Penrith v Bondi Battlers (Finals Week One)

[Fangs]

The big one.

All bets off. The real football is upon us.

 

[Munky]

Have to play with discipline and high completions.

Keary can't game manage so deny him opportunities near the line and they'll have nothing.

Go at Spencer with the outside backs, there'll be a heap of room behind the ruck since he is low effort in the tackle.

 

[Chins get the wins]

If our forwards give a f**k we should win and win well. Trouble is most of them haven't all year

 

[Fangs]

Have to play with discipline and high completions.

Keary can't game manage so deny him opportunities near the line and they'll have nothing.

Go at Spencer with the outside backs, there'll be a heap of room behind the ruck since he is low effort in the tackle.

Robbo has been starting Watson and Leniu. The latter has been very poor defensively the last two weeks (Missed two tackles on Whitehead for tries and another on Friday night). It's a massive advantage for us because their best work has been from the bench.

Robbo gets funny against Penrith. Manu at 6 happened a while back. He is desperate for a win. He will have some weird shit up his sleeve.

He should start Docker-Clay and any other prop in place of Leniu. Weather the first 20 and bring the impact from the bench. The exact place where we don't have much impact.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Garner is our best backrower. He should start

 

[age.s]

They sound confident Nathan will be back, but if not, we absolutely cannot have Schneider playing any finals football. Cole and Laurie may not be perfect options, but they have to be preferable.

 

[Chins get the wins]

They sound confident Nathan will be back, but if not, we absolutely cannot have Schneider playing any finals football. Cole and Laurie may not be perfect options, but they have to be preferable.

Cole is gone for the year. Brad makes his tackles, Luai lack of involvement was worse

 

[Fangs]

They sound confident Nathan will be back, but if not, we absolutely cannot have Schneider playing any finals football. Cole and Laurie may not be perfect options, but they have to be preferable.

A few of options.

Toelau could start as well. But he was Cleary/hooker cover from the bench.

Unsure about Laurie at this stage.

Maybe Tyrone Peachey? He has played 6 before.

 

[Red&BlackBear]

I think a slight tweak to the starting mids and edge forwards might work a treat.

Panthers will need to minimise time, space and field position where Roosters might be able to kick to their wingers close to the line.

Unsure if I’d have Toelau, Laurie or Schneider as 14 since that position is rarely used in tight games. But cover for halves in Schneider wouldn’t be a bad move even though he had a stinker vs Titans and I’ve gone Toelau.

Edwards
To’o
Tago
Alamoti
Turuva
Luai
Cleary

Fish
Kenny
Smith
Garner
Martin
Yeo

Toelau
Leota
Sorensen
Henry

C.McClean

 

[Stinkfinger]

They sound confident Nathan will be back, but if not, we absolutely cannot have Schneider playing any finals football. Cole and Laurie may not be perfect options, but they have to be preferable.

Cole nowhere near fit at this point in time. Maybe available by the prelim.

 

[Goonji]

The rooster must die.

 

[Iamback]

They sound confident Nathan will be back, but if not, we absolutely cannot have Schneider playing any finals football. Cole and Laurie may not be perfect options, but they have to be preferable.

He can tackle. Just keep him well away for 5th tackle plays

 

[MugaB]

This thread should be called Penrith vs the Bondi Battlers, coz robbo reckons there always hard done by

 

[Fangs]

This thread should be called Penrith vs the Bondi Battlers, coz robbo reckons there always hard done by

Duly noted.

 

[ColdWetPanther]

We’ll win this well next week. I wouldn’t play Nathan.

It is the prelim against Sharks or Malny that worries me….

 

[Murraymob1]

Not sure why people think we will win well we haven’t done that any game this year .But who cares we only have to score 1 more point than them .Cleary deep kicking is the key

 

[WestyLife]

Cole is gone for the year. Brad makes his tackles, Luai lack of involvement was worse

You like Schneider way more than he deserves.

 

[Chins get the wins]

You like Schneider way more than he deserves.

He's a bang average back up half. He's doing his job

 

[BossleyPanther]

Throw away our recent bad performances and Nathan being back we should win by 20.

 

[Bred not Bought]

I have been hearing all year that we will win well. Apart from 2 games it has rarely happened.
Grinding or winning ugly seems to be our pattern this year. I am expecting the same next week.