- Panthers have had 7 tries put on them by Left side CTW and 3 from the Right
- Panthers have conceded less than 4 tries in all but one game
- Panthers have conceded just 4 tries to all forwards, and 3 of them in one game (CBY)
- Panthers have conceded 4 tries to spine players of any kind, 2 of them in one game (NEW HFB, HOK)
- There has not been a game where either Dylan Edwards or Tom Jenkins haven’t scored at least a double
- There has been only one game where Brian To’o has scored where Nathan Cleary did not also score
- Penrith have only scored less than 4 tries in one game so far, but they have scored 7 or more in 4 games.
- Manly have not conceded more than 3 tries in a game for the last 4 weeks
- Manly have conceded 8 tries to Right side Wingers, 4 more than any other position
- Manly have been scored on for the last three games in a row by Left side Forwards
- Manly haven’t been scored on by a Left side Winger in four games
- Manly have conceded a total of 3 tries to all Left side CTW so far
- Manly have scored 5 or more tries in the last four straight games
- Manly’s Left side CTW has scored for the last 5 straight weeks
Analysis:
Look, I think Manly are gonna give it a red hot go here, but I still reckon they are fucked. I’m sure they feel like big strong men after downing the Dragons, Cowboys and Eels, but the Panthers are just on some other shit man. They are not even on the same plane of existence as those teams.
If by some miracle they pull it off, they are going to have to go through the front door like the Dogs did, and I dunno if I trust Brandon Wakeham, Luke Brooks and Joey Walsh to distribute the ball cleanly to Manly’s front men. I’ve been wrong in the past, but I still think they get fuckin shredded like a flying V guitar.
If I’m wrong, well then you win some anytime try bets on the Sea-Eagles’ forwards. Go you.
Panthers Try Scorers: Dylan Edwards/Tom Jenkins, Paul Alamoti/Brian To’o, Nathan Cleary/Blaize Talagi, Isaiah Papali’i
Sea Eagles Try Scorers: Lehi Hopoate/Clayton Faulalo, Reuben Garrick, Ben Turbo/Haumole Olakau’atu
Degen Bets: Moses Leota FTS, Edwards/Papali’i FTS, Brian To’o 2+ & Nathan Cleary AT, Edwards FTS + Jenkins LTS, Dylan Edwards/Brian To’o 2+, Garrick/Hopoate FTS, Burbo/Olakau’atu FTS
