Round 9 Vs Broncos

[Chins]

Edwards
Kepaoa
Mclean
Tago
Alamoti
Talagi
Cleary
Smith
Schneider
Henry
Garner
Martin
Yeo

Sommerton
Paps
Leota
Patea

milky back to Cup - he's been very lucky to get this many games so early in the season but he's not helping us upfield - back to back games - 10+ runs for less than 100 metres - we need a minimum 100+ from our wingers for Pantherball

our impact forwards need a rocket up their ass 100% (Leota & Martin)

back to basics Pantherball - run straight, kick early and build pressure

stop fkn going sideways 30 out from out own line in the first half - dont need to play catchup footy in the first half - just silly discipline making our jobs even harder than it already is

Ivan needs to tell Dylan he's not allowed to pass in our own half - just straight and hard Dyl - that's worked for us the past 5 years man

Ivan wasted an off season trying to make Dyl a ballplayer and he'll be too stubborn to walk away from that.

 

[age.s]

Edwards
Kepaoa (Too if fit)
Milky (Kepaoa if Too is fit)
Tago
Alamoti
Talagi
Nath
Smith
Sommerton
Henry
Garner
Martin
Yeo

Cole (it'll be Schneider, I know...)
Papalii
Leota
Patea/Geyer

I think we need to see what Kepaoa has at this level. We've seen enough of Milky and while Casey is one for the future he's no where near first grade atm. Sommerton needs to play the bulk of the match, I don't particularly care whether he breaks at the end or the beginning.

Mostly, I hope we get a bit of luck. We haven't been great but it feels like nothing's dropped our way. Hopefully the occassion fires us up as well.

 

[Copperhead]

Would it be too much to ask if they could just concentrate on their job from the start of the match. This letting a try in within the first 5 minutes of every game is killing us. Wrecks our already low confidence, and boosts theirs.

 

[John Hamblin]

Milky is not a first grader. I would rather pick Jesse who surely has a bigger upside. Milky may end up in the ESL. WE really rely on the go forward that To'o provides. If we loose to the Broncos its time to blood some different players not Milky and BS.

 

[Frankus]

Edwards
Kepaoa (Too if fit)
Milky (Kepaoa if Too is fit)
Tago
Alamoti
Talagi
Nath
Smith
Sommerton
Henry
Garner
Martin
Yeo

Cole (it'll be Schneider, I know...)
Papalii
Leota
Patea/Geyer

I think we need to see what Kepaoa has at this level. We've seen enough of Milky and while Casey is one for the future he's no where near first grade atm. Sommerton needs to play the bulk of the match, I don't particularly care whether he breaks at the end or the beginning.

Mostly, I hope we get a bit of luck. We haven't been great but it feels like nothing's dropped our way. Hopefully the occassion fires us up as well.

Henry and Smith starting against Carrigan and Haas. I shudder at the thought.

At least Henry brings some mongrel even if he is Marty Lang from Temu…

 

[Chins]

Rest Yeo and make Marto captain

This isn't a joke. Every forward not named Yeo should really be dropped but since that's not possible Ivan should show how pissweak they are by showing them how bad they'll be without the Panthers, NSW and Australian captain carrying them.

 

[Frankus]

This isn't a joke. Every forward not named Yeo should really be dropped but since that's not possible Ivan should show how pissweak they are by showing them how bad they'll be without the Panthers, NSW and Australian captain carrying them.

I can get onboard with that suggestion. It will never f**king happen though.

 

[Fangs]

We ain't resting anyone.

Townsville week after then a bye. These are must win games. All hands on deck.

 

[age.s]

I know most of us have him dropped from our 17s, but is Casey even available from a concussion perspective? Looked like Turbos hip wiped him out pretty bad.

 

[Chins]

We ain't resting anyone.

Townsville week after then a bye. These are must win games. All hands on deck.

Nothing is must win the title defence is over

 

[mxlegend99]

1. Edwards
2. Bizza / Kepaoa
3. Tago
4. McLean
5. Alamoti
6. Talagi
7. Cleary
8. Papali’i
9. Sommerton
10. Smith
11. Martin
12. Garner
13. Yeo

14. Cole
15. Leota
16. Henry
17. Geyer

18. Laurie

Hope for Moses to fire up like Tago did from being benched. I don’t have much faith in it. But something needs to be done about him. He is our front row veteran and since Fish left our front row has been putrid.

 

[Frankus]

Edwards
Kepaoa
Mclean
Tago
Alamoti
Talagi
Cleary
Smith
Schneider
Henry
Garner
Martin
Yeo

Sommerton
Paps
Leota
Patea

milky back to Cup - he's been very lucky to get this many games so early in the season but he's not helping us upfield - back to back games - 10+ runs for less than 100 metres - we need a minimum 100+ from our wingers for Pantherball

our impact forwards need a rocket up their ass 100% (Leota & Martin)

back to basics Pantherball - run straight, kick early and build pressure

stop fkn going sideways 30 out from out own line in the first half - dont need to play catchup footy in the first half - just silly discipline making our jobs even harder than it already is

Ivan needs to tell Dylan he's not allowed to pass in our own half - just straight and hard Dyl - that's worked for us the past 5 years man

I agree with a lot of the run straight, kick early, etc and the not going sideways 30 out. The issue is not a single forward of ours apart from Yeo is bending the line in the middle. Easy one out shit and our blokes are just being dominated. If we do that this weekend we will be eaten alive and I have grave concerns that the Broncos will run up a cricket score.

 

[Frankus]

I know most of us have him dropped from our 17s, but is Casey even available from a concussion perspective? Looked like Turbos hip wiped him out pretty bad.

He wasn’t a cat 1 so my interpretation of the protocol is yes he should be available.

 

[Frankus]

Nothing is must win the title defence is over

Sadly you are right. And I f**king hate agreeing with you

 

[Fangs]

Nothing is must win the title defence is over

That's lame mate.

Its round 9. Even the Eels season isn't over yet.

 

[Chins]

That's lame mate.

Its round 9. Even the Eels season isn't over yet.

Focus for better or worse needs to be on 2026 onwards

 

[globalpanther]

1.D EDWARDS
2.P ALAMOTI
3.J COLE - RC
4.I TAGO - LC
5.B TO’O/D LAURIE/A KEPAOA
6.B TALAGAI
7.N CLEARY
8.M LEOTA
9.L SOMMERTON
10.L SMITH
11.L GARNER
12.L MARTIN
13.I YEO

14.T TOELAU
15.I PAPALI’I
16.L HENRY
17.L PATEA

 

[Fangs]

Focus for better or worse needs to be on 2026 onwards

Then the focus is making the 8. Which is entirely possible. Its round 9.

You want Cole, McClean, Talagi etc playing finals football this year. That is the primary goal for 2025 and the experience gained you take forward into 2026.

 

[Chins]

Then the focus is making the 8. Which is entirely possible. Its round 9.

You want Cole, McClean, Talagi etc playing finals football this year. That is the primary goal for 2025 and the experience gained you take forward into 2026.

95% of the squad having September off will be great really

 

[Panfa]

I bumped into david fale and Jesse McLean getting off the panthers nswcup bus at commbank on Saturday night,Fale is a big centre he can't be far off 1st grade for either a wing or centre spot.