Round 20 v The Northern Beaches Scum

[Aliceinwonderland]

Being really honest I think DWZ will defend at F/B for high balls and kicks. Hopefully this works really well, or it could be a disaster waiting to happen.

I'm sure if Peach is having issues DWZ will go back there.

 

[Kilkenny]

Has the game against the Sea Eagles been abandoned?

Seems all the talk is about everything other than what is most important right now and that is a win this saturday afternoon.

 

[GongPanther]

Has the game against the Sea Eagles been abandoned?

Seems all the talk is about everything other than what is most important right now and that is a win this Saturday afternoon.

We win,we jump two spots on the ladder ahead of Brisbane & Sharks on for/against to be in 5th place. We lose and Warriors win,it's 8th spot for us.

 

[betcats]

Hopefully Nath can start making me eat my words, coming off origin it’s a good time for him to start showing he can offer a bit more, I imagine they had a focused week at training so hopefully he has plenty to work with.

Interesting to see the response from Merrin. If he can’t fire up now I’ll be worried.

 

[OldPanther]

Hopefully Nath can start making me eat my words, coming off origin it’s a good time for him to start showing he can offer a bit more, I imagine they had a focused week at training so hopefully he has plenty to work with.

Interesting to see the response from Merrin. If he can’t fire up now I’ll be worried.

This will be the weak that determines whether you're right or not in my opinion. They've had time to get over the origin period and things are serious for the finals.

 

[franklin2323]

This will be the weak that determines whether you're right or not in my opinion. They've had time to get over the origin period and things are serious for the finals.

Still a different backline though. We need this backine to stay fit so we can see how good we can be

 

[betcats]

This will be the weak that determines whether you're right or not in my opinion. They've had time to get over the origin period and things are serious for the finals.

I'd say the next few weeks. We at least need to see a bit more polish and confidence in his game and decision making, if we see that ill feel much better about the potential deal he is getting.

I'd really like to see Cleary play a game for Penrith without Maloney, he seems too willing to take a back seat to Maloney right now we aren't seeing enough of him, if he is a true halfback then he should be putting more of his stamp on the game.

 

[betcats]

Still a different backline though. We need this backine to stay fit so we can see how good we can be

We bloody need someone to stay fit!

 

[franklin2323]

We bloody need someone to stay fit!

We played terrible last weekno doubt so not too hard to improve. we will be a good few weeks off our best.

 

[unKwn]

if roosters get smashed badly and we smash manly, we could even jump to 4th on +/-. most likely won't happen though lol

 

[umina panther]

Lose this and the boys can start planning mad monday

 

[OldPanther]

Still a different backline though. We need this backine to stay fit so we can see how good we can be

Still no excuse. These guys have been playing footy for years. They need to at least put in a good effort.

 

[unKwn]

Lose this and the boys can start planning mad monday

yep, no excuses now. we may have injuries but manly is a team we should beat regardless if we want a chance in the finals

 

[betcats]

Lose this and the boys can start planning mad monday

Yep.

 

[franklin2323]

Still no excuse. These guys have been playing footy for years. They need to at least put in a good effort.

It is a different game if those kicks in the 1st half don't hit the mark though. We weren't that far away just a few things all built up.

I am happy it happened in a way though. It is a better kick up the arse then getting it back to a close game would of.

 

[OldPanther]

It is a different game if those kicks in the 1st half don't hit the mark though. We weren't that far away just a few things all built up.

I am happy it happened in a way though. It is a better kick up the arse then getting it back to a close game would of.

I'm happy to accept it was the loss we needed as you've said but the Broncos game was nothing short of diabolical. Those kicks did hit the mark and the Horse showed up ready to have a game. We didn't.

 

[franklin2323]

I'm happy to accept it was the loss we needed as you've said but the Broncos game was nothing short of diabolical. Those kicks did hit the mark and the Horse showed up ready to have a game. We didn't.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/match-centre/NRL20181903/stats

Look at the 1st half stats. That was what killed us they were almost perfect and we were way off.

We ended up having more run metres, Line Break and offloads. Only missed 28 tackles in a game we conceded 50. It was a weird game

 

[OldPanther]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/match-centre/NRL20181903/stats

Look at the 1st half stats. That was what killed us they were almost perfect and we were way off.

We ended up having more run metres, Line Break and offloads. Only missed 28 tackles in a game we conceded 50. It was a weird game

Very weird.

 

[betcats]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/match-centre/NRL20181903/stats

Look at the 1st half stats. That was what killed us they were almost perfect and we were way off.

We ended up having more run metres, Line Break and offloads. Only missed 28 tackles in a game we conceded 50. It was a weird game

This is what frustrates me. You could see when we had the ball even after conceding a couple tries our forwards were punching holes through their line and creating plenty of space, we just keep f**king it up similar to the week before against the sharks. So much potential here just no polish.

 

[kinghippo]

Still a different backline though. We need this backine to stay fit so we can see how good we can be

That’s why the peachy call is so weird to me.
The last thing we need is more roster fiddling before the finals.
Look at how long it’s taken for the roosters backs to hit their stride, it’s all about a consistent lineup and knowing what the defender next to you is going to do.
Fullback is to important to mess around with at this stage of the year unless forced.
DWZ is either fit enough to play first grade or not fit enough. If he isn’t I can kind of see the reason for the peach gamble but otherwise we are messing short and long term structure for nothing.