2023 R11 Fri - Penrith 48-4 Sydney @ BlueBet

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NRL 2023 - Round 11
Penrith Panthers v Sydney Roosters
BlueBet Stadium, Penrith / Dharug, Penrith (TICKETS)
Friday 12 May 2023

Gates open 5:15pm, NSW Cup 5:30pm, NRL kickoff 8pm. Broadcast live on Nine Network, 9Now, Fox League and Kayo Sports.

1. Dylan Edwards 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Tyrone Peachey 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To'o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Zac Hosking 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Soni Luke 15. Lindsay Smith 16. Spencer Leniu 17. Jaeman Salmon 18. Jack Cogger 19. Luke Garner 20. Thomas Jenkins 21. Liam Martin 22. Liam Henry

Unchanged

1. James Tedesco 2. Corey Allan 3. Joseph Suaalii 4. Billy Smith 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Joseph Manu 7. Luke Keary 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Brandon Smith 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Angus Crichton 12. Nat Butcher 13. Victor Radley 14. Drew Hutchison 15. Fletcher Baker 16. Sitili Tupouniua 17. Matthew Lodge 18. Jake Turpin 19. Naufahu Whyte 20. Sam Walker 21. Tuipulotu Katoa 22. Terrell May

Out: Egan Butcher (second row)
In: Fletcher Baker (bench)
Changes: Matt Lodge (front row to bench), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (bench to front row), Angus Crichton (bench to second row)

Referee: Gerard Sutton
Sideline Officials: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Ashley Klein


LOWER GRADES
Penrith^ v Sydney^ at Bluebet, Fri - NSW Cup 5:30pm
Penrith^ v Sydney^ at St Marys, Sat - Flegg 11am
North Sydney^ - NSW Cup BYE​

 

[GongPanther]

Either Easts by 2, or Panthers by 20. Take your pick.

 

[yobbo84]

Roosters vs Rabbitohs/Storm/Panthers since 2020:

Played 21, Won 4, Lost 17

Average For: 15.1
Average Against: 28.3

3 of those wins vs Souths too.

I can't see them troubling the Panthers. Penrith's attack might be clunky AF right now but their defence is still league leading and I don't see how the Roosters can score enough points against them.

 

[This Year?]

Smugs to pump the Rorters at home.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Both these teams are pretty aids atm, panthers by 6 in an ugly dour game

 

[This Year?]

Both these teams are pretty aids atm, panthers by 6 in an ugly dour game

Both these teams are pretty Tedesco atm, Panthers by 6 in a Cleary, Smith game.

 

[Valheru]

Roosters vs Rabbitohs/Storm/Panthers since 2020:

Played 21, Won 4, Lost 17

Average For: 15.1
Average Against: 28.3

3 of those wins vs Souths too.

I can't see them troubling the Panthers. Penrith's attack might be clunky AF right now but their defence is still league leading and I don't see how the Roosters can score enough points against them.

Souths record wasn't much better at 7-15 between 2020-2022 against storm Penrith and roosters with 5 of those wins against roosters.

I don't think it's a news flash that teams have struggled against Penrith and Melbourne in that time frame.

This year you guys are 2-3 against those opponents, we are 1-1.

 

[Fangs]

Both teams are out of sorts. Expecting a close and low-scoring game.

Penrith by 1.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Based on how clunky both teams attacks have appeared in recent weeks, dare I call this a bit of a cripple fight?

 

[soc123_au]

Based on how clunky both teams attacks have appeared in recent weeks, dare I call this a bit of a cripple fight?

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Pennies will want to get some wins before getting cannibalized for Origin. It will likely start here.

 

[BranVan3000]

Panthers are going to get pumped I reckon

Media are laying into Roosters like they are the Tigers this week. Expect a big bounce back

 

[Chins get the wins]

Both these teams are pretty aids atm, panthers by 6 in an ugly dour game

Can't all be the high flying Tigpies. Wowee what a side

 

[Valheru]

Both teams are out of sorts. Expecting a close and low-scoring game.

Penrith by 1.

Our form lines are actually remarkably similar.

Both teams in the last fortnight have won low scoring affairs against the warriors and both have lost in the wet against bottom feeders.

Both teams are also 5-4 with a bye on the season, it is just that the panthers attack has clicked twice against the raiders and manly otherwise they would be bottom half of the 8 with us.

 

[Valheru]

Panthers are going to get pumped I reckon

Media are laying into Roosters like they are the Tigers this week. Expect a big bounce back

I don't know that we pump them, we probably don't win but I do expect an improved performance and to give it a red hot crack.

Don't know why the media have honed in on us. Melbourne, Penrith and cronulla have the exact same record... like exactly the same and storm have lost games to manly, titans and bulldogs this year.

 

[BranVan3000]

I don't know that we pump them, we probably don't win but I do expect an improved performance and to give it a red hot crack.

Don't know why the media have honed in on us. Melbourne, Penrith and cronulla have the exact same record... like exactly the same and storm have lost games to manly, titans and bulldogs this year.

It's all abit overblown as funny as I find it. Storm lost by more than Roosters on the weekend

I'm guessing they are desperate for some drama somewhere with Tigers having a good fortnight

 

[Fangs]

Our form lines are actually remarkably similar.

Both teams in the last fortnight have won low scoring affairs against the warriors and both have lost in the wet against bottom feeders.

Both teams are also 5-4 with a bye on the season, it is just that the panthers attack has clicked twice against the raiders and manly otherwise they would be bottom half of the 8 with us.

Very similar.

Used to the Roosters starting the season slowly. Not so much Penrith. We still have the best defence in the comp which I'm hanging on to.

 

[Apey]

I don't know that we pump them, we probably don't win but I do expect an improved performance and to give it a red hot crack.

Don't know why the media have honed in on us. Melbourne, Penrith and cronulla have the exact same record... like exactly the same and storm have lost games to manly, titans and bulldogs this year.

Probably because Roosters were touted as Premiership favourites alongside Penrith whereas people have been expecting/waiting for Storm to drop for years.

 

[mozza91]

See Walker is in the extended squad. Any chance Robbo swallows his pride and gives up on the Manu at 6 experiment?

 

[Fangs]

See Walker is in the extended squad. Any chance Robbo swallows his pride and gives up on Manu at 6 experiment?

It's the other way around usually. Trent Robinson loves to get cute when he plays Penrith.

Manu at 6 has been the go against Penrith in the past. I think the idea was that Manu had great defence and could shut down the Luai/Kikau edge early.