Round 9 Discussion
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Big Pete
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The Austin flub is the only difference between both sides at the moment.
Canberra have been pretty poor. A couple of bad one-on-one misses, silly mistakes and ill-discipline have cost them but it's their execution and game-plan that has hurt them. Everybody knows when you play Penrith, you target the right-hand fringe and yet the Raiders have mostly played to the other side of the field. Blake Austin really needs to take charge of the team, Hodgson and Sezer are having too much say when it's Blake's side that has the most potential. If he can give the ball to Leilua, Rapana and Whitehead I can see plenty more tries to the Raiders.
While I'm on a negative bent: Edrick Lee. He was once considered one of the most promising outside backs coming through, right now he looks like a reserve grader. Ricky must be considering Ottio for a call-up.
Canberra have been pretty poor. A couple of bad one-on-one misses, silly mistakes and ill-discipline have cost them but it's their execution and game-plan that has hurt them. Everybody knows when you play Penrith, you target the right-hand fringe and yet the Raiders have mostly played to the other side of the field. Blake Austin really needs to take charge of the team, Hodgson and Sezer are having too much say when it's Blake's side that has the most potential. If he can give the ball to Leilua, Rapana and Whitehead I can see plenty more tries to the Raiders.
While I'm on a negative bent: Edrick Lee. He was once considered one of the most promising outside backs coming through, right now he looks like a reserve grader. Ricky must be considering Ottio for a call-up.
Big Pete
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Hallelujah we've got some points.
Penrith did their best to invite the Raiders back into this and finally the Raiders take advantage. Real simple stuff, I have no idea what happened to the Panthers defensive line but at least we've got a tense finish.
Hook must be a thrill-seeker.
Penrith did their best to invite the Raiders back into this and finally the Raiders take advantage. Real simple stuff, I have no idea what happened to the Panthers defensive line but at least we've got a tense finish.
Hook must be a thrill-seeker.
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Hook has to be an adrenaline junky, it's the only possible explanation for his sides ability to fade in and out of games like that.
Good finish, better side won on the day but I must admit I feel sorry for Clay Priest for that last mistake. Before then, I thought he had a strong game off the bench.
Wallace, as clutch as ever.
Good finish, better side won on the day but I must admit I feel sorry for Clay Priest for that last mistake. Before then, I thought he had a strong game off the bench.
Wallace, as clutch as ever.
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Terrible call to allow the field goal and a terrible attempt from Canberra to equalize.
How do you **** that up?
How do you **** that up?
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What was terrible about the call? Merrin just braced himself and stood there next to the dummy half, Vaughan initiated the contact and tried to milk a penalty, it was a great call.
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Yeah, you're right. This is exactly how we looked under Griffin too. Scraping in wins or narrow defeats. Other than Penrith's first round loss to Canberra, they haven't won or lost by more than 5 points.
