Melbourne v Penrith.

[mattyh]

Stopping Panthers getting a 13-5 penalty count in their favour ..seems like every time they play....plus heaps of 6 agains...would be a good start.
Including legal action

Having a team that can tackle would also be a great help.

again it is the cycle , almost a who blinks first. but penalties regardless their low error rates means most teams simply cannot out penrith , penrith .

just saying a bigger team won't change anything , if anything penrith are not a massive team compared to say the warriors maybe even Brisbane, but their high energy , low error rate ffootball coupled with possibly the nrl's best kicking game , means most opposition keep losing a metre or 2 every set, and then eventually they are right on top of your tryline set after set . very hard to defend against it.

[King Salvo]

the thing that penrith do so well is the cycle / grind . kick , chase , tackle , with little or no drop ball at extremely high energy .

other teams can match it for 20 mins but not 80 , it's the footy equivalent of death by 1000 cuts and then cleary has his kick on top of that .

is it super exciting ? not really , I guess their energy is good to watch, but no team can match them at it .

the roosters and the rest of the comp would be wasting their time trying to play like them , similar to how teams used to try to out melbourne melbourne . you just wont win . in fact your just a poor man's copy .

the roosters and the other 16 clubs have to find a style / system that can beat the panthers cycle ,trying to emulate it wont beat them at it .

Penrith have been playing the same game since 2019, although they have really refined this grind game since 2020.

Teams could look at how Parramatta have had success vs. Penrith: plenty of offloads and ball movement with players in support, as one-out plays won't cut the mustard.

Need to get their tackle counts up

You need to get maximum yardage in your sets and have players with distance kicking games as well as attacking kicking games when in a position to utilise this.

Penrith's line speed limits other teams yardage, so having players with distance kicking skills is a must.

The usual nailing the basics - high set completions , low errors and low number of penalties and set restarts conceded.

Must have the ability to play 80 minutes, as otherwise there is no chance of winning the game.

[rented tracksuit]

The Riff so impressive against the drizzle however I couldn’t help but notice how lots of them looked bug eyed.

I’ve been noticing that for a while now. There’s got to be ‘something’ in the ‘water’ out there! Lol

[Bates]

I’ve been noticing that fur a while now. There’s got to be ‘something’ in the ‘water’ out there! Lol

They've managed to get the acne under control. Liam Martin must be overdosing on the shit. He is one angry ant!

[Carlos Parra]

The most complete rugby league team I've seen in decades.

They're virtually unstoppable.

If the entire team was selected for NSW, they'd probably win the SOO series 3-0.

That being said, I do believe some of them have an unfair advantage and one day it will all come out.

[rented tracksuit]

They've managed to get the acne under control. Liam Martin must be overdosing on the shit. He is one angry ant!

The acne has cleared up but the chin is still growing!

Liam Martin is not human.

[rented tracksuit]

The most complete rugby league team I've seen in decades.

They're virtually unstoppable.

If the entire team was selected for NSW, they'd probably win the SOO series 3-0.

That being said, I do believe some of them have an unfair advantage and one day it will all come out.

Agreed. I have nothing but admiration for a side that compete that well for that long so I just hope that in the years to come, things don’t come out to destroy that admiration.

I honestly can’t work out how a single club can be that dominant in the current game especially considering everything the NRL has done to even out the comp over the past 20 or so years.

[Bates]

The acne has cleared up but the chin is still growing!

Liam Martin is not human.

Bonds Man would be the perfect TPA.

[mattyh]

I’ve been noticing that for a while now. There’s got to be ‘something’ in the ‘water’ out there! Lol

one does wonder sometimes , I hate to say it but they comfortably eclipse our b2b and storm teams of recent errors . their win rate since 2020 is phenomenal, to win a prelim 38 4 , but yea I wonder if there is something in the water ....luai over his shoulder injury damn quick to

[Tommy Smith]

one does wonder sometimes , I hate to say it but they comfortably eclipse our b2b and storm teams of recent errors . their win rate since 2020 is phenomenal, to win a prelim 38 4 , but yea I wonder if there is something in the water ....luai over his shoulder injury damn quick to

Our 2018 GF performance beats Penrith's best effort.

On paper I think the 2018/2019 GF sides are the best of the NRL era.

[Bates]

Our 2018 GF performance beats Penrith's best effort.

On paper I think the 2018/2019 GF sides are the best of the NRL era.

The 2013 team would lap the current Panthers side. That was one special team! Pearce and all.

[rented tracksuit]

Our 2018 GF performance beats Penrith's best effort.

On paper I think the 2018/2019 GF sides are the best of the NRL era.

Although we were one from 3, our 2002-2004 sides were pretty damn good also. We actually played 4 GF’s in 5 years. Not a bad run.

[bondi paul]

Furthermore to my noticing bug eyed riff players last night made me think of the mid season rage by the riff forward, it looked very much like a roid dummy spit.

[Crab]

I'd prefer the Wahs get up tonight. Not that I'm watching...

[ism22]

Our 2018 GF performance beats Penrith's best effort.

On paper I think the 2018/2019 GF sides are the best of the NRL era.

Agreed mate. They changed the rules to stop us winning 3 and advantaged Penrith's style in doing so.

Don't see any cries for people to change the rules so that Penrith stop winning. Not saying they should either (wish they'd leave them alone). However, it's not as if Penrith have had the same barriers that we've had.