Panthers R21 @ the Gong

[Dragon David]

There are a few that have been given ample opportunity to improve their defence this year & haven’t 2025 will be no different they are simply not up to it. Time to move on to the next generation.

Yep, it's time to do a Gus Gould Clean Out.

 

[TruSaint]

Marshke has been injured fellas.. he went off in that brissie game and hasnt been back.. no idea what the ETA is..

Would be a huge call and huge headlines to be dumping a current origin player when finals is still on the cards.. I get that everyone is angry currently.. but we are stuck with him for now...

Next year is a different story.. but he also has to have somewhere to go who will pay his contract out.

I'm a fan of you Rev, but 2 things.

1.) finals are gone mate. Finito.

2.) next year we will have B Hunt at 7 as nobody now will pay his salary.

 

[Dragon David]

We have no other 7 in our system.. its why ive been banging on that if we only buy 1 player for halves coverage in the off-season, it has to be someone who can play 7.. we need to give ourselves some options.. and have someone to put pressure on the first grade halves..

I do think Hunt will be better next week though, he looked rusty as hell, not just him though.. a few of them did.. looked like they had played together in a while... they got better as the game went on though...

It's no use a team playing bad in some stages and then good in other stages of a game. We just won't win games. We have got to put in 80 minutes of good football. We just cannot do it. It is as if the players brains have been timed to do different things that results in losses rather than the same things that work.

 

[SAP58]

We just don't have the cattle to be competitive with the top sides .....

Totally agree that is why the rebuild has to start now. Can’t be done in one year but I really believe Flanno will do it but we will suffer like today & against the Rorters this year in the mean time. Hard to take but we have suffered for 10 yrs another 2-3 is required unfortunately.

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

It's no use a team playing bad in some stages and then good in other stages of a game. We just won't win games. We have got to put in 80 minutes of good football. We just cannot do it. It is as if the players brains have been timed to do different things that results in losses rather than the same things that work.

I think the brain situation is similar to the jersey situation when I played U9's. There wasn't enough to go around, and the players had to take turns using what was available.

 

[Nutz]

I feel sick now that my Tigers and Dragons have lost 4 out of 4 games over the weekend if you include the girls.
I have to apologise to you Saints fans as I am the biggest jinx of a supporter to any sport. Except I did watch the Aussies win some medals this morning
One day lads, we will be on top.

 

[Saints Forever]

Can anyone unpack what we just saw?

It was a must not get smashed game and we failed to deliver

I cannot put my finger on any one reason - way too much to unpack.

Gardenia

we have to play at our very best and hope the opposition plays poorly for us to win a game

Today, the whole side played poorly.

It was as if they were all coming in to work after having been on holidays.

They played like a side expecting to be flogged.

Penrith is a very good side and rarely disappoint.

Wasn’t just our lack of speed, we were outmatched all over the park.

 

[SAP58]

I feel sick now that my Tigers and Dragons have lost 4 out of 4 games over the weekend if you include the girls.
I have to apologise to you Saints fans as I am the biggest jinx of a supporter to any sport. Except I did watch the Aussies win some medals this morning
One day lads, we will be on top.

We share your pain mate !

 

[Saints Forever]

Marshke has been injured fellas.. he went off in that brissie game and hasnt been back.. no idea what the ETA is..

Would be a huge call and huge headlines to be dumping a current origin player when finals is still on the cards.. I get that everyone is angry currently.. but we are stuck with him for now...

Next year is a different story.. but he also has to have somewhere to go who will pay his contract out.

We have no chance of making the 8

Time to trial the most promising KOE players. Maybe even someone from Jersey Flegg.

 

[Nutz]

We share your pain mate !

If our nrl team played our reserve grade team it would be 0-0 after golden point. Noone knows how to win.

 

[TheRev]

Making the 8 was always a slim chance, but were still in it until we play the dogs... were gonna get flogged next week and ppl will be losing their minds in here.. but its not over yet...

Injuries and suspensions will be important also.. think we had 4 or 5 on report today.

 

[SAP58]

If our nrl team played our reserve grade team it would be 0-0 after golden point. Noone knows how to win.

Dragons v Tigers in the 2026 GF !

 

[Nutz]

Dragons v Tigers in the 2026 GF !

2025 GF Sragons v Tigers
Unlike the regular season, this is not golden point, but rather, the full ten minutes must be played to ensure there is even opportunity for teams to hit the front. If scores are still tied at the end of the ten minutes, it will then become golden point with the teams playing until a winner is found.
What if they keep playing till sunrise and still no result, what if they all die of exhaustion because neither team knows how to win?.
We'll share the trophy. We keep Norm and you keep Arthur

 

[DeathBlooms]

Dolphins losing giving us some more fake hope of a top 8 spot.

 

[hewi]

Well said Bud...do you want to drive him or will I .....which ever.....I'll even load the furniture

Il help you, just tell me where and when

 

[Dragsters]

NRL.com has us with a draw on 25 points!

WTF???

 

[Lovemedragons]

Totally agree that is why the rebuild has to start now. Can’t be done in one year but I really believe Flanno will do it but we will suffer like today & against the Rorters this year in the mean time. Hard to take but we have suffered for 10 yrs another 2-3 is required unfortunately.

Look at Canterbury, they were worse basket cases than us a couple of years back, new roster, smart people in charge and now they are a top 4 team with a bullet. They looked at the Panthers and brought in their excess talent, intelligently. It can be done, takes balls and takes some brains. Nothing will happen until the current management are sent to pasture and we get some people with brains, balls, money and influence back into the ranks.

 

[56to66]

Rorters, Penrith and Melbourne VS The Dragons

 

[Hound of Dracula]

I'm sorta glad we don't make the 8
You want to, at least, make a statement in the finals
Today was pathetic

I still think the season has been more positive than previous seasons- A lot to build on.
FMD though - Please - No HUNT!

 

[saintmar]

Marschke is better than Hunt. He takes on the line, he puts in. He plays 7 the rest of the year.

Yep, it's time to do a Gus Gould Clean Out.

GUS would give us a real coach like Jason Taylor and say
Bye bye FLano if he was here