08 :: R9 Sat :: Bulldogs 4 Panthers 30 @ ANZ

[Timmah]

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BULLDOGS
1. Luke Patten
2. Hazem El Masri, 3. Tim Winitana, 4. Cameron Phelps, 5. Matt Utai
6. Ben Roberts, 7. Daniel Holdsworth
8. Jarrad Hickey, 9. Corey Hughes, 10. Chris Armit
11. Sonny Bill Williams, 12. Andrew Ryan (c)
13. Reni Maitua​

Int - 14. Lee Te Maari, 15. Nick Kouparitsas, 16. Justin Tsoulos, 17. Michael Sullivan​

PENRITH
1. Rhys Wesser
2. Luke Rooney 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Tighe 5. Michael Gordon
6. Maurice Blair 7. Jarrod Sammut
8. Tony Puletua 9. Luke Priddis 10. Petero Civoniceva (C)
11. Frank Pritchard 12. Luke Lewis
13. Nathan Smith​

Int - 14. Paul Aiton 15. Trent Waterhouse 16. Joseph Paulo 17. Frank Puletua
Res - 18. Junior Moors 19. Matthew Bell​

Referee
Jared Maxwell
Sideline Officials: Gerard Sutton & Bernard Sutton
Video Referee: Paul Simpkins​

Schedule
Gates 5:15pm
Toyota 5:15pm
NRL 7:30pm​

Related Matches
Toyota Cup Bulldogs v Panthers @ ANZ, Sat 5:15pm
NSW Cup Bulldogs v Central Coast Storm @ The Crest, Sat 3:30pm
NSW Cup Windsor v Manly @ Windsor, Sat 6:00pm
SG Ball Semi Final Bulldogs v Sydney Roosters @ Western Weekender, Sat 12:00pm
Harold Matthews Semi Final Penrith v Bulldogs @ Western Weekender, Sat 10:30am​

 

[murraymob]

could well come down to sbw coming through the test match. Without him i cant see the dogs winning

 

[Dutchy]

Panthers were horrible in the back half v Parra.

Dogs weren't as bad their last start.

Dogs will get up.

 

[Knights_Premiers]

I have this feeling that the Bulldogs might rattle up a score here for some reason. I am 100% tipping the Bulldogs this season and 43% tipping the Panthers so who knows

 

[pantherz9103]

We beat Dogs twice last year so who knows. We know we have the game to beat them and its away so we must have a chance, lol.

 

[mxlegend99]

I have a good feeling about this game. We do well against the Dogs, and that Eels game will have our blokes hungrier for a win. We should have Waterhouse back aswell, which will help us out big time.

 

[Timmah]

1. Luke Patten, 2. Hazem El Masri, 3. Tim Winitana, 4. Cameron Phelps, 5. Matt Utai, 6. Ben Roberts, 7. Daniel Holdsworth, 8. Jarrad Hickey, 9. Corey Hughes, 10. Chris Armit, 11. Sonny Bill Williams, 12. Andrew Ryan (c), 13. Reni Maitua
Int - 14. Lee Te Maari, 15. Nick Kouparitsas, 16. Justin Tsoulos, 17. Michael Sullivan
PENRITH - 1. Rhys Wesser 2. Luke Rooney 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Tighe 5. Michael Gordon 6. Maurice Blair 7. Jarrod Sammut 8. Tony Puletua 9. Luke Priddis 10. Petero Civoniceva (C) 11. Frank Pritchard 12. Luke Lewis 13. Nathan Smith
Int - 14. Paul Aiton 15. Trent Waterhouse 16. Joseph Paulo 17. Frank Puletua 18. Junior Moors 19. Matthew Bell
Bulldogs v Panthers No Foam Footballs Plz
Jared Maxwell
Sideline: G & B Sutton
Video: P Simpkins

 

[Alehana]

if the game was at penriths home groudn, i would definately tip them, but this will be match of the round in terms of how equal these two team are,
Bulldogs will win, but only just and in no way would i be suprised if penrith did, they have definately suprised me alot this year, probablly due to them being together for a while and petro comming down.
Their teams look real equal so it came down to whose home ground it was, so bulldogs by less than 8.

 

[murraymob]

With Lewis Waterhouse Aiton back into the team .I am confident Penrith will get up in a close game

 

[pantherz9103]

A must win game for both sides, loser starts to lose touch

 

[Dogaholic]

Penrith always seem to have our number. I am not all that confident. Think we can win if we play well though.

 

[Whoosh]

Bulldogs by 14. Sonny Bill to wash away the disappointment of Friday night and take them to pieces!

 

[Big Mick]

i reckon Dogs by 24...Sullivan to get a double like in the trial

 

[pantherz9103]

i reckon Dogs by 24...Sullivan to get a double like in the trial

You think we're gonna get smashed :?

 

[Timmah]

It's called reverse psychology.

 

[mxlegend99]

F*ck reverse psychology. I really think this is the week Panthers will fire up.

 

[Caged Panther]

wish I shared the confidence, IMO it will be close

 

[Sleep]

Wasn't the Dogs last game against Manly? They were dismal at best. Manly clocked off with 15 - 20 mins to go and still got home comfortably.

Panthers second half against the Eels was horrible though too. The half got way too kick happy and kicked them right out of the game. Having Waterhouse back will be a huge boost for them though.

Both teams really need their rep players to come through good.

And Penrith have a poor record at home but a good one against the Dogs so I'll go with the Black Cats.

 

[Timmah]

Shows what you know about football.

It was 10-all at halftime and Manly didn't get away until after halftime, then we came back in the final ten. Eight points is hardly "comfortable" and save for some poor handling we probably could have challenged them more.

Penrith did much the same last week against the Eels, matched them - even bettered them before the break, then capitulated around the 50-60 min mark before launching a fruitless late comeback.

Whoever has more ball will win IMO, both sides have great attacking options all over the park. I'm hoping the return of Patten, El Masri, Sullivan and Maitua will have a big impact.

Timmah's Tip: Bulldogs by 6.

 

[Sleep]

The scoreline hardly reflected the game. Dogs were playing horribly. Couldn't complete a set and gifted penalty after penalty when Manly had the ball. Anyone watching would of told you Eagles were all over them.

Manly's lead blew out and the clocked off. They were never worried by the Dogs.