General Discussion Thread

[Chins get the wins]

The roosters problems against top sides comes down to a couple of things.

They have no long kicking game at all, Keary and Walker can barely kick the ball 40m so if any team keeps them in their half they struggle to get out.

This also combines with a lack of metres from their backs compared to Penrith/Melbourne which means they can struggle if the opposition doesn't give them field position through errors or penalties.

Essentially they are good enough to score a ton of points if you give them enough opportunities but if you defend well, keep the errors to a minimum they really struggle in a grind.

I would personally enjoy playing them in the finals at Allianz because the refs will stop blowing penalities and we are generally a high completion team, the rooster's kryptonite.

I've not blamed the refs at all this year but it's quite clear a few rule changes and the way rules are applied have been brought in to hamper us. Not sure the normal putting the whistle away in the finals will apply for us in 2024

 

[Sime_11]

ref calls we cant control because its a lottery - but we can certainly control our attitude and actions to not give the refs a chance to blow the whistle

kick pressure is a perfect example

just dont touch the kicker - we cant get penalised if we dont touch the kicker (any contact can be a lottery with the ref) - we were doing this 20-21 but have gone away from this

 

[Munky]

The better teams have loaded up on larger wingers.

A key tenet of Pantherball was smashing the opposition back three on kick return sets.

Roosters: Tupou & Young
Storm: Coates and Walbrick
Sharks: Katoa and Ronaldo
Broncos: Arthurs and Cobbo (atleast in 2023)

Winning the contact against those guys in defence isn't guaranteed like it was in peak Pantherball of 2020 to 2022. Our boys lay in the tackle like they did dominate and the refs are calling it.

Some of the above mentioned wingers have pretty low footy IQs and can be exploited in other ways.

 

[Munky]

Double post due to shonky wifi

 

[Fangs]

ref calls we cant control because its a lottery - but we can certainly control our attitude and actions to not give the refs a chance to blow the whistle

kick pressure is a perfect example

just dont touch the kicker - we cant get penalised if we dont touch the kicker (any contact can be a lottery with the ref) - we were doing this 20-21 but have gone away from this

Very true.

We are a disciplined team and also a bit smarter. Our challenges are pretty good. It's a key advantage we have over teams like the Roosters. They will gift us the game if we play our style of football.

The Martin sin bin/suspension would have them thinking about kick pressure. He didn't do a lot wrong either. He was running a line across the kicker but Asi followed through and he clipped the leg. We won't let the same thing happen again have to be smart.

I bet they noted the blocker penalties in the Sharks v Newy game. Also the recent talk from Fox about incorrect play the balls. And God we better not concede downtown penalties like 2021. Classic stitch up from Wayne Bennett.

 

[martielang]

Double post due to shonky wifi

Looking for solutions not excuses. Pick up your game.

 

[Fangs]

Keep a close eye on how the Storm handle the next fortnight of football.

Its one thing to rest players in the final round of the year. But the Storm are planning to rest players for two consecutive weeks and the guys who do play are going to Townsville and Brisbane. We kinda rested players over two weeks last year as well but not to the same extent as Melbourne in 2024. We also played our final rounds from home just like we will this year.

I would back the Storm to handle it because they have a lot of experience in this field. But curious to see how it will impact their performance in week one of the finals. Its not an easy task to manage.

 

[Goonji]

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/08/28/cleary-or-not-dont-believe-the-doomsayers-its-still-very-much-the-panthers-premiership-to-lose-again/

 

[Matt_CBY]

Are the Panthers going to bring a special/heritage jersey through the finals series again this year?

 

[Chins get the wins]

Are the Panthers going to bring a special/heritage jersey through the finals series again this year?

We didn't finish first so we'll be in Pink a lot

 

[Devilous]

If the Sea eagles beat the dogs and if we win against Souths tonight we have top 4 locked in.

Does anyone think it be beneficial just to rest everyone for the last round against the Titans and just try to blitz the Storm in week 1?

 

[Chins get the wins]

If the Sea eagles beat the dogs and if we win against Souths tonight we have top 4 locked in.

Does anyone think it be beneficial just to rest everyone for the last round against the Titans and just try to blitz the Storm in week 1?

No we have huge defensive issues we need to work on


And ticker issues if we are being really honest

 

[unKwn]

We didn't finish first so we'll be in Pink a lot

Can’t wait to win the gf in pink

 

[ODC]

Are the Panthers going to bring a special/heritage jersey through the finals series again this year?

We’ve got the pasifika jersey as a choice this year as well as the pink

 

[MugaB]

We’ve got the pasifika jersey as a choice this year as well as the pink

We should do it in the brown heritage

 

[Chins get the wins]

I really rate him as a player in the right situation but a HARD call will need to be made on Kenny in 2025 and into the future. With only having Nathan as a genuine half and the fact he's so brittle we are going to need a more creative 9

 

[Murraymob1]

Fittler may be in hot water interview with the fox sisters made remarks they should kiss him for the large screens.Not sure he knew the mics where on but the girls clearly where very uncomfortable
.he always has been a space cadet

 

[Fangs]

So far none our worst fears have materialised.

Still in the top 4. Second position currently and another upset today we keep it for the weekend (Go Raiders).

Main thing is a win next week to guarantee we miss 4th place.

 

[WestyLife]

So far none our worst fears have materialised.

Still in the top 4. Second position currently and another upset today we keep it for the weekend (Go Raiders).

Main thing is a win next week to guarantee we miss 4th place.

As long as we don't get storm in Melbourne it'll be good.

 

[Fangs]

As long as we don't get storm in Melbourne it'll be good.

We can take on anyone anywhere and win but Melbourne is the least preferred option.

Sharks/Roosters is an easier task and it stays in Sydney. Win that and get a week off at Pondi.