Pre-Game Panthers V Manly [Round 8, 2025]

[Budgie]

Oh do stop it.

We'll win

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Oh do stop it.

We'll win

🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

 

[bob dylan]

Well there is no excuse, we play the team coming officially 17th, last.

 

[Brookie1973]

Well there is no excuse, we play the team coming officially 17th, last.

Yeah, but we are only one win/loss out of last place ourselves.

 

[Rafferty]

Well there is no excuse, we play the team coming officially 17th, last.

5 GF’s, 4 premierships in a row, to now find themselves running dead last…….how low can we go, beaten by the side running 17th to join them at the bottom of the table……..

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Well there is no excuse, we play the team coming officially 17th, last.

And we’ll be the team running 16th afterwards.

It’ll happen at some stage , just when we aren’t expecting it , but I doubt that’ll be tomorrow.

In fact looking at the draw , and based on current form , hard to see a win.

 

[bob dylan]

5 GF’s, 4 premierships in a row, to now find themselves running dead last…….how low can we go, beaten by the side running 17th to join them at the bottom of the table……..

Wow you make an excellent point.

For the record I give us zero hope of beating them.

 

[bob dylan]

And we’ll be the team running 16th afterwards.

It’ll happen at some stage , just when we aren’t expecting it , but I doubt that’ll be tomorrow.

In fact looking at the draw , and based on current form , hard to see a win.

Gulp.

At least Tom is back. But yeah its hard to see us winning many more games in 2025.

 

[Waz13]

Have faith, comps close. We win tomorrow we’re in the 8, lose and prob bottom 4. Not sure I’ve seen the comp this close tbh. I’m not confident tomorrow but as said earlier head to head we don’t match up that badly if all our guys play (and turn up!). I’ve got a feeling we might get up tomorrow.

 

[Sheikheagle]

Have faith, comps close. We win tomorrow we’re in the 8, lose and prob bottom 4. Not sure I’ve seen the comp this close tbh. I’m not confident tomorrow but as said earlier head to head we don’t match up that badly if all our guys play (and turn up!). I’ve got a feeling we might get up tomorrow.

So you are telling me we are a chance.

 

[God]

Was keen to go to my first game of the year Tommorrow but unfortunately bat virus 😑 you'd think being the original immortal I'd be immune on a positive note I don't have to watch dce run round in concentric circles.

 

[Rafferty]

So you are telling me we are a chance.

We are till we aren’t……at this stage where still in it…….7.45 tomorrow night, might be a different story……..

 

[Brookie1973]

Was keen to go to my first game of the year Tommorrow but unfortunately bat virus 😑 you'd think being the original immortal I'd be immune on a positive note I don't have to watch dce run round in concentric circles.

Surprised you haven't gone to any of the games in God’s country.

 

[SeaEagleSI1]

I think aloiai might be out
Find out soon
He hurt his wrist at training and haven’t seen him in any of the captain run photos

 

[AlxFromNthNarra]

If we lose 128-0 tomorrow then we will officially be 17th on the ladder.

That is all.

 

[God]

Surprised you haven't gone to any of the games in God’s country.

Misses has been sick for quite sometime and been through many months of treatment, she's starting to come good now though so we can get out a bit more and not worry so much about her being immune system being compromised.

 

[Thewestisbest]

Have faith, comps close. We win tomorrow we’re in the 8, lose and prob bottom 4. Not sure I’ve seen the comp this close tbh. I’m not confident tomorrow but as said earlier head to head we don’t match up that badly if all our guys play (and turn up!). I’ve got a feeling we might get up tomorrow.

The good teams are starting to find their mojo while the March premiers start sinking fast. The competition won't be so close in a few weeks from now. Can't wait to hear Spoon in tomorrow's press conference telling us all that success isn't a straight line bull crap. That the competition isn't a sprint but a marathon. I thought this season was about bridging the gap. That is what Spoon said.

 

[SeaEagleSI1]

Tommy Talau and Ethan Bullemor come into the starting side replacing Jason Saab (ankle) and Josh Aloiai (shoulder) who both drop out of the squad.

Gordon Chan Kum Tong and Caleb Navale are added to the bench and will both make their first NRL appearance this season, with Michael Chee Kam to be 18th man

 

[Mitch]

Tommy Talau and Ethan Bullemor come into the starting side replacing Jason Saab (ankle) and Josh Aloiai (shoulder) who both drop out of the squad.

Gordon Chan Kum Tong and Caleb Navale are added to the bench and will both make their first NRL appearance this season, with Michael Chee Kam to be 18th man

As expected - they wanted to rest Aloiai until after the bye given his shoulder has given him issues since the Parramatta game.

Bullemor gets the opportunity to start and Navale on to the bench. Not terrible particularly given Brown and Bully were long odds to play early in the week.

 

[Eagle 1]

Tommy Talau and Ethan Bullemor come into the starting side replacing Jason Saab (ankle) and Josh Aloiai (shoulder) who both drop out of the squad.

Gordon Chan Kum Tong and Caleb Navale are added to the bench and will both make their first NRL appearance this season, with Michael Chee Kam to be 18th man

Why has Gordie got a bench spot, surely Chee Kam gets his opportunity now.