Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

[Iamback]

Personally, I don’t think our overall performances have been as dire as some have suggested.

Tomorrow night is a huge game given it is against opponents who probably aren’t likely to finish in the top 8, so a win is a must basically. I can see it being a tough game though.

You don't win comps from outside the top 8. A slow start makes it too hard to make up ground

 

[Iamback]

The club prepared magnificently for Origin last year with SOS able to cover halfback and have us beat the Tigpies and Bulldogs.

Allowed load management before the finals.

We've already lost more games this season than we did until twenty rounds last year.

Even if we make it through Origin fit I doubt ladder position will allow the same resting of niggles that happened in 2022.

We have our byes early in the year, That will make it hard to rest guys without risking dropping games.

That adds to the games dropped early and during Origin

 

[Iamback]

We haven't had any soft games yet. Those ones really do matter. Let's you blow out the cobwebs.

Brisbane look top 4 this year. I'm in the camp that sees Parra miss the 8 but they always rise for Penrith matches. Souths have been consistent for years. This Raiders match the easiest so far but against a huge pack it's never that simple.

I do think it's good enough of a team to win the comp. Purely on defence Penrith go deep this year.

We have some soft games coming up, Bathurst v Tigers into Warriors especially.

Then go Roosters into Broncos then Origin.

We play Cowboys without Origin guys. Also Roosters in that period.

Doesn't seem to be any soft parts in the draw to punish some bad teams and go on a run

 

[Fangs]

We have some soft games coming up, Bathurst v Tigers into Warriors especially.

Then go Roosters into Broncos then Origin.

We play Cowboys without Origin guys. Also Roosters in that period.

Doesn't seem to be any soft parts in the draw to punish some bad teams and go on a run

The point being it creates momentum.

You can always argue no game is soft. But some games are eaiser than others. You either tune up or get embarrassed.

 

[Munky]

I don't think the Warriors will be easy beats this year.

They're playing disciplined Pantherball with some good attacking structures.

If they go on a run the refs will stop penalising them like they did us in mid 2020.

 

[Bred not Bought]

The club prepared magnificently for Origin last year with SOS able to cover halfback and have us beat the Tigpies and Bulldogs.

Allowed load management before the finals.

We've already lost more games this season than we did until twenty rounds last year.

Even if we make it through Origin fit I doubt ladder position will allow the same resting of niggles that happened in 2022.

Last year was a dream season. Practically everything fell into place. That won't happen again.
We will be like most top 8 clubs at the end of the season, battling for spots and not having the luxury of resting players. The lucky ones are the ones that have a bye the last few weeks of the season.

 

[Blade23]

Is Gardiner an attacking Coach?

Wallace is running our attack.

 

[BxTom]

You don't win comps from outside the top 8. A slow start makes it too hard to make up ground

2003 anyone?

 

[Iamback]

2003 anyone?

We finished 1st in 2003.

We have no one in Origin to make up for the slow start

 

[BossleyPanther]

Wallace is running our attack.

Do you rate him?

 

[Goonji]

We finished 1st in 2003.

Yeah but the experts tipped us to get the spoon.

 

[Original Name]

People often overreact. Things are rarely as bad as lot of people say they are and they're rarely as good as a lot of people say they are. We're still the same team we were last week. We have the same weaknesses and the same strengths. That applies to the matches we've lot or if we win by 50.

 

[Hamstring awareness]

I was against the Peachey swap but I’ll admit I did enjoy seeing him back in a Panther’s jersey last night!

 

[Whino]

According to the Telecrap Staines is being shopped around already

 

[Chins get the wins]

According to the Telecrap Staines is being shopped around already

Tigers are incompetent so makes sense

 

[jane the pain]

Does anyone know where Leniu is playing next year?

 

[Murraymob1]

Does anyone know where Leniu is playing next year?

Mt druitt tigers

 

[BossleyPanther]

How much money you think is left over in our salary cap after upgrades and extensions etc?

 

[Murraymob1]

How much money is there over in the salary cap after upgrades and extensions etc?

$2.50

 

[BossleyPanther]

$2.50

Lol maybe $300k?