Rd20: Parra v Penrith GAME DAY THREAD @ Commbank 29/7/22

[Happy MEel]

Pretty uninspiring 2nd half but I won’t be too critical. Across 80 minutes we were dominant against the reigning premiers and have been both times this season.

 

[yy_cheng]

When we play that ba ball we're shit

We shutoff mentally cos it's so boring

It doesn't even work against a 12 man team

When cleary was on, it's how we should play. Not this ba ball shit

 

[Stevie]

He won’t be our fullback next year, mate.

Really? What can you share?

 

[the phantom menace]

I can't believe someone isn't off Lane's hip everytime he gets the ball, he appears he could pass every tackle..

Than hip man should be Gutherson, surely...

 

[Parra]

34-10

Stop f**king whinging and enjoy the win

 

[yy_cheng]

Play between the scrim lines lol

 

[lucablight]

Our bench is still a huge liability

 

[the phantom menace]

He won’t be our fullback next year, mate.

Centres, yeah?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Experts will now say if Cleary played score line would be different. And rightly so. Parra usually yoyo from game to game but they’ve managed to to find a new way stuff up within a game

That's the spirit champ. Or you could just enjoy a win against the premiers.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Moses is good, and has won us plenty of games but this week and last week are good indications why he truly isn’t elite.

second half last week there were points available and chance to win in the second half, we looked dangerous on the left. But we do it once then hand over the ball, it should be try it before the last then get a repeat.

Tonight there was the opportunity to hit 50 easily. We just had to complete sets and build pressure, then try the Edges when they were short.

however second half in the first 20 from memory, we tried a kick to Blake, a shift to Sivo on the last etc etc but it wasn’t the right option. It should have been attack attack, then repeat set on the last. It was stupid footy. Then last 20 panthers got some ball and grinded the game away…….stupid.

that’s why I reckon Hodgson is going to be a great signing if he stays on the footy first, finally some smarts in the spine…..we may lose Mahoney and youth but we get experience and smarts…

 

[Bandwagon]

Oh my god

We are so shit the way we beat the reigning premiers and soon to b minor premiers.

f**k we need to learn how to win games more betterer, cause all the other teams wot beat Penrith this year beat them much more gooderer than wot we done did,

 

[strider]

I honestly expected us to win tonight, then yoyo back to a loss next week

But i think we used up our crap in the second half ... so now im more confident about next week ... silver f**king lining

 

[Snoochies]

Next week vs Manly. Does big Marty join us and play against his Old team..do we yoyo again, do Manly play better with the rainbow 7?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

And that’s why we won’t challenge for a premiership. Soft underbelly, just go through the motions. f**king garbage

We're playing the long game.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

The important thing is we didn't embarrass them. Shows class.

 

[yy_cheng]

We're playing the long game.

We're shit at the long game

1 out against a 12 man team. Why would you do that

 

[Wally21]

It’s great to win and the first half was as good a half as I can remember, regardless of chin being sent.
They had a chance to really ice that game and they didn’t.
Whether you like them or not, whether you think they are deadshits or not, Smith, Thurston and Johns, arguably the 3 best players of the last 30 years were wondering in commentary why we didn’t ice the game.
It’s just disappointing that we can’t put 80 mins together. The inconsistency is such a worry

 

[Jake the snake]

That's the spirit champ. Or you could just enjoy a win against the premiers.

Disappointing end. No killer instinct. Had a chance to fix up F/A but failed. Take the 2 def though.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

On a worrying note... Panthers almost kept us scoreless in the second half, despite them being a man down.

That's a sign of a half time reset and good coaching - on their part. Nothing to be proud of there on Brad Arthur's part in terms of showing agility to amend a game plan based changes within a match, in my opinion.

We were going well when it was 13 on 13 though, so credit where it's due... And it's great to get an unexpected win!

It's just a motivation issue. We had the game won and Penrith were playing for pride. We would've only put them to the sword if they gave up.

 

[Wally21]

We're playing the long game.

Oh yes. I look forward to that being the case.