Round 9 vs Tigers - Bathurst

[Chins get the wins]

How so?

If we want to be considered such a great club, we need to win when the odds are against us.

Stop bloody panicking, we will finish in the top four and we will be in the mix at the end of the year.

There was no way we were going to continue winning every game a cruising into the finals. That’s not sustainable.

You need to stop analysing every game and look at the big picture. It’s a Marathon not a sprint, we are just going through a slow patch.

Not having a first grade hooker at the club is the big picture

 

[Old and Disgruntled]

Not having a first grade hooker at the club is the big picture

Keep looking back you will get a crinked neck.

 

[WestyLife]

You’re wasting your time here mate.

The sky is falling, the sky is falling

Even without being negative the injury list is cause enough for concern. We can't seem to keep close to our top 17 this season.

 

[Luke Bowden]

Even without being negative the injury list is cause enough for concern. We can't seem to keep close to our top 17 this season.

That will level its self out.

Again, we need to be able to win in adversity.

 

[Luke Bowden]

Not having a first grade hooker at the club is the big picture

Soni Luke isn’t a first grade hooker?

 

[Iamback]

Even without being negative the injury list is cause enough for concern. We can't seem to keep close to our top 17 this season.

Depth is the issue full stop, Then taking the best 3-5 guys out on top of that

 

[Iamback]

That will level its self out.

Again, we need to be able to win in adversity.

Which the side struggles to do, Teams fire up against us and we can't go with them.

We need to score early and strangle teams

 

[Chins get the wins]

Soni Luke isn’t a first grade hooker?

No he's a 27! year old rookie for a reason. Far too fragile unfortunately.

 

[Luke Bowden]

No he's a 27! year old rookie for a reason. Far too fragile unfortunately.

So you don’t think Soni Luke is good enough to play First Grade?

The reason he’s a 27 year old rookie is that he got injured as a junior and the club didn’t re-sign him. Since then he’s tried to be a part time player and hasn’t had the support a full time player gets. Trying to rehab / play and work a full time job is much harder.

Now he’s in our top 30 and is a full time player he’ll be fine. His minutes will increase and he’ll only get better.

 

[WestyLife]

Soni Luke isn’t a first grade hooker?

Talent 110%, physically I'm not as confident.

 

[WestyLife]

Depth is the issue full stop, Then taking the best 3-5 guys out on top of that

Yes top 17 stays healthy I'd still back us to be respectable this season but that's pretty rare and there's a reason injuries often decide club's seasons.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Talent 110%, physically I'm not as confident.

Talent wise he's solid enough but yeah no way we can trust his body to hold up

 

[Iamback]

No he's a 27! year old rookie for a reason. Far too fragile unfortunately.

85kg playing in the middle

 

[Iamback]

Yes top 17 stays healthy I'd still back us to be respectable this season but that's pretty rare and there's a reason injuries often decide club's seasons.

Origin last year

We called in guys like Hopgood, Jennings etc who are now in FG elsewhere. From a NSW Cup side that was running 1st in 2021 before the season was scrapped into a strong year.

No such luxury. It will take a year or 2 to build the depth up again. Thankifully Martin's injury and Hynes form should see us only lose 3 guys

 

[age.s]

I think Luke physicality (or lack thereof) could be managed if he was alongside Fish, Leota, Leniu and Sorensen and supported by Martin/Hosking. When he's alongside guys like L Smith, Huth, Kenny for long periods and Peachey/Turuva are taking the early hit ups you have a recipe for a middle third getting rolled over and a Hooker relegated to just shovelling it out when we have the ball.

Credit to him though, the only failure of his body this year was a HIA.

 

[Red&BlackBear]

We aren't the same team. We are 1/3 through the season and need to evolve

True - but the entire comp isn’t the same either hence how close it is. Panthers can beat any side in this comp on their day but they like I said, the side just needs to simply their game plan and eventually those 50/50 moments will shine on the Panthers side of luck - those bombed tries in similar situations moving forward will be tries - those missed tackles moving forwards will stick and be dominant tackles - those fumbles and errors moving forward won’t be there to such a degree.

The playing roster is what it is - Panthers have who they have. But to be dejected and borderline put a line threw them with the proven quality of players in this side is crazy. Deep down do fans really think this group won’t do everything in their power to make sure Critta and Spenc leave on a high? Cmon now you know they will.

I keep telling my few mates that this Penrith side will make a late run this season - I stand by that, watch this space and watch them clinch 4th spot.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

Soni Luke isn’t a first grade hooker?

I had to read that comment 3 times Luke before I actually realised what was written.

Some of the carry on after a loss, is almost amusing if it wasn't so sad.

Yep I'll admit that I'm a positive kind of person, Kilkenny at the weekend said it well. The slamming of the coach and players characters was pretty pathetic.

I'll agree some players didn't have a good game, but the over the top carry on.

There needs to be some balance here, but sadly that is lacking.

There is good reason why I don't post too much on this forum these days. It appears to have been overtaken by a bunch of 'sadsacks'.

 

[Luke Bowden]

Talent wise he's solid enough but yeah no way we can trust his body to hold up

He’s missed one week because of a HIA since he’s been in our full time squad.

They are managing his game time quite well.

 

[Iamback]

True - but the entire comp isn’t the same either hence how close it is. Panthers can beat any side in this comp on their day but they like I said, the side just needs to simply their game plan and eventually those 50/50 moments will shine on the Panthers side of luck - those bombed tries in similar situations moving forward will be tries - those missed tackles moving forwards will stick and be dominant tackles - those fumbles and errors moving forward won’t be there to such a degree.

The playing roster is what it is - Panthers have who they have. But to be dejected and borderline put a line threw them with the proven quality of players in this side is crazy. Deep down do fans really think this group won’t do everything in their power to make sure Critta and Spenc leave on a high? Cmon now you know they will.

I keep telling my few mates that this Penrith side will make a late run this season - I stand by that, watch this space and watch them clinch 4th spot.

I have always tipped us for 6th, History says you can't win the comp from there.

Quality of the players are the very thing that makes this year what it is, Next year we will be much better.

Having so many in the World Cup mean't a very short pre-season. We are just about to lose our star players for a few months.

Meanwhile sides in front of us like Sharks, Souffs, Manly won't have many Origin guys.

Even Parra won't have many guys. Looking at the draw will likely go 4 from their next 5. Still have all 3 byes as well.

We had to start very well and bank points to cover. Hopefully we get some depth mid year signings and can not fall too far back or this next 3rd part of the season

 

[panther.mike]

I think you can see that Ciraldo was our attacking coach.