Match Discussion: Round 7 vs Penrith @ BlueBet Stadium

[NoSchitSherlock]

Set restarts have killed us. Kept us out of the game.

 

[PhilGould]

If we show this effort we lap the Tigers and go close against the Titans too. Frustrating.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

Why do we look full of running now and urgency about us? This was required much earlier.

Frustratingly bad in the very few chances we had in the opposition 20. Pearce doesn't change that, he was just as frustrating unfortunately. The team is crying out for quality halves. Aside from that we played almost the perfect game. Penrith are that good.

 

[slotmachine]

Oh well.
Coach will be happy with the effort.
Our only points were a line break from inside our own half, weren't winning with only that.

 

[Alex28]

The score is going to look worse than our effort tonight.

Tonight, we probably beat 13 out of the 15 teams in the comp. We’ve been great really.

Given who we have out, it’s been a great effort.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

If we show this effort we lap the Tigers and go close against the Titans too. Frustrating.

Yep tbh we probably go undefeated up until this game if we played with this much effort in each game.

 

[slotmachine]

Yep tbh we probably go undefeated up until this game if we played with this much effort in each game.

Probably not beating dragons with no bench

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

I feel as though the great strengths of the side are being wasted because of the glaring weaknesses. Almost every half in the league would dominate behind our pack except for every half we have at the club. Ponga has to do everything and gets heavily targeted. Best carts it up on play 2 and 3 like a mule. Being used totally wrong. Still lacking in crucial support play. If Adam Reynolds is our 7 we win tonight imo.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

Probably not beating dragons with no bench

Yeah maybe so but injuries and horrible soft reffing in that game aside, I still think we win.

 

[slotmachine]

No injuries, great effort. I'll take that.

 

[Alex28]

Penrith are very, very good. I hope our boys learn a bit about how they beat us. They are just so disciplined.

 

[Haffa]

At some point we actually need to be disappointed with these losses. When are we allowed to expect more?

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

Why again haven't we chased Adam Reynolds? Surely it isn't because we think we're good for halves. I honestly don't think Pearce or Clifford would have changed the result tonight. For all his flaws at least a bunch of Green's kicks find the grass. I can't help but think 2022 is another write off given the lack of top playmakers on the books. Let's be honest, you don't win sh*t with what we have. The Pearce resigning is still baffling to me. Is that really the reason we haven't moved Heaven & Earth to get Reynolds to Newcastle?

 

[slotmachine]

At some point we actually need to be disappointed with these losses. When are we allowed to expect more?

I'll take not shitting the bed against bottom 4 sides. Baby steps

 

[perverse]

Yeah, I'm happy with that. They had a real crack. Mann was probably our best... and tbh tonight was a night where I thought yeah maybe he can be a 5/8th. Green was probably amongst our worst, despite a couple of good kicks. He's just not up to the speed of this anymore.

The Panthers shut down our few threats very well, as you'd expect.

I don't think our boys should be too let down with it tonight, if they can keep putting that effort in they'll win a lot of games against lesser opposition. It's a big if for us, though.

 

[Seage]

Hard to be frustrated by that. Penrith are miles above anyone. They are ridiculously good and had to play well to beat us.
You watch Clearly, Luai and Burton and is just fluent magic and they totally outclass us in that department, even though Mann was sensational for us - something you cant always bank on.

It does make the insipid bullshit vs The Tigers, Dragons and Titans harded to take though. Seems like we enjoy playing to the quality of the opposition, but then dialing it down a notch.

 

[slotmachine]

We're a show against the chooks and definitely Raiders if we show up like that

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Yeah unfortunately Green’s injury has done what it usually does to an athlete in their 30s, they get slow very quick, unfortunately the game speed has passed him by.

 

[Yosh]

Am I upset and frustrated we lost? Of course. Did I think the Panthers deserved to win? Yes... Did the Knights fold at any point during that game? No. Am I happy? To be honest yes.

Very gutsy performance I thought. Gutsy doesn't get you 2 points but if we turn up like that every week, we're going to make the 8 very easily.

Our halves, who have been simply godsend, are extremely limited. Mann dies with the ball too often, either surrendering because he ran behind one of our guys or has to step back inside because he can't pass the ball to his outside men.

Green offers no running game. Oppositions just need to figure out who he will pass to and gang up long kicking game also needs work. If we could get the skills, experience and skill of Green into Mann, we would have almost the perfect half.

Panthers are fun to watch but I can see where the arrogance talk comes from. Easy to hate em.

 

[Seage]

We're a show against the chooks and definitely Raiders if we show up like that

History says we're not a show against the Chooks. Can't remember the last time they didn't put 40 on us.