Round 5 versus Storm

[age.s]

Our passing was 10/10.

 

[Panfa]

Lussicks defence and kicking out of dummy half was excellent.He was very impressive and deserves his spot in our top 17 each week if he continues to play like that.Kenny wont wanna miss to many more games,at least we have a decent back up this yr.

 

[Panther Mike]

Special individual moments and feats from Nath, Milky, McLean, Bizza etc but another great all round performance and good style of attack to watch too and easy to watch the defence as a fan as you just know it will be like a wall.
We definitely owed the Storm a 50 points against them considering all the times they have hammered us in the past so it is great to get one back finally!!

 

[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.

I’m too advanced when it comes to footy nowadays. Maybe I should give it up and move onto the next chapter. Like taking up residence on top of a distant snowy mountain, mastering the craft of knitting.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

My telly died tonight, 20 mins into the 2nd half. I know it's a first world problem, but I just want to moan about it.
Looks like it's a 'back light' issue. I have sound but no picture. It was a cheap TV, so it's not worth fixing.

I suppose I should count myself lucky as I have fox loaded onto my computer and phone. Maybe I should be grateful for small mercies.......

I was able to watch the last 10 mins on my computer thank goodness.

a childish whinge.

 

[kinghippo]

I think we aged Bellamy by 10 years, he looked very tired in the interview

 

[Whino]

So much for our horror draw to start the season.
5-0 and still growing

We are ruthless!

 

[Wetcats]

What a team. Depth is great now, Lussick looks comfortably better than any back up hooker weve had for a while, that has been our biggest depth hole during this run since Api left anyway. Got good pack depth and outside backs, cogger cole are decent depth for the halves, probably FB is the only question mark.

Anyway we've gone up a couple levels in attack, we score incredible tries on a weekly basis now and we still can just grind and drown teams if we need to. Storm completed above 90 percent and we put 50 on them, what a time to be alive.

 

[Oldpanther86]

 

[Oldpanther86]

What a team. Depth is great now, Lussick looks comfortably better than any back up hooker weve had for a while, that has been our biggest depth hole during this run since Api left anyway. Got good pack depth and outside backs, cogger cole are decent depth for the halves, probably FB is the only question mark.

Anyway we've gone up a couple levels in attack, we score incredible tries on a weekly basis now and we still can just grind and drown teams if we need to. Storm completed above 90 percent and we put 50 on them, what a time to be alive.

That's the big thing. They don't seem content to win 14 - 4 anymore. They want to win 40 - 4 and have the skill and confidence to do it. Nathan is experimenting on the run during games in a way he really never has before.

 

[Murraymob1]

Yes as others have said Ivan’s signings sometimes raise doubts papalii talagi Lussick but all have shown Ivan’s path and vision you could throw sorrenson into the mix as well
Melbourne have been the masters at identifying a position then putting a player there a mould .
It clear Ivan has that same vision it maybe a work ethic a skill set .He then signs a player with those attributes.
some sides look at the name the status of the player rather than is he a fit for the team.
tonight’s game was sheer class by the entire team
I remember at the start of the season the debate over the draw would we win 3 or 2 or 4 we won all 5
In finishing I can only say up the mighty panthers

 

[Frankus]

What an incredible performance.

Such an exciting time to be a Panther.

Tom Jenkins is in a purple patch. If and when Dylan hangs up his boots - I’d love to see him given a decent shot at fullback. Think he would absolutely kill it there.

 

[Hamstring awareness]

First time seeing a home game at Commbank (we live on the north coast) and I thought it was a fantastic experience in terms of public transport, atmosphere, promotion, entertainment etc. Surprised and impressed that there were 20k+ at the game considering only 1 Sydney team involved and I think the same fixture last year only got around 13k. The highlight for me was To’o’s try that happened right in front of us!

 

[snickers007]

I haven't seen a lot of Panthers footy this year due to life getting in the way (mostly highlights), so when I sat down to watch the game last night and saw the final team list, I was a bit worried.

We seemed so light on the bench.

I know Sorenson and Phillips have been playing in the middle, but they're not your typical prop in terms of skills, size etc.

But Ivan absolutely knows what he's doing. The mobility that the team has, and the ball handling skills that everyone in the pack seems to possess makes us unlike any other iteration of the Panthers.

I think what's most impressive though, is our desire, and our fight. Whenever a ball goes to ground, we're the team that pounces on it. And we're not just getting possession, we're actively looking to counter attack.

And I really liked the look of Freddie Lussick. I was pushing for us to sign him many years ago when he was on the outs with the Roosters. He's so different to Kenny, but still fits our game perfectly. The driving legs tackles, the early tackle kicks, and the heads up running game were all fantastic.

Notwithstanding injuries, 2026 is going to be an incredible year, we're so far ahead of the pack.

 

[Hamstring awareness]

Kenny or not we’re putting 40 on these bums

Respect

 

[Hamstring awareness]

Another highlight: besides the late try we did a great job of shutting down Fa’alongo, who has been in electric form. Every time he looked to run we had one or two blokes on him.

 

[BxTom]

All players were excellent and there were so many highlights. But none as good as seeing Milky get his second!!

 

[Wetcats]

Sorro how good has he been back in the middle. The Phillips sorro bench works well cause they are both fit and mobile and the game is little faster than it was, big packs are struggling.

 

[West Nowra Panther]

Close to Blaize's best game in a Panthers guernsey.

No disrespect to the young fella, but it looks like Ivan has completely got the Parramatta stink off him.

His fast feet certainly trouble most defences and unlock Casey and Milky. I hope he continues to improve because at this rate he should be peaking around September.

 

[TheEroticGamer]

Special shout-out to Mansour too. Nice having an announcer that is a fan not just NRL elect corporate head with Panthers mode switched on.