[2020] R18 Panthers v Eels - Game Day Thread

[SteveTidball]

Game Day Information #NRLPanthersEels #BattleOfTheWest

Match	Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels
Venue	Suncorp Stadium, Milton QLD
Time	Friday 11th September 2020 7:55pm
Tickets	Ticketek [Link] SOLD OUT
Gates Open	6:55pm (Only open to pre-purchased tickets)
Weather	Partly Cloudy 13°C (80% Chance of Rain )
Broadcast	Channel 9 (FTA) [LIVE] Fox League (Channel 502) [LIVE] Kayo Sports [LIVE] ABC Sydney 702AM [LIVE] 2GB Sydney 873AM [LIVE] MMM Sydney 104.9FM [LIVE]
Notice	NRL Matches in NSW are only open to limited number of supporters. Redemption codes are provided for members to claim tickets. Any remaining tickets (if any) are sold to the general public.

Telstra Premiership | Full Time

	Penrith Panthers	20	Tries Josh Mansour. Liam Martin, Jarome Luai. Goals Nathan Cleary (4/4)
	Parramatta Eels	2	Tries None. Goals Mitchell Moses (1/1)

Postgame Media

 
MATCH REPORT

Panthers pummel Eels into submission

PRESS CONFERENCE

Panthers: Round 18

HIGHLIGHTS

Match Highlights: Panthers v Eels

FULL MATCH REPLAY

Full Match Replay: Panthers v Eels - Round 18, 2020

PANTHER PRIDE MAN OF THE MATCH VOTING

Round 18 v Eels MOTM

[SteveTidball]

TEAM

Telstra Premiership
Panthers v Eels
Friday 11/9 7:55pm
Panthers Stadium
TEAM
1. Dylan Edwards
2. Josh Mansour
3. Brent Naden
4. Stephen Crichton
5. Brian To’o
6. Jarome Luai
7. Nathan Cleary
8. James Tamou ©
9. Api Koroisau
10. James Fisher-Harris
11. Viliame Kikau
12. Liam Martin
13. Isaah Yeo
INTERCHANGE
14. Tyrone May
15. Spenser Leniu
16. Moses Leota
17. Zane Tetevano
RESERVE
18. Mitch Kenny
19. Kurt Capewell
20. Matt Burton
21. Charlie Staines
COACH
Coach: Ivan Cleary

Match Officials

	Telstra Premiership
Referee	Gerard Sutton
Sideline Officials	Dave Munro
	Phil Henderson
Video Referees	Ben Galea
Senior Review Official	Jared Maxwell

Referee Success Rate

Referee	Active Since	2020	Overall	Pen. For	Pen. Against	Ratio
Gerard Sutton	2009	(3/4) 75%	(16/32) 50.0%	114	118.5	0.96

[SouthernHillFan]

The big question is will we rest Sauce and play the Forbes Ferrari?

[Bryan]

Personally, I wouldn’t be putting a 19 or 20 year old bloke whose body is still growing, has played 1 & 1/2 first grade games, & who is coming back from 4 weeks out after a hamstring injury up against Blake Ferguson.

I think Mansour will hold his place. I hope so, anyway.

[Kevin]

Additionally Bryan, Sauce hasn’t done anything wrong to justify losing his spot.

I doubt the young’n will be as effective bringing the ball back like sauce either, and Moses has a pretty good kicking game, he would be under the pump all night.

Great initiation though

[Bryan]

Wonderful initiation, Kev. Staines has a great future - hopefully with us, although reports of his Manager testing the market & asking 2 million over 4 years 'cos he prefers fullback aren’t doing him any favours.

Learn to crawl before you can walk, Charles.

[Kevin]

That cannot be true, if so that manager is going to ruin his career for the 5 minute $$ grab.

[Bryan]

Yeah, it’s in an article on the zero tackle website. For some reason, I can’t paste the link, but you should be able to find it easily enough.

Apparently his Manager is asking for Fullback money 'cos that’s Staines’s preferred possie. So, it’s almost saying “If you buy him, you better let him play fullback, otherwise you’re wasting your money.”

[SteveTidball]

His mother replied to Zero tackle saying that these claims about how much they were asking couldn’t be further from the truth.

Maybe she is defending her kid, maybe she has the inside track. I would imagine she would know. Make of it what you will.

[Bryan]

Thanks, Steve. Good to hear.

[Kevin]

Furthermore, if the parents are that involved, said manager would be very careful about how he shops their kid around, player managers are termites !

[SouthernHillFan]

Completely agree about the player manager putting his % above player welfare.

Surely Barrett knows better than to bring a 120min winger into the dogs on $2M to play fullback.

Look how well that’s worked out for DWZ (not that I care).

Both Staines and Burton are on a good thing here, and know doubt will be full time first graders in a year or two, with a hopefully premiership winning club. Despite all the noise and news stories, there are also reports from their families (and Crichton’s) that they are staying put.

Back to the game - this is the best possible squad we can assemble. All the reserves can fill in if needed. Sorry Whare, I don’t see you in the top 21 even if fit.

I’m not in any way proposing dropping sauce pre se, just giving him a rest as we will need him at 100% in the finals. Same reason I would rest others in our final two games and give some of our reserves a run for match fitness (that includes Burton for either half.

The only position I have concern about coverage is fullback, while Aekins is solid, and other options available, the quality gap seems too great compared to other replacement positions.

[Kevin]

In addition to the Burns / Staines situation, they don’t strike me as Me Me Me players aka Latrell Mitchell, they appear to be happy team players.

Yes Burton has shown his worth given his limited game time, but for him to think he could walk into a 1st grade side and perform week in week out as he has done in his limited game time is “Tell him he’s dreaming”.

The resume reads much better if it states Grand final winner, even if your not on the field, everyone knows the 18th man is just as important, keeping the pressure on and being part of everything team related. You don’t win a comp without 20+ fit, healthy and more importantly capable 1st grade professionals.

[Puss]

Staines should ‘get smart’ and find another agent, not of the ‘maxwell’ ilk.

[Puss]

Our ‘run-in’ Sharks,Tigers, Broncs didn’t pose the threat this lot are likely to dish up. This is our BIGGEST test in some time. We’ve been winning but our form has been a little scatty. When the going gets tough … I’m predicting Cleary to lift and bring our blokes home by 9pts.

Clean your fingernails Kevin, could be that kinda game !

[Kevin]

I don’t think so Puss, they will try and return to form through the middle, that will be their downfall. The fact they leak points even though they have been focusing on defense tells me they have an attitude problem…

Panthers by 22

[Bryan]

That’s the spirit!!

[Kevin]

Just hope Sutton doesn’t “manage” them back into the game if we are on top early. It is far to common for a side that gets off to a great start, i.e. 20 in front, to be penalized by the Ref who start adjudicating %'s to the losing side.

[AlbertRoss]

Careful what you say Kevin. If PV gets wind of that you could be $20,000 poorer.

[mrwalker]

Oh, if you write a nice letter they suspend 1/2 of it it seems