Hopgood and Penisini

[Joshuatheeel]

Pathways tell me more!

South coast/Illawarra, always welcome to come down!

it's pretty stacked at the moment

 

[Delboy]

Dylbro was always an effort player+, very good defender and a 6 who,took the line on and backed up breaks. Since he signed the Knights deal he appears to be playing not to get hurt.

His collision with the ref can be excused as he probably thought Sutton was running an interference line for the Dogs. Seriously he is a shadow of what we came to expect as a more than capable half.

Hopefully Ryles takes the opportunity to give one of the younger players a shot, not sure Papalii the bill . Perhaps Hunter from Flegg who is a genuine half with pace , or Twidle who played against the Knights in pre season on that position and looked OK.

 

[the phantom menace]

Penisini has Origin reps to either side of him in the defensive line in Moses and Lomax, but still f**ked things up and was in no man's land for two Bulldogs tries tonight.

We can't afford to carry the guy in NRL much longer.

Simonssen should take Penisni's centre spot as soon as he's fit to return. Russell is our best centre at the moment, so he can keep the left side spot.

 

[the phantom menace]

Pensini makes errors, but my point is, let's not sugar coat our "stars" making crucial errors, especially like in today's game. Lomax's errors hurt more today then Penisini's.

Did you miss Penisni's defensive errors, leading to two Bulldog tries?

 

[JokerEel]

Penisini has Origin reps to either side of him in the defensive line in Moses and Lomax, but still f**ked things up and was in no man's land for two Bulldogs tries tonight.

We can't afford to carry the guy in NRL much longer.

Simonssen should take Penisni's centre spot as soon as he's fit to return. Russell is our best centre at the moment, so he can keep the left side spot.

That first one if he jumps in and stops the offload they don't score and get a run on..

 

[Gary Gutful]

Lomax is more involved in every game and contributes enormously. Silly comparison.

 

[the phantom menace]

Penisini was literally contributing nothing in those defensive lines against either Bulldog try, other than showing how little he understands about defence in the modern game.

Shameful, for someone whose keenest fans were laughably suggesting should be considered for Origin only a couple of season ago.

 

[Jake the snake]

Hopgood has to be dropped. Ryles simply can’t keep him in.

Pensini who are we going to drop him for Samrani who can’t tackle? Or drop for his brother in reserve grade? His brother is ev. Worse absolutely no upside to his game. We have to preserve with the older Penis. Because we have nothing else. They are all shit.

as I said Hopgood gone. Surely.

 

[the phantom menace]

Pensini who are we going to drop him for

Simonssen, Round 16. Even Dunster wherever he is, and shift Lomax back into centre?

as I said Hopgood gone. Surely.

Walker does alright in that spot when he comes on. Maybe start him and have (gulp) Lussick on the bench, and give Hopgood a week or few off.

 

[Arbitaar1]

It’s such a shame because out of our two centres, Penisini is more talented but Russell who is less talented is actually playing well within the team and has been one of our better players. I really like penisini but I think his time has come, he needs a stint in reserve grade. Simonssen when he is back needs to come in for him.

Hopgood besides his first half a dozen games for us back in 2023 has not kicked on and this year has been one of our worst. In those first games he looked like he was going to be a cartwright/mateo type player. Obviously the style Ryles has him playing he is not suited to.

Surely we have other players who deserve a run. Why can’t Guymer get a crack?