Round 25 v Storm @ AAMI Park

[TheFrog]

TheFrog's Player Ratings

Watene-Zelezniak 6
Mansour 8
Blake 8
Peachey 6
Crichton 7
Maloney 7
Cleary 7
Merrin 6
Katoa 7
Campbell-Gillard 5
Kikau 8
Yeo 7
Fisher-Harris 6

May 5
Leota 6
Tamou 6
Hetherington 6

Referee Sutton (3) Only because he put the whistle in his pocket in the second half.

 

[GongPanther]

Unpopular opinion perhaps, but I felt the try could’ve been scored on the inside. But Cleary was relentless in getting to the ball.

Mel had two defenders inside of Cleary. Thing is we scored.

 

[GongPanther]

Smithler's wife.

Wondered what the Barb references were about.

 

[Matthew Ellis]

Unpopular opinion perhaps, but I felt the try could’ve been scored on the inside. But Cleary was relentless in getting to the ball.

Yeah, I feel like he could have passed it RCG. JAC was coming across but I doubt he could have stopped RCG one on one that close to the line.

Regardless I love the effort Cleary puts in and I'd be stoked to keep him. It's just paying him a million dollars + that I'd be a wary about so I hope he asks for something like $800,000 at the max.

 

[OldPanther]

If you’re the old panther, what does that make your dad?!

The really oldpanther

 

[herbert henry1908]

Mel had two defenders inside of Cleary. Thing is we scored.

There were two, but one of them was on the back foot. I’m nitpicking of course , just felt it was the smarter play.

 

[OldPanther]

There were two, but one of them was on the back foot. I’m nitpicking of course , just felt it was the smarter play.

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Just finished watching it again. The inside ball was definitely the higher percentage play though it's easy to understand why you'd get tunnel vision for Blake.

 

[GongPanther]

There were two, but one of them was on the back foot. I’m nitpicking of course , just felt it was the smarter play.

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Valid point,but the concentration of play was going in Blake's direction. Good instinctive play off the cuff by Cleary there which is a good indication that we are back in form. We will need to improve on the discipline and the dumb plays in our game.

 

[Abacus]

The one where you said they were a reserve grade side?

Thats right Froggy, the Storm side missing Slater, Munster, NAS, Vunivalu, Chambers and a couple of others. There is not much to dispute that their side was a long way off their strongest and effectively reserve grade strength. Not sure why your knickers are in a knot over it.

I ended the same post by mentioning the improvement from prior weeks - which I think has been your point.
I just don't believe we should be getting ahead of ourselves based on a win against a severely depleted Storm. Particularly if results go our way and we end up 4th with a repeat match against them next week, but including most of the guys that missed last night.

Sorry if you feel like I'm raining on your parade. Actually no I'm not.

 

[OldPanther]

THE RESERVE GRADE IS ON CHANNEL 9.

Wade Egan wasn't dropped to reserves, Katoa was dropped to first grade so we win the ISP game.

 

[forby]

Why is CHN playing ? I thought he failed the concussion protocol?

 

[OldPanther]

Why is CHN playing ? I thought he failed the concussion protocol?

You get a set number of days before you can play.

 

[forby]

Less than a day makes a differance?

 

[GongPanther]

You get a set number of days before you can play.

probably a 7 day rest. Being that we played NZ 8 days ago allows him to play if that is the case.

 

[OldPanther]

Less than a day makes a differance?

Have to draw a line somewhere I guess.

 

[GongPanther]

Less than a day makes a difference?

He didn't play against the Storm.

 

[TheFrog]

Thats right Froggy, the Storm side missing Slater, Munster, NAS, Vunivalu, Chambers and a couple of others.

I know it was hyperbole but not many reserve grade sides have the likes of Cam Smith, Addo-Carr, Finucane, Hoffman, Bromwich, Scott. It was a top notch side with a few outs. Keep it a bit more accurate and you won't need to be picked up on things like this.

 

[Westernised Panther]

That's pretty insane. Everyone wants to discount it because Storm injuries but everything else was against us here.

Exactly!!

You simply DO NOT WIN footy games with 39% possession.

 

[Westernised Panther]

I know it was hyperbole but not many reserve grade sides have the likes of Cam Smith, Addo-Carr, Finucane, Hoffman, Bromwich, Scott. It was a top notch side with a few outs. Keep it a bit more accurate and you won't need to be picked up on things like this.

And if Penrith can win games without a plethora of stars out, like they were doing during the first half of the season, then why can't the Storm?!?

 

[Whino]

A win is a win. Happy we won last night.
We have something to build on for next week.