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If you're Parra would you rather play them 13 on 13 or lose a player to send off and play them 12 on 13 but they don't have their starting halfback in Clearly for the entire game if he is ruled out with a bad enough injury from said hitman

If you took him out early I think playing 12 on 13 even with Panthers having an inferior half slot into the 7 (in place of Chin) will eventually catch up with you fatigue wise and gaps are going to open up in your defensive line.

But if say there is 20 mins to go and the scores are close and Clearly is pinning you in your end with his kicking game it might be worth the roll of the dice to murder him

Whoever takes over from Chin in the 7 is going to be a massive downgrade and Panthers suddenly become a less effective unit
 

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If you're Parra would you rather play them 13 on 13 or lose a player to send off and play them 12 on 13 but they don't have their starting halfback in Clearly for the entire game if he is ruled out with a bad enough injury from said hitman

If you took him out early I think playing 12 on 13 even with Panthers having an inferior half slot into the 7 (in place of Chin) will eventually catch up with you fatigue wise and gaps are going to open up in your defensive line.

But if say there is 20 mins to go and the scores are close and Clearly is pinning you in your end with his kicking game it might be worth the roll of the dice to murder him

Whoever takes over from Chin in the 7 is going to be a massive downgrade and Panthers suddenly become a less effective unit
Penrith are the best defensive team 13 v 13, don't like your chances 12 v 13.

I'd be aiming to push the 10 meters all game and make sure he gets put on his back everytime he kicks the ball.
 

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Penrith are the best defensive team 13 v 13, don't like your chances 12 v 13.

I'd be aiming to push the 10 meters all game and make sure he gets put on his back everytime he kicks the ball.
Slater (I think) made a good point to get at him especially from marker even if you're offside. The ref might call 6 again occasionally but if the pressure is good & constant Chin will have kicked it before getting that advantage.
 

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Slater (I think) made a good point to get at him especially from marker even if you're offside. The ref might call 6 again occasionally but if the pressure is good & constant Chin will have kicked it before getting that advantage.

That's pretty clever actually - good thing Slater retired before the 6 again era. He would have got away with murder. Would have loved seeing the prime Melbourne Storm team come up against this Panthers side though

Maybe the last of the little fullbacks

don't think so - Gutho & Edwards weigh about 6 kgs more than Slater did and while that isn't insignificant (close to 10% difference) and both players are bigger than you might think they are hardly Inglis or Latrell size

Will Kennedy same weight as Slater and goes pretty good - his deficiencies in defense aren't down to his size

Dykes & Miller have also looked good at FB and aren't big guys

smaller players can always make it in league if they have enough talent, grit and determination
 

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That's pretty clever actually - good thing Slater retired before the 6 again era. He would have got away with murder. Would have loved seeing the prime Melbourne Storm team come up against this Panthers side though



don't think so - Gutho & Edwards weigh about 6 kgs more than Slater did and while that isn't insignificant (close to 10% difference) and both players are bigger than you might think they are hardly Inglis or Latrell size

Will Kennedy same weight as Slater and goes pretty good - his deficiencies in defense aren't down to his size

Dykes & Miller have also looked good at FB and aren't big guys

smaller players can always make it in league if they have enough talent, grit and determination
Our 16 team with Flanno would murder this panthers team
 

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That's pretty clever actually - good thing Slater retired before the 6 again era. He would have got away with murder. Would have loved seeing the prime Melbourne Storm team come up against this Panthers side though



don't think so - Gutho & Edwards weigh about 6 kgs more than Slater did and while that isn't insignificant (close to 10% difference) and both players are bigger than you might think they are hardly Inglis or Latrell size

Will Kennedy same weight as Slater and goes pretty good - his deficiencies in defense aren't down to his size

Dykes & Miller have also looked good at FB and aren't big guys

smaller players can always make it in league if they have enough talent, grit and determination
It's a bit hard to make direct comparisons obviously, but...
A quick search puts it at 9kg difference between Slater and Gutho. Slater also 5'10 and Gutho 6'3...
Latrell is down as 102kg (arguably too heavy) and 6'4.

Gutho is closer to Latrell size than Slater
 
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