This is a game you would expect us to win. I just want to see our team to get their attacking mojo back.
Our defence is solid and has been intact, its just our attack which needs to be improved.
They will not be easy to get over but is one you expect we should win, i just want to see us win handsomely
Panthers by 20 plus
A reasonable effort.
Not sure how Chricton gets 10 in the bin for getting up early, while Horsburgh doesnāt for wrapping his legs around Edwards head. I think the officials need to look at how some of these things get penalised.
it was a penalty but what about the Raiders players running in to cause a stir?
I want to see a vast improvement in our effort and execution because we look at odds
Wasnāt expecting a score like that!!! It looks like our attack is starting to find its rhythm & our new combinations are sorting themselves out.
Great effort by our forwards after losing JFH early. Especially impressed with Smith & Hosking.
For me, the best moment was Salmon bringing up our half century to rub salt into the wound after Rickyās comments last year. Might have to watch his presser to see what he has to say this time.
was better and last week i said we can play better and Eels couldnāt which was borne out by the results.
albeit we were still very clunky but the āmojoā started to come back which is what i was hoping to see above anything else.
Raiders should spend the next 20 rounds planning their end of season trip as they are plain out and out awfulā¦
Great win and hope JFH is ok.
Scary thing is lots of improvement and agree with Smith and Hoskingā¦super efforts.
Telstra Premiership | Full Time |
Penrith Panthers | 53 |
Tries Sunia Turuva (2), Izack Tago (2) Nathan Cleary, Zac Hosking, Tyrone Peachey, Stephen Crichton, Jaeman Salmon. Goals Nathan Cleary (9/10) FG Nathan Cleary (1) |
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Canberra Raiders | 12 |
Tries Elliott Whitehead, Hudson Young. Goals Jamal Fogarty (2/2) |
You should replay the Salmon try and watch what he yells out after getting back up from the groundā¦ āWeak Gutted Dogā.
Eat Shit Ricky.
I get the point about Stuart and what he said but why arenāt you all focussing on what we did last night and for some what we didnt do?
IC addressed the Salmon try by saying Karma, isnāt it great (or words to that affect)
I am more focussed on us and despite the scoreline we shouldnāt turn away from our issues.
Luai for me doesnāt look comfortable in attack, oddly his defence and defensive reads are great but its attack which has me concerned.
Point to note was last night when Raiders made the break and Tago took off and in the end made the tackle which saved the try, Luai was simply standing and was an onlooker.
Its not to isolate Luai as the only observer or person who missed their assignment last night. Even the solid Edwards made many mistakes along with others who had missed efforts and assignments
Not to take anything away from a great win and maybe Canberra played us back into form, but IMO to focus on Stuart does not add anything to the discussion.
and ST, the comment from you about Ricky is below your usual well constructed posts.
I am no RS fan but believe this is a Panthers forum and we should focus on us, not them!
Some moments are bitter-sweet. Sweet for us, bitter for Stuart.
I think weāre within our rights to hit back at a coach that has been riding the coat tails of a roosters team from 20 years ago.
The attack will take time. Itās been brought up on other platforms but iām not sure mentally and physically the side could stay up for another year - through the entire season.
I think (hopefully) Ivan is trying to time our run. We were never going to get everything right for round 1 after such a short pre season. The key thing though - our defence - still appears to be the best in the league. If that remains throughout the year we might just pull of a three peat in October.
We have been conceding an average of around 2 tries per game for the last 3 seasons. So far this season we have conceded 2 tries in each game, regardless of the result. It appears to be business as usual for our defence.
Last night we showed what we are capable of in attack, despite a number of errors.
We are going to be there at the business end of the season again, and giving ourselves a good chance for the threepeat.
Thanks for the feedback @steamboatfarmer. I usually wait a day or two to usually provide my thoughts on the game. It gives me time to watch the replay and time to put my thoughts together.
As for my comments about Ricky Stuart, I think in the past I have made my feeling clear about him. I donāt rate him as a coach and I find he likes to point the finger of blame to anybody else than himself, yet he seems to be the common thread in most the problems there. His comments about Salmon last year was out of line (and the NRL agreed with a suspension, which the Raiders went on to win the next week). To see him get his come uppance courtesy of Salmon crossing the line felt cathartic, of which I expressed here.
Alright on to the gameā¦
I thought we looked a bit clunky out there. Playing like that against some of the teams hitting their straps right now, we would have been in trouble.
Considering that we havenāt really named the same side twice in a row so far this year though, Iām not incredibly concerned.
I thought a few players looked behind the pace.
Edwards looked uncomfortable at fullback and he messed up a few time where you would not expect him to, Iām sure Raiders fan would say it was down to the attacking pressure, but to me it felt that Edwards was getting in the way of himself. I wonder if we was just having one of those days you can have where everything you touch turns to crap, or if her carrying an injury.
Crichton wasnāt at his best, but in saying that, he hasnāt quite been himself since Round 1 if I am being honest about it. He is giving away a huge amount of penalties (2 last week and 3 this week). He still injects some brilliant moments, but penalties can cost us points, and his sin binning, after numerous warnings from the referee, lead to the Raiders first try of the night.
Zac Hosking has been amazing these past game, and will put real pressure on Luke Garner to hold his spot. He hits the line hard and bends the defensive line like a Prop Forward, but can also glide through the slimmest of gaps in the opposition. I would think of some sort to rotation with Scott Sorensen, either of them starting and the other on the bench.
I thought that Tyrone Peachy had a good game when he came on, took him a little bit to blow out the cobwebs, but when he did, his delivery out of dummy half was great and the little dart over the line must have been sweet for him.
My MOTM points went to Sunia Turuva, Isack Tago & Zac Hosking. They were my standouts this week.
The Raiders made it a point to load a lot of pressure on Edwards and take him out of the game, and when they seen he was having an āoff gameā, made sure he got traffic going his way. But the back row delivered with Tago, Toāo and Turuva stepping up and hitting back hard. A double to Turuva, a double to Tago, and Toāo with most run metres in the game.
Iām hoping that match knocked some of the rust the side has had and they go out of this one a lot more confident and press the competition with more of that surgical like pressure we are known for.
Onwards and upwards.
Totally agree with this @dufeyz
I do feel the World Cup did disrupt the preseason a fair bit with some players not returning to training till January.
We also have had some large voids in our sides attack made with the departures of Kikau and Koroisau. The loss of Taylan May for the season was also a bitter blow before the season kicked off.
This isnāt to say we are behind the ā8-Ballā though, far from it. New combinations are going to take time to build. Some fans have been critical of Luai, but to put it into perspective that whole side of the team had been rebuilt.
Working out the Garner/Hosking positioning and how to better use Sorensen and Salmon in the side will take some time this year. The Kenny/Luke combo needs to be tweaked to get the best rotation out of our Hookers. Making sure that Turuva keep on the path he is on and develop him to a player that will likely slip into Crichtons vacant centre spot next year.
Then you have NSW Cup crop and managing them for the Origin period. Lots of Flegg boys have been promoted and keeping the standard in the lower grades is key to succeeding in First Grade.
I feel in 2022 things mostly stayed the same to 2021 and there was little movement. In comparison, 2023 has had a lot of changes and we have experienced injuries much earlier than the past 2 years. This is the real litmus test. If we make it a āthreepeatā, it would be hard to deny the current Panthers team as one of the best in Rugby League history.
I heard NC saying the team needed to evolve to continue winning. I would suggest we are doing what needs to be done, i.e. what worked for us in previous seasons, but i also expect we will produce some new styles within the year, probably after SOO when all the good teams are at a low point.
It stands to reason that if, as a unit, you are developing change, the current will be a bit clunky. The one thing that wonāt change is the defensive effort and anyone unhappy with our early season effort is a very hard task master and probably a little bit now now now.
I for one am very pleased with our situation currently, a lot of footy to be played yet. Letās not forget that injuries make or break comps, hopefully we all stay healthy !
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