What a difference a week makes. The Panthers were awful against the Dragons but 8 days later they find form and attitude and completely outclass the Tigers away from home.
The 36-2 victory should once again boost morale for a club that has had its fair share of issues to deal with over the past week.
The Panthers turned up to play and outmuscled the Tigers. They defended their line superbly and frustrated the hosts into error.
Matt Moylan and Tyrone Peachey were devastating for the Panthers today, causing havoc in possession.
Penrith’s forwards though laid the platform and overall, Penrith are back on track and head into their first home game of the season against the Roosters with plenty of confidence.
The Tigers meanwhile leaked too many points and could be in for a tough afternoon next week against the Raiders if they fail to improve defensively.
Albo
Guest
Full agreement regarding Elijah Taylor. Every pack needs one of him. Gives 100% every time he takes the field with tough defence around the rucks. Though limited offensively ( lack of speed) , he is defensively a star, and is very fit & tough and never takes a backward step.
souvalis
Guest
Coach Taylor in the press conference said their defence wasn't that far off..scarey part is he meant it...
The Barry
Roar Guru
Despite it being end to end I thought the Tigers had the best of the first 20 minutes. After that they were a rabble. Seems like they're thinking chuck it to Tedesco but they weren't creating space or position for him. Horrible defence in execution and structure, poor handling, bad 5th tackle options, lack of urgency, soft in the middle, disorganised out wide. Not sure what positives the Tigers take out of that. Maybe just try and wipe it from the memory and start again. Credit to Elijah Taylor. One tough dude. Ear hanging off last week, horrible head cut this week plus a dislocated finger. Still tackles his heart out and despite being easier to tackle than Dave Tackle Bag Tyrrell takes tough hit ups when the bigger forwards are flagging.
Silvertail47
Guest
Manly would have smashed both these sides , especially there 2008 squad