General Discussion Thread

[unKwn]

got this feeling we'll be meeting sharks in September for round 3, and I can't f**king wait for that

 

[franklin2323]

Good thing for us is we have Maloney and Cleary to take control of the game, Cronulla really only have Moylan, Townsend just doesn’t do enough as his position should suggest.

When a teams on a roll with momentum m, that’s when Moylan is very dangerous, but I’m just not sold on him leading a team when it’s a real grinding game which is what semi’s games are about - he offers more than Townsend, but I just can’t see him always delivering when it’s needed.

Cronulla should have broken through in that final passage tonight but they basically just kept going sideways and offloading to players who were flat footed and unable to provide momentum, that’s where I see Jimmy directing the forwards, telling them which line to run and when to call for the ball, and his short kicking game is usually spot on.

That gives me confidence for us if we make September (one game as it comes folks)

Most of our issues have come from injuries. If we get them to stop we will be fine in the finals

 

[Kilkenny]

Most of our issues have come from injuries. If we get them to stop we will be fine in the finals

I get the feeling this season has been so disrupted by our injury woes and the representative season that I am just not sure we can turn it around.

I think the damage has been done and realistically our chances of making the top four are not great.

I am aware a few back to back victories can change everything but it's going to be tough and even though the likes of Mansour is back along with RCG in a couple of weeks it is unreasonable to expect them to perform at there very, very best given the horrific nature of there injuries.

The Storm, Dragons, Roosters, Bunnies, Sharks & Bronco's have not had to cope with anywhere near the injury woes we have endured and in a far more healthy position going into the business end of the season.

After a promising start, this has been one of the most frustrating seasons of all in my time supporting the club given the serious injury toll.

 

[unKwn]

sharks could only put 10 points on a team we put 18 points on. sharks pretenders confirmed

 

[OldPanther]

Good thing for us is we have Maloney and Cleary to take control of the game, Cronulla really only have Moylan, Townsend just doesn’t do enough as his position should suggest.

When a teams on a roll with momentum m, that’s when Moylan is very dangerous, but I’m just not sold on him leading a team when it’s a real grinding game which is what semi’s games are about - he offers more than Townsend, but I just can’t see him always delivering when it’s needed.

Cronulla should have broken through in that final passage tonight but they basically just kept going sideways and offloading to players who were flat footed and unable to provide momentum, that’s where I see Jimmy directing the forwards, telling them which line to run and when to call for the ball, and his short kicking game is usually spot on.

That gives me confidence for us if we make September (one game as it comes folks)

Chad is the halback so he's suppose to be the organiser. There was one moment late in the second half Moylan got half through the line and went to offload which would have possibly won the game but no one followed through. For us it was Peachey against Raiders.

 

[mxlegend99]

Chad is the halback so he's suppose to be the organiser. There was one moment late in the second half Moylan got half through the line and went to offload which would have possibly won the game but no one followed through. For us it was Peachey against Raiders.

They might want to promote Moylan to goalkicker too. Atleast for important kicks. He's a bit better under pressure than Chad.

But both our kickers shit on all the options they have

 

[OldPanther]

They might want to promote Moylan to goalkicker too. Atleast for important kicks. He's a bit better under pressure than Chad.

But both our kickers shit on all the options they have

Yeah 2014 against the dogs kicking the winning conversion comes to mind.

 

[mxlegend99]

Yeah 2014 against the dogs kicking the winning conversion comes to mind.

He's not a great goalkicker in general. But he's as clutch as they get.

I wouldbsck him to nail a sideline goalafter fulltime for a win. But back him to miss from in front if the kick didnt seem important at the time

 

[OldPanther]

Also funny we can't mention you know who until it's time to stick it to him for not winning a game.

 

[age.s]

He's not a great goalkicker in general. But he's as clutch as they get.

I wouldbsck him to nail a sideline goalafter fulltime for a win. But back him to miss from in front if the kick didnt seem important at the time

EDIT: Nevermind, OP already mentioned the 2014 Dogs game

Lost my vocal chords for a week after that one.

 

[franklin2323]

Also funny we can't mention you know who until it's time to stick it to him for not winning a game.

That game had a big bearing on where we finish. They missed an easy conversion and conceded one of their tries off an intercept. It was always going to be talked about.

General thread is perfect for that. It is when 3 or 4 threads become the same that it becomes annoying

 

[OldPanther]

That game had a big bearing on where we finish. They missed an easy conversion and conceded one of their tries off an intercept. It was always going to be talked about.

General thread is perfect for that. It is when 3 or 4 threads become the same that it becomes annoying

Conversation seems to flow fairly organically on here which leads to off topic stuff regularly.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

Also funny we can't mention you know who until it's time to stick it to him for not winning a game.

Oh you mean the sniffling grot when has an ongoing nasal issue ?

 

[OldPanther]

Oh you mean the sniffling grot when has an ongoing nasal issue ?

Maybe. I don't watch players THAT close.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

Maybe. I don't watch players THAT close.

Listen the next time he is interviwed. Continually sniffing. Or maybe that's got to do with his 'extra curricula' activities of he suffers from allergies. Who knows ?

 

[OldPanther]

Listen the next time he is interviwed. Continually sniffing. Or maybe that's got to do with his 'extra curricula' activities of he suffers from allergies. Who knows ?

My younger brother did that for about 12 months when we were kids. Sharing a room was a nightmare.

 

[martielang]

I’ll give it to you boys, despite having a Barry Crocker you still stand by your man.

 

[OldPanther]

I’ll give it to you boys, despite having a Barry Crocker you still stand by your man.

What's to critique. 1 intercept. The Sharks were rubbish but not because of him. If you want to talk about Chad though that's a player I'm glad has never been a Panther.

 

[martielang]

Mate let’s be real here. If Maloney did the same @umina panther would be lighting his pitchfork.

 

[OldPanther]

Mate let’s be real here. If Maloney did the same @umina panther would be lighting his pitchfork.

Didn't it take 3 interceptions and losing 4 from 5 before Maloney was called out? I don't entirely remember.