Season '22

[DinkyDi]

I can not wait for next year, and, hopefully, defend the title. Who will be your smokie? I can not wait to see the detractors have eggs on their faces. Especially, from Nathan.

 

[soc123_au]

Interesting ratings. I'd have had Yeo higher, and Api way higher. Harry Grant is massively over rated. Good player, but not that high.

 

[maple_69]

Latrell way too high for a guy that missed the football he did. Burton way too high for a centre as well. Smith & Yeo should be top 5.

Looking forward to next season. Less pressure on us to finally convert our dominance, full houses every match at Penrith, hopefully we'll have the lower leagues running to see the next 5 years of dominance coming through. Outside of that we have the chance to stamp ourselves as one of the greatest sides in modern history. Storm & Souths have huge outs in Hynes, JAC, Finucane, Reynolds, Gagai. Manly are still very unbalanced. Chooks look really strong on paper but have question marks and a huge leap in class to get to our/Storm/Souths tier. We've lost two very good edge players but the middle and spine should see us continue to dominate games and our core has another year together to get better.

 

[DinkyDi]

Interesting ratings. I'd have had Yeo higher, and Api way higher. Harry Grant is massively over rated. Good player, but not that high.

I was in shock that Buzz actually rated Cleary number 1.

 

[Old and Disgruntled]

I was in shock that Buzz actually rated Cleary number 1.

The headline looks like a tongue in cheek jab at us.

 

[DinkyDi]

The headline looks like a tongue in cheek jab at us.

Maybe, look at the first word used. Champ is a great way in describing Nathan Cleary.

 

[soc123_au]

I was in shock that Buzz actually rated Cleary number 1.

Buzz has had a hard on for Nath for a while. I don't recall anything I would consider negative about him from Buzz. Maybe around the tik tok thing, but that's hardly controversial. The last 2 years I would say he has been pretty positive toward Penrith as a whole. His issue seems to have departed with Gus.

 

[Smug Panther]

I personally can't see anything other than a undefeated premiership defence.....

If Nathan isn't back early Luai to get shown up again imo

 

[ColdWetPanther]

I can not wait for next year, and, hopefully, defend the title. Who will be your smokie? I can not wait to see the detractors have eggs on their faces. Especially, from Nathan.

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Thanks for sharing Dinky Di. Obviously not a Panther, but glad Hughes gets recognised. He was awesome this year and totally shone in a team with the likes of Munster and Grant.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

The gear up for 2022 I believe is beginning. Holiday is over.

 

[GongPanther]

This Sunday (31st Oct) will be our first month anniversary of being champions. My my, how time flies when you're on top of the world.