

 

[OldPanther]

Yep it is an old fasioned country ground. I love the grouns where I as a teenager had to help keep flying footy balls away from my big brothers new car. (you parked your car round the ground).

Where the smell of rubbing spirit (methol) perminates the place. (actually that still happens if you sit in the western grandstand at Penrith.

Even though I'm pretty unwell at the moment (as I said to my GP yesterday, nothing but nothing was gunna stop me from going). Pretty pumped.

Hope your health improves.

 

[Pomoz]

May has bulked up and club was preparing him to wear the 13.
Hence why Merrin has been moved to prop. Merrin couldn't hit passes in drills & setplays,doesn't have the ball playing skills and neither does JFH
He will the be the ball playing lock

How do you know this Kev07? Good to hear that the club puts that much thought into planning its roster. If that comes to fruition, where does that leave JFH? Prop?

 

[OldPanther]

How do you know this Kev07? Good to hear that the club puts that much thought into planning its roster. If that comes to fruition, where does that leave JFH? Prop?

He's playing as a prop now with the 13 so it makes sense.

 

[umina panther]

May has bulked up and club was preparing him to wear the 13.
Hence why Merrin has been moved to prop. Merrin couldn't hit passes in drills & setplays,doesn't have the ball playing skills and neither does JFH
He will the be the ball playing lock

People on here have argued over and over that the ball playing lock is extinct. Was repeatedly used as the excuse why Carty wasn't played there

 

[franklin2323]

People on here have argued over and over that the ball playing lock is extinct. Was repeatedly used as the excuse why Carty wasn't played there

It has gone the way of the punch

 

[umina panther]

It has gone the way of the punch

No reason it has to stay that way. Surely its a just a matter of time until a Mitch Moses or Josh Reynolds are knocked out

 

[betcats]

It will come back once someone makes it work. It worked well for us a few times with Carty coming off the bench and playing lock last season.