Opinion Penrith

[soc123_au]

they are definitely the best side ever under the 6 again rule

I'd say 6 tackle rule.

 

[Wb1234]

I'd say 6 tackle rule.

Win this year and id include unlimited tackles too

 

[Mr. Shaman]

When anybody can honestly claim that their club has never had a trainer indiscretion then they can comment!
the anti Penrith comments on these forums is getting out of hand and bordering on slanderous.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Win this year and id include unlimited tackles too

Nope. Dragons of 1956 to 1966 still hold that record in my book. Also are a few teams who went whole seasons undefeated that may give thje Panthers a run for their money.

 

[betcats]

Nope. Dragons of 1956 to 1966 still hold that record in my book. Also are a few teams who went whole seasons undefeated that may give thje Panthers a run for their money.

5 in a row with a salary cap has us well past that dragons side if we can do it.

 

[Fangs]

Happy Penrith day everyone!

Game starts at 6pm. Don't be late!

 

[Nealo 12]

Happy Penrith day everyone!

Game starts at 6pm. Don't be late!

I'll be there , hope to bump into the Newcastle coach can't remember his name

 

[mongoose]

Penrith have been an incredible side the last 4-5 seasons but my god the comp is soft if they win it again this year, including my team

 

[Fangs]

I'll be there , hope to bump into the Newcastle coach can't remember his name

Best get in early to soak up the atmosphere.

No road trip for me. Mexican food, warm apple pie for desert and a case of 1664 Kronenbourg.

A happy Penrith day indeed.

 

[Black Panther]

Penrith have been an incredible side the last 4-5 seasons but my god the comp is soft if they win it again this year, including my team

All teams can only play what’s in front of them. It makes me laugh when people say it’s a soft comp or the worst they have ever seen, yet only the Panthers have won the last 4 years.

You would think if it was that soft a Comp someone else should’ve won one in the last 4 years. It says more about how shit the other teams are really if that’s the case.

 

[mongoose]

It says more about how shit the other teams are really if that’s the case.

well yeah thats my point... considering how much talent you guys have lost in the last few years, you really shouldn't be challenging for a premiership again

 

[DIOGENES]

Yeah, right
The competition when the Saints won was limited to a small area of Sydney. Parramatta were the team furthest from the CBD.
I am old enough to have seen St George beaten by Newcastle Division in the 1963 state cup. Maybe the best team in Sydney but not the best in NSW let alone Australia and New Zealand.

 

[Trifili13]

Yeah, right
The competition when the Saints won was limited to a small area of Sydney. Parramatta were the team furthest from the CBD.
I am old enough to have seen St George beaten by Newcastle Division in the 1963 state cup. Maybe the best team in Sydney but not the best in NSW let alone Australia and New Zealand.

Using that logic of losing a one-off game then St Helens and Wigan who beat Penrith in the world club challenge were the best teams in the world in those years.

Just appreciate teams in their own era. Can't compare the game played over 50 years ago with the rules of today.

Black Panther above wrote "All teams can only play what’s in front of them. It makes me laugh when people say it’s a soft comp or the worst they have ever seen, yet only the Panthers have won the last 4 years." Same with the Dragon's when people say it was part time or only a Sydney comp. If winning 11 in a row was easy why has no team come close (next best was Souths with 5 in the 1920s).

 

[Black Panther]

well yeah thats my point... considering how much talent you guys have lost in the last few years, you really shouldn't be challenging for a premiership aga

Using that logic of losing a one-off game then St Helens and Wigan who beat Penrith in the world club challenge were the best teams in the world in those years.

Just appreciate teams in their own era. Can't compare the game played over 50 years ago with the rules of today.

Black Panther above wrote "All teams can only play what’s in front of them. It makes me laugh when people say it’s a soft comp or the worst they have ever seen, yet only the Panthers have won the last 4 years." Same with the Dragon's when people say it was part time or only a Sydney comp. If winning 11 in a row was easy why has no team come close (next best was Souths with 5 in the 1920s).

The big difference being Salary Cap and rules when comparing eras.

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Fangs]

Bump.

 

[Wb1234]

To make gf

Warriors in nz
Dogs in Sydney (Accor?)
Raiders in Canberra / brisbane in Brisbane

 

[Fangs]

To make gf

Warriors in nz
Dogs in Sydney (Accor?)
Raiders in Canberra / brisbane in Brisbane

Pretty soft IMO.

 

[Marshall_magic]

I feel like they’re a decent chance to win it again. Canberra are obviously the top side but they’ve rested a lot of players today. Combine that with a week off the week after next and a good start could be enough for Penrith to get over them. Bulldogs and Storm look shaky and the donkeys can be hit and miss. Warriors look completely finished for the year whilst the Sharks and Roosters are making up numbers.

 

[Wb1234]

Penrith star Brian To’o has expressed remorse over a joke gone wrong after he made sexualised comments about several teammates and their partners on social media during the Panthers awards night earlier this week.

Penrith management sought an explanation from one of their biggest names on Thursday after To’o’s Instagram account was used to comment on several stories from the Panthers’ official account, in which he referenced players’ partners.

In response to Nathan Cleary being announced as the Merv Cartwright Medal winner for the club’s best and fairest on Tuesday night, To’o described Cleary as “The Fowler slayer”, in reference to Matildas forward and Cleary’s girlfriend Mary Fowler, along with a goat emoji (referencing the Greatest of All Time acronym) and a love heart,

Similar messages were added on a series of posts from the Penrith account.

Winger Tom Jenkins was referred to as “Jess Wrecker”, forward Matt Eisenhuth as “Holly destroyer” and veteran back-rower Scott Sorensen as “Elle smasher”.

The Panthers declined to comment when contacted as they arrived in Auckland ahead of Saturday’s sudden-death finals clash against the Warriors.

Club officials have spoken to To’o and say the matter will be taken seriously, with the NSW and Samoan flyer having acknowledged his public comments were in poor taste.

To’o has since explained to Panthers officials that he intended the comments as a joke. The 27-year-old rarely drinks and has told Panthers management he was sober while commenting live on the awards ceremony.

To’o’s comments have since disappeared from the social media site, given individual stories are only live for 24 hours.

The Daily Mail reported that several user comments on the since-expired posts expressed dismay at To’o’s comments.

The Panthers winger was involved in an embarrassing incident in 2022 when his best man and former teammate Jarome Luai gave an off-colour speech at his wedding, for which the Tigers star made a subsequent public apology.

To’o was rested for the last two weeks of Penrith’s regular season along with Liam Martin after the club prioritised managing their players’ workloads over an unlikely tilt at the top four

Panthers seek answers after To’o makes lewd public remarks about teammates’ partners

Penrith management have asked their star winger to explain comments on the club’s Instagram posts during the Panthers’ awards night.

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