Looking forward to this, will probably miss the last 20 minutes of the match but I can live with that. Anyway, Luke Lewis out, Paulo to the backrow and Junior Vai Vai to come in at left centre. And Mata'utia likely to come in for McManus
Above for Panthers is correct. However, Civoniceva has been named in the starting line-up with Grant demoted back to the bench. Bench is: Grant Iosefa Seluini Bell Weston drops off. Retarded bench IMO. Matt would have been better picking either Iosefa or Seluini and naming Weston. Perhaps Iosefa is going have a stint in the backrow? Knights: Mata'utia in for McManus Southern starting lock, Edwards to bench Ryan Stig to make his debut at 5/8
What's Tim Grant done to deserve a demotion to the bench? He has done a perfectly okay job starting tbh.
btw, Who was the cunt who murder Coote and why wasn't he sent off? (looked like he hit him square on the chin with a swinging arm and knocked him out cold) Also, why was that strip on Walsh, that led to their first try, not be given a penalty? He was clearly on the ground with a hand on him, then picked up, then stripped after a wrestle, meaning he was held the second he was touched, and you can't strip him...
I don't think Neville had actually touched him. Ref said play on and Walsh went to get up and run when the strip occurred. It was all rather iffy.
Yeah the Costigan strip was fair. Ref was screaming play on the entire time. Costigan just waited for Walsh to expose the ball. As for the Lulia hit. It was shoulder to shoulder first, then Lulia's upper arm hit jaw. Not a swinging arm.
Was an interesting game to say the least. Don't really know how what to think of it. Penrith would have been a lot better with Lewis in it. Too many penalties and errors. I don't think have two hookers on the bench helped either but after tonight, I feel Iosefa may have a little potential in the backrow in the future.
Would still take Seluini over him at hooker though. I just think that if Elliot has the same bench he had tonight next week, he should be sacked instantly... especially when Dayne Weston was still available.
Who was the cunt in 15 for the Panthers? Should deadset take up union, tried to start a maul by driving in behind his players in almost every tackle.
That would have been Iosefa. Was interesting to see him play somewhere other than hooker. He basically just played an undefined position of just running when he felt like it. Joseph Paulo was alright last night. Probably has more creativity than Burns
I was pretty furious at the time but he did create a few things out of nothing and showed a few more skills than Burns. Would honestly make a better 5/8 than Burns and is built like a backrower.