2022 PF Sat - Penrith 32-12 South Sydney @ Accor

[Wb1234]

I have a huge soft spot for souths but they’ve gone backwards since last year and have really overachieved

last night didn’t impress me that much Cronulla were awful

nathan Cleary has been average all year except for the parra semi where he got back last years form. If he keeps that form he’s easily the best half in the game

milne is going to get bombed by Cleary out of the game

can’t see anyone really beating Penrith based on form but with so many weeks of players being rested or injured it might happen (but is very unlikely)

 

[GongPanther]

Either souths win and the 18/19 roosters remain legendary or souths lose and they make 5 prelims in a row without winning a comp.

Either way, the result will be hilarious.

SYDNEY!!

 

[GongPanther]

There are no good guys. This is the equivalent of Melbourne Vs Manly for 2022.

How bout some logic with that allegation!

 

[GongPanther]

I'm on the smug bandwagon for this game. Because - and NeWsFLasH - gays are catty and bitter and I want Souffs to experience the post Bennett turmoil at some point in the next couple of years.

The anagram of "smug" is "gums". And you know why Souths take their teeth out? To brush their gums!

 

[GongPanther]

Unfortunately the 2022 Mount Druitt St Vinnies Dumpster Diving Championships is held on the same night so we can expect a few thousand Penrith fans to be at that.

The visiting Brisbane contingent is going for their third title in a row.

 

[GongPanther]

Between that and the biannual who’s your daddy guessing comp it’s great for the local economy.

You've got that mixed up with the definition of confusion...and that is fathers day in Redfern.

 

[GongPanther]

This should be a cracking game. Souths have been humming along nicely, Latrell is the form player of the comp and is capable of beating most teams on his own. Penrith ended Souths season the last 2 years however he was missing for both those games.

Penrith are just so professional and for the 3rd year in a row remarkably have a full bill of health going into the finals. They didn’t miss a beat last week despite many of their stars missing plenty of games beforehand. Three years seems to be the right number of years for teams to ‘dominate’ in this era and with Api and Kikau leaving this is probably their last year of the juggernaut we’ve seen so I expect them to put everything in.

I’ll be shocked if the Premiers don’t come from this game. It feels similar to 2010 and 2014 where the real GF was played a week earlier. Shame for souths, they don’t have anyone to blame but themselves for stinking it up until Latrell came back.

Burgess is a huge out, I can’t believe Tatola is free to play, if that was in round 15 he’s getting 3 weeks, and they’ll be sweating on AJ/Arrow. No excuse for this not to get 70k. Panthers by 8.

The thing is, the club has still a long way to go before you don't see us in the top four. We have much more talent coming through our lower grades, it's bordering on embarrassing...better for other clubs too, as you know they can't all stay home.

But I'd like to know the reasoning on how that chicken wing by Tatola wasn't given game time.

 

[ColdWetPanther]

Yeah, he makes up for his lack of running metres in other ways with the ball. Positionally he is still a steaming turd though. He is massively over rated as a fullback.

I still think that Souths should play him at centre in defence and at fullback in attack.

 

[GongPanther]

Oh and I’m on the smug train for a week, toot toot!!!

And don't worry about your OPAL card.

 

[yobbo84]

The thing is, the club has still a long way to go before you don't see us in the top four. We have much more talent coming through our lower grades, it's bordering on embarrassing...better for other clubs too, as you know they can't all stay home.

But I'd like to know the reasoning on how that chicken wing by Tatola wasn't given game time.

Probably because there was absolutely nothing in it. I've had bigger chicken wings from KFC.

 

[GongPanther]

Almost impossible game for the bunnies, can't see them winning. Would like them to win.

kill cleary

A Dragon's fan wishing for a Rabbit's victory? If Souths get this GF win, that'll be another one on the total which pushes the Rabbits up even higher on the premiership table than the Dragons.

 

[yobbo84]

A Dragon's fan wishing for a Rabbit's victory? If Souths get this GF win, that'll be another one on the total which pushes the Rabbits up even higher on the premiership table than the Dragons.

St George Illawarra have 1 premiership. They're not catching us any time soon.

 

[GongPanther]

Probably because there was absolutely nothing in it. I've had bigger chicken wings from KFC.

That was bad. You won't hear jack shit about it from the media fan boys. Don't want to upset Rusty's and all the other Soufs nouveau riche fan's ego's.

 

[GongPanther]

St George Illawarra have 1 premiership. They're not catching us any time soon.

Not to most Dragons supporters.

 

[Vic Mackey]

The thing is, the club has still a long way to go before you don't see us in the top four.

oh absolutely, will be surprised if they aren’t top 4 next year. Embarrassment of riches atm however dealing with it is another matter. The Cowboys made the GFs in all 3 grades in 2015, 3 years later they started their 4 year run of no finals

 

[yobbo84]

oh absolutely, will be surprised if they aren’t top 4 next year. Embarrassment of riches atm however dealing with it is another matter. The Cowboys made the GFs in all 3 grades in 2015, 3 years later they started their 4 year run of no finals

Roosters were unstoppable machines 2002-04 but only managed one premiership. Though they stayed near the top they didn't win another until 2013.

Premierships aren't easy things to win. All the pressure is on the Panthers.

 

[Iamback]

I still think that Souths should play him at centre in defence and at fullback in attack.

He is rightfully the 1st picked at rep in Origin, Useless fullback though

 

[GongPanther]

oh absolutely, will be surprised if they aren’t top 4 next year. Embarrassment of riches atm however dealing with it is another matter. The Cowboys made the GFs in all 3 grades in 2015, 3 years later they started their 4 year run of no finals

I'm sure our systems that are in place right now are better than those Cows years.

 

[Bazal]

How bout some logic with that allegation!

Both teams are complete packs of f**kwits. I fail to see how that could be construed as illogical

 

[Reflector]

SYDNEY!!

EASTERN SUBURBS!!!