Team v Panthers

[JJ]

Ligi Sao about to be named in the team by the sounds of it....Silver linings with Harris and Afoa gone for 6 weeks.

There's no silver lining to losing Harris for up to 6 weeks

Still, with the wingers back and Harris aside pretty good, and a Penrith reserves side I am confident

 

[JJ]

VODAFONE WARRIORS v PENRITH PANTHERS

7.55pm, Friday, July 6, 2018
Panthers Stadium, Penrith

VODAFONE WARRIORS

1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 DAVID FUSITU’A
3 PETA HIKU
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 BLAKE GREEN
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 JAMES GAVET
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 AGNATIUS PAASI
11 ISAIAH PAPALI’I
12 SIMON MANNERING
13 ADAM BLAIR
Interchange:
14 JAZZ TEVAGA
15 CHRIS SATAE
16 LIGI SAO
17 GERARD BEALE
18 JOSEPH VUNA
20 KARL LAWTON
21 SAM LISONE
22 MASON LINO

HEAD COACH | STEPHEN KEARNEY

 

[Blair]

There's no silver lining to losing Harris for up to 6 weeks

Still, with the wingers back and Harris aside pretty good, and a Penrith reserves side I am confident

No, but if we hang tough whilst they're out we can reach round 23 with Harris, Afoa and Pulu coming back online. That's gotta be good.

In regard to Penrith, I can still hear that Panthers growl from last year (at their stadium it's a sound effect every time they do something good, or the opposition doesn't) and I'm scarred. I might freak out!

 

[Campion]

decent looking team aside from the head coach

 

[sup42]

There's no silver lining to losing Harris for up to 6 weeks

Still, with the wingers back and Harris aside pretty good, and a Penrith reserves side I am confident

A bitter pill yes, but the Warriors are a lesser beast without Sao, than with him.
Our middle has been getting owned. Ligi should have featured in the top seventeen, he was there through our best period, grinding away, doing the grunt work that others seem not as keen for.
A glass half full ?

Either way, Sao should never have fallen behind Tevanga nor the like of Vete or Lisone in the rankings.

So yes in a round about way I am glad he is coming in from the cold after whatever he did to upset the firm.

He is a rough around the edges rugged Utility backrow prop of the kind that our team is leaning towards now (Kearneys preferred forward type).

Pulu will be back before Bunty and Tohu. Ligi and Pulu will push this lot forward a fair way.

 

[Meth]

I’d see more point to Lawton taking that bench spot than Beale.

 

[vvvrulz]

Have we managed to assemble our full strength squad even once this year?

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

I'd go with Sam Lisone instead of Beale.

Don't reply to this post. I don't care.

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Didn't realise Joe Vuna was so close to a FG spot.. What is his true position? I've seen him named in the forwards and the backs in ISP this year

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Didn't realise Joe Vuna was so close to a FG spot.. What is his true position? I've seen him named in the forwards and the backs in ISP this year

He made his debut earlier this year. He's a second rower.

 

[JJ]

Have we managed to assemble our full strength squad even once this year?

probably not - but still done well injury-wise compared with several teams

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

I'd go with Sam Lisone instead of Beale.

Don't reply to this post. I don't care.

But I want to reply.

 

[Meth]

I'd go with Sam Lisone instead of Beale.

Don't reply to this post. I don't care.

Maybe just don't post then.

 

[Meth]

probably not - but still done well injury-wise compared with several teams

really? Without any firm comparisons, I'd say we've done it pretty tough

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

Maybe just don't post then.

Well Lisone is who Id go with anyway.

Offers more to that bench IMO.

 

[Meth]

Well Lisone is who Id go with anyway.

Offers more to that bench IMO.

Yep, fair enough. Tevaga hooker cover and Mannering can shift to centre and Hiku as backline cover if needs be.

 

[TheDMC]

really? Without any firm comparisons, I'd say we've done it pretty tough

Done it pretty tough in terms of key players being injured, but lucky that mostly haven’t been season ending or too long...(although this latest bunty and Harris situation is rough). Meanwhile I think the dragons are still injury free which is unbelievable. Fingers crossed come the finals we somehow have all players on deck as that would give us a shot of going deep.

 

[JJ]

really? Without any firm comparisons, I'd say we've done it pretty tough

Was thinking Penrith, Manly, Newcastle, they've been hit really badly I think

We've been about par, I think, obviously Dragons have had it really good

 

[OldPanther]

really? Without any firm comparisons, I'd say we've done it pretty tough

Was thinking Penrith, Manly, Newcastle, they've been hit really badly I think

We've been about par, I think, obviously Dragons have had it really good

We had to get special permission to be able to use development players so we could name a full list on Tuesdays for a few weeks there. I assure you Warriors haven't come close to us in terms of injuries.

Good luck guys and hope it's an entertaining game.

 

[Meth]

We had to get special permission to be able to use development players so we could name a full list on Tuesdays for a few weeks there. I assure you Warriors haven't come close to us in terms of injuries.

Good luck guys and hope it's an entertaining game.

Yep, there are teams (like you) who have done it tougher.