Rd8 Panthers game day thread

[Poupou Escobar]

I agree mate. Having a genuine secondary kicking options alleviates a lot of the issues that come with Norman getting caught before the last tackle.

And we want Norman running the ball when he sees an opportunity anyway. We lose a lot by having him unable to run late in the count.

 

[Eelogical]

And we want Norman running the ball when he sees an opportunity anyway. We lose a lot by having him unable to run late in the count.

Brad knows best.

 

[Suitman]

And I was too busy drinking Canberra shiraz!

FMD.
I had a glass of cardboard chateau at the time and still saw it for what it was.

 

[Chipmunk]

We 'play footy' anyway though so it's not a big deal for us. We're not the sort of team who needs someone to constantly be on top of all the if-then situations in a more complicated gameplan.

You mean like the teams capable of winning the comp?

 

[Bazal]

FMD.
I had a glass of cardboard chateau at the time and still saw it for what it was.

I didn't see it either way tbh. I just wanted to feel included....

 

[Bazal]

You mean like the teams capable of winning the comp?

We have one half, of course we're not realistically capable of winning the comp. That's why we've signed another half,

 

[Chipmunk]

We have one half, of course we're not realistically capable of winning the comp. That's why we've signed another half,

Pou Bear indicated we didn't need a game manager type. I asked that all the Premiership contenders seem to have one. If thats the case wouldn't it be beneficial to have one?

 

[Parramatta1947]

We should have kept them to 0 points

We still cant play for 80 mins

And the officials are not going to be kind to us so we have to overcome that

 

[Bazal]

Pou Bear indicated we didn't need a game manager type. I asked that all the Premiership contenders seem to have one. If thats the case wouldn't it be beneficial to have one?

I don't think game management is as important as territory management. And maybe I'm in danger of getting into pedantic areas here myself, but I think you can win a competition with any kind of halves so long as you can dominate territory. Lets face it, in a big finals game how often do the halves actually have a huge say in an attacking play? Often it's something a bit out of the box that breaks open a game where both sides are paying very close attention to ball control, or it's one team tiring. But usually the team that dominates territory wins the game.

To do that you need two kickers. I actually think Moses and Norman can be a very good halves pairing so long as we get the kicking games right. They are both major attacking threats if we can get the field position.

 

[strider]

FMD.
I had a glass of cardboard chateau at the time and still saw it for what it was.

Well,theres my problem, i was f**king sober - if i had of had a few i probably would have been more relaxed

 

[Gronk]

We should have kept them to 0 points

We still cant play for 80 mins

And the officials are not going to be kind to us so we have to overcome that

I agree with you but to their defence, we had a 5 day turnaround, lost Taka and had to battle the inevitable possession swing towards the panthers.

 

[Chipmunk]

I agree with you but to their defence, we had a 5 day turnaround, lost Taka and had to battle the inevitable possession swing towards the panthers.

That's something that needs a mention. A good win considering it was after 5 day turnaround.

 

[strider]

I know penruff are a bit lost atm ... but they still have some quality players and are capable of turning it on at some point ... we did well to make sure that didnt happen today

 

[84 Baby]

Can't be arsed reading the rest of the thread, so can someone summarise just how bad the refs were today?

 

[Chipmunk]

I don't think game management is as important as territory management. And maybe I'm in danger of getting into pedantic areas here myself, but I think you can win a competition with any kind of halves so long as you can dominate territory. Lets face it, in a big finals game how often do the halves actually have a huge say in an attacking play? Often it's something a bit out of the box that breaks open a game where both sides are paying very close attention to ball control, or it's one team tiring. But usually the team that dominates territory wins the game.

To do that you need two kickers. I actually think Moses and Norman can be a very good halves pairing so long as we get the kicking games right. They are both major attacking threats if we can get the field position.

Well we can only hope it all turns out OK.

 

[strider]

Where's our closet eels fan @Pugzley ? .. he usually pops by for an eels game

 

[strider]

Can't be arsed reading the rest of the thread, so can someone summarise just how bad the refs were today?

Bad - but possibly not as bad as first thought during the heat of the battle

We should only tar badger ... not bother with the feathers

 

[IFR33K]

Where's our closet eels fan @Pugzley ? .. he usually pops by for an eels game

Does @strider actually tag you?

 

[strider]

Does @strider actually tag you?

Yep ... @IFR33K , tag, you're it

 

[Gazzamatta]

From what Ive seen thus far from Gunco he is an elite class fullback. Imagine what coin he would demand currently.
Whatever we paid we stole him.