2020 R13 Sat - Panthers 28-12 Raiders @ Panthers

[myrrh ken]

end of topic.

So less than the nrl average

 

[shear_joy9]

So less than the nrl average

haha this has absolutely zero relevance

 

[Valheru]

So less than the nrl average

So in a normal season they are number 6 for most travel.

Of the 7 non Sydney teams they are 6th furthest from Sydney, who would have thought!

 

[Munky]

I calculated living in the Sydney outskirts I used to travel 20,800kms in 26 weeks of commuting.

Today I learned that I should whinge like a little bitch and use it as an excuse for performance variations.

 

[BadnMean]

So less than the nrl average

Rugby league fans when Merkin thinks stats from 2018 are even relevant in a covid season year

 

[Raidersteve78!]

I'm sure cowboys and warriors fans can help dry your tears

I'm not talking about the fans I'm talking about the impact of the travel on the players this season. The facts are pretty simple really the Panthers have travelled 2300km this year on game day and the Raiders have basically 5 times that amount. The Warriors haven't even come close to that this season.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The boys are on their way.

 

[The_Frog]

It is flattering that the Raiders choose to raise this before playing us. Last time they did it was before playing the Roosters.

 

[Raidersteve78!]

It is flattering that the Raiders choose to raise this before playing us. Last time they did it was before playing the Roosters.

Panthers are in great form and deserve to be favourites in this game. The facts are really simple though. Whilst they didn't draw up the draw themselves between them and the eels they were the biggest beneficiaries of the covid draw. How much of an impact the draw has had on their form who knows only time will tell.

 

[The_Frog]

Panthers are in great form and deserve to be favourites in this game. The facts are really simple though. Whilst they didn't draw up the draw themselves between them and the eels they were the biggest beneficiaries of the covid draw. How much of an impact the draw has had on their form who knows only time will tell.

Why is it that every time we have a good year it is the draw?

 

[myrrh ken]

haha this has absolutely zero relevance

Have you ever heard warriors cowboys or storm players or coaches whinge about travelling?

 

[shear_joy9]

Have you ever heard warriors cowboys or storm players or coaches whinge about travelling?

again, that has no relevance

 

[myrrh ken]

again, that has no relevance

Yes we are all having a hearty laugh at the whinge.

 

[Raidersteve78!]

Why is it that every time we have a good year it is the draw?

I didn't say it was the draw. I said only time will tell how much influence the draw has had on the Panthers form. Only having one game outside Sydney since the competition resumed is a massive advantage, would they have been performing as well if they had a similar schedule as the Raiders who knows.

 

[Raidersteve78!]

Have you ever heard warriors cowboys or storm players or coaches whinge about travelling?

All of those teams mentioned were able to play home games at home with the exception of the Warriors who are playing out of a ground very close to their accommodation. Yes the Warriors is away from their families but their game day preparation has been fairly easy compared to the Raiders.

 

[forby]

So far - travelled more than Penrith; don’t like the ref; Penrith’s soft draw; more injuries than Penrith.
What’s next?

 

[BradParkerTheGoat]

woot woot 10 pages! its highly possible this thread will have more pages than last years grand final thread...

 

[Fangs]

How does Ricky do it week in week out? Sitting at the front of that bus. Clipboard under his arm. A wry smile. 'Only 233 more kilometres boys...'.

The wheels on the bus go swish, they go beep, they go round...but they also speak. They say go, go Canberra. That's what keeps this team rolling, and Ricky knows it. That's why he smiles.

 

[The_Frog]

How does Ricky do it week in week out? Sitting at the front of that bus. Clipboard under his arm. A wry smile. 'Only 233 more kilometres boys...'.

The wheels on the bus go swish, they go beep, they go round...but they also speak. They say go, go Canberra. That's what keeps this team rolling, and Ricky knows it. That's why he smiles.

Yep, its a gee up for the team, no doubt about it. Which is why it is flattering. He doesn't waste it on the Cowboys or Warriors (both of whom they played in Qld). Only the Roosters and us.

 

[gerg]

Why is it that every time we have a good year it is the draw?

Because every year you don't have a good draw you're shit?