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Poupou Escobar

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JFH is bog average. Leota and Martin also average. D.Edwards average. Its a team of plodders really.
All good players, but the stars are Cleary and Yeo. Those two make everyone else look good. Edwards and To'o have their limitations, but they are great at go forward, which means their forwards don't have to do much in attack.

It's a very well balanced team, but only after the NRL changed the rules and made the game faster during Covid. Suddenly Penrith's little fast pack was no longer shit and they started winning.
 

hindy111

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All good players, but the stars are Cleary and Yeo. Those two make everyone else look good. Edwards and To'o have their limitations, but they are great at go forward, which means their forwards don't have to do much in attack.

It's a very well balanced team, but only after the NRL changed the rules and made the game faster during Covid. Suddenly Penrith's little fast pack was no longer shit and they started winning.

JFH was rated in the top 10 nest players by other players. He is an absolute beast. Especially in defense. He hits like a hammer and drives backwards.
Our pack are good with the ball but can't attack with their defense. What Penrith forwards do so well is bash you with their defense. Their pack embarrassed ours in the grand final. We couldn't make 30mtrs.
 

JokerEel

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JFH was rated in the top 10 nest players by other players. He is an absolute beast. Especially in defense. He hits like a hammer and drives backwards.
Our pack are good with the ball but can't attack with their defense. What Penrith forwards do so well is bash you with their defense. Their pack embarrassed ours in the grand final. We couldn't make 30mtrs.


Fairly sure Pou posted this but not as expanded...
 

Poupou Escobar

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JFH was rated in the top 10 nest players by other players. He is an absolute beast. Especially in defense. He hits like a hammer and drives backwards.
Our pack are good with the ball but can't attack with their defense. What Penrith forwards do so well is bash you with their defense. Their pack embarrassed ours in the grand final. We couldn't make 30mtrs.
We smash their pack every game. Only their backs trouble us through the middle. We were obviously gassed before the grand final started, as Gould predicted we would be due to playing in the tropics. Every other game their pack struggles against us and they need Edwards and To'o to get them going forward.
 

hindy111

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We smash their pack every game. Only their backs trouble us through the middle. We were obviously gassed before the grand final started, as Gould predicted we would be due to playing in the tropics. Every other game their pack struggles against us and they need Edwards and To'o to get them going forward.

They beat us 27-8 in the first final that year prior to the game in the tropics.
Wipe our asses clean twice in 3 weeks
 

Poupou Escobar

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They beat us 27-8 in the first final that year prior to the game in the tropics.
Wipe our asses clean twice in 3 weeks
Only 13-8 when Moses got hurt and our completion rate fell off the bus. I remember a game where Cleary was sent off and Penrith lost control of the game. It's why halfbacks get paid so much.

And our middle was awesome that game. It was the Penrith backs that hurt us, as usual.
 
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