Finals 2021

[DinkyDi]

Put more heat on Cleary or he'll have us cold again: Reynolds

Rabbitohs captain Adam Reynolds wants to see more kick pressure applied to Nathan Cleary after the Panthers playmaker tormented the side's back three with the boot last month.

www.nrl.com

 

[maple_69]

Easier said than done unfortunately for them. They’ll need their pack to put in the same dominant performance as their first 25 against us but keep it up for 80 and do it against a pack that’s added Fish and Bizza. Then Nathan will struggle to dominate and they’re in with a chance.

 

[Girds89]

Just hope nathan doesnt get roughed up to much. I wouldnt be suprised to see a few 50/50 late shots.

Hes definitley going to have a target on his head.

 

[DinkyDi]

Episode 28 - Finals preview with Fittler, bottom eight report card

The regular season is in the rearview mirror, and we've got a cracking finals series to look forward to! Zac Bailey is joined by Michael Chammas and Jamie Soward to look ahead to the opening weekend's matches, while Brad Fittler is our special guest. Chammas and Sowie give their end-of-season...

www.nrl.com

 

[Fangs]

Just hope nathan doesnt get roughed up to much. I wouldnt be suprised to see a few 50/50 late shots.

Hes definitley going to have a target on his head.

The kick pressure will be huge. Not many teams have executed it well but you can bet its part of Souffs gameplan. Especially because of the way their back 3 were tortured in our last outing. Latrell and Mansour won't be there but that doesn't make it any easier for the other guys under the high ball.

Burton is an easy plan B, run it on the last and get it to him early and he has the legs to get it deep. Luai and Korisau in a pinch are good enough as well.

 

[Smug Panther]

The kick pressure will be huge. Not many teams have executed it well but you can bet its part of Souffs gameplan. Especially because of the way their back 3 were tortured in our last outing. Latrell and Mansour won't be there but that doesn't make it any easier for the other guys under the high ball.

Burton is an easy plan B, run it on the last and get it to him early and he has the legs to get it deep. Luai and Korisau in a pinch are good enough as well.

We have wasted Burton's kicking all year so doubt we even look that way

 

[The_Frog]

To start with we have arguably the easiest match from the top 4 games thanks to Mitchell being out.

Would appear to be so, but history is littered with easy finals games that turned out differently.

 

[Whino]

The Storm has a few in doubt. It wouldn't surprise me if Manly caused an upset.

 

[murraymob]

The Storm has a few in doubt. It wouldn't surprise me if Manly caused an upset.

Bellamy always has players in doubt come game day there fit to play

 

[Bodhi]

Just hope nathan doesnt get roughed up to much. I wouldnt be suprised to see a few 50/50 late shots.

Hes definitley going to have a target on his head.

Souths have made no secret of who they're going to be targeting; Adam Reynolds admitted to as much today and also that he's been putting up bombs to his back 3 in training to prep them for the aerial assault from Nath. Hope Ivan mixes it around a bit and gets Burto and Romey to share the kicking duties.

 

[BxTom]

Souths have made no secret of who they're going to be targeting; Adam Reynolds admitted to as much today and also that he's been putting up bombs to his back 3 in training to prep them for the aerial assault from Nath. Hope Ivan mixes it around a bit and gets Burto and Romey to share the kicking duties.

Could also be a great attempt to mislead. Would be unlike an NRL team to publicise their game plan...

 

[DinkyDi]

NRL Teamlist: Qualifying Final

Panthers coach Ivan Cleary names his squad to face South Sydney Rabbitohs in a Qualifying Final at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on Saturday.

www.penrithpanthers.com.au

 

[billypilgrimnz]

No May! All is good with the world (it sucks that it is injury-based though; injuries suck, especially when it is your livelihood).

Let's go Kenny!

 

[YoungPanther]

Souths have made no secret of who they're going to be targeting; Adam Reynolds admitted to as much today and also that he's been putting up bombs to his back 3 in training to prep them for the aerial assault from Nath. Hope Ivan mixes it around a bit and gets Burto and Romey to share the kicking duties.

So Reynolds never ever sent kicks in practice for Sauce and Latrell to prep them. They can practice all they like, very different game day.

 

[herbert henry1908]

There’s no game day thread for the souths game?

 

[murraymob]

No May! All is good with the world (it sucks that it is injury-based though; injuries suck, especially when it is your livelihood).

Let's go Kenny!

I like Kenny in the more than May .thats one less to clog the halves up we have Cleary luia and Yeo we don’t need May .Kenny can come on rest api or at worst play s running forward role

 

[DinkyDi]

So Reynolds never ever sent kicks in practice for Sauce and Latrell to prep them. They can practice all they like, very different game day.

And we have Burton, Luai, Api, and Momo.

 

[billypilgrimnz]

I like Kenny in the more than May .thats one less to clog the halves up we have Cleary luia and Yeo we don’t need May .Kenny can come on rest api or at worst play s running forward role

Agreed. Wish Cleary would have been able to see that and just drop him rather than it come about because of injury.

 

[Kilkenny]

I think both Mitch Kenny and Tyrone May are decent utilities.

There has been some who believe Mitch Kenny has deficiencies in his distribution from dummy half, I’ve never seen it personally always think he has been very good for us whether starting or off the bench.

Obviously have to wait until tomorrow for the Westfund injury update but if Tyrone has sustained a recurrence of his knee injury you would have to think he is most probably not going to figure again this season.

Mitch Kenny never let’s us down always does the job asked off him so all good. Given the circumstances I hope he now retains the 14 for the remainder of our journey how ever long that is. I would hate to see him do a job for us, get us to the GF for example only to be replaced by Tyrone for the big dance. Things happen for a reason, he’s the 14 on Saturday night and should remain so for the duration unless something unforeseen happens.