2025 R1 Sun - Penrith 28-22 Cronulla @ Allegiant

[mozza91]

Yet both teams completed at 78%.

Canberra smashed the Warriors but had 69%

It was a pretty high standard round 1 game

It was decent game because it was close. Cronulla were pretty ordinary I thought and Penrith were only slightly better but came up with the bigger plays when it mattered.

It was ok but it wasn’t anything special.

 

[Iamback]

It was decent game because it was close. Cronulla were pretty ordinary I thought and Penrith were only slightly better but came up with the bigger plays when it mattered.

It was ok but it wasn’t anything special.

What do expect for round 1?

There were great tries scored. Some great try saver

 

[mozza91]

What do expect for round 1?

There were great tries scored. Some great try saver

It was Vegas. I wanted to see Donald Trump, Tom Brady and Taylor Swift and maybe some sort of racial scandal like last time.

 

[chrisD]

Hynes was literally non existent. They’d be better off with Trindall/Atkinson in the halves.

But would Nicho have handled the pressure we put Kennedy under? I dunno, and if not at fb what do you do with him?

 

[chrisD]

Martin easily the best out there, AFB next, daylight to third, Trindall? Yeo? Alamotti?

 

[mozza91]

But would Nicho have handled the pressure we put Kennedy under? I dunno, and if not at fb what do you do with him?

14? NSW Cup?
We’ve got a halfback on 800K playing Cup. It’s not ideal but it is what is.

 

[lockyno1]

But would Nicho have handled the pressure we put Kennedy under? I dunno, and if not at fb what do you do with him?

That is the issue at a million plus a year you are sort of forced into playing him. Watch this contract force Atkinson out and clubs are not dumb he's too good a talent to be a 'reserve' half. Plenty of clubs need quality halves.

 

[lockyno1]

It was decent game because it was close. Cronulla were pretty ordinary I thought and Penrith were only slightly better but came up with the bigger plays when it mattered.

It was ok but it wasn’t anything special.

Penrith did what they needed to do that's all they need to do nothing more or less, they don't need to be at their peak save that for finals. It's the one thing with having a great side, they know what they need to win, why spend more energy than that, it was a solid round 1 workout for them. Cronulla went as expected, I still have no idea why people keep rating them, they never beat good sides so what has changed? They bought a prop who is elite yes, but that is it. They are still playing a C grade FB, a below average halfback, and an okay at best hooker. That's 3/4 of their spine!

 

[Trifili13]

That is the issue at a million plus a year you are sort of forced into playing him. Watch this contract force Atkinson out and clubs are not dumb he's too good a talent to be a 'reserve' half. Plenty of clubs need quality halves.

Atkinson has already signed 3 year deal with Dragon's starting 2026.

 

[lockyno1]

Atkinson has already signed 3 year deal with Dragon's starting 2026.

There we go, missed that news. So you play Hynes and lose Atkinson. Good one.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Hynes is very mentally fragile and can't handle the pressure that comes with his salary.

 

[Quicksilver]

There we go, missed that news. So you play Hynes and lose Atkinson. Good one.

Atkinson will be 25 next year and hasn't played that much first grade.

I would have liked to keep him, but I'm not overly upset we've lost him either. He's solid enough but I don't know that he'll be a superstar.

 

[lockyno1]

Atkinson will be 25 next year and hasn't played that much first grade.

I would have liked to keep him, but I'm not overly upset we've lost him either. He's solid enough but I don't know that he'll be a superstar.

He is more likely than Hynes at a third the price which means you are saving money- go out and upgrade other positions

 

[Quicksilver]

He is more likely than Hynes at a third the price which means you are saving money- go out and upgrade other positions

Dont know about that. At a similar age Nicho was winning a Daly M and had already done much more in the game.

Short memories. Nicho was killing it in the first part of last year

I'm not getting my Nichos in a knot after Round 1. He played reasonable with a notable error.