2017 Semi Final, Fri - Broncos 13-6 Panthers @ Suncorp

[I Bleed Maroon]

So you are blaming the refs before the game has been played.

At least we waited until full-time

Melbourne have 3 of the greatest players to ever play in their spine and quality in key positions elsewhere and they still need to drag the game down into the mud to win a title and the NRL lets them do it. The 2017 premiership is all theirs and you won't see a shred of optimism from me come the off season. The NRL is in a bad place.

 

[Nerd]

Uh oh

Forgetable game, too much leniency in the ruck, on both sides.

You nailed it. Both sides couldn't get their attack going because of the slow play the balls.

 

[pantherz9103]

After the Eels win tomorrow night then it will just be the top 4 sides from the regular season remaining, 2nd year in a row. Not great for the credibility of the top 8.

Penrith just don't have the smarts to score tries against resilient defences and can't attack properly close to the line because Griffin can't coach attack properly and that's why we aren't a threat. Oh well it was nice to get revenge on Manly last week....

The Panther fan of me from the Elliott era is happy that we can make finals and win the odd one but the fan of me from the Gould and Lang eras misses a team that was talented AND well coached and won gf's..

 

[THE CHAMP]

Broncos by 7

Great call merkin. Hope u had some coin on it

 

[Pedge1971]

Melbourne have 3 of the greatest players to ever play in their spine and quality in key positions elsewhere and they still need to drag the game down into the mud to win a title and the NRL lets them do it. The 2017 premiership is all theirs and you won't see a shred of optimism from me come the off season. The NRL is in a bad place.

Wins the game. Sulks. Lol Donkeys..

 

[Pedge1971]

Great call merkin. Hope u had some coin on it

Now that is a winner!

 

[veggiepatch1959]

MOTM anyone?

 

[THE CHAMP]

Broncos by 7

Expecting 35k crowd?

Dafuq? Why isn't this a sell out?

$80 for a shit seat thank the nrl ripoff merkins

 

[veggiepatch1959]

I can see a record being broken next week.

The biggest winning margin in an NRL preliminary final is 30 points in 2009.

Strangely enough it was Storm vs Broncos 40 - 10.

And they say history never repeats.

 

[Pedge1971]

After the Eels win tomorrow night then it will just be the top 4 sides from the regular season remaining, 2nd year in a row. Not great for the credibility of the top 8.

Penrith just don't have the smarts to score tries against resilient defences and can't attack properly close to the line because Griffin can't coach attack properly and that's why we aren't a threat. Oh well it was nice to get revenge on Manly last week....

The Panther fan of me from the Elliott era is happy that we can make finals and win the odd one but the fan of me from the Gould and Lang eras misses a team that was talented AND well coached and won gf's..

Not sure I agree with the 1st paragraph. Every game has been close. You lost by 7 points away in a knock out semi and had your chances. Better team won but Penrith made them work for it.

Good advert for top 8 this year if you ask me. The bottom 4 have lifted well but the best teams are there.

Parra are no certainty tomorrow either!

 

[Mogsheen Jadwat]

$80 for a shit seat thank the nrl ripoff merkins

40 dollars for 4 beers and a tray.

 

[Spot On]

Just came here to say - James Tamou, what a cat.

You know there are still people who will argue he was awesome for the Cowboys. I'll admit he has some decent games while in NQLD.

But the piss take he has portrayed at Penrith has to end after tonight and so does the job for the merkin who gave him 700K a season. Dumb, dumb, dumb. Can't believe how anyone could justify that decision.

He's a cat. And that is being nice.

 

[Canard]

After the Eels win tomorrow night then it will just be the top 4 sides from the regular season remaining, 2nd year in a row. Not great for the credibility of the top 8.

Code in Crisis, Top performing sides win games!

 

[pantherz9103]

Code in Crisis, Top performing sides win games!

I'm criticising the quality of the teams outside of the top 4, including my own team

 

[OldPanther]

Code in Crisis, Top performing sides win games!

It is an issue when we're constantly told how close the comp is by the NRL.

 

[TheFrog]

After the Eels win tomorrow night then it will just be the top 4 sides from the regular season remaining, 2nd year in a row. Not great for the credibility of the top 8.

They don't have a top 8 so that teams 5-8 can win the comp. That will happen at some time but it's supposed to be difficult. They have it so that you aren't playing 4 of your 8 games as dead rubbers 3 months out from the finals.

 

[some11]

Slowest rucks of all the finals so far, both teams guilty but I was surprised Blair wasn't binned for sitting on people about three times in the same set.

Shit game of footy and neither team would beat Storm so meh.

 

[THE CHAMP]

You could always start your own comp.....

How about that

We did.
It's the comp your team plays in now.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Would've been an injustice to see Penrith proceed any further.

They've hardly beaten any top 8 sides all year.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

40 dollars for 4 beers and a tray.

I hope the tray was edible for that price....