ive been saying to family and close panther fans that if we got Melbourne in the GF - it would be 3rd time lucky this year.
i feel both games we lost to them we haven't had our best performances - so i just hope we have saved the best till last for 2024.
1. hopefully a dry track next week
2. Sorro has to play off the bench - sorry to Eisenhuth - he'd plod but he's done his job this year - actually deserves a ring. Just hoping that Martin & Garner dont go down with HIA in the first half.
3. NAS outcome really affects the Storm this week - he was brutal when he came back from that sin bin. He will be hard to contain, dont underestimate King & Loiero - they will handle our forward pack defensively.
4. Hughes will be key to pressure heavily, beware Munster - he's not what he was 5 years ago, but he can be such a big game player.
5. Believe - as uncomfortable as it was at times last night, Nathan just did Nathan things - he will keep us in the game even if we are down.
That said - id love to reverse 2020 and be up 22-0 at HT - because i cant see Storm pulling a comeback like we did if its required.
