Around the Grounds

[Knight Tales]

Panthers no doubt will have some seriously talented kids coming through, but the results of the player poach fest they have endured are starting to show now. the absence of Cleary and Edwards is showing their vulnerabilities as being much greater than anyone would have predicted. But it is the defensive slide which is the most stunning. You’d think their losses would be scraps where they keep scores low and close.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Panthers are lucky they can score points to balance out their F/A. As it stands currently, they are the worst defensive side in the competition with 118 PA

 

[Apey]

Jeez Penrith have looked seriously out of sorts to start the year. A few injuries would be part of the problem but some of their errors have been unforgivable. Pencil in our round 12 fixture with them as the game where we play them back into form and they go on a run from there… you heard it here first.

I mean one of the posters in their forum wants to sign Cogger back asap as their backup. That should tell you how cooked they are.

 

[perverse]

It's hard to stay up forever.

I mean one of the posters in their forum wants to sign Cogger back asap as their backup. That should tell you how cooked they are.

This feels like an exploitable opportunity.

 

[Apey]

@Woody90 offered to drive Cogger down there himself.

 

[Woody90]

@Woody90 offered to drive Cogger down there himself.

I even live in Sydney but it’s for the greater good.

 

[Woody90]

Titans just put 30 on the Roosters in Sydney where they never win so that makes me feel a bit better about last week.

 

[Loose Cannon]

I even live in Sydney but it’s for the greater good.

Do it now. Now, damn you!

 

[Jono078]

Saifiti has been atrocious to start this game.

 

[Loose Cannon]

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Saifiti has been atrocious to start this game.

He now drops the pill 10 out from the opponent’s try line. Unlike his time here where it was 10 off our own.

 

[Zoidberg]

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He now drops the pill 10 out from the opponent’s try line. Unlike his time here where it was 10 off our own.

He’s a master of dropping it anywhere.

 

[Loose Cannon]

He’s a master of dropping it anywhere.

the most ridiculous contract we have ever offered. Without looking it up, I assume we’re still chipping in.

 

[Woody90]

the most ridiculous contract we have ever offered. Without looking it up, I assume we’re still chipping in.

I think I read we’re chipping in 200k, which I think is a great deal for us all things considered.

 

[Loose Cannon]

I think I read we’re chipping in 200k, which I think is a great deal for us all things considered.

Yeah we are much better off paying him to stink elsewhere. No argument there.

If only they knew at the time that you should not offer 800 for 40 minutes of uselessness for multiple seasons on end.

 

[HarVeeGee]

When he was extended he was a top 5 prop in the game coming off an Origin series where he was arguably NSW’s best forward. Let’s not pretend people predicted this drop off at the time.

 

[Yosh]

It's a shame both Saifitis never really pushed on and became top top players. They had it in them to do it. Hope some of our next crop of youngsters coming though can really become top class. Lucas looks like he has it in him and McEwen (I've seen very little of him) looked special also.

 

[macavity]

Both Safs have the talent to be top props. Probably not the mentality though. Any professional athlete that thinks vaping is ok is not serious.

McEwan needs to spend all off-season with the tackling coach. Can't get bumped off as easily as he did and stay in a first grade forward pack.

 

[Knight Tales]

If the Penrith fall off continues as it is currently, it is not entirely beyond reason the Clearys will look to move on. Ivan must be privately pissed at the way his team has been torn apart.

 

[Woody90]

If the Penrith fall off continues as it is currently, it is not entirely beyond reason the Clearys will look to move on. Ivan must be privately pissed at the way his team has been torn apart.

Cleary will never leave Penrith unless it’s to go to England.

 

[HarVeeGee]

$2 million tax free from PNG might be persuasive…