Opinion Penrith

[Tiger5150]

Maybe if you made a few more finals, the poor guy wouldn't had been so depressed, most tigers fans are depressed, but wooden spooning this year is a new low

Yeah I cant begrudge the guy a win or two

 

[Bazal]

And I wonder how many insults and “disrespect” (if you can call it that) was shown to the Bulldogs or any other club that got within a bee’s dick of the premiership in 1986 by Brett Kenny, Mick Cronin, Peter Stirling, Eric Grothe, Ray Price, Steve Ella, Peter Wynn etc during their post- Grand Final piss up?

The only difference being that there were no smart phones or social media to record it on back then, but you can bet your arse it happened.

Peter Wynn is the biggest hypocrite on planet earth for getting stuck into the current Penrith squad for their “disrespect” in their post Grand Final celebrations.

Now that's salt ^^^

Manly players aren't people anyway so who cares.

 

[Chippy73]

Now that's salt ^^^

Manly players aren't people anyway so who cares.

I think you mean Canterbury players aren't people, Manly were nowhere near the 86 GF.

 

[Pantherjim.]

The only thing I have issue with being said is Fish saying this is the greatest Panthers team ever.

The 90/91 was pretty f**king special. If not for losing a player tragically through the year they could have probably had a bit of a dynasty themselves. This is our most successful team ever. But you can't ever really compare it to the 90s potential success due to the circumstances which tore them apart.

Eels like to call themselves our bigger brothers. So a few of us now said we're their daddy's. Than backed it up by giving them a big lesson on the biggest stage of all. The comments by players are all in good fun. The we hate Parra chant is just everyone jumping in on a fan started chant. Eels fans not long ago were doing the same shit to the Bulldogs. I doubt many Panthers fans actually hate Eels though. I got so many Eels fans as mates and it's all in good fun stirring each other. Given location to each other it's impossible for Panthers and Eels fans not to crossover with friendships. Or even in relationships. Although i haven't really given any of my mates shit after this win because i remember how 2020 felt. And none of them were really dicks about beating us twice in the regular season.

Api mocking the Tigers wasn't even that bad. He just had a chuckle saying he hopes they can send him out a winner too... The chuckle being because his teammates have been giving him shit about joining them and not playing finals footy again.

That said it's good that we're painting targets on our backs to create rivalries with other clubs. Being the hunted seems to work for us and helps keep the guys performing consistently. The regular season especially must get difficult to maintain the efforts they were putting in every week even for games with nothing on the line. Ivan actually got us performing for every match and had us fully fit and healthy for finals still. Took a bit of luck to manage the season that way. But a lot of effort to be so far ahead of the competition we could plan for finals weeks in advance.

The 90/91 Season finally earned us the respect we deserved as a Rugby League Club. We went out 2nd best in 1990, but even Mark Geyer admitted that it was because of the pre-Grand Final piss ups and disrespecting how dangerous the Raiders were as a team. By 1991, we had learned our lesson and consequently beat the Raiders convincingly in the big one.

How far we went from there in terms of actual dynasties is pure conjecture, however you’re right when you refer to the tragedy that rocked Penrith as a club to it’s foundations: Ben Alexander’s death in June 1992 in a motor vehicle accident. This incident ultimately split the club up and ensured that we wouldn’t win another Premiership for 12 years.

Granted whilst I was in Senior High at the time, Fish wasn’t even thought of. I’d say many of his generation aren’t aware of Rugby League History back then, albeit the fact that Penrith as a club, have never won back to back Premierships before.

 

[Bazal]

I think you mean Canterbury players aren't people, Manly were nowhere near the 86 GF.

Nah I just didn't read the post properly, lol.

I stand by my point.

 

[MugaB]

The 90/91 Season finally earned us the respect we deserved as a Rugby League Club. We went out 2nd best in 1990, but even Mark Geyer admitted that it was because of the pre-Grand Final piss ups and disrespecting how dangerous the Raiders were as a team. By 1991, we had learned our lesson and consequently beat the Raiders convincingly in the big one.

How far we went from there in terms of actual dynasties is pure conjecture, however you’re right when you refer to the tragedy that rocked Penrith as a club to it’s foundations: Ben Alexander’s death in June 1992 in a motor vehicle accident. This incident ultimately split the club up and ensured that we wouldn’t win another Premiership for 12 years.

Granted whilst I was in Senior High at the time, Fish wasn’t even thought of. I’d say many of his generation aren’t aware of Rugby League History back then albeit the fact that Penrith as a club, have never won back to back Premierships before.

This years squad had a self imposed booze ban... easily a better committed squad in comparision... imagine winning the merv cartright medal, then turning down a beer...
......Clive wriiten all over him he was

 

[MKCS]

Yeah every premiership winning club has been been saint-like in their post Grand Final piss ups except for Penrith.

Do you f*cking hear yourself?

Calm down Jim, I'm simply suggesting that no other team have acted this silly publicly.

 

[Chippy73]

Nah I just didn't read the post properly, lol.

I stand by my point.

Then go and get farked sir.

 

[The Lounge Lizard]

Now that's salt ^^^

Manly players aren't people anyway so who cares.

Take to your tongue with a rusty blunt hacksaw blade.

 

[6 more kfc buckets]

As part of the pathways program Gould requested that all 4 dictionaries located in West Sydney have the word 'humility' removed.

The man gets results

 

[Bazal]

Then go and get farked sir.

If only!

Take to your tongue with a rusty blunt hacksaw blade.

Rusty Hacksaw was my nickname in high school.

You'll never guess why

 

[Pantherjim.]

This years squad had a self imposed booze ban... easily a better committed squad in comparision... imagine winning the merv cartright medal, then turning down a beer...
......Clive wriiten all over him he was

Booze bans are the current trend in sports. Look at Munster and how much he’s improved since he gave away the piss.

But that’s not to say that League players back in the early 90’s were any less committed, it was just a different generation. Even smoking durries was socially acceptable. (We used to smoke as high school kids) And if you abstained from drinking piss back then you were thought of as a f*cking weirdo.

 

[The Lounge Lizard]

If only!



Rusty Hacksaw was my nickname in high school.

You'll never guess why

So that's why you castrated yourself?

 

[Bazal]

So that's why you castrated yourself?

No that was an unfortunate accident that happened one morning when I realised what I'd brought home from Shooters the night before.

Turns out you can't scrub off the shame, but you can scrub off everything else

 

[The Lounge Lizard]

No that was an unfortunate accident that happened one morning when I realised what I'd brought home from Shooters the night before.

Turns out you can't scrub off the shame, but you can scrub off everything else

So you got a tattoo you later regretted.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Yeah, I dunno about that. In the lead up to the Grand Final, I read in an article somewhere that in terms of NRL supporters gear Parra Leagues were not letting anyone into the establishment wearing anything but Parramatta, NSW Blues or Kangaroos attire?

Granted, not all Parra fans are complete tribal f*ckwits to the extent of being anti-social and violent, but there has to be a reason for this?

In comparison, at Panthers - (last time I checked anyway) - Anyone was welcome wearing any club’s jersey they liked.

Yeah look i don't agree with it.

I assume the club just didn't want anything getting out of control.

They already sent a message out to memebers before the game no one would be welcome back to the club from Accor stadium.

 

[Munky]

No that was an unfortunate accident that happened one morning when I realised what I'd brought home from Shooters the night before.

Turns out you can't scrub off the shame, but you can scrub off everything else

Did you deglove your member at the same time?

 

[Blues Riff]

It's like that episode of Houso's when they win the lotto and don't know how to handle success.

Oh wait I just made that up.

You also used the same stupid joke last week.

 

[Pantherjim.]

Calm down Jim, I'm simply suggesting that no other team have acted this silly publicly.

How do you know?

And if by “acting silly” you mean, referring to a club who are your bitter rivals and whom you’ve just handed their arses too in a Grand Final as “Your sons”, referring to a white guy who happens to be your team mate as “My N*gga” on Social Media, reaffirming the aforementioned club as “Your Sons” during a fan day and leading the fans in a “We hate Parra” chant, and then a departing player envisaging his chances of another premiership ring with this years wooden spooners with a stifled laugh after being on the piss all night with zero sleep, I guess you should give up following Rugby League and pick a sport which doesn’t easily offend you such as shuttlecock, lawn bowls or croquet.

 

[Pantherjim.]

Yeah look i don't agree with it.

I assume the club just didn't want anything getting out of control.

They already sent a message out to memebers before the game no one would be welcome back to the club from Accor stadium.

Maybe Parra Leagues needs to train up their security guys on how to deal with League tribalism and subsequent anti-social behaviour?

I’ve been a season ticket holder at Penrith for years and I’ve ever only seen anti-social behaviour between opposing fans at Penrith Stadium and in Panthers Leagues very occasionally, and in every instance, it was swiftly dealt with via the Ground/Club Security Staff and NSW Police with no need for it to involve NSW Ambulance.

I’ve been to Parramatta Stadium wearing a Penrith jersey for a local Darby previously and have never had any issues with Parra fans at all.