Round 2 v Roosters

[ColdWetPanther]

Yeah by the talk here Cameron Smith is a plodder. Body of an accountant and one of the smartest players to ever play.

Also Yeo.

 

[Munky]

Also Yeo.

It's weird watching Yeo now being talked about as all time great since mid last season.

He was excellent all year long ofcourse but his magnum opus was rounds 1 to 3 of 2022 while Nathan was out following his shoulder surgery.

Played halfback without being responsible for the kicking game.

 

[Chins]

It's weird watching Yeo now being talked about as all time great since mid last season.

He was excellent all year long ofcourse but his magnum opus was rounds 1 to 3 of 2022 while Nathan was out following his shoulder surgery.

Played halfback without being responsible for the kicking game.

He's a god and the best ever Panther. I've been saying it for years now

 

[Luke Bowden]

I never said he wasn't in the 17. Just he should start and get hard running guys off the bench

Yeah I know, I’m just pointing out thats where the difference is.

I’d say neither Spencer or Liam are plodders.

 

[Iamback]

Eusinhuth deserves his spot, he’d get the same amount of minutes as Patea and offers more at this point. Seriously Patea needs to start ripping in in NSW Cup, was underwhelming yesterday.

If To'o is back we also are putting Garner into the forwards. Sorro, Papalli and Henry would be the forwards in that case and all offer more flexability than Eisenhuth does that is my point

 

[Iamback]

Yeah I know, I’m just pointing out thats where the difference is.

I’d say neither Spencer or Liam are plodders.

Spencer is too inconsistent to be a plodder but he is aggresive and a power runner that goes well in contrast to the others we have

 

[Copperhead]

Eusinhuth deserves his spot, he’d get the same amount of minutes as Patea and offers more at this point. Seriously Patea needs to start ripping in in NSW Cup, was underwhelming yesterday.

Coming through the lower grades, Patea was an explosive runner who frequently broke the line and went on long runs. I guess he's found the jump to playing against men a big one, because he's showing very little at the moment. Especially looks soft in defence.

 

[ColdWetPanther]

Coming through the lower grades, Patea was an explosive runner who frequently broke the line and went on long runs. I guess he's found the jump to playing against men a big one, because he's showing very little at the moment. Especially looks soft in defence.

How old is he? Seems like he has only played a handful of first grade games?

 

[ColdWetPanther]

It's weird watching Yeo now being talked about as all time great since mid last season.

He was excellent all year long ofcourse but his magnum opus was rounds 1 to 3 of 2022 while Nathan was out following his shoulder surgery.

Played halfback without being responsible for the kicking game.

Let’s call a spade a spade. He directed the team around the field but he wasn’t a good halfback. Even discounting for no kicking game he offered nothing more than Schneider etc have in the past.

Admitttedly he did that while defending in the middle and also made a number of hit ups.

He is a great player but he is ultra dependable rather than a game breaker. He links well between the forwards and the halves and he plays straight. Tackles amazingly but without venom. He makes good metres but that is generally on the 4th or 5th tackle when space is created around the ruck;he doesn’t bend the line.

Best lock in the game and integral to us winning. But there is no X factor

Does that make him a plodder?

 

[Iamback]

Also Yeo.

Well no. Yeo is probably the best player in the world. While yes he doesn't have the explosive speed or even the x factor he does things other locks can't or won't.

That is the big difference here. His passing game is not like other locks hell most other players

Take our 1st couple of tries. He scored running it on the last because he spotted lazy defenders.

Because of this our 2nd try the outside defenders rush him. Meaning when Cleary gets it room is outside for a kick into open space.

For Alamoti's we go behind him because we have the defence expecting Yeo to get it.

Throw in the tackle busts he makes and you have a player that is a threat with the ball

That is what his attack does as opposed to the boring no frills defender he is.

 

[Chins]

Yeo has no x factor? Haha he's the best forward in the NRL era. How can you say a forward with his passing game isn't a game breaker? And this is on top of being the best defensive middle in the sport and VERY often the only forward who'll take the ball and have a f**king run. They way he carried our props last year was embarrassing for them

 

[Copperhead]

He

How old is he? Seems like he has only played a handful of first grade games?

He's 20. Got plenty of time, but needs to find some aggression.

 

[WestyLife]

Yeo is the best lock of all time. The man just makes it look easy which tricks people into thinking plod.

 

[Panther Pete]

He's a god and the best ever Panther. I've been saying it for years now

I agree, I also think he is the greatest player to ever play for us. You know he must be doing something right when last week even Paul Crawley was saying he needs to be in the conversation as an immortal.

 

[Iamback]

Yeo has no x factor? Haha he's the best forward in the NRL era. How can you say a forward with his passing game isn't a game breaker? And this is on top of being the best defensive middle in the sport and VERY often the only forward who'll take the ball and have a f**king run. They way he carried our props last year was embarrassing for them

It is a case of someone having no idea or trying to be funny

 

[Chins]

It is a case of someone having no idea or trying to be funny

Yeo is genuinely a top 5 halfback in the NRL

 

[Iamback]

Yeo is genuinely a top 5 halfback in the NRL

Yep and using the same as before. There are very few locks that beat him in most skills

 

[The Realist]

So do we have a list of all time Panthers Plodders? Gosh we have had a heap in the past. Names that come to mind are;

Minimum 10 games for us

Forwards
Garrett Crossman
Bryan Norrie
Nathan Smith
Matty Bell
Frank Puletua (became decent towards the end of his career)
Brandon Worth
Adam Woolnaugh
Cam Ciraldo
Clint Newton
Ryan Simpkins
Matt Robinson
Lats
Brent Kite (Panthers version)
You could arguably almost put Sika Manu in there as well
Frank Winterstein

Backs
Shane Elford
Brett Howland
Lee Hookey
Paul Franze
Nick Youngquest
Brad Tighe
Adrian 'The Turtle' Purtell
Kevin Naiqama (Only played 8 games but is still a great example)
And this one is gonna get me killed in here - Simmo the Limo

Spine Plod
Maurice Blair
Shannon Donato
Keith Peters
Luke Walsh
Travis Burns

 

[Chins]

So do we have a list of all time Panthers Plodders? Gosh we have had a heap in the past. Names that come to mind are;

Minimum 10 games for us

Forwards
Garrett Crossman
Bryan Norrie
Nathan Smith
Matty Bell
Frank Puletua (became decent towards the end of his career)
Brandon Worth
Adam Woolnaugh
Cam Ciraldo
Clint Newton
Ryan Simpkins
Matt Robinson
Lats
Brent Kite (Panthers version)
You could arguably almost put Sika Manu in there as well
Frank Winterstein

Backs
Shane Elford
Brett Howland
Lee Hookey
Paul Franze
Nick Youngquest
Brad Tighe
Adrian 'The Turtle' Purtell
Kevin Naiqama (Only played 8 games but is still a great example)
And this one is gonna get me killed in here - Simmo the Limo

Spine Plod
Maurice Blair
Shannon Donato
Keith Peters
Luke Walsh
Travis Burns

Nathan Smith was f**king awful for ages and then somehow became a handy first grader

 

[Iamback]

Burns has to be king plod off that list.