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Did the oldies let their sides down last night

Posted by Tad "living in a world of spin" on September 28, 2014 at 10:37am

I thought Kite and Pritchard had pretty ordinary games yesterday. Do you think these players were carried by the other players on both sides. I still have big doubts about bringing in Watmough in. I think it is a retrograde step. Hunger from the younger players seemed to have a bigger part of both teams performances. What about Souths East game of Friday any similar comparisons? Any statisticians out their who can find out average age of historical Premiership winning teams?.

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SuperEel 22 September 28, 2014 at 10:42am

I'd say it was the experience players for the Bulldogs such as James Graham, Sam Perrett, Josh Morris and Aiden Tolman who led the way. Penrith didn't have the experience to be able to really fight their way back into it. You're simply grasping at straws and trying to draw conclusion where there isn't any.

The Penrith players looked like a deer in the headlights, their inexperience definitely counted against them. For all the talk of Matt Moylan, I barely heard his name called at all in the first half.
slip September 28, 2014 at 10:44am

I don't think the Panthers were ever going to win. They were a good consistent team this year, but that was really it. No superstars or a monstrous pack. I'm glad they did not make the GF, because it would of been a boring spectacle. Bulldogs bring toughness, smart ass attitude in Ennis and a better opportunity to win than the Panthers. And besides, does anyone want to see Gus achieve. Haha
Parrakeet September 28, 2014 at 12:37pm

Panthers happy they got this far with their injury toll. This game was played without Wallace, Elijah Taylor and Bryce Cartwright. Take Reynolds, Graham and another forward out of dogs for a few weeks and see how they go. I think ref blew whistle too much especially in first 20 minutes which appeared to me to make young Pennies very nervous. So hard to achieve a gf victory but I hope Bunnies win for their long suffering fans. Go Eels and Panthers in 2115.
- Tentonz > Parrakeet September 28, 2014 at 1:17pm
  
  Fark Parrakeet, do we really have to wait 100 years?
- macybrown > Parrakeet September 28, 2014 at 1:20pm
  
  Yeah I reckon Pennies did really well to get that far with their injury toll and roster.
SuperEel 22 September 28, 2014 at 12:42pm

It's not about their age as such, it's about their experience. Graham, Ennis, Williams, Pritchard and Eastwood are all representative players and have played finals football. You look at Penrith and they have Segeyaro, Kite and Plum. That's it. And their backline is incredibly inexperienced whereas the Dogs can look to rep players at the back.
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  - SuperEel 22 September 28, 2014 at 4:43pm
    
    Hodkinson's kicking game was above Soward's. With such a big pack you can't be giving the Dogs an easy start to their sets. You need a mixture of youth and experience. Our average age is around 22-23 with the average game mark around 100. You're not going to go deep into September with that kind of side. That's why we've bought Watmough. He's done it all before. He's won comps, Origin series and a World Cup. He's the type of player our younger guys can learn off. You put all the pressure on our young blokes without a forwards leader and they'll collapse.
slip September 28, 2014 at 1:03pm

Ah, Bulldogs bring toughness. Just found out the other two things they bring are gone. Lol
macybrown September 28, 2014 at 1:17pm

Geez Tad I was watching that game thinking the exact opposite of Kite's game.

Was thinking what a good purchase he was for the Panthers at a cheap price more than likely.
Parrakeet September 28, 2014 at 2:27pm

Tentonz I believe football like life is a numbers game. Time to shine sooooooooon.