Penrith games

[Iamback]

In other words, you haven’t been down and watched how they train.

It’s not a criticism, I’m not having a go at you, all I’m saying is, if you did go and paid attention to what’s going on, it would really change the way you view these trial games.

Trial games are basically a fitness test. Zero attacking patterns on display, modified defensive setup and players told what to work on, Trent T is the most obvious example of that.

I have seen them train plenty.

Hitups are go to the defence. The defence either grabs them and they the ball straight away or they hold for a few seconds.

compare that to a game when you have defence putting defenders on their back, hands on the ball to slow it down

Then outside defenders rushing in. Training is probably at 70% speed of a run of the mill NRL game.

Players are always saying after a debut the pace is what they struggle with. If training is the same tempo then it wouldn't be a shock.

I don't doubt every player at our club go well at training they are training against the best and we have the best standard.

Doesn't mean everyone is up to NRL standard as shown by those who move on and fail

Trials are for fitness yes but also to give players looks at different setups etc

 

[Chins]

Good to see Cole not get injured. If Nath goes down for an extended period the defence will need to improve, we arent scoring many with a BS/Cole halves pairing.

Outside backs we are stacked. The starting forwards last night went ok, played decent Panther ball dominating field position.

Overall there was a bit to like and some that just confirmed what we already knew. I think we need to find a way for Talau to be getting decent time at 14.

Trouble with trying to get Toelau into the game is in any fixture that matters Yeo and Kenny need to play 80

 

[Iamback]

Trouble with trying to get Toelau into the game is in any fixture that matters Yeo and Kenny need to play 80

Yep and if Garner is back cover and a back goes down leaves big minutes for Papalli and Martin.

It is why Blaize/Cole is better they can cover most positions

 

[Fangs]

8. Leota
9. Kenny
10. Smith
11. Martin
12. Papali'i
13. Yeo

A real ripper of a starting pack right there. As good as any in the comp if not the best.

Sadly no Kiwi front row partnership to cradle us through Origin anymore. Along with Kenny we had a great thing going there. Deadset keep recruiting kiwis until they fix the SOO scheduling.

Papali'i is a big purchase. Buy of the year potential.