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| Yes I know they haven't won the premiership yet but just how good is this team?
11-0 currently. Last season they went on a 17 game winning streak and these kind of winning streaks are uncommon. I think its now 29 wins from the last 30 games.
The way they play as well is very entertaining and it's not like they are just grinding teams down in a wrestle and just all about field position with 4 drives and a kick.
The two halves are superb and Jarome Luai and Cleary must be the best combination in the game. Ivan Cleary is one hell of a coach as well.
Great sides are really remembered for winning competitions and no guarantee they will do that but I don't think I've seen a side before who dominate week after week like they do in recent times.
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| Only game they have lost in effectively a full season was the Grand Final.
Over here we would be calling them bottlers.
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| This really sits alongside the thread about Academies for people really interested in the long term future of the game. The success Penrith are on the verge of now was created 8 or 10 years ago when Gus Gould and others put the Penrith Academy system in place. Not only has this led to this current squad of players, many of whom have been playing together since their early teens or earlier, but a growing number of Penrith produced players playing across the NRL. If we're serious about the game's future we have to have this 10 year outlook; not just the "throw money and get promoted / avoid relegation" issue we have as we live from TV deal to TV deal dwindling away.
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| Quote: nkpom "This really sits alongside the thread about Academies for people really interested in the long term future of the game. The success Penrith are on the verge of now was created 8 or 10 years ago when Gus Gould and others put the Penrith Academy system in place. Not only has this led to this current squad of players, many of whom have been playing together since their early teens or earlier, but a growing number of Penrith produced players playing across the NRL. If we're serious about the game's future we have to have this 10 year outlook; not just the "throw money and get promoted / avoid relegation" issue we have as we live from TV deal to TV deal dwindling away.'"
I do not know if I am right the last time Penrith won there grand final was 1991 because me and the wife went in 1992 to watch Great Britain play the Australia and we stopped in Penrith at my wife’s reliatives and so their shield
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| Quote: Someday "I do not know if I am right the last time Penrith won there grand final was 1991 because me and the wife went in 1992 to watch Great Britain play the Australia and we stopped in Penrith at my wife’s reliatives and so their shield'"
No they won it in 2003.
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| A lot of teams ie Storm and Roosters are struggling for injuries at the moment. The Panthers look the real deal with Cleary pulling the strings and Yeo leading from the front. With a lot of teams struggling to adhere to the new head high rulings the Panthers look really clean cut, putting Souths to the sword Without any issues regarding sin bins. All that matters is how they finish. Manly took Paramatta apart and look a strong team at the moment. It’s just a fantastic competition and a pleasure to watch
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| Except it is all about field position and this is what they do better than any other NRL team and that’s why they are so good
Do they have the best players in 1-13? No. But as a team they understand the meta of rugby league better than anyone else
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| Quote: Wigg'n "No they won it in 2003.'"
Did not know that do not follow the Aussies much now since we went to summer used love watching in summer when we had finished
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| Worryingly that Penrith side could easily smash our first choice England side.
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| Quote: Willzay "Worryingly that Penrith side could easily smash our first choice England side.'"
Genuinely think that could be said for a lot of NRL sides mate ie Storm, Manly, Roosters Etc
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| Quote: Pat Bateman "A lot of teams ie Storm and Roosters are struggling for injuries at the moment. The Panthers look the real deal with Cleary pulling the strings and Yeo leading from the front. With a lot of teams struggling to adhere to the new head high rulings the Panthers look really clean cut, putting Souths to the sword Without any issues regarding sin bins. All that matters is how they finish. Manly took Paramatta apart and look a strong team at the moment. It’s just a fantastic competition and a pleasure to watch'"
After the start Manley had they really turned it around.
Much more blowout scores now but the actual quality and entrainment values is very very high.
You can lose discipline in the ruck giving away six again multiple times and within 10 mins you can get steamrolled.
Penrith look the best side but given a choice would never go against the storm in a GF.
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| Quote: puroresu_boy "After the start Manley had they really turned it around.
Much more blowout scores now but the actual quality and entrainment values is very very high.
You can lose discipline in the ruck giving away six again multiple times and within 10 mins you can get steamrolled.
Penrith look the best side but given a choice would never go against the storm in a GF.'"
Totally agree. What astounds me about the NRL is the depth in talent they have, I know it’s nothing new but you look at Canterbury sitting at the bottom and they still have international/ Origin rep players in it ie zelezniak, Thompson, Cotric etc just crazy. I watched a NSWRL game between North Sydney Bear and the Magpies, the standard was up there with some super league games. Sadly a different world.
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| Quote: Pat Bateman "Totally agree. What astounds me about the NRL is the depth in talent they have, I know it’s nothing new but you look at Canterbury sitting at the bottom and they still have international/ Origin rep players in it ie zelezniak, Thompson, Cotric etc just crazy. I watched a NSWRL game between North Sydney Bear and the Magpies, the standard was up there with some super league games. Sadly a different world.'"
To be fair, I think the NRL reserve teams would beat an England team, given how much depth they have.
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| IMO it's a two horse race between Penrith and Melbourne. Penrith look superb at the moment but they're bound to have a blip or a few injuries at some point.
While there is a lot of depth in the comp compared with SL there is still quite a disparity between bottom and top. Canterbury have been absolutely awful this year.
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| They're very good. Potentially too good in that their individual value as players is now way, way in excess of their cap room. I'd say that side gets broken apart spectacularly over the next couple of seasons.
If I were them I'd be looking to lose a game soon. They look unbeatable and you really don't want to go into the play offs with an unbeaten record, it'll just add so much pressure. Imagine going all season unbeaten and losing to Melbourne in the final. Ouch.
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