Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Panthers

[The Marshall]

Ill-disciplined first 30 minutes but matched the Panthers from then on - watched the "forward" pass a few times - not forward - Suaalii scores and converts and it's 24-16 and game on

Possession at half time was Penrith 62% and Roosters 38% - Roosters had more possession in the last 10 or so minutes

At one stage in the first half for set completions it was Penrith 20/22 and Roosters 5/7

overall

The killer was the lack of possession in those first 25 or so minutes

Penrith completion rate 92% ( 38/41) - Roosters 81% ( 31/38)
Possession - Penrith 54% - Roosters 46%
Line Breaks - Penrith 4 - Roosters 2
Errors was telling - Penrith 5 - Roosters 11 - 7 in the first half
Penalties Conceded - Penrith 3 - Roosters 6
Set Restarts conceded - Penrith 5 - Roosters 2
Tackles - Penrith 358 ( missed 38) - Roosters 403 ( Missed 37)

The reason for the lack of possession was basic errors and our forward pack being completely dominated. The possession is the consequence not the cause.

[bondi.boy]

He is getting smashed every time he carts the ball.

The clean up work and other areas of his game have improved but his ability to bend the line has disappeared.

That's because he's the wrong shape for a prop and good shape for a second rower.
Not heavy/muscular enough for a prop.
R C Gillard is available, reportedly can't find a new home.
For an immediate solution.

[bondi.boy]

Benefits of our loss to Panthers:

1. How we played badly is on tape for us to fix before next week.
Bomb catching practice a must.
Mistakes to be pointed out and fixed.
2. How to play winning footy in 2024 is on tape, for us to copy.
Copying from successful people is the best policy in life.
It's all there on tape, all we have to do is adapt that attack and defence for ourselves.
Draw, pass, draw pass, ...pass back inside to players running angles at pace, etc...it's all there.
3. Showed that we must start games with the biggest players we have in as many positions as possible.
4. We made the first mistake, giving the opposition possession close to our line.
It was all downhill from then on.
We must stop doing that.

The solutions are there on tape, if we want to be better next week and into the future.

[Lydon]

Toops also had the same reaction when he dropped that sitter in the first few minutes.

Toops rarely shows emotion on the field.

Yes I understand that,but surely it’s not difficult to walk over to your captain and ask him to challenge a clear incorrect decision made by the ref..

[Mickie Lane]

Penrith had to much spirit & it helped them big time having the best player in the game back.

[bondi.boy]

Penrith had to much spirit & it helped them big time having the best player in the game back.

The seemingly rose coloured glasses refereeing didn't do them any harm either.
Easy to win games when all you have to do is run all night with the ball that the other team doesn't have very often.

[barryd]

With Klein it's not just the penalties and 6A. It's the unrecorded calls he makes against us - that nonsense forward pass call, Tupous knock on call when catching the ball, when it was a clear knock back. Penrith scored straight after.

Its his mo when reffing us. We know exactly what's going to happen.

A very biased and weak minded ref.

Even the Garner Try. No camera angles showing the ball hits the ground. No doubt for us that would be sent up No Try and could not be overturned.

[barryd]

With Klein it's not just the penalties and 6A. It's the unrecorded calls he makes against us - that nonsense forward pass call, Tupous knock on call when catching the ball, when it was a clear knock back. Penrith scored straight after.

Its his mo when reffing us. We know exactly what's going to happen.

A very biased and weak minded ref.

Even the Garner Try. No camera angles show the ball hit the ground. No doubt that would have been sent up No Try for us and couldn’t be overturned.

[Mickie Lane]

24 nil after 24 minutes was not because of Klein, Penrith were on fire.
Iv seen it plenty of times when a player from other teams knocks it back like Toops did & its pulled up.

[barryd]

24 nil after 24 minutes was not because of Klein, Penrith were on fire.
Iv seen it plenty of times when a player from other teams knocks it back like Toops did & its pulled up.

Games are not won after 24 mins.

[bondi.boy]

24 nil after 24 minutes was not because of Klein, Penrith were on fire.
Iv seen it plenty of times when a player from other teams knocks it back like Toops did & its pulled up.

2 6A got them enough possession to score.

[bondi.boy]

Might as well forfeit certain games, and have game day parties instead.
Big waste of our time playing them.

NRL can see it all.
V'landys, Abdo, ARL Commission...they oversee it all, employ the officials.
Ever see them doing anything about it?

[Mickie Lane]

Games are not won after 24 mins.

That game was.

[Mickie Lane]

Might as well forfeit certain games, and have game day parties instead.
Big waste of our time playing them.

NRL can see it all.
V'landys, Abdo, ARL Commission...they oversee it all, employ the officials.
Ever see them doing anything about it?

Behave BB, as if.

[barryd]

That game was.

Did you not watch the second half?