Round 24 v Melbourne

[John Hamblin]

The mistakes by Blaize and Dyl were telling. Blaize is still very young and has improved dramatically this year. Proud of the effort . Play the rest of the year like we did in the first half and its ours to lose!!

 

[hindy111]

 

[hindy111]

 

[hindy111]

I don't know the exact rule here. But when is the marker allowed to take off?
He doesn't move whilst playing the ball. But takes of prior to Kenny touching it.
And also are you allowed to push the players head down and out of the way?

 

[hindy111]

I hope Pamthers make the top 4 mostly cause it will make the finals series interesting.
Between them and the others it would be the best top 4 in a long time as far as picking the winners.
Storm to me are still the favourites but. Paps,Nelson,Hughes to come back. Penrith have Yeo and maybe Patea.

 

[Pomoz]

I don't know the exact rule here. But when is the marker allowed to take off?
He doesn't move whilst playing the ball. But takes of prior to Kenny touching it.
And also are you allowed to push the players head down and out of the way?

Never mind that, the markers weren't square. Not even close.

 

[Whino]

Fair point.

https://x.com/NRL_SC_Allstars/status/1956167951935267252

 

[age.s]

Google adsense completely on point right now.

 

[blue bags]

It's not NFL
Can't use blockers

 

[Murraymob1]

I

It's not NFL
Can't use blockers

ts not soccer you can’t dive as well

 

[Kilkenny]

We dominated the first half and the first 10 minutes of the second period.

Sadly we weren’t able to capitalise on our field position dominance.

The Blaize no look tap on intercept was the turning point in the game.

It was low percentage dumb play, not the first time he has done but the first time it cost us big time.

The game turned on that moment, there were others such as Dylan’s lost ball during golden point .

we should have won but we didn’t and that is a concern against a side who we should have been able to beat.

 

[blue bags]

I

ts not soccer you can’t dive as well

Diving happening all the time in Games
Milking as well
It's not against the rules

 

[betcats]

I’m not worried, we had that game well in hand. People talking about eiso and Martin, please, it was Blaize and Dylan. I blame dyl more, that was two crucial unforced errors from him. Blaize will learn, every half throw stupid passes at time but dyl supposed to be Aus fb, those errors just aren’t up to his standard at all, they were costly also.

 

[Oldpanther86]

I have to mention we also didn't have the games best player Yeo.

 

[Chins]

I’m not worried, we had that game well in hand. People talking about eiso and Martin, please, it was Blaize and Dylan. I blame dyl more, that was two crucial unforced errors from him. Blaize will learn, every half throw stupid passes at time but dyl supposed to be Aus fb, those errors just aren’t up to his standard at all, they were costly also.

If we are honest with ourselves Dylan is very lucky to have reached rep staus, he's a level just below that really.

 

[Karnivayne]

That loss was 100% on Blaize and that pass, we were in control until then, can complain about marginal forward passes, blockers, markers not being square etc. but none of that would have happened if Blaize didnt throw that pass, least its something that he can learn from now and not in a crucial game, like the extra sudden death finals games that we will have to play now.

 

[Chins]

That loss was 100% on Blaize and that pass, we were in control until then, can complain about marginal forward passes, blockers, markers not being square etc. but none of that would have happened if Blaize didnt throw that pass, least its something that he can learn from now and not in a crucial game, like the extra sudden death finals games that we will have to play now.

I cant blame a kid over our Australian reps dropping the ball

 

[pantherpuddy]

Opposition defences have been rushing up to put pressure on Blaize for awhile now. I thinks that's why he has started to do that no look shuffle on loop pass that was intercepted. I reckon he has done that sort of pass 3 or 4 times in the last month or so. It just loops up in the air and he really has no idea where its going. When I saw it in previous games I remember thinking that's an intercept waiting to happen. When he is under that sort of pressure he will just have to take the tackle and not throw a panic pass. It's easily fixed so I'm sure he will be fine. Sometimes an early kick through the line makes the defence think twice about rushing up all the time.
A few games back where Nathan played outside Blaize and put on the pressure play pass for a try shows that they are aware of it and that was another way to try to combat the pressure he has been put under from rushing up defence.

 

[maple_69]

The loss isn’t on Blaize at all but it was undeniably the turning point. There’s no reason the side shouldn’t have got back to their work, reasserted control and field position and ground out another try or two and bagged the points. I tend to think if Blaize is on the left and wants to push the pass a bit he should have more license given he has some connection there. If he’s going to chime in on the right, there needs to be a more conservative mindset or Cleary needs to be the push pass guy in the structure.

Either way I’m ok with the performance. We play this game 10 times and we win 8 of them. Melbourne capitalised on 2 kicks, a shit pass and then a freak golden point play. When you control play, it’s very rare that you concede on 4 freak plays like that. That’s been played out over many years now against Souths, Melbourne, Parra and Brisbane with all those sides being more dangerous than us, but when Penrith lock in for a grind it’s just a low percentage that the counter punching will be enough. This weekend it was.

 

[The Realist]

Opposition defences have been rushing up to put pressure on Blaize for awhile now. I thinks that's why he has started to do that no look shuffle on loop pass that was intercepted. I reckon he has done that sort of pass 3 or 4 times in the last month or so. It just loops up in the air and he really has no idea where its going. When I saw it in previous games I remember thinking that's an intercept waiting to happen. When he is under that sort of pressure he will just have to take the tackle and not throw a panic pass. It's easily fixed so I'm sure he will be fine. Sometimes an early kick through the line makes the defence think twice about rushing up all the time.
A few games back where Nathan played outside Blaize and put on the pressure play pass for a try shows that they are aware of it and that was another way to try to combat the pressure he has been put under from rushing up defence.

I have no doubt that Bellamy and his coaching staff spotted that in video sessions and trained for it.