Magnificent effort by our 2s. Emu getting sent off should have ruined our chances then Brown in the bin for 10 but the boys rallied behind Captain Rankin and lifted.
Emu fu*ken near killed the Pennys number 7 and rightly so. The slimey little merkin was an absolute pos. The little sh*t kicked the winning field goal but boy was he hurting.
Best players
Hands, Rein, Ele, Zac, Rankin, and Russell was a stand out on the wing. It was fantastic to see our centers and wingers work together. Even when it was 13 on 11 they never went around us once.
A great game but the better team lost.
Well done Coach Rankin.
Hopgood for The Pennys was absolutely outstanding. Looks a goodun.
Actually he picked the 7 up and slammed him into the ground on his back. It was massive. The 7 backed into Emus path as he was charging downfield off the kick off. Emu went down, got up, grabbed the 7 and absolutely fu*ken smashed him. It was great. The 7 had his arms in the air every tackle screaming for penalties. An annoying little tu*d not unlike Luai. Emu certainly didnt miss him.I missed why Emu pushed him over just saw him getting sent.
Actually he picked the 7 up and slammed him into the ground on his back. It was massive. The 7 backed into Emus path as he was charging downfield off the kick off. Emu went down, got up, grabbed the 7 and absolutely fu*ken smashed him. It was great. The 7 had his arms in the air every tackle screaming for penalties. An annoying little tu*d not unlike Luai. Emu certainly didnt miss him.
The penrith team are as dumb as their fans, every tackle they were wringing about something, hands in the air calling for a penalty. The ref really should have penalised them for being whiney merkins. The #3 was incessantly calling for forward passes despite it not even being close.
Great resolve shown by the team after a send off and a sin bin. It was unfortunate they couldn't hold on for the draw but a poor decision to set up for the field goal 40m out gave the rat bags good field position.
Rankin needs to move back into the halves with Arthur. Russell needs to go back to fullback. Mataele is a good pre-season away from a first grade bench spot. Hopgood is a very good player, but he won't get away with half of the grubby things in the Blue and Gold jersey
What happened to Rodwell? It looks like we really missed him in the middle.
Hopgood is a middle right? Off the bench i assume
If we can get Tapau and he can give us a good 20 mins off the bench and Hopgood 30+ mins, it sounds like a good rotation
Greig is special. So hoping he gets more chances shortly. A massive human. Nice and agressive as well. Im a fan. Rodwell will be no worse that Oregon and probably better. Oggy hasnt really impressed in my opinion. El Zak should have had an opportunity b4 now.Hopgood seems like a high minutes player.
It also seems like Rodwell and Greig may not get many games if Tapau is signed and especially if Papali'i stays.
We will of lost Kafusi and Marata. Makatoa may drop out. But I'm unsure if Rodwell will be a top 17 guy or seen at 18-21 on our list.
Greig is special. So hoping he gets more chances shortly. A massive human. Nice and agressive as well. Im a fan. Rodwell will be no worse that Oregon and probably better. Oggy hasnt really impressed in my opinion. El Zak should have had an opportunity b4 now.
What happened to Rodwell? It looks like we really missed him in the middle.