A win over the arch rivals in the West! We move to 4-4 and our season is somewhat back on track but there are tough games around the corner.
Tries
The Eels scored three tries (Norman (2) & Radradra (1)) compared to the Panthers 2 (Corey Harawira-Naera & Peta Hiku).
Try Assists
Both sides had two try assists (Norman & Gutherson) & Penrith (Blake & Campbell-Gillard).
Line-Breaks
Penrith had 3 line-breaks (Harawira-Naera (2) & Hiku) compared to the Eels 2 (Gutherson & Norman).
Line-Break Assists
The Eels had just 1 line-break assist (K. Pritchard) compared to the Panthers 3 (Moylan, Blake & Campbell-Gillard).
Tackle Breaks
A total of 38 tackles were broken in the game, 22 to the Eels and 16 to the Panthers. Corey Norman broke the most tackles for the Eels and in the game with 5. 6 Penrith players had 2 tackle breaks each.
Offloads
There were 21 offloads in the game, 12 to the Eels and 9 to the Panthers. K. Pritchard & Nathan Brown both had 3 offloads for the Eels & Tyrone Peachey/Corey Harawira-Naera both had 2 for the Panthers.
Total Run Metres
The Eels ran 1338m from a total of 157 carries at an average of 8.52m per run.
The Panthers ran 1337m from a total of 147 carries at an average of 9.10m per run.
Tackles
The Eels made 323 tackles compared to the Panthers 335. Kaysa Pritchard had the most tackles for the Eels and in the game with 50, with Peter Wallace recording the most for the Panthers with 39.
Missed Tackles
The Panthers missed 23 tackles compared to the Eels 16. Trent Merrin missed the most for the Panthers and in the game with 5. Both Josh Hoffman & Nathan Brown missed 3 tackles each for the Eels.
Errors
There were 29 total errors in the game, 15 to the Eels and 14 to the Panthers. Both Clint Gutherson and Kirisome Auva'a made 3 errors each, as did Bryce Cartwright for the Panthers.
Penalties Conceded
There were just 11 penalties in the game, 6 conceded by the Eels and 5 conceded by Penrith. 5 Penrith players conceded one each & both Corey Norman & Beau Scott had 2 penalties for the Eels.
Player Stats
1. Clint Gutherson - 80 minutes, 141m from 14 runs (10.07m per run), 3 goals, 1 try assist, 2 tackle breaks, 6 tackles, 1 line-break, 3 errors & 1 missed tackle.
2. Semi Radradra - 80 minutes, 103m from 13 runs (7.92m per run), 1 try, 3 tackles, 1 offload, 1 error & 1 missed tackle.
3. Michael Jennings - 80 minutes, 67m from 9 runs (7.44m per run), 3 tackle breaks, 4 tackles, 1 offload, 1 error & 2 missed tackles.
4. Kirisome Auva'a - 80 minutes, 83m from 10 runs (8.3m per run), 3 errors & 2 missed tackles.
5. Josh Hoffman - 80 minutes, 67m from 10 runs (6.7m per run), 3 tackle breaks, 4 tackles, 2 errors & 3 missed tackles.
6. Brad Takairangi - 40 minutes, 13m from 2 runs (6.5m per run), 7 tackles, 1 offload & 1 missed tackle.
7. Corey Norman - 80 minutes, 120m from 7 runs (17.14m per run), 2 tries, 1 try assist, 5 tackle breaks, 15 tackles, 1 line-break, 1 error, 2 penalties conceded & 0 missed tackles.
8. Suaia Matagi - 39 minutes, 88m from 11 runs (8m per run), 2 tackle breaks, 26 tackles & 0 missed tackles.
9. Kaysa Pritchard - 73 minutes, 35m from 3 runs (11.67m per run), 50 tackles, 3 offloads, 1 line-break assist, 1 error & 1 missed tackle.
10. Tim Mannah - 38 minutes, 121m from 13 runs (9.31m per run), 28 tackles & 1 offload.
11. Manu Ma'u - 80 minutes, 102m from 13 runs (7.85m per run), 28 tackles & 1 offload.
12. Tepai Moeroa - 64 minutes, 94m from 12 runs (7.83m per run), 1 tackle break, 28 tackles & 2 missed tackles.
13. Nathan Brown - 73 minutes, 118m from 16 runs (7.38m per run), 3 tackle breaks, 35 tackles, 3 offloads, 1 penalty conceded & 3 missed tackles.
14. Beau Scott - 53 minutes, 80m from 8 runs (10m per run), 33 tackles, 2 penalties conceded & 0 missed tackles.
15. Daniel Alvaro - 22 minutes, 25m from 4 runs (6.25m per run), 1 tackle break, 25 tackles, 1 error & 1 missed tackle.
16. Kenny Edwards - 58 minutes, 19m from 3 runs (6.33m per run), 20 tackles, 1 error & 1 missed tackle.
17. Siosaia Vave - 20 minutes, 63m from 7 runs (9m per run), 1 tackle break, 12 tackles, 1 offload, 1 penalty conceded & 0 missed tackles.
Replies
Yes ruck speed in the second half was completely different to the first half.
Multiple times Panthers players had hands all over the ball in the ruck but weren't pinged.
Having said that we only completed at 30% in the second half and allowed Panthers back into the game multiple times.
I agree. Not only that, when we were allowed to finally play the ball the defence was well up inside the 10.
Ruck speed is and probably always will be the most inconsistently refereed area of the game.
It's hard to police as it is but when you couple in varying interpretations of what is deemed as a slow peel, or an extra man in the tackle or anything else, you're going to get these inconsistencies and thus teams slowing down the ruck and getting away with it.
Well, the bookies seem to like Penrith for whatever reason.
But yes, the form of Corey does often hinge on us winning the game. Hopefully, this is a start of things to come and he can get back to the consistency that saw him in Dally M contention last year.
10. Tim Mannah - 38 minutes, 121m from 13 runs (9.31m per run), 28 tackles & 1 offload.
11. Manu Ma'u - 80 minutes, 102m from 13 runs (7.85m per run), 28 tackles & 1 offload.
hmmmmmmmm Timmy went well. The whole team did really because Penrith didn't go through the middle of us like all other teams have. Stupid.
Penrith's game is never based through the middle, though. They look to use Cartwright & Peachey on the edges to exploit the slower, less mobile back-rowers and it works against some teams but didn't against us last night.
Our defence held firm for the most part. Just tying in with the above, Penrith's go-forward this year has been quite poor. They have a lot of forwards currently out of form and should be playing some that are somehow languishing in reserve grade.
Can't believe we only received 5 penalties unbelievable.
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