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  1. maple_69

    QF 1 VS Parramatta

    The Alternate is a killer jersey, odd that we’re playing in it though. All 3 grades look stupidly stacked now. Spine in particular in Flegg and Cup just a class above their grades now with everyone finally slotting back in. Its going to be a long 3 days…
  2. maple_69

    Round 25 Vs Cowboys @ QCB Stadium

    For someone that missed most of the game, what do we take from it in terms of depth options? How were Cole, Jenkins, Henry, Turuva, Smith and Luke?
  3. maple_69

    Penrith Panthers Jersey Flegg/NSW Cup 2022 Discussion Thread

    So presuming we lose both these games we go onto play the winner of 4v5 and then the loser of 1v2/3 which potentially would be this weekends match ups again but Penrith at full strength.
  4. maple_69

    Round 25 Vs Cowboys @ QCB Stadium

    The whole machine to convert elite talent into elite players from Elliott down was cooked. Man Siejka, Waddell, Tia Kilifi, there’s a lot of fruitless hope in those names.
  5. maple_69

    Round 25 Vs Cowboys @ QCB Stadium

    Pumped to see Jenkins and Turuva go around as well as the Luke/Kenny rotation in action. Henry looks a real goer as well. I expect these guys to stick around more than most think and probably just lack the class/experience to get it done. Cows 26 Panthers Cup 16
  6. maple_69

    Round 25 Vs Cowboys @ QCB Stadium

    Jesus it really is going to be 13 guys out. Cleary is not messing around. We're either going to be just too damn much for anybody to come close to this finals series or we'll be all sorts of clunky. So Staines, Turuva, Jenkins, Rennings, C. Crichton, Falls, SOS, Eisenhuth, Kenny, L. Smith, C...
  7. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    It’s obviously the biggest challenge the club has faced in this period of domination. I think we have the class elsewhere to go with the top sides but none of us know whether we’ll miss that quality at dummy half in the big games. Last year Api was playing a very simple game because Nath was on...
  8. maple_69

    Resting players before finals

    I reckon we rest Api & Leniu for sure and after that maybe Martin if he is carrying a niggle. To’o and Kikau look to be coming good after looking a bit gassed, Id prefer them to get the game time to heat up. Tago is the only other guy that hasn’t had a rest lately and he is looking more and more...
  9. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    Lucky for us it’s a team sport and the other 16 guys we’ll be fielding will likely be as good or better than the rest of the comp. The Roosters barely have a hooker, the Broncs were top 4 for much of the season with Turpin, the Cowboys star hooker was a journeyman half until a year ago and...
  10. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    More than anything the suggestion that we would top up over two years demonstrates the story is just made up. No deal is ever extending past the terms of the contract. I’d say there could have been a Tigers request for Penrith to kick in $150 for 2023 and we countered with $100.
  11. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    If he’s not in the plans for next year and the club is happy with Turuva/Jenkins as our backup backs then I’d be happy to kick in $80K to free up some space to keep key players. $350K - $80K - $120K (min wage replacement) leaves $150K extra to top up Dyl say. If it’s to give Martin or Crichton...
  12. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    I still rate Staines a guy that can be an excellent first grader but it’s pretty clear our system is not well suited to him. He’s never going to be a battering ram workhorse and that’s simply how we employ our back 3. He really needs to choose his next contract wisely.
  13. maple_69

    Round 24 V Warriors

    I don’t think there’s a right answer. Luck, chance, form, health and magic all play a part and no teams run in will ever be the same. Question Cleary’s tactical chops all you want but with the exception of the 2020 Storm GF he has become the master of managing this sides mental and physical...
  14. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    Absolutely effective tackling and managing the speed of the ruck is important to the grind, agree. Yeo, Fish & Leota have a job to do to support whoever the little guy is next to them in this regard and Api has that benefit currently. We'll see how Luke does fair in this regard when we get to...
  15. maple_69

    Round 23 v Souths. Posts by @iamback are all opinion based

    Yeah very true. We certainly should lose a few more of the Souths type games next year but it’s the big games that is the question mark.
  16. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    Actually diving into Luke’s Cup stats, he’s having a monster year. Leads the league in line break assists, dummy half runs, 2nd in try assists and has a good bag of offloads, forced line drop outs and tries to his name plus doesn’t seem to have too many errors in his game. His run metres are...
  17. maple_69

    Round 23 v Souths. Posts by @iamback are all opinion based

    I still think the biggest factor in how we move on from Api is Cleary and not Luke or anyone else who plays dummy half. Dude is not the finished article and after a flat season, I think there’s every chance he buries himself to take another step and offsets the inferior dummy half work.
  18. maple_69

    Round 23 v Souths. Posts by @iamback are all opinion based

    We're no lock on the premiership this year, not by a long shot, but we are streets ahead of every other teams, all things being equal. We will be a contender next year, and I'd say we'll be top 4. Souths, Sharks, Brisbane & Cows aren't guaranteed to continue improving, few sides progress in a...
  19. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    We handed out good contracts to Leota & Critta prior to Api signing with the Tigers. We absolutely could have coughed up more and backed kids to take those roles. Critta & Leota are great players and I'm glad we have them, but I'd be happier going into next season with Jenkins, Smith & Api...
  20. maple_69

    Round 23 v Souths. Posts by @iamback are all opinion based

    Edges are tough to defend. Look at Melbourne. Couple guys out and their whole side is blown apart regularly. We have two of the best defensive halves out. It screws the whole edge because they all have to be on the same page about sliding vs jamming etc. Let's see how they look with those guys...

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