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Canberra says hello
Rapana is the grubbiest player in the game. Nobody pays attention to it because the Raiders are consistently shit.
“So good over such a length of time”?
Here's a spreadsheet I just whipped up of lowest ppg conceded before the 6 again era. Just for reference though Penrith conceded around 11.9 ppg the last two years.
Its so odd watching them running around on the field, as I fully expect them to hover above it like the majestical beings they are.
It’s just amazing that they take time off from their main roles of caring for sick, orphaned echidnas and leading the research into curing cancer to be the best sporting team of all time.
And still have time to maintain their moustaches
Each strand individually cultivated from one of God’s pubes…
Gods pubes are actually crafted from Nathan's tash.
So we're behind the Manly sides of 95-96, bang in the middle of the Super League war (which I would suggest was very relevant in outcomes of the time), and the Storm sides that cheated the cap. Discarding the cheating Storm sides, to get a remotely accurate picture you have to compare points conceded to average points scored by all teams. Manly in '96 conceded 45% of the average in a 20 team comp with an awful lot of reserve grade players. Panthers in 2021 conceded 51% of the average in a 16 team comp. This was adversely affected by Origin (7 players missed 2 games in which we conceded 45 points), whereas Manly in '96 only had Toovey and Menzies in Origin.. So we'll have to be content to be the best defensive side of the NRL era. That really was a great Manly side too.Here's a spreadsheet I just whipped up of lowest ppg conceded before the 6 again era. Just for reference though Penrith conceded around 11.9 ppg the last two years.
