Not so Smug - Why can't the panfers beat the pommies?

[Vee]

Home or Away?

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Does it matter? I wouldn’t even know who won it, even today. Lol

 

[Perth Red]

Not used to playing in front of a crowd making some noise, clearly spooked them lol

 

[bedlam breakout]

is this the 5th or 6th time they have lost to us?

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Panth9rs

 

[soc123_au]

is this the 5th or 6th time they have lost to us?

2nd. Other 2 we lost were St Helen’s & Bradford. We won all our pommy games in 97, don’t recall who against though

 

[bedlam breakout]

with the kiwis smashing the kangaroos and the panthers failing against English opposition yet again - is origin just all hype and glamour these days?

 

[The Villain]

I’m a dragons supporter.
I’d love for the dragons to get beat by anyone in the WCC.

 

[This Year?]

Panthers got railed hard by the ref this time. Even still they had 3 good chances to win it and still fluffed it.
Has to be a curse or something.

 

[hineyrulz]

I’m a dragons supporter.
I’d love for the dragons to get beat by anyone in the WCC.

Us Eels fans have no idea what a WCC is, or hair as well.

 

[mave]

Ivan Cleary said he would rather lose a WCC, as opposed to not get a chance to play in one.

Ivan knows.

 

[no name]

Until the timing of the game is changed, the Poms will always be better prepared and most NRL sides will see it as a trial.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

The Pennies copped some howlers in the 2nd half of that game and frankly the only thing I regret is Luai wasn't there to cop it with the rest of them.

 

[jim_57]

Until the timing of the game is changed, the Poms will always be better prepared and most NRL sides will see it as a trial.

To be fair to Wigan they have only played one game this year and that was against a team that will likely finish near the bottom of Super League.

Decent game overall. That Wigan try wasn’t a try but god will sort old mate out for his sins. Panthers had chances, that Jai Field sideline tackle was impressive.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

If they get a ref who butchers them like the one on the weekend did, they'll always struggle.

Awarding Wigan's final try via TMO was one of the craziest calls I've ever seen. Massive double movement, didn't even look to have been near the line.

 

[taste2taste]

It's all the ref's fault!

 

[Iamback]

Until the timing of the game is changed, the Poms will always be better prepared and most NRL sides will see it as a trial.

This.

One of the journos asked in the presser if we should of came over earlier to play another trial.

Ivan said 'They did it this way to not ruin their season'

So you either spend longer preparing for a trial 2 weeks before your comp starts and burn out early or you go in under prepared.

Meanwhile Wigan played Round 1 last week, So essentially are 3 weeks further developed

 

[Iamback]

To be fair to Wigan they have only played one game this year and that was against a team that will likely finish near the bottom of Super League.

Decent game overall. That Wigan try wasn’t a try but god will sort old mate out for his sins. Panthers had chances, that Jai Field sideline tackle was impressive.

Yeah but they played what 3 or 4 trials before that round 1 game?

As opposed to zero games

 

[Iamback]

If they get a ref who butchers them like the one on the weekend did, they'll always struggle.

Awarding Wigan's final try via TMO was one of the craziest calls I've ever seen. Massive double movement, didn't even look to have been near the line.

It is hard when it is your team BUT everyone and every news agency is saying the same thing. Tells you all you have to know about the calls

 

[RedVee]

WCC should have been one of the LV games.

I know, it stuffs the schedule