08 :: R10 Sun :: Panthers 46 Warriors 20 @ CUA

[Timmah]

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PENRITH - 1. Rhys Wesser, 2. Luke Rooney 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Tighe 5. Michael Gordon, 6. Maurice Blair 7. Luke Lewis
8. Tony Puletua 9. Luke Priddis (C) 10. Matthew Bell, 11. Frank Pritchard 12. Trent Waterhouse, 13. Nathan Smith
Int - 14. Paul Aiton 15. Joseph Paulo 16. Jarrod Sammut 17. Sam McKendry; Res - 18. Hutch Maiava​

WARRIORS - 1 Lance Hohaia, 2 Michael Crockett, 3 Jerome Ropati, 4 Ryan Shortland, 5 Patrick Ah Van, 6 Michael Witt, 7 Grant Rovelli
8 Sam Rapira, 9 Nathan Fien, 10 Evarn Tuimavave, 11 Simon Mannering, 12 Epalahame Lauaki, 13 Micheal Luck (capt)
Int - 14 Ian Henderson, 15 Wairangi Koopu, 16 Russell Packer, 17 Logan Swann; Res - 18 Ruben Wiki​

Referee

Tony De Las Heras
Sideline Officials: Peter Kirby & Bernard Sutton; Video Referee: Bill Harrigan​

Schedule
Gates 11:30am -- Toyota 11:45am -- NRL 2:00pm​

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Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels
Western Weekender Stadium, Sat 11:30am​

 

[kingdamo]

Go NZ!

We have Ropati coming back in to replace Tate who is playing for QLD, so that should be sweet.

Also Lauaki starting again which is awesome, with Wiki on the bench and Packer..

Hoping that Wiki gets omitted tho, but I think it would be Packer or Koopu.

 

[Timmah]

Where's the side?

 

[pantherz9103]

Team with stage fright in front of home fans v team with travel sickness. No Petero as well.

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

Go Warriors!!

 

[Timmah]

Wiki named as 5th reserve... odd. Is he injured?

 

[hitman82]

Wiki is coming back from a supposed hand injury. Packer debuted last week in his place. I am hoping Swann or Wiki to drop off the bench.

 

[ozbash]

us by roughly 30...

 

[mxlegend99]

This game has the potential to be a blowout to either team.

If Lewis and Blair can do a good job at directing our team around, we basically have 2 extra backrowers on the field that can play 80 minutes. It's going to be a much harder game then last week though.

 

[Alehana]

warriors can win, just depends on which side shows up, their away or mt smart team, and history will tell us that it will be their away team which is sh!t at the best of times, i must admit no baisedness came into the decision, i will be supporting warriors but my prediction will be they wont win. Penrith have suprised me alot this year, they've played to gether for a while and are starting to play like good top 8 team, their win last week proves how much i underestimated them, this confidence as well they r at home will mean they will win comfortablly. penrith by 14. go warriors.

 

[Rovelli]

No better place to kick-start the season for the Warriors.

They've limped to four wins and four losses - can they finally pick up the slack on the road?

Penrith is a nice place to break their duck, but it won't be easy. In fact, I can envisage us caving in early to early pressure. Hopefully, we get in front and stay in front.

 

[hitman82]

Warriors by at least 16, no doubt about it. I'm going to drop a hundy on this game actually

 

[griffo346]

whens mckinion back?

 

[Timmah]

Season.

 

[Timmah]

v

Some little facts...

21 games between the teams have the Panthers up 12 wins to 9.
At CUA, Penrith have won 6 of the 10 games played.

The Warriors were dominant in 2007 over the eventual wooden spooners, smashing them at Mt Smart mid-year, before sneaking home at CUA by four points in the final round, a rare away win for the boys from over the Tasman.

Penrith will be looking to avoid a repeat of their 52-8 loss against the Warriors back in 2001, while the Warriors 36-6 loss at CUA just two years ago remains a sour memory.

Why isn't he playing?

Penrith remain without Adam Woolonough (knee) who should be back by Round 15. Frank Puletua's eye socket injury suffered last Saturday has him out indefinitely.
The Warriors still are missing Wade McKinnon (knee) and will do so until 2009, while Steve Price should be back on deck next week after a niggling hamstring. Manu Vatuvei's leg injury is due to clear by Round 13.

Courtesy Big League

 

[pantherz9103]

Seriously looking at that Warriors side, its nothing amazing. No excuses Penrith you owe the home fans a win.

 

[griffo346]

Timmah wats your tipping like :lol: i see you have picked panthers i hope we win

 

[ozbash]

whens mckinion back?

who ??

 

[byrne_rovelli_fan82]

whens mckinion back?

Round 1 2009

 

[wittyfan]

Warriors to get comfortably, Witty's boxful of skills shall prove to be too much.