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Match Discussion: Round 3 vs Penrith @ Carrington Park

Who will win? Round 3: Penrith v Newcastle

  • Penrith Panthers 13+

    Votes: 7 53.8%
  • Penrith Panthers 1-12

    Votes: 3 23.1%
  • Draw after Golden Point

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Newcastle Knights 1-12

    Votes: 3 23.1%
  • Newcastle Knights 13+

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    13
  • Poll closed .

Jono078

Referee
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21,202
This honestly feels like something that changes the trajectory of our season.

All of a sudden we lose this, confidence is shot and then we play the Sharks who are riding high next week.. Then we're 2-2..

IF the boys win this it will be huge. We need to have a dig until the end.
 

EdLondon

Juniors
Messages
331
If he wanted to be aggressive he could have just shouldered him out of the way. Why raise the elbow as well
 

perverse

Referee
Messages
26,715
This honestly feels like something that changes the trajectory of our season.

All of a sudden we lose this, confidence is shot and then we play the Sharks who are riding high next week.. Then we're 2-2..

IF the boys win this it will be huge. We need to have a dig until the end.
I wouldn't go that far, but it's a good example of why having premiership dreams after 2 wins against middling opposition is premature.

Always remember - we're Knights fans. This is our lot in life.
 

Knight Tales

Bench
Messages
3,045
This honestly feels like something that changes the trajectory of our season.

All of a sudden we lose this, confidence is shot and then we play the Sharks who are riding high next week.. Then we're 2-2..

IF the boys win this it will be huge. We need to have a dig until the end.
Yep. Momentum and belief you earn. It is not something that just happens. One brain explosion now has the boys having to change the way we play
Today. We can no
Longer push the edges cos they can now push wider with numbers. It will be through the middle, ball control and Clifford kicks pressuring their line.
 

K-Man

Bench
Messages
3,171
This honestly feels like something that changes the trajectory of our season.

All of a sudden we lose this, confidence is shot and then we play the Sharks who are riding high next week.. Then we're 2-2..

IF the boys win this it will be huge. We need to have a dig until the end.
That’s what I’m worried about. The is game is already over, for and against about to get ruined too.

But what then? It feels ugly, it feels damaging. Would anyone be that shocked if we went on a losing streak with our forward pack depleted and the negativity surrounding that dog act?
 

Yosh

Coach
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11,971
Joey is going to blow up.

How good did we look before the send off though? Our scramble defense was on point. Looked like when the Roosters and the Storm were at their best defensively.

Love Clifford. That kicking game and chase. This game is probably going to get away from us but his kicking game is going to win us many games this season.

Mann gets kicked in the balls ans goes off for HIA... This system needs a review.
 

Jono078

Referee
Messages
21,202
I wouldn't go that far, but it's a good example of why having premiership dreams after 2 wins against middling opposition is premature.

Always remember - we're Knights fans. This is our lot in life.
It's the extreme case, but as you said, as Knights fans we have seen this many a time before.
 

Spot On

Coach
Messages
13,902
Ahh, the usual round 3 catastrophe for us is a bunch of long term injuries… this year it’s our ‘enforcer’ losing his f**king mind.

He was accused of giving Peachey a mouthful of racist commentary a while back, today he gives Smith a throat full of his elbow and unfortunately the camera does not lie.

Just f**king why?
 

Jono078

Referee
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21,202
Didn't like what I saw from the locker room footage. Signs of a team that's given up. Hope I'm wrong.
 
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3,167
I was enjoying this game. It felt like we had truly arrived as a team. We were on top.

F**k you Barnett, the 16 other players all owe you an elbow to the chin and so do all the fans. Seriously, things like that...I'd rather never see him play for us again. Potentially season derailing.
 
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3,167
Just a monumental c**k up there by Barnett. It can't be stressed enough. Absolutely brain dead on so many levels...I hate him for that. Total grub and not a team player at all.
 
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