Finals week 1, 2025 discussion

[Betterdays22]

Melbourne with 2 weeks break, in Melb with likely Papehuyzen & Hughes back?
Im not so sure

Hughes is key... Pezet good but a very different player

 

[Betterdays22]

B

Gee the dogs get away with everything , the ref about 3-4 times gave the dogs a get out of jail , burton hip drop play on , grant makes a great tackle gets pulled up for a low tackle , kikha goes down and doesn’t move , 9 out of ten players get ruled out of the game straight away , but not a dogs player , the Fox commentators where all for the dogs , they couldn’t do no wrong , GUS had them all in his back pocket

Brandy loves his ex penrith boys. Most biased commentator in the game

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Melbourne with 2 weeks break, in Melb with likely Papehuyzen & Hughes back?
Im not so sure

they would have to play
rosters sharks or broncos canberra
I would back any of those teams (maybe sharks a bit iffy) to knock over a busted storm without Hughes the attack was not good

 

[hsvjones]

Am I the only one that thinks the Dogs are offside most plays and get away with it. They lay on players and nothing as well..

Stoked they lost though

 

[Betterdays22]

Am I the only one that thinks the Dogs are offside most plays and get away with it. They lay on players and nothing as well..

Stoked they lost though

Penrith in their peak were the same. They must just have the timng perfect and focus on speed off the line. Looks offside on the TV thats for sure

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Hughes is key... Pezet good but a very different player

Pezet is class. Not the worst back up of Hughes doesn’t get up for it.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

they would have to play
rosters sharks or broncos canberra
I would back any of those teams (maybe sharks a bit iffy) to knock over a busted storm without Hughes the attack was not good

They’ll be playing Penrith next week. And if they get that far, Broncos or Raiders the week after. Good luck with that. This match was a game of death. Both needed the week off severely. Storm benefit now. While Lachy and his mates just lost their first set.

 

[Snidest 0]

Ciraldo is delusional and playing victim....

Great presser dipshit!

 

[mtd#2]

I feel so dirty cheering on the storm. I'm going to have to scrub myself raw with the solvol tonight

They stopped selling it didnt they?? Those blocks were the best

 

[innsaneink]

LOL, Ciraldo reckons they had no luck and no calls, bitching about the ref but no mention of their 62 miss tackles

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I really don’t see this year being the start of anything special for the Dogs. They might be a top 8 side next year, but they won’t be contender's. Thanks in large part to their weak as piss spine.

 

[LARDS]

They stopped selling it didnt they?? Those blocks were the best

I think I've seen them on construction sites recently

 

[mtd#2]

Being brave seems to be the token line now when teams lose

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Anyone hear Vossy say just before halftime that if you live in Belmore and hoping to get an early night, you’ll be out of luck? Went off a bit early didn’t he?

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

How did Galvin play?...(In europe atm for a holiday)

 

[upthetigers]

Dogs DNA has been the same for years, good defensive team but they can't score enough points.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Thought Stef played a very good game for the Storm, maybe the best I’ve seen from him. Stood up when it counted.
He was well ahead on the VB index near the end of the game.

 

[bptiger 0]

Am I the only one that thinks the Dogs are offside most plays and get away with it. They lay on players and nothing as well..

Stoked they lost though

I thought that as well , they cannot get up that quick every time , they are making a tackle as the player gets the ball , me glad they lost as well , Galvin is dragging the dogs down great to see 🥴✅

 

[Tucker]

Being brave seems to be the token line now when teams lose

lol yep, it’s a very non committal way to answer a question about form.

 

[Siberian Kitten]

I thought Dogs were gone when Kikau and Crichton went down but they lifted when Sexton came on. Warbrick gained redemption after stinking up the joint early on. I don't see either of these teams winning the comp. It's the weak side of the draw, aside from Panthers.