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  1. maple_69

    Ride Em Cowboy

    I think the Warriors are being underestimated. Johnson is the best player in the comp right now. CNK, DWZ, AFB & Harris make for a top notch engine room and Egan is classy as well. I think outside of that they lack a bit of talent to go with the top couple sides but don’t expect them to be easy...
  2. maple_69

    Ride Em Cowboy

    I’ve got Storm handling outs better than the Broncs as a more established squad/coach. From there I think the Chooks have the form to cover Souths, we look to be keen to have a decent hit out rather than wholesale rest so expect we’re too good and Canberra not good enough. Penrith v Storm...
  3. maple_69

    Ride Em Cowboy

    Who knows. On one hand, getting a proper run in with a new five eighth would be handy, on the other, it sounds like it would be for one game against the Warriors. I’m all for not getting ahead of ourselves but between our pack and full strength (minus May) backline we have just completely...
  4. maple_69

    General Discussion Thread

    Suprising that this incident seemingly hasn’t got that much media attention. To put the legal or moral debate aside for one minute, what Soni did could be turned into a massive distraction for the team. For a guy who arguably doesn’t deserve to be in the side anyway (with bigger minutes on...
  5. maple_69

    Round 26 v The Eels

    To’o is used to having one of the best legs tacklers of his generation inside him. Critta is a pretty freakish defender and having a different guy inside will take some adjustment for Biz. I like Salmon inside Cleary because Cogger is no five eighth. Chuck him in the 14 in case Salmon/Kenny...
  6. maple_69

    Rd 25 v Gold Coast

    Mam/Walsh/Walters being 75% of the spine is the big question mark for big games. No one has figured out how to deal with the lack of time, space, opportunities that Penrith allow yet, then you want those guys to do it in a grand final after they've gotten used to running riot against subpar...
  7. maple_69

    Rd 25 v Gold Coast

    Yeah exactly right. Against the bottom half of teams, we can go into these games at 75% and its typically enough to see them off. If they happen to keep up, you normally see a 10 minute period where Penrith hits the afterburners and throws 2-3 tries over, crushing the other team's morale. I...
  8. maple_69

    Rd 25 v Gold Coast

    Smith looked exactly the same last year, a guy who was a genuine worker who wasn’t well suited to an impact bench role. He came through and has found ways to impact the game with his insane hustle. Time will tell if Henry can adapt his game to what it needs to be for a few years before he earns...
  9. maple_69

    Round 24 v Manly

    Due back against Parra but we rightly seem to be giving everyone an extra week on their way back. Guess it depends how Ivan wants to manage resting. I think we can win out with 4/5 guys off per week, go full tilt at Melbourne/Cronulla week one and then take the week off then.
  10. maple_69

    Round 24 v Manly

    Oh and I will also add, Leota is an animal off the bench. He turned that game for us. Smith goes fine starting, I love the idea of Leota and Leniu coming off the bench. I’m not sure what pack in the comp will be able to deal with that. The middle 30/40 when Haas is off is where I think we could...
  11. maple_69

    Round 24 v Manly

    Sommerton looked really sharp out of dummy half and his service looked nice and crisp. He also looks to have pretty solid vision, catching guys not square for 6 agains and things like that. Seems a more natural dummy half. Obviously has work to do in defence but for mine looks a better option...
  12. maple_69

    General Discussion Thread

    The funny thing about Luai is that the Cobbo/Origin incident aside, he generally does tread the line in game pretty well. He agitates and pushes the envelope, but rarely gets it wrong. Part of his role is to be a pest, on and off the field, and he generally does it damn well. I wouldn't be...
  13. maple_69

    Round 23 v Melbourne

    We seem to lose our way when Luke, Kenny and Salmon are on today. I reckon Yeo is fine for 80. The other guys can do it but would be better with a 15 min break. Rotate Hosking through a spell for Sorro & Martin (Sorro goes 65 and Martin comes back on for the end on the left) and then you have...
  14. maple_69

    Round 24 v Manly

    I definitely think splitting the next two weeks with half the guys out is the way to go rather than taking a full week off. Something like the below two 17s. 1. Edwards 2. Jenkins 3. Cole 4. Tago 5. To'o 6. Cogger 7. Cleary 8. Smith 9. Luke 10. Fish 11. Hosking 12. Garner 13. Yeo 14. Sommerton...
  15. maple_69

    Round 22 v The Sharks

    It’s painful to listen to the kid but the snippet of Walsh miked up at training on the Matty Johns show tonight is a great example of the role fullbacks play that you just don’t see from the outside. They’re directing every single player relevant to every play in defence. For a team that’s...
  16. maple_69

    Round 23 v Melbourne

    if the Storm don’t put up a fight here I think we need to rest the whole 17 over the next couple games and use Parra and the Cows as proper warm up games with the full squad. Build it up over 3 games, earn the week off and then our season really starts for the final 2 games.
  17. maple_69

    2022 or 2023

    Last years next best teams were worse than this year I’d say. Parra at their best were as good as any side this year but their form was very patchy (and still is). Outside of that no one was particularly convincing and the sides outside the 8 were way weaker than your 9-13 this year. So maybe we...
  18. maple_69

    Round 23 v Melbourne

    I’d like to see Cole get the run or Turuva to centre and Jenkins onto his wing as another option to see what Tito has one in. He’s an absolute demon under the high ball and game as anything on kick returns/hit ups but finishing in tight space is not his thing, maybe his agility works better...
  19. maple_69

    The Three-peat

    I’ll never get sick of beating Melbourne after the decades of abuse they inflicted on us, including 2020. The 2021 prelim was just too satisfying, trashing them in a grand final would be a real cherry on top of this era.
  20. maple_69

    The Three-peat

    Bookies now have us at $2.50 as an aside. They consider us more of a sure thing to win the premiership than Manly, the 11th placed team, are of beating St George, the 15th placed team in one game. How short did our odds get last year? I don’t remember them going this short.

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