2018 R17 Fri - Panthers 36-4 Warriors @ Panthers

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NRL 2018 - Round 17
Penrith Panthers v Warriors
Panthers Stadium, Penrith (TICKETS)
Friday 6 July 2018

Gates 5:15pm / Flegg 5:35pm / NRL 7:50pm

1. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 2. Christian Crichton 3. Waqa Blake 4. Dean Whare 5. Tyrone Phillips 6. Tyrone May 7. Jarome Luai 8. Trent Merrin 9. Sione Katoa 10. James Tamou 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Isaah Yeo 13. James Fisher-Harris
Interchange: 14. Wayde Egan 15. Corey Harawera Naera 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Moses Leota 18. Caleb Aekins 19. Kaide Ellis 20. Liam Martin 21. Corey Waddell

1. Roger Tuivasa-sheck 2. David Fusitua 3. Peta Hiku 4. Solomone Kata 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Blake Green 7. Shaun Johnson 8. James Gavet 9. Issac Luke 10. Agnatius Paasi 11. Isaiah Papalii 12. Simon Mannering 13. Adam Blair
Interchange: 14. Jazz Tevaga 15. Chris Satae 16. Ligi Sao 17. Gerard Beale 18. Joseph Vuna 20. Karl Lawton 21. Sam Lisone 22. Mason Lino

Referees: Ben Cummins, Chris Sutton
Sideline Officials: Nick Beashel, Rickey McFarlane
Video Referees: Luke Patten, Jared Maxwell

Feeder clubs
PANTHERS & WARRIORS (both NSWRL)
FRI
Panthers v Dragons @ Panthers Stadium, Flegg 5:35pm
SAT
Warriors v Eels / Wentworthville @ QBE Stadium, Flegg 9am / ISP 11am
Panthers v Dragons @ Panthers Stadium, ISP 1pm (CH 9 NSW)​

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Penrith are looking really rocky at the moment, while the Warriors are playing the best footy they've played in years. Can only see this going one way.

 

[PenrithPanther45]

Warriors by at least 14. Happy to go into a game with very little expectations though.

 

[pantherz9103]

I was thinking that it sucks that we are forced to be without Maloney, Cleary and Peachey for this game but then again, they've offered little in the last couple of games anyway.

 

[Rabbits20]

Warriors I reckon. Penrith in a bit of a slump.

 

[TheFrog]

Warriors are playing the best footy they've played in years

Not exactly saying much here.

Penrith in a bit of a slump.

More than a bit. But we're facing the side who played us into form at the same ground last year. The emergence of Tyrone May as a genuine NRL superstar is imminent.

 

[OzDragon]

Penrith by a forward pass.

 

[Valheru]

Who cares?

The roosters go above the loser either way.

 

[GongPanther]

Although it's now official that we won't have Peachy,Maloney & Cleary,there is centre Blake returning,as well as May and Liam Martin getting the nod,with Letoa having a game under his belt. It will still be a very hard ask,but you never know.

 

[FireFalcons1]

Hard ask, Could go anyway.

Penrith by 2

 

[mxlegend99]

On current form minus rep players this game could get very ugly for the Panthers.

 

[Das Gupta]

Warriors by lots. Penrith are in a big hole right now. A few more weeks of pain for the pennies unless the Warriors don't bother to turn up. Which could happen.

 

[footy75]

Warriors by lots. Penrith are in a big hole right now. A few more weeks of pain for the pennies unless the Warriors don't bother to turn up. Which could happen.

This

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Warriors by 10

 

[cain3y]

Very hard game for us to win and need to score more trys then Warriors as we also don't have any notable goal kickers for this game.

hoping for a massive upset us by 2

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Warriors missing Pulu, Harris, and Afoa from the pack which leaves us a little more one dimensional up front and if Panthers are going to do it that's where they'll target.

If the forwards cancel each other out then you would expect the Warriors spine gets them home.

Game certainly isn't as cut and dried as some think.

 

[roofromoz]

All hail Isaah Yeo, our benevolent captain.

 

[mxlegend99]

Warriors missing Pulu, Harris, and Afoa from the pack which leaves us a little more one dimensional up front and if Panthers are going to do it that's where they'll target.

If the forwards cancel each other out then you would expect the Warriors spine gets them home.

Game certainly isn't as cut and dried as some think.

I would be shocked by anything less than Warriors murdering the Panthers. Warriors side is so much stronger it's not funny.

This week the key missing players are:.

1. Edwards (injured)
2. Mansour (injured)
3. Peachey (origin)
6. Maloney (origin)
7. Cleary (origin)
8. RCG (injured)
9. Wallace (injured, forced to retire)
10. Browne (injured, forced to retire)
14. Mckendry (injured)

This has forced us to use reserve grade wingers who are stinking it up... deadset past few games they have made us miss the glory days of Adrian Purtell and Brad Tighe. Warriors wingers are going to have a field day here. Get on one or both for a hat trick.

Reserve grade halves who have played about 15 minutes of NRL between them this year... and Jerome Luai is not even that good in reserve grade. Tyrone May is special though. But its his first NRL game since last year.

Even worse than who is missing though. Is the guys like Merrin and Tamou who are not putting in to lift the team when we are depleted. These merkins are on holiday.

James Tamou in his past 4 games is averaging a whopping 75m per game. Trent Merrin not much better having run for less than 100 metres in 3 of our last 5 games. But its ok... theyre only our 2 most experienced and highest paid forwards.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

this is one of those games where i'd expect to see tamou lift......his phone up turn the volume in his headphones up while the coach his talking and phone it in even more than usual

 

[Maroon4life]

Warriors 12+