General Discussion Thread

[ACTPanthers]

Amateur, when I got my first place Mum still had to pop around to breast feed and change me.

Well... she still did that for me at 14... Is that weird?

 

[soc123_au]

Well... she still did that for me at 14... Is that weird?

I was 13 and a half, so no, not at all.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

I left home at 18, as most country kids did.

The ones that stayed in my home town either went into the family business, (Farm et al) or worked in the bank or at the local council.

Some of those dear souls have remained there all their lives, and it shows......haven't chosen to broaden their surroundings nor their minds.

 

[Iamback]

Years gone by we'd have people arguing that if a player signed for another club a year out they should have been released.

Then contract drama with Critta and Jarome.

f**k all has happened this off season in comparison.

Correct. We signed Luai and Fish's replacements, The only issue is the make up of the starting side

 

[Black Panther]

Casey looked pretty big in the training pictures as did Jack Cole. No elbow strapping for Alamoti either. Hopefully Edwards, Cleary and Talagi are all fit for Vegas too.

 

[Luke Bowden]

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I like it, looks good. Perfect for a training Jersey

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

I like it, looks good. Perfect for a training Jersey

I agree.

 

[Pomoz]

The training pictures are excellent. Its interesting seeing how the bodies of NRL players has changed over the years. When I looked at the players in the gym in December, you could see they were all mainly lithe and lean. When they all took their shirts off at the end of the session (my wife was loving that!), there was the odd player who was carrying a bit of body fat, but mostly they looked like cross fit athletes. Muscular, but not body builder big. Bloated Mr Olympia muscles are useless in the modern game, you just need to be strong enough to do your job and handle the impacts, not be able to bench press a hatchback.

It explains why somebody like NAS often fails to make an impact when a game is fast, you just can't carry that amount of mass without fatiguing. I laughed when commentators said if he had played the Storm would have won. He would have been calling for oxygen after 10 minutes. He never goes well against us, he just can't handle the pace. Not many players can.

 

[BxTom]

I left home at 18, as most country kids did.

The ones that stayed in my home town either went into the family business, (Farm et al) or worked in the bank or at the local council.

Some of those dear souls have remained there all their lives, and it shows......haven't chosen to broaden their surroundings nor their minds.

I used to work as a Postal Contractor. covering Parkes amongst other towns. There was a fellow there, back in the early 90's that was in his seventies who had never been past the 60k zone.

 

[ACTPanthers]

I left home at 18, as most country kids did.

The ones that stayed in my home town either went into the family business, (Farm et al) or worked in the bank or at the local council.

Some of those dear souls have remained there all their lives, and it shows......haven't chosen to broaden their surroundings nor their minds.

As I said I was 14, but I should've stayed at home and finished school - I knew better apparently... smh

What I did lose with regards to my education I picked up with life experience - I joined the Army, saw parts of the world I wouldn't have seen without that job, and gained a reputation in the civilian world that afforded me a very well paid job, without the formal education.

I do sometimes wish that I focussed on something I enjoyed doing so I could make a living off that, instead of being stuck in the industry I am (I really have no interest in IT outside of work).

 

[Pomoz]

As I said I was 14, but I should've stayed at home and finished school - I knew better apparently... smh

What I did lose with regards to my education I picked up with life experience - I joined the Army, saw parts of the world I wouldn't have seen without that job, and gained a reputation in the civilian world that afforded me a very well paid job, without the formal education.

I do sometimes wish that I focussed on something I enjoyed doing so I could make a living off that, instead of being stuck in the industry I am (I really have no interest in IT outside of work).

I wasn't 14, I was 16 but I was the same know it all. I don't need to finish my education, what do you know Dad? That said, joining the military at such a young age was a great thing to do. The older I get the more I realise the best lessons and experiences I had in life were during my seven years in the army. At 17 years of age I didn't need camouflage when I joined, I was so green already!

 

[ACTPanthers]

I wasn't 14, I was 16 but I was the same know it all. I don't need to finish my education, what do you know Dad? That said, joining the military at such a young age was a great thing to do. The older I get the more I realise the best lessons and experiences I had in life were during my seven years in the army. At 17 years of age I didn't need camouflage when I joined, I was so green already!

Yep 100% agree - I'm the man I am today thanks in big part to my time in the Army - The 3 years of labouring helped as well - Learned that hard work is a reward unto itself

Yeah, I was that cocky kid when I joined, and after (funnily enough, 7 years) I was watching them come in and do the same shit I did lol.

 

[The Realist]

It explains why somebody like NAS often fails to make an impact when a game is fast, you just can't carry that amount of mass without fatiguing. I laughed when commentators said if he had played the Storm would have won. He would have been calling for oxygen after 10 minutes. He never goes well against us, he just can't handle the pace. Not many players can.

I mostly agree with that but it 'Depends'. If the Storm have momentum NAS is really good at keeping it rolling, scattering the defence and getting quick play the balls with gaps for the rest of his team mates to exploit.

He was quite effective against us at our home game before he got sin binned.

However, if momentum is against the Storm, he is a liability. Classic case of a double-edged sword. He generally works well with the Storm because they usually have weight of possession, field position and momentum. Against us, or a team such as Parramatta who can play up tempo and (at times) error free - he can really struggle.

 

[Munky]

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[Munky]

I mostly agree with that but it 'Depends'. If the Storm have momentum NAS is really good at keeping it rolling, scattering the defence and getting quick play the balls with gaps for the rest of his team mates to exploit.

He was quite effective against us at our home game before he got sin binned.

However, if momentum is against the Storm, he is a liability. Classic case of a double-edged sword. He generally works well with the Storm because they usually have weight of possession, field position and momentum. Against us, or a team such as Parramatta who can play up tempo and (at times) error free - he can really struggle.

NAS is to Melbourne what Spencer was to Penrith.

A momentum multiplier for the team in possession.

Can steamroll the middle with ball in hand or lose the ruck in defence.

Melbourne didn't have Bromwich and co in recent seasons to let NAS only be on the field at the most opportune time.

One of the great glass cannons of the NRL era.

 

[Thirsty Panther]

Team named for trial on Saturday.

NRL Team List: Pre-Season Challenge

Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has named his 27-man squad for the Pre-Season Challenge match against Canberra Raiders at Shark Park on Saturday night.

www.penrithpanthers.com.au

 

[Fangs]

Looks solid.

1. Daine LAURIE
2. Jesse McLEAN
3. John FONUA
4. Asu KEPAOA
5. Casey McLEAN
6. Jack COLE
7. Brad SCHNEIDER
8. Luron PATEA
9. Luke SOMMERTON
10. Preston RIKI
11. Mavrik GEYER
12. Isaiah PAPALI'I
13. Matt EISENHUTH

14. Trent TOELAU
15. Harrey HASETT
16. John SAGAGA
17. Riley WAKE
18. Zack LAMONT
19. Niko APELU
20. David FALE
21. Falefa LETOA
22. Billy SCOTT
23. Jaxen EDGAR
24. Zac LIPOWICZ
25. Sam LANE
26. Billy PHILLIPS
27. Nick MURPHY

 

[snickers007]

Kinda expected a few more of our top 17 to feature in this trial to be honest.
With our second trial just 9 days before Vegas, we're looking at going into that match a bit under done I think.

Although we're probably restricted to who we can choose due to the minimum holidays and minimum training requirements of the players CBA. I think players over 23 need 6 weeks training before playing, and with most of our guys playing internationals and not returning until early Jan we're shit out of luck.

 

[martielang]

Said it for yonks but I see no reason to play trials at all. The season is long enough that you can use the first month as essentially trials, even if it means sacrificing a couple of wins.