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Girds89

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Dylan- 9/10. What a year again.. if injury hadnt struck him down no doubt he wouldve been a chance of the dally m. Should how special he really is by owning origin. Bloke is just a winner.. whatever happens in the future we should look to lock him up post footy in a coaching/mentoring role.

Too- 7.5/10. Another good year by bizza.. not his best over the last 5 but still very good.. loses half a point for the stuff arounds post origin

Tago- 6/10. Disappointing year overall but he made it count when it mattered most..was hurt by an ever changing right edge making it hard for him to get going. But showed hes qualities in the big dance.. defence was incredible. Hopefully he takes this year as a big learning curve into next year. Never ever thought he was as bad as some made out and always was confident he was our best centre and we had to stick by him. Turned out to be a great decision by ivan to do just that. Im confident next year will be his best yet.

Alamonti- 7/10. Defence was an issue. Statistically the worst but he improved significantly as the year went on and he really showed glimpses of his attacking abilities. Hopefully like tago will build on this for next year.

Tito- 5/10. Like tago had a bit of a drop off compared to previous year. Struggled badly at times in d but came through at the end. Goes out as a winner and has been great for the panthers.

Luai- 10/10. Absolute incredible year. At all levels. Dominated origin.. dominated for us at 7 with most thought he couldn't. He steered us round through injuries and big outs soo well. He really straightened up his attack this year and his long kicking game was exceptional. Will go down as one of the great panthers of all time. 89% win record with nath. Just incredible. Other than being the energy man for the team, the thing we will probably miss most is his defence. Without doubt likely the best defensive half in the game. Great reader of defence and incredibly tough defender. Will be a huge loss.

Nath- 8/10. When fit he was very good. Just did nath things. Loses some points just due to heing out half the year but still a great year..

Leota- 5/10. Quiet a disappointing year by big leota. I think fish leaving may have affected him more then we know.. obviously now we know hes been carrying injuries all year but we will need much more from him next year.

Kenny- 8.5/10. Probably one of the most underatted players in the game. Hes work off the ball and defence, line speed is best in the game..other than one or two games his service was first class and he developed a tiny bit of a running game and short kicking game this year..

Fish- 6.5/10. Probs a good time to farewell the great man. Will go down as our best ever prop but i think we got the best out of him and is on the decline. What a player he has been for the panthers tho. Just a tough fit beast.

Marto- 5.5/10. Not his best year by his owm admissions. Will need to wear his "blue" jersey mindset every time he plays for us next year as when he plays in that mindset hes a 9/10 like the gf..

Soro- 5/10. Same as above. Not his best year but in the big dance found his best and was instrumental in us getting the win..hopefully one more great year left in him.

Yeo- 10/10. The best player in game. Say no more.

Garner- 8/10. Great year and he really wemt to another level. We missed him terribly whem he was out. I reckon he will be even better next year. Become an intergral part of the team

Smith- 8.5/10. What a year capped off as a roo. Needs to build on this and really come into next year firing on all cylinders. He has skills and an offload and he should be encouraged to use them

Henry- 8/10. Really developed nicely as the year went on. He will just get better and better. Absolute workhorse who is sooo reliable. Hopefully another year in the gym and he builds a bit more power and really take his running game up a level.

Eiso- 7/10. Just did what he had to amd never let us down. Great clubman

Casey- 8/10. Yep higher then tago and Alamonti. I think what he did in a rookie year in a team without cleary and battling injuries and origin was pretty incredible. Huge future ahead of him..will be interesting to see how he fits in. Imo he will be someone we cant leave out.

Others that played worth a shout-

Trent and sommo both did great when they were called upon.

Mav started pretty average but got stronger the more games he played. I think he will struggle to crack first grade next year but i hope im wromg and hope he really can kick on next year. Hes a bloke that needs to really go after it.. this coming season will be make or break for him. So he needs to get back for pre season a 3-4 weeks early and really go hard in the gym and fitness.

Patea obviously going to have a big future but probs still 12 months away.

Schnieder- 5.5/10. He did what he had to.. i dont rate him but he did a job i guess. I would prefer trent or cole next year to fill in.

Cole- the main concern is he is just sooo injury prone. The big thing that impressed me was how strong he was in defence. Like mav he probs needs to come back early and knock the house down in the pre season.

In terms of next year i think garners development in the 2md row may chamge where we look to play papali. I think they got him as a 2md rower but given how well garner played this year and ivan clearly trusts soro at 2nd row as shown in the gf youd think marto, soro and garner may have 2md row locked up. Papali is good in the middle and offers good leg speed and leg drive and is mobile.

Talagi for mine like mav and cole needs to get in early. Maybe a month before pre season amd hit the gym and fitness and start to learn the structures. Hes my tip for 6 and from what ive seen in the nrl and highlights of juniors on YouTube i think hes the closest we have to a luai replacement all be it a fair bit bigger.. but hes running game is great. Has a good passing amd short kicking game. Very skillful player who is clearly more naturally gifted than cole, schnieder and trent.

Lastly where does daine laurie fit in.
For mine if you take out the ivan brain fade where he played him on the wing he was a 9/10 for us this year..when he filled in for dyl he was brilliant and a genuine game breaker. He is such a skillful player who has electric speed over 20-30m. Similar to moylan in the fact he has that great vision and passing game but can see a whole popping up and isnt afraid to put his body on the line.

Id love for nothing more than for ivan to spend the off-season working out a way to get daine 20 or so mins a game as a 14. Not sure how wed do it but i think hed be absolutely dynamic off the bench against tired packs. He would cause havoc against tired big fellas.

I know its early but my team for rd1 2025 if everyone is fit-

1. Edwards
2. Too
3. Tago
4. Alamonti
5. Jesse
6. Talagi
7. Nath
8. Leota
9. Kenny
10. Papali
11. Soro
12. Marto
13. Yeo

14. Laurie
15. Smith
16. Henry
17. Garner

18. Cole
19. Casey
20. Eiso
21. Mav
22. Schnieder
23. Sommo
24. Trent
25. Patea


Casey to be first cab off the rank if theres a injury to the back 2-5

Daine if edwards goes down.

Eiso or patea if a prop goes down

Mav for 2nd row

Sommo for kenny

And mav as 2md row cover.

Overall i actually think given the debuts weve had and the development of blokes plus bringing im papali and talagi i think we are in a really really strong position for next year.

If we can keep the big 3 on the park all year in yeo, nath and edwards we will be right up there again i think.

Looking forward to vegas already.

Last but not least..

Ivan cleary and all his staff- 10/10. There was maybe one or two things i think where he couldve lost half a point here or there. Daine laurie on the wing was horrendously bad. But he showed faith in Tago when he needed to. He stuck solid on alot of guys that ppl said needed to be dropped.

All year i said each year weve won we have done it a little bit different. All year i said it felt like we were playing the long game this year... turned out that was exactly the case. Ivan did ivan things and got the boys primed and firimg on all cylinders exactky when it mattered.

In terms of keeping the desire and fire in the belly for 5 years you have to commend him. He really has been incredible. And not just him. All the marketing team and everyone at the club deseves praise. The jersey presentations. The media guys. Whoever created the billboards for each player in the gf whith there junior club under the Panthers jersey with words of things important in their role deserves an award. Brilliant idea!!!

No doubt in my mind we are the greatest team in history. And i cant see it stopping
 
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Girds89

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It would be up there. While I dont agree with every point it's a solid effort.
Luke makes a point of having a dig at anything i post on here. Bit sad that it seems personal for him.

The reality is that what i wrote isnt any longer than what is written in the telecrap or herald or any other media article which is by someone that doenst follow panthers or watch all of their games. They write articles for clicks, likes and media hype.

I wrote what i saw over the year, trying to be unbiased, an honest opinion, based on a WHOLE season of every player for panthers.

If its to long to read for luke or others than i suggest people go back to school and get of LU.
 

Girds89

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For clarity my ratings and thoughts were based on an individual level.

Eiso as a 7 i domt think was better than fish who i gave as a 6.5. But i think fish by his standards was down on his best, whereas eiso was just really solid all year when he filled in.

So an 8 for casey doesnt mean i think he was better than paul or tago. Just for casey i think he had for him a great year. Tago by his standards that id hold him too was much lower etc
 

Chins get the wins

First Grade
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For clarity my ratings and thoughts were based on an individual level.

Eiso as a 7 i domt think was better than fish who i gave as a 6.5. But i think fish by his standards was down on his best, whereas eiso was just really solid all year when he filled in.

So an 8 for casey doesnt mean i think he was better than paul or tago. Just for casey i think he had for him a great year. Tago by his standards that id hold him too was much lower etc
Your ratings system is fair and similar to how ill do mine
 

soc123_au

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Luke makes a point of having a dig at anything i post on here. Bit sad that it seems personal for him.

The reality is that what i wrote isnt any longer than what is written in the telecrap or herald or any other media article which is by someone that doenst follow panthers or watch all of their games. They write articles for clicks, likes and media hype.

I wrote what i saw over the year, trying to be unbiased, an honest opinion, based on a WHOLE season of every player for panthers.

If its to long to read for luke or others than i suggest people go back to school and get of LU.
I enjoyed reading it. I enjoy most of your footy related posts, even when I dont agree with your opinions. In this case I think most of it is bang on, not sure I'd go as high as 10 for Luai, he had a few games that were below par, but I can see why you went with it, he stepped up when needed and I doubt we win the comp this year without him doing what he did.
 

Chins get the wins

First Grade
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I enjoyed reading it. I enjoy most of your footy related posts, even when I dont agree with your opinions. In this case I think most of it is bang on, not sure I'd go as high as 10 for Luai, he had a few games that were below par, but I can see why you went with it, he stepped up when needed and I doubt we win the comp this year without him doing what he did.
Yes and no. I think we still win the comp even if we finished as low as 8th
 

Girds89

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I enjoyed reading it. I enjoy most of your footy related posts, even when I dont agree with your opinions. In this case I think most of it is bang on, not sure I'd go as high as 10 for Luai, he had a few games that were below par, but I can see why you went with it, he stepped up when needed and I doubt we win the comp this year without him doing what he did.

He definitely did have a few below par games. Maybe 10 is a little too high. But i just think he saved his best for last and really stepped up this year when we needed him most. I can see why people would give him an 8 or an 9..and i wouldnt disagree with those opinions.
 

Chins get the wins

First Grade
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He definitely did have a few below par games. Maybe 10 is a little too high. But i just think he saved his best for last and really stepped up this year when we needed him most. I can see why people would give him an 8 or an 9..and i wouldnt disagree with those opinions.
The Canberra game was a 0/10
 

Luke Bowden

First Grade
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Luke makes a point of having a dig at anything i post on here. Bit sad that it seems personal for him.

The reality is that what i wrote isnt any longer than what is written in the telecrap or herald or any other media article which is by someone that doenst follow panthers or watch all of their games. They write articles for clicks, likes and media hype.

I wrote what i saw over the year, trying to be unbiased, an honest opinion, based on a WHOLE season of every player for panthers.

If its to long to read for luke or others than i suggest people go back to school and get of LU.
Hahahaha dude is comparing himself to professional journos….

please mate… if you wrote something worth reading, it might get read.
 

Girds89

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Hahahaha dude is comparing himself to professional journos….

please mate… if you wrote something worth reading, it might get read.
You are a proper clown haha. Not sure where i compared myself to a journo haha. I said what i wrote is no longer than what gets written in an article in the papers since you were alluding to it being the longest thing ever written on lu.

Its embarrassing that you choose to come on here just to hammer peoples opinions when yours have been wrong time and time again and yet you can never admit being wrong.

The super coach lukey b. Enjoy the off season champ. Hope you come back next year with a fresh attitude.
 

Luke Bowden

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You are a proper clown haha. Not sure where i compared myself to a journo haha. I said what i wrote is no longer than what gets written in an article in the papers since you were alluding to it being the longest thing ever written on lu.

Its embarrassing that you choose to come on here just to hammer peoples opinions when yours have been wrong time and time again and yet you can never admit being wrong.

The super coach lukey b. Enjoy the off season champ. Hope you come back next year with a fresh attitude.
I wouldn’t say I hammered your opinion.

I just said it was a long ass post, which it is.

Have a great off season Buzz, I look forward to not reading your posts next year and arguing with Kenty.

Cant wait!
 

age.s

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I enjoyed the post Girds and agree with most of your ratings, but what's with calling him Alamonti?
 

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