2023 R18 Fri - Melbourne 16-34 Penrith @ Marvel

[This Year?]

Thank you oh merciful footy gods.

 

[JokerEel]

You can't out-Penrith Penrith. I know, Souths have tried for 3 years. It'll take something out of the box to beat them. The best we've looked against them the past couple of years is when we've gone all-out attack.. if you try go set for set, you lose.

Ummm Have you met the Eels?

 

[blaza88z]

That victory was set up the moment Welch went into the presser and started suggesting Penrith without all their players were easy beats

 

[GongPanther]

FMD that FT came all of a sudden. There'll be a few teams in the top 8 who were hoping for this Panthers win.

 

[yobbo84]

Ummm Have you met the Eels?

Didn't work when it mattered though - same as Souths

 

[Pantherjim.]

That’ll learn Christian Welch to go in to a post match press conference with an attitude of disbelief of “how the Knights lost when Penrith had nobody”

 

[yobbo84]

This result ensures the Sharks will finish the round 2nd or 3rd... LOL

 

[blaza88z]

That’ll learn Christian Welch to go in to a post match press conference with an attitude of disbelief of “how the Knights lost when Penrith had nobody”

You don't see it often in the game these days but really all Ivan had to do was play that back at training through the week

 

[MrBlack]

Ummm Have you met the Eels?

Ummmm did you watch the grand final last year?

 

[Red&BlackBear]

1 to broncos in 77th min
1 to eels in GP
2 to souths in 80th min
4 to tigers just outplayed
4 to cowboys in GP

5 losses by combined 12 points. Only loss Panthers were outplayed was vs Tigers. But this side could easily be 100%. I still think people under appreciate just what a great outfit this side is.

 

[GongPanther]

Thank you oh merciful footy gods.

Jesus plays fullback for the Panthers after he got a transfer from Jerusalem. LOL!

 

[wittyfan]

Cogger > Whitebread Cleary

 

[JokerEel]

Ummmm did you watch the grand final last year?

Yea unfortunately but that wasn't the statement I was answering Dingus.

 

[mxlegend99]

This game has basically been a repeat of last year's Penrith v Souths prelim.. you can't give them a sniff!

Was that the one Souths led 35 mins of first half... And in 5 minutes it's level at halftime with that to'o try?

Legit knew we had it win when we leveled it up then. Souths were all over us yet in a few minutes we leveled it up and from there it was one way traffic.

Looking at the way this unfolded. Very similar. Except we did it with mitch Kenny and Jack cogger in our spine. Last year it was Api and Nathan

 

[yobbo84]

Was that the one Souths led 35 mins of first half... And in 5 minutes it's level at halftime with that to'o try?

Legit knew we had it win when we leveled it up then. Souths were all over us yet in a few minutes we leveled it up and from there it was one way traffic.

Looking at the way this unfolded. Very similar. Except we did it with mitch Kenny and Jack cogger in our spine. Last year it was Api and Nathan

Yeah, that's the one

 

[Wizardman]

Tonight is the first time I thought Penrith are ready to take this comp out again. Their defence and hunger seems to be where it needs to be. The attack is still a work in progress.....but I feel they will improve pretty sharply in that area once Cleary comes back.

 

[GongPanther]

1 to broncos in 77th min
1 to eels in GP
2 to souths in 80th min
4 to tigers just outplayed
4 to cowboys in GP

5 losses by combined 12 points. Only loss Panthers were outplayed was vs Tigers. But this side could easily be 100%. I still think people under appreciate just what a great outfit this side is.

In a multiverse, if we would have won those games it would have matched the for/against we have. Regardless, IMO the teams in the four on their day will still have it takes to beat us if they play well enough in the finals.

 

[mxlegend99]

That’ll learn Christian Welch to go in to a post match press conference with an attitude of disbelief of “how the Knights lost when Penrith had nobody”

I think it was a compliment to Penrith

He was impressed our side won with all the stars rested.

 

[pantherz9103]

Showed our resilience and belief with a remarkable turnaround at a major hoodoo ground for the club. Our bench with the likes of Smith, Leniu and Hosking really helped to swing the momentum our way.

 

[blaza88z]

I think it was a compliment to Penrith

He was impressed our side won with all the stars rested.

I'd be prepared to wager a lump sum that Ivan wasn't sending that message to the group