NRL 2025
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@bayimports said in NRL 2025:
Cleary getting ready to know what’s it’s like playing in the super league
I think he's playing well funnily enough, Talagi however is a massive handbrake on the Panthers attack. The amount of times Cleary creates the space for overlaps only for Talagi to refuse to let the ball go must be infuriating. I think they'll get there, but that whole left edge of Penrith are just taking a bit of time getting used to their systems on attack and defence as it's a whole new edge with 3 youngsters there. Izack Tago has also had a shocking start to the season. There's no excuse for how poor ther right edge has been, and Tago, especially on defence has been one of the main offenders.
The Dolphins, however, are starting to warm into their work. Hammer looks back to his best, Saifiti could be pushing for an origin recall, and Max Plath is also pushing hard for his first Origin callup. Averillo had a field day against an inexperienced Panthers edge.
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Cleary realising how hard it is to be halfback in the NRL when you have to score more than 14 points to win...
The problem is, their attack is clunky yes, but it's because they are not gassing teams out in the grind first. Their defense is nothing like it was. Their linespeed is down. The opposition are suddenly making post contact metres. They are giving up points. So Penrith are being forced out of their system.
You throw that in with a bunch of inferior players and it's ugly.But we shouldn't be surprised, if you take their team from the GF last year, and compare it to last night. Heaps of important players not there through transfers (Luia, Fish most especially, and Turuva) , injury (Kenny and To'o) or playing but probably not fit (Edwards, maybe Cleary).
If they can get everyone back and properly fit soon they could still make the 8, but you would think top 4 is gone now.
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But that was a nice win to the Dolphins. Stuck up another 30 points, only gave up 12, of which 6 was an all-time howler Shaun Kenny-Dowell would be embarrassed by.
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Think you both covered that well. There was no grind, no Penrith pattern, team spooked into plays that were very un Penrith like. The edge defence some of the worst in the NRL that will have most teams salivating. That is not to say Farnsworth is not world class, because he is, but even Averillo was made to look good. And due to injury you also have Alamoti stuck on the wing, which then leads to him caught out of play (and Cleary takes the rap)
Talagi is not a half, no matter how much his manager wants him to be, a young talent yes, but not a half, if he keeps playing here will end like a lolohea as opposed to real half.
Love the SKD reference, think you're right Jack Bostock's try assist was right on the money lol
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@bayimports said in NRL 2025:
even Averillo was made to look good
that's a little unfair, Averillo was very dangerous last year as well.
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
@bayimports said in NRL 2025:
even Averillo was made to look good
that's a little unfair, Averillo was very dangerous last year as well.
yeah, I keep seeing references for him getting traded and not for more money which leads me to believe, the errors outweigh the good. But he does have some good moments for sure and with good players around him can be very good.
Also to be fair I didnt call him Morgan Harper either
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
@bayimports said in NRL 2025:
even Averillo was made to look good
that's a little unfair, Averillo was very dangerous last year as well.
Yeah not a bad player in fairness. Like a slightly lesser version of Herbie Farnworth
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With no afl in town this weekend , the storm warriors games has already sold out
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Spencer Leniu is such a fucking flog.
He's had an almighty crack at Jonathan Thurston last night, for the crime of
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Thinking Spencer got off light for calling Ezra Mamm a monkey 13 fucking months ago.
What a complete dick.
And robbo defending him in the pressor was disappointingly consistent
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Latest accounts suggest that's very generous to Spencer.
20 mins to go in the game, he's coming off the field, calls the crowd fuckwits, walks past JT and said "and you're a fuckwit too".
JT didn't approach him for an interview (he didn't do the post match) he asked him what that was about and Spencer launched in to a rant that resulted in a team mate pushing him away.
Dead set fuck head.
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Leniu is a proven hothead, Robinson defending his player but I suspect even he behind closed doors hates the idiot. I have no sympathy for the Roosters either. Not the first recruitment fuck up of theirs of late either.
If selected for Origin (which wouldnt be for form), would be a storyline the NRL would love for attention. NSW wouldnt it though, as QLD would be so fired up it wouldnt be funny
Anyway... watching the Warriors today is like watching the aussies line up for the Bledisloe, you know youre in with a shot, but never can get rid of the monkey off your back.
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Look, it's been fun mucking around with the Tigers, the Roosters and Manly.
But now we're pissing with the big dogs in the long grass. I think it's back to earth with an almighty bump
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Great to be optimistic but can’t help see 50 and being on the wrong side of the ledger
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The Wahs will be competitive. Storm by 10 but the Wahs will push them.
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Pompey consistently out of position
