Current favourite player

[Matt_CBY]

What happened to the community that use to be on here?

Let’s see if we can create some discussion.

My current favourite player would have to be a toss up between Burton, Crichton and Preston.

 

[Rising from the Ashes]

Burton, absolute gun.

 

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Crichton for mine. Burton however is also very good.

Also this place has been a ghost town for years, they might as well close this forum down.

 

[Black Panther]

Throw in Kikau and Salmon, there’s a few more Panthers to love.

 

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Throw in Kikau and Salmon, there’s a few more Panthers to love.

Panthers didn't want Burton until he became relevant (ie, Luai getting injured), and always played him out of position. They didn't respect him, that's why he asked for a release.

As for the others... this happens whenever a team is very successful... other teams start to poach their players. The Panthers won 3 in a row, something like this was always going to happen - that, along with their former mentors Gus and Ciraldo being at Belmore.

 

[Nealo 12]

Panthers didn't want Burton until he became relevant (ie, Luai getting injured), and always played him out of position. They didn't respect him, that's why he asked for a release.

What a load of crap

 

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What a load of crap

It's common knowledge he wanted an early release to play five-eighth and link-up with Phil Gould again - and this was before Penrith won the 2001 GF. Penrith made Luai their priority (obviously, given he was always their give-eighth).

 

[Nealo 12]

We couldn't compete with the bulldog offer because we upgraded Crighton who was agitating for more money, so we just held Burton to see out his contract , he got a premiers ring in hindsight. Im sure he was happy he saw it out , he is a centre he is not a 5/8 but your club's stubbornness to persevere with him playing there won't reap much further benefit.

 

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We couldn't compete with the bulldog offer because we upgraded Crighton who was agitating for more money, so we just held Burton to see out his contract , he got a premiers ring in hindsight. Im sure he was happy he saw it out , he is a centre he is not a 5/8 but your club's stubbornness to persevere with him playing there won't reap much further benefit.

Over the years many great centres have shifted to five-eighth, and in some cases the shift has made them among the best five-eighths in the competition. Brad Fittler and Laurie Daley come to mind.

The last time that Burton played for us in centre, we lost, and we've won most of our games with him playing five-eighth.

And if I recall, when Laui was injured for Penrith in 2021, who stepped into his shoes and put the #6 on? Burton.

I'm not arguing with you, just stating facts.