Why we can't beat the Storm or Pamfers

[King Salvo]

Wait till if they play them in a finals game as finals are a different ball game.

Manly are a top 8 side - sure they gifted them points with 3 intercept tries but that is something that will be unlikely seen again

[The Real King]

Pretty much this. Penrith have been ruthless for 3 and a half years. We can’t be ruthless for 3 and a half sets

Penrith and Melbourne have a set way they play and they don't deviate from that.
They have Hughes/Cleary running the show and steering the ship.
Give us Cleary and Cleary or Bellamy and Hughes and we don't play the way we played tonight.
No one is steering our ship and there hasn't been anyone since Cronk retired.

[zac]

one week at a time, panthers and storm can wait. just need to concentrate on ourselves and make sure we're playing the best footy we can. does anyone seriously think that if we play the best footy we can we're not a premiership threat? no team in the comp takes us lightly

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

one week at a time, panthers and storm can wait. just need to concentrate on ourselves and make sure we're playing the best footy we can. does anyone seriously think that if we play the best footy we can we're not a premiership threat? no team in the comp takes us lightly

Spot on. Next week old man Wayne will have the phins throw plenty at us. Got to prepare for that to maintain our top 4 standing.

[BTRD]

Laurie Daley on his radio show is adamant that we will play Penrith in the GF. He reckons us and the Pennies are better than Melbourne. Interesting.

I guess time will tell.

Let's just hope we get over the Dolphins, rest up over the bye weekend - and come back pumped and ruthless. I have my fingers crossed.

We need JWH on the field, not off it.

[Rooster90]

Make those errors against Penriff and they'll strangle you. They are the embodiment of an 80minute team. We are the embodiment of a 30minute team.

We are the best 30 minute team in the comp
It's everyone elses fault the games go for 80

Once a single player on our team grows a brain cell it's game over for other teams...

[Archelon]

We played too conservatively against Melbourne and Penrith.. and while you can argue that playing expansive and offload football has its own risks, something got to change. It’s borderline insanity to keep dishing out the same stuff and expecting a different result.

Anyway, that’s from outside looking in, I’m sure it’s not gonna be as simple as that.

[roosterchook]

Because firstly we don’t have the players. Our team is overrated and players way overhyped. Next we play a high risk style of footy which produces a high rate of errors which the top teams exploit to beat us . Do what we did in the first half against Manly then close the game out with percentage footy minimal errors/penalties. 16 errors against top teams is very easy victory for them.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Because firstly we don’t have the players. Our team is overrated and players way overhyped. Next we play a high risk style of footy which produces a high rate of errors which the top teams exploit to beat us . Do what we did in the first half against Manly then close the game out with percentage footy minimal errors/penalties. 16 errors against top teams is very easy victory for them.

We had comfortable dominance over a good footy side last night, save for two intercepts late in the game.

That is extremely unlikely to happen again, so it's hardly wrist-slashing time.

[roosterchook]

We had comfortable dominance over a good footy side last night, save for two intercepts late in the game.

That is extremely unlikely to happen again, so it's hardly wrist-slashing time.

I think it’s great it happened now highlighting we need to close games much better especially against the top teams.

[OMR]

Look at what Penrith did today away from home , this is what the score should’ve been last night. I’m not into bagging players, especially someone like Keary who I think still has the goods to lead us to another premiership, but under Cronk, last night’s rubbish would not have occurred.
I am certain Keary is hurting and will make up for last night