Round 5 vs Raiders

[Panther_Daz]

With Kite and Simmons returning in the next fortnight our NSW Cup team is going to be very strong regardless of who Ivan picks in First Grade.

 

[billypilgrimnz]

Big forwards battle next week.

One we will lose comfortably on current form.

 

[maple_69]

I thought Simmons was out for a good 4 weeks.
Kite is due back next weekend. Hard to drop Latimore..

 

[The OX]

Simmons is due back in round 10

 

[Karnivayne]

Brown will move into second row Kite will start pushing Mckendry to the bench.

Bench will be Segeyaro, Plum, Latimore and Mckendry.

 

[Pomoz]

Brown is one tough mongrel. He had a good game yesterday. Likewise Kingston did a mountain of defence. I would not drop either of them and I don't think Cleary will either.

I like both players. I love Kingston, he is awesome. But sentiment will not help when George and Sam wind up and start delivering 200m games as forwards and Sam and Tim are lucky to run 80 in their current form. We are just too light when we have Manu, Sam and Tim off the park. Sam and GI would be licking their lips for when the interchange happens. That said, if you match their go forward GI often goes into his shell and the Bunnies don't have much else in attack.

 

[Pomoz]

Pomoz. I agree we are missing Masoe big time as expected. Cherrington is on the bench in NSW Cup but can do that role.

The problem is our best forward in NSW Cup is Anderson. Not that big though always breaks the 1st tackle. That would still work as would Peachey's speed & footwork.

Our bench last night had nothing special so lacked that impact. What we did well was use Idris as an extra forward.

He surprised me. He really had a red hot go at taking the ball up when we struggled, he showed a lot of heart. He often got the ball flat footed (I don't think stamina is his strongest point) but he just dragged three players 10 metres anyway. I thought it showed that he is feeling part of the team already because he wanted to do his bit. His defence is also much better than I thought. He has the wingspan of an albatross and sometimes I thought a player was outside him and then woosh, his inspector gadget arms reeled them in. He is a strong mofo too. If he gets hold of you, you ain't going anywhere.

 

[franklin2323]

Yeah he's great in defence so big hard to stop when we get him one on one with the opposing centre he will be impossible to stop.

Not Sure we have the best winger to go with his style. Need speed & someone mobile. There's was trouble everytime Canberra kicked to that side.

Still think Mansour should be off the bench in the pack certainly would fix the lack of punch. Nabuli or Naiqama can finish off the play & defuse kicks much better then Mansour.

 

[Pomoz]

Yeah he's great in defence so big hard to stop when we get him one on one with the opposing centre he will be impossible to stop.

Not Sure we have the best winger to go with his style. Need speed & someone mobile. There's was trouble everytime Canberra kicked to that side.

Still think Mansour should be off the bench in the pack certainly would fix the lack of punch. Nabuli or Naiqama can finish off the play & defuse kicks much better then Mansour.

Interesting idea. Mansour couldn't catch a cold in a Monday morning doctor's surgery. He has terrible hands and is not the quickest winger. He has a massive ticker and makes plenty of yards and does plenty of work. Eto might be a better option as a winger.

 

[MrAnonymous]

Lol Do merkins really want Mansour off the wing???? Any other club would love a Hard working winger like him, Only Penrith fans. Jesus f**king christ.

You merkins ever happy??

 

[umina panther]

Mansour is far from perfect but he's been out best back this year by a HUGE amount

 

[franklin2323]

Yep they don't have our depth. Still got last years leading tryscorer to fit in. K.Naiqama hat trick on the weekend & 3 tries in 3 games in NRL. Nabuli scored in each game his back. Then there's Jennings to comeback. Mansour is NRL quality no doubt but could be anything if moved in field.

look at a winger and what they need. Lack of speed isn't an issue.... If they are atleast good under the high ball. He is not nor is he agile. He is strong very moreso then all our forwards.

It's an easy target that wing for opposition teams. Bomb that side send your good jumpers that side. Neither Mansour nor Idris will win the battle in the air may belt them before they score if we are lucky.

Simmons on that wing fixes that as does Nabuli or K.Naiqama. Idris showed he can gain 200m so that lessens Mansour's loss.

 

[Pomoz]

Lol Do merkins really want Mansour off the wing???? Any other club would love a Hard working winger like him, Only Penrith fans. Jesus f**king christ.

You merkins ever happy??

Settle down, its just a discussion. Would Mansour be better elsewhere? He isn't agile or quick, but he makes good yards. Building a good team is about getting the best out of the available players. It is a good idea to think about who plays in what position. Another winger may not have delivered the yards but may have caught the two passes from Idris and then scored, reducing the pressure for the team. McQueen at Souths started out as a winger, he got picked for SOO as a second rower. Were the South's Merkins wrong to move him?

 

[mxlegend99]

I'm another that thinks Mansour has to be part of the team regardless of more talented players behind him. It's kinda shit having a slow winger at times, but when he gets through 15+ hitups, 150+ metres and around 10 tackle breaks every game... he's offering more to the side then just about any player in the team. Fortunately ontop of that, he's also delivering tries now, and I can't see any winger that we have being able to offer more then he does.

One of his errors was attempting a kick while being tackled and it came off his upper leg... wasn't long ago that was considered play on when it went to video ref and Idris would have had a try. Another error was attempting an intercept that probably saved a try, only he did get his foot to it before it hit the ground and the referees incorrectly ruled he knocked it on... although he did knock it on while trying to pick his kick up. We lost about 20 metres for the first one being called.

Right now he's the best back at the club, and until there's players demanding selection there's no need to question his spot in the team. When we have Nabouli and Jennings fit and firing, ontop of DWZ and Naiqama... then we start to look at how to fit them all in or who has to go.

 

[franklin2323]

Melb targetted him & it worked. Look on the weekend. We kicked everytime either to the posts or to an 18yo rookie. Every kick Soward took was the right option I doubt it wasn't by accident.

Canberra didn't pepper DWZ as much as I was expecting prob due to every kick that came to Idris/Mansour wasn't fielded on the full. We got away with it.

When Simmons is back or a few more good in games in NSW Cup by Nabuli or Kev then a move should be looked at. Him off the bench for Docker would be better then most of our forwards.

 

[Panther Pete]

Lol Do merkins really want Mansour off the wing???? Any other club would love a Hard working winger like him, Only Penrith fans. Jesus f**king christ.

You merkins ever happy??

So you resort to name calling because someone has a different view to you? I think its a great idea to get Mansour in the forwards were he could produce those powerful runs once or twice a set which would give someone with more speed and who scored 29 tries last year an opportunity on the wing.

 

[Thirsty Panther]

. McQueen at Souths started out as a winger, he got picked for SOO as a second rower. Were the South's Merkins wrong to move him?

Luke Lewis also started in the backs and need up playing second-row for the blues.

 

[meek]

So you resort to name calling because someone has a different view to you? I think its a great idea to get Mansour in the forwards were he could produce those powerful runs once or twice a set which would give someone with more speed and who scored 29 tries last year an opportunity on the wing.

hes clearly abt 12 yrs old - with the merkin rubbish
LOL

 

[Panther Pete]

hes clearly abt 12 yrs old - with the merkin rubbish
LOL

That may explain it.

 

[MrAnonymous]

Listen to these 2 f**kwits

The he must be 12 cause he said a swear line. f**king dribblers