The Roarters are a family and friends clubâŚ.the only real fans they have are family and friends of the players.
We should make the most of home advantageâŚ.lets go Panthers.
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Updated NRL Teamlist: Qualifying Final
Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has updated his squad for Friday nightâs match against Sydney Roosters at BlueBet Stadium.
The Panthers will wear the Alternate (Pasifika) Jersey.
We are going with an all forward bench, so obviously no worries about Nath or any other backs fitness.
I never did get around to writing my summary of last weeks game, but in the end it was almost a training run, imagine the instructions were âjust win with no injuries, no suspensionsâ.
Thatâs also the game plan all through the finals.
A couple of notes: it goes without saying we need to start hard, fast and strong. Minimise the errors and donât give Kline any reason to penalise us. Itâs finals, so if offered a gift two points take it. Donât wait till the last few minutes to kick a field goal.
Statistics and records mean nothing from here in. Iâm confident the team knows it and knows what it takes,
Panthers by 13
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Team update has Garner starting in place of Sorensen. Scneider comes onto the bench. Donât know what happened to Sorensen - hammy still troubling him, maybe?
Nervous about this one. Fingers crossed.
What a game! Penrith switch the gearbox into top gear for the finals. A brief comeback from the roosters the. We turn on the panthers defense and smother any hope for them.
Garner was great, Cleary steered the ship well, but without a doubt Dylan was the standout MOTM. Teddy looked like a fool in comparison
Last week I was melancholy after the game, tonight was just a party.
More at the ground than the offical crowd tally. I reckon 23-24k - definitely the biggest I have ever experienced.
Fairwell ol girl, you served us well to the very end.
A week off to recover - one game away from our 5th grand final in a row!
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Panther Pride Man of the Match voting is now open It was hard not to get emotional after full time, after so many years at this ground. Back when I was a kid we were members, but I became a full paying adult in 2014. To be on this ride is just phenomenal. Really going to miss the den, but hopefully we can bring that energy to Accor, then commbank next year.
Bring it on!
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I went into this game thinking we had limped into second place, and may be in trouble.
Tonight Iâm thinking weâre a good chance of another Premiership. The boys really switched on when it mattered, and are looking hungry again.
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Refereeing is still a worry; two guess agains and a penalty in the opening minutes of the second half gave the roosters a sniff which they didnât deserve.
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Yes, those âguess againsâ are the wildcards of the NRL.
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First of all - what a great atmosphere at the game last night. Everyone deserves congrats on that - a fitting way to bring down the curtain on Penny Park.
I was always confident we could beat the chooks if we played anywhere near our best. Well that first 40 was the dictionary definition of BEST. I was always hoping that when the time came ie finals we would be able to lift & that sure happened.
I refused to mention the name of the ref all week, as I knew that he would be the biggest danger to us, but even his efforts early in the 2nd half could not beat us.
I thought the only way the chooks could get us was to play razzle dazzle to run up a score, but we absolutely dominated them for most of the game & their coach aka the âground announcerâ with his microphone setup, was again making excuses postgame.
We were great all across the park - no bad performers for the good guys. OUTSTANDING!!!
Week off and then two games to win!!! 
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Couldnât agree more. After the second Rortersâ try there was plenty of talk around me about Kleinâs brown paper bag. And did I miss something, but wasnât there reason for the sin bin when one of them held back two of us under their crossbar?
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My biggest gripe is for the f#$%wit who controls the PA at NRL finals. Every year that we are well into our victory song, the prick shuts it down because he canât wait to have his few words. It really gives me the s#$%&s - every time.
On the plus side, how do you pick only 3 players for MOM. Was there a bad player in the 17? Even Eisenhuth didnât give away his obligatory penalty. There was so much media chatter about how we limped into the finals, and that we were about to be ambushed by the Rorters. Only one team was ambushed there, and the ground is still covered in feathers.
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With Storm winning today, Iâm thinking we will get the Saturday prelim. Storm & NRL wonât want to clash with the AFL GF.
So the first week of finals over we will get a weeks rest before playing the winner of the Cowboys v Sharks Semi Final.
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Who would everyone prefer Cowboys or Sharks? I think we will beat either and then beat Storm in GF. Lets go Panthers
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I donât think I have a preference to be honest. I think with Sorenson back and some of our guys getting a needed break to recover (Edwards / Martin), and with a game under Nathan Clearyâs belt I think we should comfortable beat either of those sides.
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Itâs finals time, we simply went back to what worksâŚstraight through the middle. I am LOVING Lindsay Smith and Liam Henry impacts after Fish & Moses go offâŚI know Fish is a big loss, but we as a club are in very good hands up front.
Mitch Kenny pound for Pound is the biggest hitter in the gameâŚmodern day Adam Docker with a shitload more skill lol
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Not sure what to say.
That first half was amazing and was a near replica of the Eels GF.
Back end of the season looked scratchy AF and gave me little confidence. Last two rounds looked promising and I had hope that the ship was turning around.
Edwards is clearly starting to move more freely. He got himself into position defensively in circumstances heâs missed in the past few weeks and looked so much more threatening in attack.
Somehow you add Cleary back into the mix and itâs like we woke up and played the dominant 2023 brand football.
Theyâve clearly been working on new plays. The number of times I saw guys (perhaps Toâo?) sprinting across field to get in the mix was well above other weeks.
Thankfully we have seen the week off in Finals only helps the Panthers to refresh (scary), focus and be more dominant. Only 80 minutes away from a 5th straight GF!
I can see an epic Storm v Panthers GF. Hereâs hoping a true GF revenge!
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