PRE-GAME DISCUSSION: Penrith v Manly [Round 8, 2021]

[maxta]

Despite all those, his most dangerous attribute is his huge cocky grin. He looks like he is enjoying himself and that has to give his teammates a big boost.
I actually like him as a player but hate him in the classic Richard Hadlee/Wally Lewis manner for obvious reasons.
Does he line up against Foz?

No DCE and yes....add the cocky grin as a strength

 

[Kevinward777]

He is deadly when running the footy, the step is crazy, has a kicking game and not scared to take on the line...in the Red zone needs heavy marking

Someone needs to really smash him.

 

[Highflier]

I bet my entire Sportsbet account on Penrith ($0.14) and I never win

Manly win into Tom and Guac ATS paying $51.50

Hard to gamble responsibly with those odds Woth!!!

 

[Rafferty]

Someone needs to really smash him.

A Jake special would be nice to see

 

[BOZO]

Well i did say even IF we lose i think we are in the right position to beat them, they have won many in a row now its time for a loss.. containing fisher harris and kikau will be key. Also Api is back (fml) so need to target him and tire him out he wont have match fitness. Tom will exploit this! Could be game of the year!

#MIGOTY

Api is like Jake . They both have incredible stamina . Thy both last the distance and both must make great lovers

The Panthers have won many in a row and are going strong with the winning flow

Unless we pull our finger out and come up with one of our greatest efforts of all time
we wont be able to stop the Penrith winning flow

 

[Captain Moondog]

Luai needs a major glossectomy

 

[mickqld]

Luai needs a major glossectomy

Someone iron the prick out. Can't stand him.

 

[BOZO]

I find the gameplan is make Penrith look for a plan B by shutting down that left edge and adding extra 's on Kikau....which we done well on Fifita recently and made the in form Titans look second rate....Bronco's as horrible as they have been, done this very successfully against Penrith just a few weeks ago and went close to Victory.
The only other thing is to maintain the intensity of the past 2 weeks with controlled high tempo footy....big kick/chase and keep heads up, would hate Penrith to score early and see the confidence drained....I think Manly are more a danger to themselves with Attitude than Penrith are....I really feel if Manly can continue the form and maybe even find just 5%, there's no reason a Win is out of the question, but personally happy to see a commited effort for the full 80m regardless of the result.

*Commitment is a key word in your post feathered friend

A coaches Motivational words may get you stared
But .....
It is your *Commitment to the cause that will lead to your Accomplishment

 

[Sheikheagle]

Someone iron the prick out. Can't stand him.

G.R.U.B. Did you see him stomp on Cody Nikorima’s head the other week. Unbelievably no penalty.WTF.

 

[BOZO]

G.R.U.B. Did you see him stomp on Cody Nikorima’s head the other week. Unbelievably no penalty.WTF.

IMO .We need a few Grubs in our team .

 

[BOZO]

G.R.U.B. Did you see him stomp on Cody Nikorima’s head the other week. Unbelievably no penalty.WTF.

Love the Grub

 

[eaglebuzz]

So You must have missed Parkers missed Tackles and lack of speed to keep up

Walker was the final man in just about every play the Panthers scored on.

 

[BOZO]

Walker was the final man in just about every play the Panthers scored on.

Perspective time,,,,,
That was because our other players kept missing the previous tackles

This is a different game with a different team mind set and with a specialist fullback

 

[globaleagle]

If we beat Penrith....

We'd be on more points the the Raiders!

(ha... I accidentally typed faiders)

 

[Hibyemama]

i think discipline and not give away silly 6 agains against a brilliant attacking side like the panthers will go a long way for an upset. Jake needs to smarten up by not giving away so many penalties. He has a habit of pulling players off the ball. (In the semi against souths in 2019, jake pull down gagai and it ended manlys season) jake was sin binned and our boys were down to 11 players. Is Koroisau playing ?

 

[40 years an eagle]

The first 20 minutes will make or break us. If we make errors and get hammered on 6 again's it will be a bridge too far.

A special mention for Jake: after you have completed the tackle, don't touch them again. FFS.

 

[globaleagle]

The first 20 minutes will make or break us. If we make errors and get hammered on 6 again's it will be a bridge too far.

Yup.

I always hope we receive the ball from kick-off as there's less chance for the ref to yell 'Jake' continuously and give the opposition numerous re-starts followed by a penalty - until they score, get 6 ahead...then the ref lets the game start for real.

 

[wedgetail eagle]

Someone iron the prick out. Can't stand him.

It’d be good to see them get rolled, then instead of the Panthers singing their victory song, Jarome Luai could burst into
“End of the Road.”

Maybe “End of the Road” is their theme song for season ‘20.

 

[jbb/james]

Our first 20 minutes still has little structure. once the game opens up a bit we have footy in us but the early arm wrestle we are still poor at.
For mine its what happens in thar first 20 that will decide it. Last week our lack of early running only had us 6 down against a team with plenty of demons. The riff however are a different kettle of riff fish. They could be 18 up with the same dominance that the tigpies had in the early exchanges

This is where the team needs to improve to be a notable contender. Early posession can affect fatigue, the impact our starting props have on the game and confidence.

Cherry and foran need to start the team off on equal footings with good kicking, process and leadership. This mid field bomb **** wont cut it early relinquishing field position far to readily as a non imaginative option

 

[Shoe1]

Just chatted to a bloke from dubbo. He laughs at panfers saying they developed burton. Apparently burton a very talented kid who learnt most of his skills in dubbo from his coach there. Some ex norths player.