2020 season

[Aliceinwonderland]

Our chip kicks to Naden should be good for about 20 tries next year

Exactly. I believe that Mansour will adjust. His work comming out of trouble is invaluable. I think some are jumping at shadows.

 

[CCJohnC]

Have you been watching the videos on the Panthers web site regarding training diets etc great well worth the time.

 

[Dave's mate]

Exactly. I believe that Mansour will adjust. His work comming out of trouble is invaluable. I think some are jumping at shadows.

Was invaluable when we had a foward pack full of plodders. We also now have To'o and Dylan who are excellent at bringing it back. I love Sauce but he's done imo

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

Was invaluable when we had a foward pack full of plodders. We also now have To'o and Dylan who are excellent at bringing it back. I love Sauce but he's done imo

Maybe i'm living in de nile (you know that river in eygpt. But I think he could (barring injury) have a wonderful year once again.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Was invaluable when we had a foward pack full of plodders. We also now have To'o and Dylan who are excellent at bringing it back. I love Sauce but he's done imo

I think our reliance on Mansour may have made the forwards a little more complacent.

 

[betcats]

Have you been watching the videos on the Panthers web site regarding training diets etc great well worth the time.

Yep they are good

 

[OldPanther]

International RL have the rule and is better quality then most NRL games

 

[franklin2323]

Look at the tries you get when island teams play

 

[franklin2323]

The rule has been you can’t tackle the defensive player in the air, now the rule is you can’t tackle either the defensive or attacking player.

So previously what Mansour was able to do is tackle the attacking player in the air if he missed out on the ball, but he won’t be able to rely on that anymore.

So teams won’t contest kicks now? No way that happens so lets see how it plays out 1st

 

[franklin2323]

Our chip kicks to Naden should be good for about 20 tries next year

coaches are good at bending the rules. They will make sure such things don’t happen

 

[Blues Riff]

Anyone interested in the Nines? Young Jerome nearly won the thing for Samoa on his own.
Should we wrap our players in cotton wool, or send a decent team?

 

[franklin2323]

Anyone interested in the Nines? Young Jerome nearly won the thing for Samoa on his own.
Should we wrap our players in cotton wool, or send a decent team?

We are more chance to win the 9’s then the GF so should go all out

 

[OldPanther]

Look at the tries you get when island teams play

Tonga first second tier nation to beat Australia and needed NRL players to achieve it.

 

[herbert henry1908]

So teams won’t contest kicks now? No way that happens so lets see how it plays out 1st

They can contest, they just can’t tackle in the air. Ie. you have to be going for the ball.

 

[franklin2323]

Tonga first second tier nation to beat Australia and needed NRL players to achieve it.

They were... this rule was in place then but no tries were scored off bombs. RU has this same rule and rarely score off bombs.

 

[franklin2323]

They can contest, they just can’t tackle in the air. Ie. you have to be going for the ball.

Which will make it much better then the farce we see now.

 

[OldPanther]

They were... this rule was in place then but no tries were scored off bombs. RU has this same rule and rarely score off bombs.

But attention wasn't brought to it like this. A new rule with specific advantages will have at least 1 coach exploit it. Look at Raiders and the strip.

 

[franklin2323]

But attention wasn't brought to it like this. A new rule with specific advantages will have at least 1 coach exploit it. Look at Raiders and the strip.

What is wrong with that strip though? Brings unpredictability into the game. Speaking of strips no reason wingers can’t strip the ball should they lose the contest in the air... afterall will be one on one now

 

[roofromoz]

Anyone interested in the Nines? Young Jerome nearly won the thing for Samoa on his own.
Should we wrap our players in cotton wool, or send a decent team?

If it's anything like the Auckland version then at least 12 players must be from the NRL squad.

 

[betcats]

Anyone interested in the Nines? Young Jerome nearly won the thing for Samoa on his own.
Should we wrap our players in cotton wool, or send a decent team?

cotton wool imo