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I tend to agree, as long as he doesn't get "tired" regularly after short stints.I don’t necessarily disagree with you, I’m just not sure either Salmon or Kenny quite deserve the criticism directed at them.
I tend to agree, as long as he doesn't get "tired" regularly after short stints.I don’t necessarily disagree with you, I’m just not sure either Salmon or Kenny quite deserve the criticism directed at them.
I don’t necessarily disagree with you, I’m just not sure either Salmon or Kenny quite deserve the criticism directed at them.
Nope. Hosking or Garner, I don’t mind which, but definitely not both.You have said before you think Hosking should be in over Garner, Yet you don't think he is a better option in the 17?
Nope. Hosking or Garner, I don’t mind which, but definitely not both.
No we don’t…. Salmon is fine in the back row and will only get better. Garners minutes will also increase as the season goes on.You need to find an extra 30 mins or so though if they aren't playing a full game
No we don’t…. Salmon is fine in the back row and will only get better. Garners minutes will also increase as the season goes on.
Salmons primary job will always be to cover injuries. You replace him with a back rower and we are screwed if we lose a half or a back.
A lot of teams doing that recentlyWe are running effectively with a 2 forward bench
No, we are effectively running with three forwards and utility. Soni replaces a middle when he comes on.Garner was playing centre last year
Luke has played 7 in lower grades.
We are running effectively with a 2 forward bench
If Peach could stick to the game plan, he could provide some x factor in attack.No, we are effectively running with three forwards and utility. Soni replaces a middle when he comes on.
We won a premiership with this rotation, unless you want to replace Salmon with a better Utility, unless we get injuries, I wouldn’t change a thing.
No, we are effectively running with three forwards and utility. Soni replaces a middle when he comes on.
We won a premiership with this rotation, unless you want to replace Salmon with a better Utility, unless we get injuries, I wouldn’t change a thing.
If Peach could stick to the game plan, he could provide some x factor in attack.
The 2023 team wasn't the same as the 2022 team that won the comp either. You're sounding like a broken record.This team is not the same team that won the comps though, I don't know how hard it is to understand
Hell even take the 2021 team compared to 2022. We had Capewell, That allowed Kiks to come off the bench.
Capewell went, Kikau became an 80 minute edge forward. That allowed Kenny and a Utility on the bench.
We have gone back to having a 50-60 edge forward. As such the bench needs to evolve to match that
The 2023 team wasn't the same as the 2022 team that won the comp either. You're sounding like a broken record.
A lot of teams doing that recently
It works until you get an early forward injury.
Bellamy taking a two forward bench into the 2021 prelim is a key reason for Penrith winning that game. They lost Welch early and had to rely on a one forward interchange.
In the first game against Parra last year Kiks went out for an HIA, Salmon went to right edge backrower and Parra scored two quick tries there.
If Penrith had another first grade quality edge backrower I'd start them and go with the bench of:
Luke
Spencer
Sorro
Garner
Luke provides hooker and halves cover while Garner edge and centre. Critta goes to wing or fullback depending on the player injured.
Salmon is OK for fifteen minutes of cover to rest a starter but it'll be hard to win games if he is forced to play sixty minutes in the pack.
Salmon playing minutes on an edge and Spencer will play more minutes as well. That is evolving….This team is not the same team that won the comps though, I don't know how hard it is to understand
Hell even take the 2021 team compared to 2022. We had Capewell, That allowed Kiks to come off the bench.
Capewell went, Kikau became an 80 minute edge forward. That allowed Kenny and a Utility on the bench.
We have gone back to having a 50-60 edge forward. As such the bench needs to evolve to match that
Salmon playing minutes on an edge and Spencer will play more minutes as well. That is evolving….
The bench “evolving” doesn’t need to be anything more than that…
I can’t understand why you don’t understand that…..