Rnd 15 @ Warriors

[Iamback]

I notice QRL are trying to stop the 2nd tier national comp. Logistics reasons alone it makes sense to have them on the same schedule.

 

[BossleyPanther]

NRL. They need to take 24 up there

But don't they need to be named still?

 

[Black Magik]

Us 42
Them 20

 

[Smug Panther]

Us 42
Them 20

No way in the world this rabble scores 20 points

 

[Black Magik]

No way in the world this rabble scores 20 points

They will probably put on a show for the first 20-30 minutes I think. That will include some fancy tries. They definitely have 20 points in them.

 

[maple_69]

The Warriors have Afoa, Tevaga & Curran (avg 261m) starting in the middle + DWZ/Walsh/Montoya (avg 361m combined) in the back 3. Compare that to our starting middles/back 3 who combine for an average of 981m. That's not even getting into our centres/bench/kicking game/dummy half speed. They're going to get eaten alive up front and they're not a mentally strong team who will stick with it when we camp on their try line for a while and casually slip out to a 16-0 lead. I think this could be a real demolition job but no doubt they'll jag a couple arsey tries. 54-12.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

Like with all games. It's not a gimmie.

Penrith turn up with less than 100% attitude we will get done.

It's all about being professional.

Case in point Parramatta last weekend against the bulldogs.

 

[WestyLife]

They will probably put on a show for the first 20-30 minutes I think. That will include some fancy tries. They definitely have 20 points in them.

Not against the best defence in the comp. They lost to the Sharks who for a period of time had 11 on the field.

 

[Iamback]

I can't believe we are into year 3 of dominating the comp and people still doubt a bottom 8 team beating us at Full strength

 

[WestyLife]

I can't believe we are into year 3 of dominating the comp and people still doubt a top 8 team beating us at Full strength

Probably feels better to see every gane as a hard fought against the odds victory.

 

[Iamback]

Probably feels better to see every gane as a hard fought against the odds victory.

Results don't lie. There are some very ordinary teams running around

You do the basics. Line speed, etc you win against such ordinary teams

 

[Black Magik]

Not against the best defence in the comp. They lost to the Sharks who for a period of time had 11 on the field.

I have been close once all season. My predictions aren't worth the effort in commenting on to be honest. I hope I'm wrong and we put 60 on them. I will be there Saturday afternoon and would find great pleasure in a huge score line.

 

[WestyLife]

I have been close once all season. My predictions aren't worth the effort in commenting on to be honest. I hope I'm wrong and we put 60 on them. I will be there Saturday afternoon and would find great pleasure in a huge score line.

Don't sell yourself short. It's been a bit like that for a lot of people. Myself included compared to last year which was more predictable.

 

[ColdWetPanther]

This years games so far have been strangely unfulfilling. We generally start very well for the first ten, let up for the 10-15 after that and then pull away when the bench gets rotated in.

The unfulfilling part is we generally don’t go on with it in the second half due to a combo of us taking our foot off the gas and the refs managing the score line.

So I thought @Black Magik had been pretty good at tipping. To be fair saying us 26-34 point and then 6-12 had got it done most weeks.

 

[Iamback]

This years games so far have been strangely unfulfilling. We generally start very well for the first ten, let up for the 10-15 after that and then pull away when the bench gets rotated in.

The unfulfilling part is we generally don’t go on with it in the second half due to a combo of us taking our foot off the gas and the refs managing the score line.

So I thought @Black Magik had been pretty good at tipping. To be fair saying us 26-34 point and then 6-12 had got it done most weeks.

I won't say it's boring but the 2nd halves can drag on.

That is why I was hanging for this part of the season. Have guys rested during this period then play all hard teams should put some life into our games

 

[WestyLife]

This years games so far have been strangely unfulfilling. We generally start very well for the first ten, let up for the 10-15 after that and then pull away when the bench gets rotated in.

The unfulfilling part is we generally don’t go on with it in the second half due to a combo of us taking our foot off the gas and the refs managing the score line.

So I thought @Black Magik had been pretty good at tipping. To be fair saying us 26-34 point and then 6-12 had got it done most weeks.

It's how you know Panthers can win at 60%. Very few games they've played at 100%.

 

[Iamback]

It's how you know Panthers can win at 60%. Very few games they've played at 100%.

our worst game was probably the Titans?

Even that we never seemed like we would lose

 

[WestyLife]

our worst game was probably the Titans?

Even that we never seemed like we would lose

Pretty much.

 

[Iamback]

Pretty much.

Defence, line speed and we still did the little things..

Just couldn't hold the ball.

That is the difference between us and say Parra

 

[Pomoz]

Probably feels better to see every gane as a hard fought against the odds victory.

I am glad I am not alone in feeling this way. One of the reasons I don't feel confident is that we very rarely blow teams away. We rarely score length of the field tries, we rarely play razzle dazzle football like the Storm. We rarely see a Panthers player burn another player for pace. We have pedestrian centres and wingers who will be burnt for pace by plenty of other teams. In fact, you could argue that most of our players are relative carthorses compared to players like the Fox and Papenhausen. But somehow....we just grind teams into dust.

I heard a commentator say that "when you play the Panthers you hang in there and compete and think you are doing well, you look up and its 12 nil". We are a very understated team. In nearly every game I have heard comments like "they are doing really well against the Premiers, great defence and they are really holding their own. If they can score now, they could win this". Only they don't score, or even if they do we don't skip a beat, the blitzkrieg continues. Shock and awe.

The clock ticks and the physical beating that the Panthers defence and roll forward imposes starts to take its toll. Players hands go to their hips, gaps appear and we score a very basic, plain try on the edges because the opposition is buggered. And it just continues relentlessly. More roll forward, more smashing defence, more kicks to the corner. More very ordinary tries with simple passes and players strolling through gaps caused by fatigue. Four points, eight points, tick, tick tick. The scoreboard continues to roll over and we ease up and win by 20 points.

We just never look like a scary team. No flash, no dash. We just crush, kill, destroy. Meanwhile, before every game I'm thinking "we could lose this, this team has pace and can play really fancy football, we can't match that". Then our back three go bish, bash bosh and we are at the halfway line and our forwards are still chatting amongst themselves wearing pristine, clean jerseys and drawing lots on who is going to smash the oppositions first hit up. I start to relax, but still a little voice inside me goes "it's only a 12 point gap we could easily lose this from here. Remember the ME years". I need help..........