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2024 NRL GRAND FINAL: Penrith v Melbourne Oct 6th

Poupou Escobar

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He didn't playing the 1st. Either did Kenny or Sorrenson.
Made 90mtrs in 2nd clash WHEN theyvwin by 2 points
Metres per carry in that game:

Storm merkinMetresCarriesMetres per carry
Asofa-Solomona95109.5
King5896.4
Loiero128168
Kamikamica6579.3
MacDonald7298

NAS is in the team for a reason. He takes important runs that set up key plays. I doubt he would've been worth eight points to them, but he would definitely have improved their attack, which you said was ineffective. Teams that have giant forwards on their roster have them for a reason though, and it's to improve their attack. If it didn't outweigh their defensive liabilities, they wouldn't use them. It's why they've signed Utoikamanu.
Martin,Sorrenson,Turuva, Alamoti, Garner missing.....
Penrith have great depth so those merkins are all replaceable. However no middle forward at the Storm can do what NAS does in attack. The only one who comes close is Kamikamica, and that merkin was gassed after making 20 tackles in 17 minutes. He only took two runs. To beat Penrith you need to hold the ball, complete your sets and play them through the middle with big forwards. Eventually they run out of puff. But if you go sideways and drop the ball you'll never wear them out.
 

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Metres per carry in that game:

Storm merkinMetresCarriesMetres per carry
Asofa-Solomona95109.5
King5896.4
Loiero128168
Kamikamica6579.3
MacDonald7298

NAS is in the team for a reason. He takes important runs that set up key plays. I doubt he would've been worth eight points to them, but he would definitely have improved their attack, which you said was ineffective. Teams that have giant forwards on their roster have them for a reason though, and it's to improve their attack. If it didn't outweigh their defensive liabilities, they wouldn't use them. It's why they've signed Utoikamanu.

Penrith have great depth so those merkins are all replaceable. However no middle forward at the Storm can do what NAS does in attack. The only one who comes close is Kamikamica, and that merkin was gassed after making 20 tackles in 17 minutes. He only took two runs. To beat Penrith you need to hold the ball, complete your sets and play them through the middle with big forwards. Eventually they run out of puff. But if you go sideways and drop the ball you'll never wear them out.

Penrith would of lost if Nelson played then.
Now I understand
Thanks
 

Gronk

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Metres per carry in that game:

Storm merkinMetresCarriesMetres per carry
Asofa-Solomona95109.5
King5896.4
Loiero128168
Kamikamica6579.3
MacDonald7298

NAS is in the team for a reason. He takes important runs that set up key plays. I doubt he would've been worth eight points to them, but he would definitely have improved their attack, which you said was ineffective. Teams that have giant forwards on their roster have them for a reason though, and it's to improve their attack. If it didn't outweigh their defensive liabilities, they wouldn't use them. It's why they've signed Utoikamanu.

Penrith have great depth so those merkins are all replaceable. However no middle forward at the Storm can do what NAS does in attack. The only one who comes close is Kamikamica, and that merkin was gassed after making 20 tackles in 17 minutes. He only took two runs. To beat Penrith you need to hold the ball, complete your sets and play them through the middle with big forwards. Eventually they run out of puff. But if you go sideways and drop the ball you'll never wear them out.
Not another graph !
 

Gronk

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It's a pie chart ffs!

Pies. Hmmm

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Poupou Escobar

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Penrith attack I criticised. I said it was average this year. Whilst their defense was better then in 2022
If their defence was so good then Melbourne missed Asofa-Solomona even more. I'm calling it. If NAS had played they would've won for sure.
 

Poupou Escobar

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He won't stop because you won't stop.
Honestly, you're as bad as each other.
The difference is he keeps engaging with my posts, which aren't just for him. But like everyone else, I find bartman's content extremely boring and tend to avoid it unless he is making false claims about me.
 

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