Storm Vs Panthers 7.45 pm 14th May
I trust the development of him but I just find it a little odd that we’ve given Howarth a long term contract before the season but instead of bringing him in they’ve asked the nrl’s permission to play Seve instead. Would love to know why he’s not ready yet?
Do think our best chance while Paps is out is Munster at fullback. Very interested if that happens over the next month or so.
Do think our best chance while Paps is out is Munster at fullback. Very interested if that happens over the next month or so.
Yeah I'm with you. Not even in the 24. Yet he's signed for another 4 years after this. It's basically unprecedented. A 5 year deal for someone with 0 NRL games to their name. They reckon he's on half a mil from next year too.blazza18 wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 8:45 pm I trust the development of him but I just find it a little odd that we’ve given Howarth a long term contract before the season but instead of bringing him in they’ve asked the nrl’s permission to play Seve instead. Would love to know why he’s not ready yet?
Do think our best chance while Paps is out is Munster at fullback. Very interested if that happens over the next month or so.
I lean towards this too with Johns, if he's fit, to finally have a crack in the halves. For me the only concerns with Munster at the back are his speed (or lack of), fitness and tackling. I'll get laughed off here because of his strength and ball stealing abilities but his hit and stick, well it just doesn't stick, he's helped out by those around him. On the other side Jahromes tackling is unbelievable.
Centre position is a very different problem, over to you Craig!
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Yep…a 3 try loss will be a great result sadly. Against most other teams I’d say our systems still work ok. Panthers are fairly brutal if you give them an inch.
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This was going to be a slugfest either way but losing two guys (including Paps here) that can create something from nothing is a big blow. I'll be surprised if we score more than 10 points. Hopefully the defence can be good enough to make it respectable.
This is the only thing that annoys me about our team and RL in general. "Melbourne officials had hoped Hughes would be able to play but he failed a late fitness test" the club knew Jahrome was a chance of playing and therefore not playing. Does this mean the team have trained all week with whoever his replacement is? I think it stinks that a half can be out and a replacement is expected to step in and be effective, players needing to develop together and understand each others timing. If anyone listened to the Matty Johns podcast with Cooper Cronk this has just further emphasised this point.
Best of luck to the team tonight and if they win it will be a very meritorious victory.
On a slightly different note, isn't it amazing how the bookies (and the punters) had the Panthers so clearly favourites all week...