Round 5 versus Storm

[Oldpanther86]

Joking aside the team list is exactly as we thought. Lussick hooker, cogger 14. Keen to see Lussick get good minutes.

 

[BxTom]

I can see simple Jack being baited...

 

[Stinkfinger]

Ok. It's not rocket science to know that our Panthers enter every game with a plan in mind to target a certain player, or to attack a certain area, to create errors in the opposition defence.

I think our good early season swarming defence has the Storm danger men covered.

I think we might target both centres and back rowers to open up the middle as they creep out to try and cover our pressure. Their wingers might even get caught rushing in to cover our pressure which means Milky might have another field day.

What's everyone's thinking?

Klein is the ref. Won't be a problem if we put them to the sword early.

 

[Oldpanther86]

 

[Girds89]

Expecting a storm bounce back..

We will need to be better defensively than we were 2nd half last week..

Being 5 and 0 would be an incredible start to the year given the sides we have played

 

[Munky]

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I was really confused seeing a skinny dude in a Storm jersey on first read.

 

[Oldpanther86]

I was really confused seeing a skinny dude in a Storm jersey on first read.

Just another out for them. They really don't have the roster for it this week.

 

[Sime_11]

rinse and repeat of Parramatta game

complacency is what risks us losing this game - we are fitter, stronger and better form than Melbourne.

Like Parra last week, this Storm team is the weakest Storm team we've played this decade.

Mitch out hurts us big time i find - that said im confident we could still put on a good score (4-5 tries minimum)

id love another single digit defensive performance (shutout would be perfect)

we roll on Panther fans

 

[age.s]

Hope we kick on if we do skip out to a lead. Would be great to deliver a real mental blow, even to a wounded squad. A competetive match or even a competetive half could be something for them to draw on in a big game later in the year.

 

[TheEroticGamer]

This will be our best performance yet this year. Storm will be up for it too but we’re gonna be pissed after what Harry did last year. Us by 30.

 

[ColdWetPanther]

I can’t remember which game it was last year, but they had Chan (I think) in the centres and we were very confident he wouldn’t be able to handle our attack. The guy had a blinder and Bellamy helped by protecting him.

Whoever has on those Storm jerseys will do a job. I expect a close game. Panthers 1-12.

 

[Kilkenny]

I don’t make predictions it is pointless and means nothing.

The Storm have there first choice spine intact so right them off at your peril.

 

[John Hamblin]

Storm are really missing their edge forwards Katoa and Blore.

 

[Goonji]

Happy Easter!!!

I would love to see us put 40 on them.

 

[Oldpanther86]

Congrats Marto on 150. Debuted against the storm funny enough. Did a super stylised one to make it look like a wolverine comic because he's a savage when he switches it on and I'm a bit of a nerd sometimes.

 

[Luke Bowden]

Congrats Marto on 150. Debuted against the storm funny enough. Did a super stylised one to make it look like a wolverine comic because he's a savage when he switches it on and I'm a bit of a nerd sometimes.
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Love him, hope he has a blinder

 

[Oldpanther86]

Love him, hope he has a blinder

Hope so. Keen to really see how the running coach helped as he gets match fitness. That was super interesting to hear from the pre-season.

 

[BxTom]

Hope so. Keen to really see how the running coach helped as he gets match fitness. That was super interesting to hear from the pre-season.

Especially as he is our number one kick chaser...

 

[Oldpanther86]

Especially as he is our number one kick chaser...

It'd be funny if he's legitimately quick. He already jumps pretty well.

 

[Murraymob1]

The key to this game is the markers must be alert all game stop grant stop Melbourne .love or hate grant he is a long way ahead of the next player in his position