Cleary could be gone for the season

[dice]

After Keary went down I thought it was over.

Then I saw enough in the first 70min vs Newcastle to suggest that, miraculously, we were still a serious threat.

But then for mine the ACLs to Collins and Bmoz, and now Cords retiring, has well and truly put a line through us imo. Especially with Lam offering Walker zero support.

We just don't look even close to beating a top 4 team and haven't for a year now.

Still, I reckon we can sneak a Prelim final appearance and there's plenty to be excited about with zero pressure or expectation.

It took Cronk almost the entire regular season to gel will the side. Our young halves still have a lot of improvement before the finals. If we can improve on the 36% possession vs Eels and 41% vs Panthers then who knows...

I do think though that we need the bigger body and bigger boot of Hutch over Lam, and the height and speed of Suaalii over Ikuvalu.

[ism22]

It took Cronk almost the entire regular season to gel will the side. Our young halves still have a lot of improvement before the finals. If we can improve on the 36% possession vs Eels and 41% vs Panthers then who knows...

I do think though that we need the bigger body and bigger boot of Hutch over Lam, and the height and speed of Suaalii over Ikuvalu.

Agreed. IMO all those changes will help. Radley returns pretty soon too. The way I see it, our stable team now has no question marks over retirements and head injuries ending careers.

We will play the Drizz without Pap and Grant. IMO the following team can win the premiership if the wind's blowing the right way for us...
1. Teddy
2. Toops
3. J-Moz
4. Manu
5. Suaalii
6. Hutcho
7. Walker
8. JWH
9. Verrills
10. SST
11. Crichton
12. Sitili
13. Radley
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14. Keighran
15. Liu
16. Baker
17. Butcher (the younger one - I think he's bigger & better)

It'd be nice to have Collins and Keary available. However, I'm not at the point where I consider them to be our only two players (moving forward) who are 'out'.
- Crichton has replaced Cords
- Verrills has replaced Friend
- Suaalii has replaced B-Moz
- Baker's heading in the same direction as Collins if he keeps up his effort

This team just needs a few more games together to gel and it can be a serious contender.

[Vasco]

After Keary went down I thought it was over.

Then I saw enough in the first 70min vs Newcastle to suggest that, miraculously, we were still a serious threat.

But then for mine the ACLs to Collins and Bmoz, and now Cords retiring, has well and truly put a line through us imo. Especially with Lam offering Walker zero support.

We just don't look even close to beating a top 4 team and haven't for a year now.

Still, I reckon we can sneak a Prelim final appearance and there's plenty to be excited about with zero pressure or expectation.

Hutch will be in there soon enough. He and Walker seem to work well together.

Lam will be soon offering Volkman support at North Sydney Oval.

[BraveTheWorld]

Does Cleary out for the season nullify one of the 50 point games for Souths?
They might need Munster to go down as well.

Doesn't nullify anything. I said it gives us and Souths better odds. All of the weaker teams of the top 8 naturally have a much better chance of winning the comp if Cleary goes down long-term.

[Johnny Brass]

Odds will be in the storms favour for another title if Cleary can't complete the season which I'd hate to see.

[King Salvo]

Latest is Cleary has been given the green light to delay surgery to repair a labral tear and will undergo rehab for 4 to 6 weeks with a return date between rounds 20 to 22.

No Guarantee that this will work though until he actually plays if he get through the rehab that is.

https://www.choosept.com/symptomscon...er-labral-tear

[The Lip]

Haha.

Forgive me my moment of blashpemy. I have since repented, said a thousand hail Marys and washed my mouth out with soap.

'Twas just my zeal for our sacred B2B which I desired to keep holy!

Forget the Hail Mary's BP - one hundred teams songs in lots of fives with a rooster man in between each five lot should do though.

[Thirteen]

Lots of drama about nothing. You can expect him back in 3 weeks.

[NorfolkStreetKid]

Well we lost Keary so that equals Penriths loss of Cleary.... I wonder how well they would be travelling if they had lost the equivalent of B Moz, Collins, Friend and Cordner for the season as well, plus Verrills and radley for extended periods.

[Thirteen]

Well we lost Keary so that equals Penriths loss of Cleary.... I wonder how well they would be travelling if they had lost the equivalent of B Moz, Collins, Friend and Cordner for the season as well, plus Verrills and radley for extended periods.

I reckon they’d be fringe top 8 at best. Even Tigers beat them when they had a few out.

[Mickie Lane]

Jerome Luai out of SOO 3 with a knee complaint dont known for how long & if he will miss Penrith games.

[ROC181]

Jerome Luai out of SOO 3 with a knee complaint dont known for how long & if he will miss Penrith games.

Crap! and I was warming up to Looais...crap. I dread who Freddy is going to choose. I hope he doesn't choose your buddy Cody, but he's a 5/8 so it may either be Reynolds or Moses...Begrudgingly I prefer Reynolds. Moses may as well have a redfern tattoo on his arm cause that's how much I dislike him...then again if Pearce has a good game today/now, he is in the equation.

[Bruce Pickett]

Crap! and I was warming up to Looais...crap. I dread who Freddy is going to choose. I hope he doesn't choose your buddy Cody, but he's a 5/8 so it may either be Reynolds or Moses...Begrudgingly I prefer Reynolds. Moses may as well have a redfern tattoo on his arm cause that's how much I dislike him...then again if Pearce has a good game today/now, he is in the equation.

I hope Pearce gets the nod.

Was cheering for Latrell last week and I'd like to cheer for Pearce next time.

[Mickie Lane]

Crap! and I was warming up to Looais...crap. I dread who Freddy is going to choose. I hope he doesn't choose your buddy Cody, but he's a 5/8 so it may either be Reynolds or Moses...Begrudgingly I prefer Reynolds. Moses may as well have a redfern tattoo on his arm cause that's how much I dislike him...then again if Pearce has a good game today/now, he is in the equation.

Bad luck for Luai.
Could be Reynolds & Cody if they both have a good game tomorrow. It would be good to see or the brothers back together bra.

[ROC181]

Bad luck for Luai.
Could be Reynolds & Cody if they both have a good game tomorrow. It would be good to see or the brothers back together bra.

I wish there was a ‘dislike’ option on this forum cause I’d use it here.