#RiseForAlex R19 // Sat // Roosters 32-12 Panthers // Allianz

[soc123_au]

Meh. Roosters played pretty well. We looked tired and lost. Refs were woeful, but hardly cost us the game.

 

[Jason Maher]

Now watch everyone on LU draw more significance from this result than is in any way warranted.

 

[MaxPower]

Predictable result.

 

[Xplozive]

lol panthers get 5 penalties in a row and their fans are whinging about the refa being woeful...what are you guys smoking? Forward pass penalty was just, forearm straight to the chin of maloney is definitely worthy of a penalty and report

 

[Pedro Morales Magonzales]

Soward was atrocious out there.

Failed to step up and control the play due to Wallace and Peachey being missing.

Wouldn't be writing the Panthers off yet, but conceding 66 points in two matches is obviously very concerning.

 

[mxlegend99]

Are Penrith the first team playing a side coming off a bye and with a short turnaround?

The way some of their supporters have whinged about it is incredible.

we play last year premiers with a 4.5 day turnaround while they had a 14 day break. There was only one likely outcome here. Throw in I juries to 3 of our first choice halves and both wingers. What chance does any team have in those circumstances?

We deserved to lose. But that doesn't reflect on what we are capable of as a team.

 

[Blackkat]

You have to love how the first penalty of the game ended in a sinbin after trying to slow down a 40/20 yet the refs call time off when Penrith have the same opportunity to allow the Roosters to get onside...hmmmm

 

[GongPanther]

The team is busted up.

The team will get the players who are sorely missed,and there is a few of them,back soon.

When this happens,all normal programming will resume.

 

[thommo4pm]

we play last year premiers with a 4.5 day turnaround while they had a 14 day break. There was only one likely outcome here. Throw in I juries to 3 of our first choice halves and both wingers. What chance does any team have in those circumstances?

We deserved to lose. But that doesn't reflect on what we are capable of as a team.

Mate, all teams have injuries. All teams have played sides coming off a bye. A lot of sides have played Monday/Saturday against quality teams.

Compared to a lot of teams Penrith have had a good run with injuries to date.

 

[Rosetta]

You have to love how the first penalty of the game ended in a sinbin after trying to slow down a 40/20 yet the refs call time off when Penrith have the same opportunity to allow the Roosters to get onside...hmmmm

The sin bin was very very harsh, as for the 40/20 in the second half, a replacement ball was thrown in by a ball boy to Idris so the referees called time out, supposedly the attacking team must collect the ball themselves from the sideline.

The rule is horrible, it needs to go back to being a scrum.

 

[The Enforcer]

Mate, all teams have injuries. All teams have played sides coming off a bye. A lot of sides have played Monday/Saturday against quality teams.

Compared to a lot of teams Penrith have had a good run with injuries to date.

And no Origin players, so stop with the excuses.

 

[Blackkat]

And no Origin players, so stop with the excuses.

So teams are allowed to use the "we had origin players" but not "we had injuries" excuses? Mmmkay

 

[Danish]

we play last year premiers with a 4.5 day turnaround while they had a 14 day break. There was only one likely outcome here. Throw in I juries to 3 of our first choice halves and both wingers. What chance does any team have in those circumstances?

We deserved to lose. But that doesn't reflect on what we are capable of as a team.

So what you are saying is.... Penrith have a tough draw? :sarcasm:

 

[Danish]

On the game, I thought we were then clear dominant side out there. Not sure what Penrith fans are complaining about with the refereeing, we had a fair try taken off us (Pearce clearly stripped the ball backwards) and you got 5 penalties in a row to get you your first try.

The sin bin seemed harsh though. I thought offside was never considered a professional foul? Sure if Taylor had interfered with us trying to take the quick tap them bin him, but to sim bin a player simply making a tackle from an offside position seems tough.

Still, they've been pretty consistent with that this year. Seen a few players binned in similar circumstances. I just don't agree with the interpretation.

 

[TheFrog]

On the game, I thought we were then clear dominant side out there. Not sure what Penrith fans are complaining about with the refereeing, we had a fair try taken off us (Pearce clearly stripped the ball backwards) binned in similar circumstances. .

This decision was correct. He pulled it out towards the opponent's line. The sin-binning was outrageous considering the Roosters do the same every week and all this and last year. They are renowned for giving away penalties to avoid being scored against. At the point in the game it happened, well it was pretty clear even then who was going to win.

I knew we couldn't win this game. We were flat after the short turnaround. The Roosters had every advantage you could possibly have in a game of football. I expected to lose by 20 (see post #15 in this thread) and that's exactly what happened. This game means precisely nothing in the scheme of things this year.

I look forward to playing the Roosters again in the finals, this time with a level playing field.

 

[Danish]

Pulled it towards the opposing try line? That must be why he had to take 2 steps back to collect the ball and why it landed in front of Moylan who it was stripped from...

 

[Tommy Smith]

Roosters by 18.

So close!

 

[TheFrog]

Pulled it towards the opposing try line? That must be why he had to take 2 steps back to collect the ball and why it landed in front of Moylan who it was stripped from...

Mate, you won by 20. Why are you whingeing?

 

[TheFrog]

Mate, all teams have injuries. All teams have played sides coming off a bye. A lot of sides have played Monday/Saturday against quality teams.

And almost all of them have lost. The Broncos got up tonight, just goes to show the difference between the Warriors playing in NZ and the Warriors playing in Australia.

 

[MrAnonymous]

We were always going to lose this one and we deserved to lose today but the refs made sure of it in the first half.

f**king useless maggots.