Sharks: amazing turn around from the week 1 drubbing to post back to back wins, home and away, 5 day turn around against the teams that finished 1 & 2 on the ladder last year. Their defence was commited and every man stood up when needed, whilst their attack had variation and naturally saped the Panthers energy as they (the Panthers) made errors and gave away penalties. Thoroughly deserved vitcory, totally outplayed the Panthers. 2 great wins on the trot and some form, enthusiasm and confidence will be running high through the team. Great stuff.
Panthers: look, I rarely bag the Panthers because ever since the Bears got kicked out they have been a team I have ALOT of time for. But after todays performance and the Knights performance on week 1, overshadowed by Parramatta's inept attempt last week, they have some MAJOR issues. At home, 2 drubbings with 40+ points for the opposition and inability to defend on the line. The Broncos, for the last fortnight have highlighted the effect of having great defence on your goal line and how it can win matches. At this rate the Panthers need a miracle to fix that problem, which has plagued them for awhile. I believe Matthew Elliott's time may be up. It's obvious that his game plans go way above the Panthers players heads and when they should be coached with a nice simple, defence oriented game plan, they instead get fed statue of liberty and triple deke plays. Panthers fans deserve better! They want defence!
