Bulldogs player loading to be added....I guess "you pricks have robbed me of two legitimate tries" won't count

Purely accidental. But he will get suspended because it’s his duty of care to make sure his hands aren’t there. A couple of weeks would be a fair cop. Any more than that and they’d be unfairly putting it in the deliberate range.

He impressed...has good burst of speed when he gets the ball and is pretty quick.

Thompson has gone very close to scoring a couple of times, in  both cases the bunker had to split hairs to deny him.

Perhaps he scores lots of tries in 21, if our team is playing better footy there will be more opportunity.

DWZ isn't suitable for other positions, perhaps centre, definately not fullback.

Baz might be able to turn his game around, in the past he has been a much better player.

I recon sign young Tristan  Sailor, wing, fullback, 5/8 different to JO has some pace, skill and footy instincts.

It looked like they got it wrong today when Thompson was not awarded a try...my eyes are not what they used to be but could not see where Thompson had lost contact with the ball....though the drunken Penrith yobbos behind had no doubt.

Does Ashley Klein injury mean more time in the bunker?  Hope not after Friday.

JO looking at a 7-9 months stint on the sidelines..... T Baz surely needs to bring in some strike on the flanks. 

There's an article gone up about it on nrl.com. Both LT & Tamou play it down to not being deliberate or a big deal. The thing is, you know what the officials can be like, they'll disregard anything anyone says & watch the video seeing fingers in the eye...and you said yourself "his fingers were massaging Tamou's macular".

I think referees should call advantage when they are playing it.  I never feel comfortable when they all of a sudden pull a penalty out of their backside. No difference to six again.  Much criticised union refs seem to be able to manage it.

It should be on the minor end of the scale.
He looked like he pulled away once he realised his fingers were massaging Tamous macular....

Steve, the eye contact will likely get LT suspended, can't see how it wont. I hope it wasn't premeditated & that it was just a moment of mindlessness or something like that without him knowing what he was doing. If it was premeditated, it wasn't LT's smartest moment (underestimating the 20 cameras zoomed in from all angles). At least there was no injury caused, but it didn't look too good. I thought LT had a good match though.

Looking at the "incident" with Thompson I think whilst his hands were perhaps on the eyes of Tamou it was accidental...no raking mostion at all and when he broke the tackle he released cleanly. 

Maybe that is why the Rorters were happy to lose last night.
Parra win and the get to play Penrith in Sydney rather than the Storm at Sunshine Coast (if that is where they will play)
Todays game - maybe DWZ should be added to the 8.
I agree the only teams the Panthers can beat out of the top 6 are Knights and Sharks.
What a flukey run (in the bottom teams they have played) they have had since the Covid hiatus.

Alas...that is 80 minutes plus I have lost forever...one aim in going was to farewell Tolman but alas twas not to be...the curse of the Mock hanging over me. I have come to the conclusion that there is no point in going to games. It is much better on Foxtel....no chance of seeing if Thompson really did something untoward..is he is trouble? He was easily our best...not that it meant much. Penrith were given the grace of our win last week and a Bronco's loss...they haven't had the loss "they need to have' so I don't believe they will do too much more damage. 
Perhaps I am basing it on their fans. I used to go to Cumberland Oval....the pre directional-changed Leichhardt Oval was bad. Newcastle fans are morons BUT for sheer ugly loudmouth scum I reckon the Penrith fans behind us today were as bad as ANY i have ever seen.Total garbage...Maybe I am basing it on that but Penrith ut in two staright weeks. The "loss we had to have" has come too late.

DOUBLE THAT COMMENT

WE MUST SIGN STARLING.

NOW FEKKING. 

Matt Frawley playing 5/8th for Raiders.

And my favourite.....Tom Starling.

Wakeham is a victim of our really poor go-forward.

You can say that about every half but some (definitely the good ones coz they have to play in tough games at SOO level) as well as some lesser known players can do it. 

In a team rolling forward, Wakeham has shown he can take advantage of opportunities. 

I just hope Barrett can change the way we play coz someone like Wakeham is wasted in a team that plays 80s footy.

It's like Luai. He'd look shit playing our style.

I still think Wakeham has what it takes, so do Fittler, Gould and co.

He does need to work on his kicking game. And he needs to get more involved.
Just a bit young and inexperienced I think.

Averillo does stand out, for someone with limited experience he has an impact on the result. 
The best players typically make an impact from day 1.

Both are totally & utterly useless.... our forward pack can’t dominate a tackle if their lives depended on it!

And unfortunately, Wakeham has so much work to do & hopefully T Baz can salvage something out of him as he looks lost

Bit of a mixed effort from Tommo, had to step up to more minutes...

Smith and  DWZ our main defensive weakness...

A bad way to end the season.... bring on 21.... it can't be worse.

And slso Mdog when you didn't retreat behind the ref after a tackle it was off side.

Yeah I agree, I have never rated him as a commentator and always has hated the Dogs with a passion. If the ref fvcks up he always says " Oh I can live with that decision". Totsl wank.

Just a test for the old guys here.  Do any of you remember when forward passed were against the rules.

Brandy Alexander is and has. Always been insanely bias against us in his time in the box...

Thommo has shown he will be great for us in 21...

DWZ the worst today.... give me Tolman any day over the week over this useless farkwit

(sorry Marki)

Plus how lacklustre are these pretenders. They have no intention of pushing up they are just stsnding back and letting Penrith come to them. The players they are letting go unfortunately have forced the clubs decision and the coaching staff deservedly were moved on. No stamina, no bite,  no desire.

The dumbing down of RL.  How many times with an overlap does a team kick on the last tackle just because it's the last tackle.

That last pass to Mansor looked forward but zI guess that's how our year has been. And the game really looks like 1st plays 15th.