Round 20 v Storm

[franklin2323]

The world's best player being out isn't a lull

That aside we have won 4 in a row. In that included the Roosters and Eels and have various key players out...

Never change Fox sports

 

[franklin2323]

To me the only way we win if if we roll the dice with our available players. Naden's more rocks and diamonds but he's also more of an X factor.

Storm are at their best attacking off mistakes. We aren't going to score 20 points so got to grind the win out

 

[murraymob]

The advantage we could well have with players out is we have nothing to lose .we will be expected to lose by a big margin .The new guys have a opportunity to shine

 

[Pretty Penny]

Nathan Cleary to train in full contact today in a bid to play against the Storm. He is the toughest player in NRL history.

 

[ACTPanthers]

Don't know about toughest, as there were a lot of genuine tough guys in the earlier years, but he is the epitome of the professional athlete when it comes to rehab.

 

[DinkyDi]

Good news. https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...4zDtaCaX3midfjTWYPWAYKAPrx7JTjHzq6efnfi7NsePI

 

[MugaB]

Pretty penny be trollin

 

[The_Frog]

Hopefully, Nathan plays.

Hopefully he doesn't. The Fox story will be to drum up interest in the match, which is not only a foregone conclusion, but has no bearing whatsoever on who wins the premiership. Except for one thing. If Nathan hurts his shoulder again we are gone. The Storm will do everything in their power to bring that about.

 

[DinkyDi]

Hopefully he doesn't.

Nathan will not play unless he is fully fit.

 

[mxlegend99]

That aside we have won 4 in a row. In that included the Roosters and Eels and have various key players out...

Never change Fox sports

Roosters and Eels are shit though.

Roosters through injury. Eels are just a shit team that have managed to bash up on shittier sides really well.

Power rankings since Origin IMO would be:

Storm

Daylight

Souths
Sea Eagles
Panthers

Daylight

Whatever cannon fodder teams make the finals. Panthers once Nathan is back and everyone else is back will be sitting up with Storm. But for now we're clearly a level below them and sitting with the dark horse teams.

Eels are not a threat. Roosters would definitely be if not for god absolutely shitting on them. They might be better for the run in 2022. But they just font have the roster to be a threat this year... Or to think beating them is some achievement when theyre more depleted than us.

 

[Smug Panther]

Nathan will not play unless he is fully fit.

He won't be fully fit till next season

 

[Girds89]

I like Edwards but he hasn't been close to our best this year. Cleary, Yeo, Fish, To'o and Martin all streets ahead, Luai, Burton and Capewell almost certainly there too.

Edwards has done well as an underrated player. Let's not flip him into one of the games most overrated now.

Thats your opinion. I bet you asked his team mates and coaches who had been close to the best all year dylan wouldnt be far behind nath and fish. Ive heard it in interviews before, critta has spoken about it.

Im not a stats man but on average he is 4th in Nrl for avg meters a game in nrl and 9th for tackle breaks and not even in top 50 for avg errors per game where a lot of other backline players are.

I love brian, he on avg gets through 50m extra gained a week than dyl. But dyl would probably cover an extra 3 to 4km on high output efforts putting himself in a position to clean up kicks and fill gaps in the defensive line. All that stuff doesnt go on a stat sheet but its the stuff the players and coach notice.

He isnt a rhys wesser but in my time watching the panthers no fb has ever worked harder in attack and defence than dyl. Id be very suprised if he wasnt up there at the end of the year for players player.

 

[DinkyDi]

He won't be fully fit till next season

Good point. I meant were the risk is minimal, if that makes sense?

 

[roofromoz]

That aside we have won 4 in a row. In that included the Roosters and Eels and have various key players out...

Never change Fox sports

14 other teams would probably like to be where we are on the ladder at the moment too.

 

[Fangs]

I have a feeling Cleary will play, though I'd prefer he doesn't.

He has always come back early from injury. Pushing hard to be in the team at every chance. He won't want to miss this one.

I'd prefer he is back for our big games against the Roosters, Souths and Eels. That is pretty good finals prep even if he doesn't get a chance against the Storm.

 

[MugaB]

I have a feeling Cleary will play, though I'd prefer he doesn't.

He has always come back early from injury. Pushing hard to be in the team at every chance. He won't want to miss this one.

I'd prefer he is back for our big games against the Roosters, Souths and Eels. That is pretty good finals prep even if he doesn't get a chance against the Storm.

He hasn't played the storm since the GF, im fairly sure he wants payback, i don't think he wants to wait till 2021 GF to play them again

 

[Fangs]

He hasn't played the storm since the GF, im fairly sure he wants payback, i don't think he wants to wait till 2021 GF to play them again

That's right, he will want to play against the best team in the competition right now.

 

[Kilkenny]

We need to do what is best for our season. In my opinion it is best for us that he doesn’t play this week. It simply isn’t worth the risk.

 

[Kilkenny]

Thats your opinion. I bet you asked his team mates and coaches who had been close to the best all year dylan wouldnt be far behind nath and fish. Ive heard it in interviews before, critta has spoken about it.

Im not a stats man but on average he is 4th in Nrl for avg meters a game in nrl and 9th for tackle breaks and not even in top 50 for avg errors per game where a lot of other backline players are.

I love brian, he on avg gets through 50m extra gained a week than dyl. But dyl would probably cover an extra 3 to 4km on high output efforts putting himself in a position to clean up kicks and fill gaps in the defensive line. All that stuff doesnt go on a stat sheet but its the stuff the players and coach notice.

He isnt a rhys wesser but in my time watching the panthers no fb has ever worked harder in attack and defence than dyl. Id be very suprised if he wasnt up there at the end of the year for players player.

I agree. Dylan’s value to the team is vastly under rated.

There are so many tries scored each round in all games where you say to yourself where the f**k was the fullback?

Dylan is almost always where he needs to be and as you say his ground coverage is second to none. He doesn’t have the explosive pace or power of the Tedecso’s or Tommy T but he does a really good job for us. Shame he has endured bad luck with injuries which have hampered him at times.

 

[franklin2323]

Roosters and Eels are shit though.

Roosters through injury. Eels are just a shit team that have managed to bash up on shittier sides really well.

Power rankings since Origin IMO would be:

Storm

Daylight

Souths
Sea Eagles
Panthers

Daylight

Whatever cannon fodder teams make the finals. Panthers once Nathan is back and everyone else is back will be sitting up with Storm. But for now we're clearly a level below them and sitting with the dark horse teams.

Eels are not a threat. Roosters would definitely be if not for god absolutely shitting on them. They might be better for the run in 2022. But they just font have the roster to be a threat this year... Or to think beating them is some achievement when theyre more depleted than us.

In those 4 games.

Cleary missed 3.
Api missed 1
Edwards missed 1
Luai missed 1.

So it isn't like there has been plain sailing.

Manly lost to Canberra yet we are worse despite winning every game?
Souths almost lost to Bulldogs. They are averaging 17.2 against them.
Meanwhile we are 'struggling' conceding 13 a game in the same period

It is our comp to lose. Melbourne are at our level...The others are too poor in defence