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2ndphase said:
So Storm v Panthers 2020 Storm finished on top of the ladder 2021...
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Did panthers win the GF?
Don’t be a smart us, every GF Penrith won the opposition failed to make the 8 the following year.
 
King Gus said:
Did panthers win the GF?
Don’t be a smart us, every GF Penrith won the opposition failed to make the 8 the following year.
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You didn't stipulate win you just said play the Panthers in the Gf.
 
TwinTurbo said:
How does your last year's prediction stand up;


Still fixated on us buying middles and alpha props I see,

Personally I see a huge step up next season being possible;
A full preseason with the spine players a lock, something that we didn't have last season.

Many players that started off last season having played only a handful of NRL games that now have full season of experience.

Some solid recruitment with Amone, Montoya and particularly Tupouniua, who whilst not currently considered elite is a quality NRL player.

Aside from JAC, no true NRL level players lost.

Speaking of which, the 17 that played in the first trial this year had Taaffe, Clark, Hutchison, Faamausili, Kautoga, Knight and Samrani of whom most will not be in the 17 for next preseason trial. With the players that replace them being of a higher quality.

The coaching staff now have had a full preseason and a full season to learn their roles, where they fit and most of all the players that they will be coaching.

Adding it up, I'm expecting a step up in performance again this year.



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Where do you see us finishing on the ladder, Turbo?
 
Looks like TAB and Sports Bet have pretty similar opinions on the top 4. Outside of that it's a lil' different. I'm guessing the Sea Eagles are outside chances because Turbo only ever plays half a season...

Interesting to see how the Panthers go if Cleary spends time on the sidelines and through rep duty again. They will be missing Yeo, Edwards and Martin over origin time too so I'm expecting them to drop down the ladder to 5th or 6th. Oh and that's not even to mention the huge loss of JFH.

Brisbane look like a problem at full strength but like Turbo, can Reynolds actually stay on the field? Plus Hunt and Reynolds would be the oldest halves pairing in the NRL and every team is gonna be sending big edge forwards at them every week... They will be heavily affected by the origin period too so top 4 might be a little ambitious...

I've got Sharks, Cows, Storm and Dogs as my top 4.
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stevesonthebay said:
I reckon we will definitely be in the top 4, maybe 3rd or 4th. They say defense wins comps and we had the 2nd best defense in the comp. I can't see that changing and in fact improving.

I think we will definitely be a better side having more experience and filling a couple of gaps we had. We have some good prospects coming into the mix with Karl and Woods. Sexton will only get better. I think we should improve in attack. Hughes should have a breakout season. He has been brought along just right.

But defense wins comps and CC has got us near the top in defense. I can't see him slackening off this mentality. I don't think it matters too much how teams have improved. Our defense is good enough to resist the best teams on the day and we proved that for a decent stretch this year. Its a matter of consistency and I think we will only get more consistent.
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Defence wins comps for sure...HOWEVER..... We lost the plot in the last 3 games for various reasons. We ran out of back up players. Unsettled with suspension. JAC..

The formula is there..the hunger is there. We just need to stay healthy and add a couple more players to the roster to avoid the terrible end of what was a very good season.

Lastly..FFS Ciraldo fix up our Lapses when we defend the scrums on our line. We leaked stupid tries like that last year..illegal or not.

4 to 6 for mine

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Heckler said:
Defence wins comps for sure...HOWEVER..... We lost the plot in the last 3 games for various reasons. We ran out of back up players. Unsettled with suspension. JAC..

The formula is there..the hunger is there. We just need to stay healthy and add a couple more players to the roster to avoid the terrible end of what was a very good season.

Lastly..FFS Ciraldo fix up our Lapses when we defend the scrums on our line. We leaked stupid tries like that last year..illegal or not.

4 to 6 for mine

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I heard Gus mention something about our timing was out and we peaked too early. Its all part of transforming the team and club and if it goes to plan because it is a plan and not just trying hard we should fix some of those issues we had. The Fox was something that can happen to any club and thats life sometimes.

But we had a slow start and I think we gradually worked our way into consistency through getting the basics right like defense. So I think we start from a better position this season.

I think we were also still transitioning and we had a fair few positions not yet established especially for backup. Patolo, Knight and Sutton and a couple of others did not really add much backup. But we have refined that even more and filled those spots with better options like Sitilli and Amone and Fifita who should be ready. As well as promoting players internally like Haywood, Todd and Hayes who will only get better next year.

They may not be big name players but they are exactly the right players that are buying in and filling the roles. Who would have thought Hayward was going to play such a big role out of all the halves touted. We also have Karl coming back who will add to the team no matter where he plays.

I look at our side and don't see too many weaknesses. Maybe another decent mid may help. But we can still get one if needed later when they come available. There's always some player who changes clud before the June deadline lol.

But maybe one of our own stands up like Todd or Fifita. If Hughes has a breakout season and Fifita plays to his potential suddenly we have two dominant mids rolling us forward. Along with Amone, Sitilli and Kikau thats a pretty powerful pack. Add King, Curran, Mann and Preston and we are beginning to build a good pack. If we can jag 1 or 2 decent players as backups who would fit into our play we will do ok. I think we are pretty close.

Its year 3 and I think we are at least on par to getting into the top 2 and a shot at the GF by year 5.
 
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stevesonthebay said:
I heard Gus mention something about our timing was out and we peaked too early. Its all part of transforming the team and club and if it goes to plan because it is a plan and not just trying hard we should fix some of those issues we had. The Fox was something that can happen to any club and thats life sometimes.

But we had a slow start and I think we gradually worked our way into consistency through getting the basics right like defense. So I think we start from a better position this season.

I think we were also still transitioning and we had a fair few positions not yet established especially for backup. Patolo, Knight and Sutton and a couple of others did not really add much backup. But we have refined that even more and filled those spots with better options like Sitilli and Amone and Fifita who should be ready. As well as promoting players internally like Haywood, Todd and Hayes who will only get better next year.

They may not be big name players but they are exactly the right players that are buying in and filling the roles. Who would have thought Hayward was going to play such a big role out of all the halves touted. We also have Karl coming back who will add to the team no matter where he plays.

I look at our side and don't see too many weaknesses. Maybe another decent mid may help. But we can still get one if needed later when they come available. There's always some player who changes clud before the June deadline lol.

But maybe one of our own stands up like Todd or Fifita. If Hughes has a breakout season and Fifita plays to his potential suddenly we have two dominant mids rolling us forward. Along with Amone, Sitilli and Kikau thats a pretty powerful pack. Add King, Curran, Mann and Preston and we are beginning to build a good pack. If we can jag 1 or 2 decent players as backups who would fit into our play we will do ok. I think we are pretty close.

Its year 3 and I think we are at least on par to getting into the top 2 and a shot at the GF by year 5.
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We need to be able to beat the gun teams, like panthers Melbourne! Competing against them is OK but not as good as winning!
I think our record against the roosters and the sharks was 1 a piece, and I think it would be fair to say that we had our fair share of luck in winning those games!
 
Bullfrog2 said:
We need to be able to beat the gun teams, like panthers Melbourne! Competing against them is OK but not as good as winning!
I think our record against the roosters and the sharks was 1 a piece, and I think it would be fair to say that we had our fair share of luck in winning those games!
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Yeah I know. But I think we were more than competitive with say the Storm down in Melbourne. From memory I think we blew soime chances and made a couple of silly errors with the Sharks and should have won.

I think we have the defense and thats what kept us in the games for the most part. We only saw glimpses of our attack and it got better as the year went one. I think our losses in the last games were more psychological. We had given 110% and it took its toll. But that's a timing thing.

I don't expect that we will be 100% consistent this season only that we will be more consistent than last season which got us into 5th and knocking on the top 4's door and we will improve a bit more with the new additions which should get us close again if not into the 4.

If we don't it will be disappointing but we will learn from it I hope. Otherwise get rid of the coach lol. We will be back to bad old days.
 
Feel like this year we peaked early. Staff will rectify this. Top 4 ours for the taking. We’ll be 9-0 after 10 rounds. Mark this post.
 
I think we will be like last year 5th and we did recruit 4 players loosing fox isn’t a big deal really having Montoya and Wilson there strength for Montoya he will run over his opponents and Wilson should be in with his speed I honestly never realised how fast this kid is Montoya has strength he is fast but not as fast maybe that’s what we needed on our wing a Brian strength too run over there opponents…!!!
 
rainman said:
I think same as 2024 very close to top 4 need a better start to the year
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I think so too that was our first year together the more time they have to bond the better higher we will finish…!!!!
 
I am expecting Dogs to finish top 8, not any higher than 4th but possibly as low as 10th. Not sold on Sexton at 7 and Tracey at 1, but they are the best players at the club to start the year in those positions, and their back ups have already been exposed to NRL level While Hutchinson and Taffe are decent, neither of them are great. Compared to 24, season 25 will probably depend on what Tom Amone brings as well as the development of players such as Sua, KO, Hayes, Kautoga, Todd, Fifita and Haywood. I don't see younger players like Toa, Underhill, Marshall, Mazzone, Spinks, Afaulo, Gabrael playing much if any NRL this year.
 
dawso047 said:
I am expecting Dogs to finish top 8, not any higher than 4th but possibly as low as 10th. Not sold on Sexton at 7 and Tracey at 1, but they are the best players at the club to start the year in those positions, and their back ups have already been exposed to NRL level While Hutchinson and Taffe are decent, neither of them are great. Compared to 24, season 25 will probably depend on what Tom Amone brings as well as the development of players such as Sua, KO, Hayes, Kautoga, Todd, Fifita and Haywood. I don't see younger players like Toa, Underhill, Marshall, Mazzone, Spinks, Afaulo, Gabrael playing much if any NRL this year.
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For the first time in nearly a decade, I have faith & confidence in the leadership of the club. Last season it was Hutchison & Taaffe who spent the pre-season training at HB & FB. I think a full pre-season with Sexton & Tracey will make all the difference. Also, another pre-season of training the "system" will add to the strength. Although other teams will have a higher opinion of us & will not take us lightly anymore, I still think we can progress this year. Injuries & refereeing notwithstanding.
 
First time in a number of years we go in as favoured to at least make the 8. Last year we did make it, but nobody picked us to.
 
Our team is impossible to gauge. The effort required to even emulate this year would be massive. I don't know if it was one of those things where we clicked and overachieved OR that effort is now a norm? Obviously, everyone will say the norm but doing it is another story. I think our recruitment has been very poor for 2025 in adding to and improving the roster to build momentum. I think we have missed several targets, then go out and say we didn't want them anyway....to save face. I don't really believe that tbh. Only time will tell so based on that I will say 6th to 12th.
 
Definitely in the 8th I would say 5th keep it simple as last year just cut out the penalties..
Reed is a absolute machine tackling professional footballer.. I can’t stand when he gets penalised it’s like he can’t even talk on the field fuck the refs he makes 1000 tackles he plays hard. I think know other players from team rile him up know.. but he is not going to be bullied so fuck the opposition.

Don’t care what anybody says he can take down the biggest player on the field and keep going.

The NRL is changing the bigger you are the more liability you will be. You can’t even speak to the refs anymore now they have more power we have to play smart work with them reed just needs to keep it shut and play his normal game. He is one of the best hookers in the game next to Robinson there the two best in my opinion!!!!
 
Johnnny2233 said:
Definitely in the 8th I would say 5th keep it simple as last year just cut out the penalties..
Reed is a absolute machine tackling professional footballer.. I can’t stand when he gets penalised it’s like he can’t even talk on the field fuck the refs he makes 1000 tackles he plays hard. I think know other players from team rile him up know.. but he is not going to be bullied so fuck the opposition.

Don’t care what anybody says he can take down the biggest player on the field and keep going.

The NRL is changing the bigger you are the more liability you will be. You can’t even speak to the refs anymore now they have more power we have to play smart work with them reed just needs to keep it shut and play his normal game. He is one of the best hookers in the game next to Robinson there the two best in my opinion!!!!
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Mahoney has the same problem that Corey Hughes had. He gave away a lot of penalties & when he cleaned up his game, the refs still punished him on reputation, not on what he was doing. RM needs to reduce the niggle.
 
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