Opinion Penrith

[Tommy Smith]

When an 87% success rate is never enough.

What's his success rate in the finals?

You're expected to beat the Dogs and Dragons etc in the regular season. That's easy.

But what about when it matters in the big end of season games? Ivan has shown himself to be a total panic merchant. His press conference yesterday was shambolic.

It's like he hopped back on the bus, but couldn't go below 50mph or else it'd blow up. Total hysteria.

 

[hineyrulz]

“There’s a Karen on this bus”

 

[mongoose]

Panthers weren't ready for that, I get the feeling they thought they were just going to cruise into the prelim like Melbourne did.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

When an 87% success rate is never enough.

What 87% are talking about flogger?

From wiki:

Ivan Cleary - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[mozza91]

Props to Penrith’s halves being the first players ever to play injured at this time of the year.

 

[yobbo84]

Panthers weren't ready for that, I get the feeling they thought they were just going to cruise into the prelim like Melbourne did.

100% this, said as much in the game thread

 

[Jim Rockford]

100% this, said as much in the game thread

Smug comes before the fall

 

[yobbo84]

What's his success rate in the finals?

You're expected to beat the Dogs and Dragons etc in the regular season. That's easy.

But what about when it matters in the big end of season games? Ivan has shown himself to be a total panic merchant. His press conference yesterday was shambolic.

It's like he hopped back on the bus, but couldn't go below 50mph or else it'd blow up. Total hysteria.

- Scraped past the Roosters by a point (the week after Souths put 60 on the Roosters)
- Narrowly beat Souths by 4 in match where we lost 2 players in the opening 20 and had Murray play centres for 80
- Completely outclassed by Melbourne in the GF
- Ambushed by Souths without our best player in a game where they were raging favourites

It's a record other clubs would love, but it's completely out of step with what the dominance they have produced the last 2 regular seasons. They're really yet to make a statement in the finals.

For what it's worth that'll probably end next week, they will annihilate the Eels or Knights

 

[Tommy Smith]

Here's another good one...

How the hell does Matt Eisenhuth get the same amount of minutes as Pangai and Leniu combined?

What a coaching genius.

 

[Munky]

Here's another good one...

How the hell does Matt Eisenhuth get the same amount of minutes as Pangai and Leniu combined?

What a coaching genius.

Ivan is shitting the bed like Ricky did in the 03 grand final. Doesn't trust his bench players so gives them minimal minutes.

I'm of the opinion that TPJ is likely a flat track bully who is more likely to lose a game through laziness or a brain explosion. Even then he needed more minutes.

 

[Ghostface Killah]

Let it be known, from this day forward, he shall be known as "Karen Cleary".

 

[yobbo84]

Ivan is shitting the bed like Ricky did in the 03 grand final. Doesn't trust his bench players so gives them minimal minutes.

I'm of the opinion that TPJ is likely a flat track bully who is more likely to lose a game through laziness or a brain explosion. Even then he needed more minutes.

Nothing will top Seibold using 15 players, 16 players and 16 players for Souths in the 2018 finals series.

Seriously, only using 15 players v Melbourne in Melbourne! We lost that game from Brodie Croft and Cam Munster running past tired forwards. Such a wasted season.

 

[Munky]

Nothing will top Seibold using 15 players, 16 players and 16 players for Souths in the 2018 finals series.

Seriously, only using 15 players v Melbourne in Melbourne! We lost that game from Brodie Croft and Cam Munster running past tired forwards. Such a wasted season.

To be fair that probably helped get Croft to the Broncos and a wooden spoon.

 

[t-ba]

 

[johns_reds]

When an 87% success rate is never enough.

87% means nothing unless you can win the big games at the end of the season

 

[mxlegend99]

Here's another good one...

How the hell does Matt Eisenhuth get the same amount of minutes as Pangai and Leniu combined?

What a coaching genius.

Hey he made 30 metres and was only dominated completely on every run he has ever had. Not good enough for Tigers yet we start him in a semi.

 

[ayatollah_murdoch]

Not sure why he didn't pick Naden on the wing instead of Staines.

Just like last year when he picked May in centres over Naden.

 

[jargan83]

Just watched Ivan's presser and have to say he's has been sniffing the smug scent of his farts for too long

 

[10$ Ferret]

Luai cost the Panthers a couple of tries. He kept running overs , if he had straightened and passed when he should Souffs defence would not as been as effective on Penrith's left edge.

What a joke those press conferences were, both Cleary and Bennett embarrassing themselves. Cleary was completely hypocritical and Bennett well he was his normal seff righteous self, denying his own history

 

[Jim Rockford]

Luai cost the Panthers a couple of tries. He kept running overs , if he had straightened and passed when he should Souffs defence would not as been as effective on Penrith's left edge.

What a joke those press conferences were, both Cleary and Bennett embarrassing themselves. Cleary was completely hypocritical and Bennett well he was his normal seff righteous self, denying his own history

Big difference in that Wayne was playing the media, Cleary was playing with himself.