Round 5 v NQ

[Hooked]

To'o out up to 4 weeks. Source Peter Lang.

 

[Hooked]

I have an idea. We give you Dylan for the rest of the year in exchange for Jesse Mclean. This is a win win for both clubs. Gives you a 5/8 untill Blaize is ready in 2026 a d gives us a winger which we desperately need.

You would be better off doing a player swap early with the Knights.

 

[John Hamblin]

Game 250 for the great man Yeo. Lets hope its a night to remember!!

 

[Bob]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/supercoach-news/nrl-early-mail-round-5-victor-radley-to-miss-game-vs-rabbitohs-with-cheek-injury-hamish-stewart-cleared-of-serious-injury/news-story/9fca50830371825705f8438c0eb59a88?amp

BRIAN TO’O OUT FOR A MONTH​

The Panthers may be getting Nathan Cleary back this week, but the four-time defending premiers won’t have workhorse winger Brian To’o for up to a month after he aggravated the hamstring injury that ruled him out of their Las Vegas opener.

To’o missed Penrith’s first-up win over the Sharks and is now set to miss another few weeks after he came off late during Penrith’s loss to Souths.

It’s a big blow for a team that has relied on his yardage coming out of trouble, although they should get fullback Dylan Edwards (groin) and Cleary (concussion protocols) back for the game against North Queensland after they both trained on Monday.

“Nathan will be back, but ‘Bizza’ (To’o) won’t be.

“Hopefully Dyl will be,” Ivan Cleary said.

“He (To’o) will be out for a few weeks.”

—Martin Gabor

Brian To'o of the Panthers is assisted from the field with a hamstring injury. Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

I don't think Bizza's hammy has been right all year.

He needs to get it sorted and rehabed properly. Better a month now, then a month later in the year.

 

[Goonji]

Bizza needs a rest so does Yeo, Martin, Edwards, maybe Leota. Too many games over the past few years with finals and rep football. Trouble is the season just started. For them, injuries are a double edged sword. Can’t play but get a rest.

 

[Goonji]

Losing so many players over the past few years isn’t just about quality it’s about cohesion, character and camaraderie.

The blokes we lost brought a lot of character to the team. They were great players but great team members and leaders in their own right. Luai was the chief energy officer on and off the field. You don’t replace characters like that overnight. The replacements might step up and gel soon but the blokes who played all the grand finals together had a special bond that may be hard to replace. Maybe this is part of our current situation?

 

[ColdWetPanther]

Losing so many players over the past few years isn’t just about quality it’s about cohesion, character and camaraderie.

The blokes we lost brought a lot of character to the team. They were great players but great team members and leaders in their own right. Luai was the chief energy officer on and off the field. You don’t replace characters like that overnight. The replacements might step up and gel soon but the blokes who played all the grand finals together had a special bond that may be hard to replace. Maybe this is part of our current situation?

For me it is motivation. It is four weeks into the season and a long way from the bright lights of September.

We beat a top 4 side well in Vegas in a big occasion. We played well against the Premiership favourites and lost on their home patch.

Two awful performances against teams that were struggling and were given little chance by the bookies/experts. We played without enthusiasm and they stood up. We got well beaten.

Is there a switch to flick? Can’t guarantee, but I am confident. Sorry to sound like a broken record, but same team for me till Magic Round.

 

[WestyLife]

Going forward all high tackles will be sin bins

https://x.com/FOXNRL/status/1906613476925005974?t=y6V9idLHy7HDho4wN19INw&s=19

 

[ColdWetPanther]

Going forward all high tackles will be sin bins

https://x.com/FOXNRL/status/1906613476925005974?t=y6V9idLHy7HDho4wN19INw&s=19

Good rule change!

 

[Chins]

Going forward all high tackles will be sin bins

https://x.com/FOXNRL/status/1906613476925005974?t=y6V9idLHy7HDho4wN19INw&s=19

Ridiculous rule change

 

[WestyLife]

Ridiculous rule change

They'll get the nrl 9s back

 

[Goonji]

Going forward all high tackles will be sin bins

https://x.com/FOXNRL/status/1906613476925005974?t=y6V9idLHy7HDho4wN19INw&s=19

It’s a contact sport and accidents will happen. That shouldn’t result in a sin binning.

 

[Chins]

They had it right the last few years and I had noticed they slacked off. They have now gone full Ŕètard

 

[age.s]

The most ridiculous part of it is that we all know it will be a plague on the experience for a few weeks or months, but will (rightly) be shelved for big games and/or finals.

 

[Fangs]

I have a feeling this rule change is going to be an absolute disaster.

If you're into betting then keep your eye on the overs market. This will guarantee more tries in pretty much every game of football you watch.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

They had it right the last few years and I had noticed they slacked off. They have now gone full Ŕètard

Chins, why have you used that dreadful R word. Surely you know how offensive it is.

 

[Chins]

Chins, why have you used that dreadful R word. Surely you know how offensive it is.

Unclutch those pearls

 

[PANTHERMIKE]

Good rule change!

This means any slight touch to the head a player will just lay down. They should have included any player that doesnt stand after the tackle immediately goes for a HIA. Its just going to slow the game down and every club will do all they can to get a player sent off for 10.

A joke.

 

[Sime_11]

They should have included any player that doesnt stand after the tackle immediately goes for a HIA.

if we are fair dinkum about player safety this should be mandatory and implemented immediately.

this should sort out any "dark arts" from the players trying to get a penalty