R12 Panthers v Knights - Game Day Thread

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TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP Round 12
Carrington Park
May 24 5:30pm
Penrith Panthers
Round 12
Newcastle Knights

Carrington Park
May 24 5:30pm

Game Day Information

:rugby_football: Match Penrith Panthers v Newcastle Knights
:stadium: Venue Carrington Park
:clock10: Time Saturday May 24, 5:30pm
:tickets: Tickets Tickets via Ticketek
:rugby_football: Other Matches NSWCUP Penrith Panthers v Newcastle Knights 24/5 2:00pm1
JFLEGG Penrith Panthers v Newcastle Knights 24/5 12:00pm1
:sun_behind_rain_cloud: Weather :partly_sunny: Parly Cloudy 14ºC (:cloud_with_rain: Chance of Rain: 15% / :wind_face: Wind: NW 10km/h)
:tv: Broadcast :tv: Fox League (Channel 502) [LIVE]
:desktop_computer: NRL Live Pass [LIVE]
:kayo: Kayo Sports [LIVE]
:radio: ABC Sydney 702AM [LIVE]
:radio: 2GB Sydney 873AM [LIVE]
:radio: MMM Sydney 104.9FM [LIVE]

(1) NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup to be played at St Marys Leagues Stadium, St Marys NSW

:rugby_football: Telstra Premiership | Full Time

/50px Penrith Panthers 6 Tries Harrison Hassett.
Goals Paul Alamoti (1/1)
/50px Newcastle Knights 25 Tries Dylan Lucas (3), Fletcher Sharpe.
Goals Dane Gagai (4/4)
Field Goals Jack Cogger (1)

Postgame Media

MATCH REPORT

PRESS CONFERENCE

HIGHLIGHTS

FULL MATCH REPLAY

PANTHER PRIDE MOTM VOTING

Teams & Match Officials

Telstra Premiership Knock on Effect NSW Cup Jersey Flegg Cup
:rugby_football: Knights v Panthers :rugby_football: Panthers v Knights :rugby_football: Panthers v Knights
:clock3: Saturday 24/5 5:30pm :clock3: Saturday 24/5 2:00pm :clock3: Saturday 24/5 12:00pm
:stadium: QLD Country Bank Stadium :stadium: Parker Street Reserve :stadium: Parker Street Reserve
TEAM
1. Daine Laurie 1. Jaxen Edgar 1. Jirah Liddiard
2. Paul Alamoti 2. Jesse Mclean 2. Harry Wald
4. Casey Mclean :small_orange_diamond: 3. Harry Hassett 3. Poutua Hotere-Papalii
5. Tom Jenkins :small_orange_diamond: 4. Sam Lane 4. Sialetili Faeamani
20. Jesse Mclean :small_red_triangle: 5. David Fale 5. Damiah Ainuu
6. Blaize Talagi 6. Zack Lamont 6. Tua Patea
7. Brad Schneider 7. Trent Toelau 7. Cooper Black
8. Moses Leota 8. Austin Dias 8. Jakeb Vailalo
9. Mitch Kenny © 9. Billy Scott 9. Jenson Tuaoi
10. Matt Eisenhuth 10. John Sagaga 10. Josh Ruxton
3. Izack Tago :small_orange_diamond: 11. Zac Lipowicz 11. Harry Armstrong
12. Liam Henry 12. Riley Wake 12. Delahia Wigmore
13. Lindsay Smith 13. Billy Phillips 13. Bayden Moran
INTERCHANGE
11. Preston Riki :small_orange_diamond: 14. Lufusi Tapaatoutai 14. Mitchell Heather
14. Luke Sommerton 15. Falefa Letoi 15. Siotame Hansen
16. Luron Patea 16. Riley Price 16. Hokafonu Lemoto
21. Harry Hassett :small_red_triangle: 17. Isaiah Scanlan
RESERVES
17. Jack Cole 18. Tyson Sangalang
15. Austin Dias :small_red_triangle_down: 19. Ahmani Leilua
18. Trent Toelau :small_red_triangle_down: 20. Cameron Robertson
19. Zac Lipowicz :small_red_triangle_down: 21. Kye Raven
22. Billy Phillips :small_red_triangle_down:
COACH
HC Ivan Cleary HC Ben Harden HC Jono Rolfe
AC Peter Wallace
AC Ben Garnier

:small_red_triangle::small_red_triangle_down: Promoted/Relegated | :small_orange_diamond: Positional Change

Match Officials

Telstra Premiership K.O.E NSW Cup Jersey Flegg Cup
Referee Todd Smith TBA TBA
Sideline Official Matt Noyen TBA TBA
Drew Oultram TBA TBA
Video Referee Ashley Klein - -

Referee Success Rate

Referee Active Since 2024 Overall Pen. For Pen. Against Ratio
Beinda Sharpe 2019 (0/1) 0% (0/1) 0% 4 4 1.00

:mega: Team Lists and Match Officials have been updated.

TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP

OPPOSITION TEAM

KNOCK ON EFFECT NSW CUP

JERSEY FLEGG CUP

Oh boy won’t this be fun…

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A lot of changes, but this is a game we need to win. A win puts us in a good position, the highest we can finish this weekis 12th but keeps up in check with the top 8… we are about one or two good wins away from breaking in, and this is the only match we will have without our Origin stars, the rest are byes, we have a good patch of games coming up, and hoping these lower ranked sides can spark something in the Panthers and get some consistency and momentum.

I also have to say, whoever planned this years Bathurst match, what the hell were you thinking? They get a single game a year, an the week do decide to have the match all the origin stars are unavailable. I’m sure the Bathurst faithful would have liked to meet and see our top flight side play this weekend. ANY other week would have made sense.

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I don’t know if there where last minute changes, mistakes, or what with the team list but it seems this won’t likely be the 17 who runs out;

Fox’s team list and the wordage before the team list on NRL both have Garner instead of Riki in the second row.

Rumour has it Riki is being shopped before June 30, and no mention of Garner injury or naming in cup.

Unless we have released or plan to release a top 30 or development player before the game, I don’t think Austin Dias can play as he’s on a secondary contract (as far as I can tell). He is also named in the cup side to play Sunday.

I think a few changes before game day

Garner was concussed at training after the team was submitted.

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That certainly isn’t good for us, he was hitting a real purple patch lately, we will miss that impact on the field.

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Pretty well a must-win game with an under strength team playing a team that has not been going well.

Weather looks to be a little better in Bathurst than here, so hoping for reasonable conditions. I am concerned at the appointed officials & don’t understand there is not a better ref with only 5 games in the round. Of course the rules & interpretations have all changed since the fiasco in the Manly game.

Looking for a good team effort & 2 points to kick us up the ladder. Fingers crossed.

C’mon boys

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Late change with Harry Hassett to make NRL debut from the bench wearing #21, with Preston Riki back to bench.
Tago moves to start in backrow with Jesse McLean starting on wing #20, and Jenkins into the centres.
Weather fine, ground good.

Just need to find a way to get the job done.

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23 minutes in & I’m ready to turn it off. The last thing we need when we are missing half the side tis terrible refereeing, penalising us out of the game.

Another game where they play a crap team into form.

:mega: Panther Pride Man of the Match voting is now open here.

I have a fair bit to say but I am going to sleep on it… speaking of, I’m off to bed, had quite enough of this game for now.

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Morbid fascination kept me watching the game, but I was far from happy with what I saw.

The first 20-25 minutes we were penalised out of the game (1-4 penalties, 0-2 six agains), and the damage was done. Without our more experienced players we didn’t have what it took to wrestle our way back into it.

Once again, I raise the point of having SOO on stand alone weekends. We are the only major sport that cannibalises our competition for rep games. Something that needs to be looked at when the next TV deal is done.

For me the positives were the performance of Hassett on debut, and the performance on Jenkins, who probably saved 2 or 3 tries.

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Just got home from Bathurst, disappointing result, but another great game day.

Like others I will sleep on it before posting my thoughts of the game

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The only positive I’m taking away is that the boys made some superb and desperate try savers in the second half. Really wish we showed more of that desperation in the first half.

Knights first try had Mitch and Leota simply watching. So many tries conceded this year with players expecting someone else to do the job.

I know the squad has had a big 5 years, and no doubt many factors have contributed to the form this season. It just feels so disappointing watching this side struggle week in week out.

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Like Ivan said in the post match - that second half needed to be the first half. Kind of shocked at the lack of second row depth but Haslett was strong when he came on - very positive.

Maybe we are the victims of other teams waking up and raiding our depth, but after years of hearing about Penrith’s “junior nursery” it’s a shock and disappointing to appear to have no depth again. Not sure if it’s complacency or mismanagement or what - maybe they all just need time to emerge & the next two years will be rebuilding similar to what the Storm did these past few years. As a fan I was hoping we had left the mid-late 90s and pre 2020 eras behind for good but shades of those dark times are creeping in.

As a side note I wish Lindsay Smith would just run hard instead of trying to ball play or hit and spin. He’s been doing this all season, wish he’d get back to his hard running of last year. Leota needs to find another level as well - seems not to have much of an intimidation factor on the field.

Disappointing of course.

Too many fringe/youngster players in the side at the one time, each trying to do their bit, but just not working. Many of the ones that played last night would do a serviceable job as part of our ‘full’ team, or in cameo roles, but all in there together exposes too many frailties.

Too many missed or ineffective tackles, giving away penalties and guess-agains & we can’t withstand the pressure/momentum.

I thought Milky was outstanding.

Time to get the troops back and re-group. Rep games, injuries and suspensions are killing us!!!

If we get a good run over the next 6 weeks or so, with a relatively “soft” draw, who knows what can happen. I know we are not the worst team in the comp, but our ladder position is disappointing.

Anyway, our situation is giving all the haters there 5 mins of fame, and the bandwaggon supporters are exposed.

I’ll keep supporting the boys. I would anyway, but the last 5 seasons demand that those who enjoyed the highs need to stick tight in the lows.

Just one last point. The club needs all hands on deck at the game on Sunday to support the team, and I now see that trackwork on the weekend means NO TRAINS between Emu & Blacktown to get to the game!!!

See you all next Sunday. Oh, and GO THE BLUES!!!

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Disappointed would be the obvious feeling, after being bombarded by the Knights (and the ref) we played ourselves out of winning that. I’m sure the same thing will be said too, missing players, bad ref, etc.

But the problem is this… after a poor start to the season we had a chance to right the ship and put us in a good position heading into origin. First we drew with the Cowboys blowing a lead, and no we have come up with nothing against a struggling Knights side.

Now the Knights are a single win outside the top 8… and us… well mathematics is a starting to turn on us, we are a few losses away from finishing in the top 4 and a few more on top of that of missing the finals all together.

I’m not going to look for reasons why we are where we are… I’m sure the coaching staff are asking all kinds of questions, I’m just looking at the math here, and it doesn’t paint a rosy picture.

We can ill afford to drop ANY more games this season, really only a massive win streak will put us in a position to give this a shake at the end of the season.

I’d say this needs to start next week… but in reality it should have started weeks ago already.

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