General Warriors SG Ball 2025

[Teets]

Looking forward to seeing Capper bounce back after last week, with a strong centre combination. Hiraka in the second row will be interesting to see, and the 17, Tepatasi, looks like a big unit who would have been handy to have in the side last week!

Hiraka in the back row is an interesting selection.

 

[~Navigator~]

The stupid thing I'm watching after the trials is the play the ball,
Don't ask me why tho.

I guess it's to see if the younger guys are actually doing it right or are they not getting coached right.

 

[ndp26]

Penrith started well and then we compounded it by throwing a long ball in our own 20, which was dropped in front of the sticks. Put pressure on ourselves early again.

 

[ndp26]

Hiraka in the back row is an interesting selection.

Has looked solid early

 

[ndp26]

Penrith score in the right corner after a shift. Made us pay for the error. Similar start to last week.

 

[ndp26]

Good break from Purcell followed by a chip and regather from Jensen almost comes off.
Penrith march down field and then Bowden drops the kick in goal. The boys are back under pressure with a drop out.

Penrith back attacking our line, with a grubber forcing another drop out.

 

[ndp26]

Good field position following a penalty for a high tackle on Hiraka.

Great shift left and Pauling throws a cut out ball to Bowden who scores in the corner. Great try!

 

[ndp26]

Capper missed the kick from the sideline.
4-6 with 29 to play in the first half

 

[WarriorsForever]

Anyone else hear the Matts boys pumping out the team song in the background?

 

[ndp26]

A few errors by the both teams, with Filipo going close before Maui puts too much on a high kick to the corner.

Attacking Penrith's line now. Gotta keep the pressure on here. Purcell has looked good in the centres - very strong with ball in hand.

 

[ndp26]

Did I jinx it? We give away an offside penalty and their 12 (Heinz Lemoto - Australian schoolboy) breaks through down the middle. Now we're defending our own line.

 

[ndp26]

Penrith hooker dives over to the right of the posts. Will likely be 4-12 with 10 to play in the first half.

 

[ndp26]

Another drop out after Penrith put a kick on straight from the scrum, but Davidson-Faaiuaso gets their first. More pressure with 5 to go in the half

 

[ndp26]

Penrith's winger (who would easily be over 6 foot, so a big height mismatch with Davidson-Faaiuaso) plucks a crossfield kick out of the air and puts it down in the corner before being bundled into touch.

4-16 with 3 to play. Not out of it yet, just need to complete and stop putting pressure on ourselves with errors/penalties.

 

[ndp26]

Back to back penalties (crusher tackle -mild at best - and offside) give Penrith the chance to go up by more than two converted tries at the break.

4-18 halftime score.

 

[CLQV3R]

Panthers making easy metres through the middle. Need to tighten up the ruck or this game is going to get away from us.

 

[Noitall]

Panthers making easy metres through the middle. Need to tighten up the ruck or this game is going to get away from us.

How’s Capper going?

 

[ndp26]

Purcell drops a ball in traffic on Penrith's line after a good run of play, helped by a penalty to get down field.

But then Penrith busy through our middle again with a break and a couple of offloads, before their grubber goes dead.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

How’s Capper going?

I think he's in the carpark having a scrap!

 

[ndp26]

A good shift off a scrum on our own line draws a penalty when Penrith try to drag us over the sideline. Need to capitalise on this field position