2020 QF1 (1 v 4) - Panthers 29-28 Roosters @ Panthers

[soc123_au]

I'm not whinging about the reffing mate.

I thought the reffing was ok. Cleary's first try from the Martin loose ball could have gone either way. Technically it wasn't a knock on, but they often get called that way (which shits me, a knock on should go forward, but consistency is the key here)

I thought the Edwards penalty was harsh, but the rules are the rules.

A few calls could have gone either way apart from that, I've seen a lot worse officiating.

 

[Valheru]

I thought the reffing was ok. Cleary's first try from the Martin loose ball could have gone either way. Technically it wasn't a knock on, but they often get called that way (which shits me, a knock on should go forward, but consistency is the key here)

I thought the Edwards penalty was harsh, but the rules are the rules.

A few calls could have gone either way apart from that, I've seen a lot worse officiating.

Agreed

Things went both ways. It is what it is

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

Let's not get too off topic here. This is the PANTHERS forum afterall.

Tell me how we can discuss Penrith without mentioning the 2019 GF?

 

[Front-Rower]

It didn't hit his hand. He didn't play at the ball.

It his body whilst he was charging at the player with the ball. How is that not playing at the ball?

 

[horrie hastings]

Even in the stands it was hot. I can imagine how bad in the middle was

Did they announce a crowd ? Looked like they were really pushing the limit in some sections.

 

[franklin2323]

Did they announce a crowd ? Looked like they were really pushing the limit in some sections.

7300 was the crowd. Always looks worse on Camera like that Storm game

 

[Vee]

It his body whilst he was charging at the player with the ball. How is that not playing at the ball?

He was making a tackle, not playing at the ball. If you still don't get it, I can't help you.

 

[GongPanther]

Smug works in mysterious ways and means different things to different people.

As any descriptive term can. How one uses it and in which tone makes the all the difference.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

As any descriptive term can. How one uses it and in which tone makes the all the difference.

I was trying to add a theological bent to the assessment.

But as you know, I try to enjoy the concept and make light of it.

As one approaches St Marys on the Great Western Hwy, say a km or so from Car City heading West, as one hits the Panthers city limits, one starts sensing the smug.

Hard to nail it at first, but by the time one hits Kingswood, it’s hard to see the road for more than 20 metres ahead due to the smug.

Those of us with stickers of other clubs on the car, we are pulled over and issued with special gas masks, given a warning to behave whilst in town.

 

[Front-Rower]

He was making a tackle, not playing at the ball. If you still don't get it, I can't help you.

Making a tackle isn’t playing at the ball? Heard it all now.

 

[The_Frog]

I hope luai learned a lesson tonight because he really poked the bear there, all 3 tries after that the roosters players gave it to him and he was absolutely steam rolled by Crighton.

It's Cleary (Ivan) who needs to learn the lesson. Opposition packs with lots of possession are always going to target the 85 kilo 5/8. This is not a new tactic that the genius coach Fatface devised this week. It happened to Presto as well, 17 years ago. He had a worse problem than Luai with big boofheaded forwards running at him, but it didn't stop us winning the comp. Coach is onto it, small tweak needed.

 

[The_Frog]

But nobody touched him before he was pushed back.

It was a fair pinch that one. The thing to do is to hit them in such a way that momentum takes them ingoal. Then it is a single effort.

I wonder what would happen if the team not in possession refused to put a hand on the player who had just dived on the ball. Just surrounded him.

 

[forby]

It seems that the ref would tell them to back off and let them get up and play the ball.