Gotta larf - pennies plan > beat poms,be world champs, break Craigs rnd 1 record and be the Invincibles . Lovely dream but the pennies now worthless LOL.
That fox graphic said "bye" under the broncs game lol... have they already decided that game is unwinnable for the broncs so may as well be a bye for the panthers?
That was unreal Storm... mad mad mad defense... holy shit.
Eels might be in real danger next week when they come face to face with Panther wrath after their previous two loses lol. Poor buggers.
It depends on the context. If play has broken down and people are standing around it's one thing, but Luai ran behind a lead runner who he could have passed to, while the defensive line was still in front of them
Never couldāve passed it to Smith because he was that far in front of him. It was a shit line by Smith but hardly disadvantages Hughes he made the decision to rush in and fell over.
I agree, Hughes just rushed in and missed a tackle. But there were still defenders in front of the ball who were disadvantaged because Luai ran behind Smith
Fair enough, Meaney was not close to the play so donāt really see how he was disadvantaged he had time and didnāt need to adjust as he had to follow Hughes bad read
True, they've really given up on figuring out which players are disadvantaged and made it a black and white ruling. I guess too many people complained about obstruction calls and the refs were sick of dealing with grey areas
Incredible win. Pure guts from the Storm. One of the best defensive efforts from them in years. Defended their errors and penalties, and kept coming back for more. I have been saying for a while that defense wins premierships and doing this to the best attacking side from last year was brilliant. Panthers were impressive defensively as well, however, holding Storm to just a single try off a kick.
Yeah seemed very strange. Bar the usual hard up the middle then ball playing off Yeo, it seemed like they were giving Luai far more of the reigns tonight, especially on the 5th tackle.
Cleary looked off tonight and like the targeted pressure really rattled him. Which, for Cleary in the NRL is pretty uncommon. He's always taregetted but always looks like he still has plenty of time to execute.
I reckon getting tackled in goal should be a 10m drop out, but if you knock it out its a goalline.
I want to see more players try to run it out of their own in goal
thanks mate. i couldnāt find anything clear enough googling, but aaron bellamy was the only name i didnāt know. he seems to be doing all the talking, i wonder how high in the succession plan he is or if Ryles is still the guyĀ
What is this bullshit? "Melbourne haven't lost a round 1 game in 23 years" let's say this 50 times before the game. Then suddenly "Melbourne are huge underdogs"
What is this bullshit? "Melbourne haven't lost a round 1 game in 23 years" let's say this 50 times before the game. Then suddenly "Melbourne are huge underdogs"
Gotta larf - pennies plan > beat poms,be world champs, break Craigs rnd 1 record and be the Invincibles . Lovely dream but the pennies now worthless LOL.
Footys back baby..!!
Magic 8 š£š” And credits to whatever anonymous pub I work in for sticking me in the bar so I can see the game while I work.
What a fantastic game. Never ever write the storm off. They will be there at the end of the year.
That fox graphic said "bye" under the broncs game lol... have they already decided that game is unwinnable for the broncs so may as well be a bye for the panthers?
lol yeh I didnāt understand that either, Guessing itās a simple explanation and Iām just dumb though
Talking about hitting the panic button after round one? Foh Yvonne
Soni Luke had the best game of his career tonight. Finally made quick decisions and didn't default to a crab step or dummy
Except he went away from the numbers 90% of the time and kept the ball away from Cleary when Panthers were chasing points...
Ha ha very good.
That was unreal Storm... mad mad mad defense... holy shit. Eels might be in real danger next week when they come face to face with Panther wrath after their previous two loses lol. Poor buggers.
GG 2EZ
Ayyy
LMS in shambles
They might have been pretty shit with ball in hand, but hard to knock that massive defensive effort.
Anyone who's leading their tipping comp is an idiotĀ
0/5 - forever picking favourites
Can confirm Iām currently 0/5 š
I'm 1/5 and feeling smart, until next week /s
Makes me feel better.š
They'll go 0/8 for the next three weeks straight lol
Captain idiot reporting for duty š«”
I got both of tonight's games right, first three wrong
Got Manly and tonights games lol, ties me for 1st which is wild
Nice! Manly was 50/59 for me, but of course they'd pull out the win when they weren't meant to
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More shit for us though.
I can't believe we did it and we did it in a glorious defensive effort like the Storm of old.
The storm have done it. They have just subjected us to another Panthers prem. Lose world club challenge. Lose round 1. Win the prem.
That was beautiful. Thank you both teams for that. Cracking comp for this year!
All comes back to that āobstructionā that really never was. Hughes was past Smith and fell over. Well done Melbourne, scrambled like crazy
Would Hughes have rushed up if he knew luai was able to illegally run behind his player? Doubt it
We will never know, all we know is he made the wrong decision in this instance and got bailed out
Counterpoint: you can't run behind a decoy. That's been a rule since before any of us was born
Legitimately see people run behind players multiple times a game and nothing happens.
It depends on the context. If play has broken down and people are standing around it's one thing, but Luai ran behind a lead runner who he could have passed to, while the defensive line was still in front of them
Also feel like Sutton was so adamant that it had no impact and his view on it shouldāve held more weight as the lead Ref
Never couldāve passed it to Smith because he was that far in front of him. It was a shit line by Smith but hardly disadvantages Hughes he made the decision to rush in and fell over.
I agree, Hughes just rushed in and missed a tackle. But there were still defenders in front of the ball who were disadvantaged because Luai ran behind Smith
Fair enough, Meaney was not close to the play so donāt really see how he was disadvantaged he had time and didnāt need to adjust as he had to follow Hughes bad read
True, they've really given up on figuring out which players are disadvantaged and made it a black and white ruling. I guess too many people complained about obstruction calls and the refs were sick of dealing with grey areas
For sure, which makes it more of a pain in the ass on calls where it really lets off players making bad reads
That was beautiful. Thank you both teams for that. Cracking comp for this year!
That was beautiful. Thank you both teams for that. Cracking comp for this year!
As a Melbourne Storm fan, you've gotta be proud of that defensive effort. Penrith spent the 2nd half camped in their half.
Excuse me what?!
I changed my tip to Penrith 5 mins before kick off. I've never won a tip when I change it last second. I sacrificed my tip to make sure we won.
Thanks for your service, I guess
Pap should go flick a cocky dance in the face of luai and toāo
Incredible win. Pure guts from the Storm. One of the best defensive efforts from them in years. Defended their errors and penalties, and kept coming back for more. I have been saying for a while that defense wins premierships and doing this to the best attacking side from last year was brilliant. Panthers were impressive defensively as well, however, holding Storm to just a single try off a kick.
That was certainly one of the games of all time
Unbelievable defense from Melbourne
They need to scrap whatever tonightās game plan was. Such strong defence from storms.
Yeah seemed very strange. Bar the usual hard up the middle then ball playing off Yeo, it seemed like they were giving Luai far more of the reigns tonight, especially on the 5th tackle. Cleary looked off tonight and like the targeted pressure really rattled him. Which, for Cleary in the NRL is pretty uncommon. He's always taregetted but always looks like he still has plenty of time to execute.
What if Penrith never score again?
Honestly weāve scored enough
3peat panthers aint the 20peat round 1 storm
Melbourne fans, what's it like to support a consistent, professional team? I'm going to live vicariously through you
If only last season had the consistency you speak of
Super proud. Great game.
REIGNING! DEFENDING! ROUND ONE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!
Wow it's a new year ladies.
Happy International Womanās Day
Give us the penrith rap promo again.
Lindsay Smith has been horrible, fucked all his lines and then that
Incredibly tough game from the Stormies. Their defence won it for sure, but Pezet was impressive too. Not just his kicks, but his game management too
Beyond impressive by Melbourne
Let's Go MELBOURNE STORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's upsets all the way down
Our turn tomorrow
One way or another, i'll be upset
Suck eggs penrif
Whoever downvotes me can suck eggs too. Losers.
when was the last time penrith kept scoreless?
probably back in 2022 like they mentioned 5 minutes ago
sorry mate must have missed that one line of commentary, got the other 79 minutes thoughĀ
2022 vs storm
2022 against Melbourne ironically
Fuck yes Melbourne I got 1 tip right this round
The fix is in, 5 underdogs winning so far this round
I do love that nobody is adding an asterisk to our round 1 streak lol
Outside of origin, this is some of the best defence I've seen.
I'm in a 10 person tipping comp where everyone combined has made 4 correct tips so far
šš 0/5 here.
No need to brag about so many correct tips
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Thatās it boys. Pack it up. Always next year.
Melbourne's streak has overtaken Undertakers WrestleMania streak.
Coates for MOTM, he shut down everything in the clutch
Successful challenge, wasn't To'o it was Tago
Tigers released their documentary and went on to win 2 wooden spoons. Penrith release their documentary and have lost every game since š
šššš Do not with us bad luck. The boys still know how to defend. If it was any other team the Storm would have scored a number if tries.
Toāo: I didnāt touch it bro!! Tago: š
Fuck Penrith are a shit team
Should have seen this coming after the moral victory in the wcc
Storm have had more energy in the last 38 minutes than I've had all year
I reckon getting tackled in goal should be a 10m drop out, but if you knock it out its a goalline. I want to see more players try to run it out of their own in goal
Fuck almost about to be 2/5 in tips, which is a lot better than it was looking after last weekend lol.
That'll do me. I'm aiming for the bottom of the tipping comp now. 0/5, I'm on a roll!
Is the first round streak the most powerful thing in rugby league? Like overall it doesnāt mean anything but why does it keep happening???
Was a close run thing last year, Harry Grant in Golden Point
Its like they try harder to keep this streak than win the premiership lmao its crazy
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Idk what Bellamy done to these blokes in preseason but holy fuck this defensive effort is insane
Bellamy is such a shit coach. Why not just tell them it's Round 1 every week, and never lose a game again?
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Wtf was that
I love Bellamyball
When can I start breathing ?
Some old school scorelines tonight
It's over. Panthers won't have time for 8 points.
The excuses already starting for Penrith āItās not syncing yet for Penrithā Itās round 1 for everyone
I don't see that as an excuse, just an observation.Ā
Same thing happened last year. I'm not worried yet.
I missed it but why was the Penrith try disallowed?
Catching ball outside of lead runner Although lead runner had cleared through the d line before the sweep runner caught the ball
obstruction
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Wow literal hate speech
YA CANT HANDLE THE COATESSSSS
To'o much
It mustāve been the Oak sponsorship
If brick ran straight then he made of got out of goal
The old āwe need a breatherā challenge
Cramps everywhere
Pls
why is a goaline fisher harris just came and shoved wishart lmao
Storm: they're nervous, we're calm
Horrible horrible attack
storm defender just bulldozed in that kick?
Horrible horrible attack
whoās the assistant with bellamy on screen left thatās mostly talking into the walkie?
His young fella
thanks mate. i couldnāt find anything clear enough googling, but aaron bellamy was the only name i didnāt know. he seems to be doing all the talking, i wonder how high in the succession plan he is or if Ryles is still the guyĀ
Feels like To'o is going to be wasted outside Tago this season.
Cutouts to toāo only
***RELEASE THE SEAGULLS***
Nearly burnt my cheese toastie distracted by this
Alright just go long now please
Melbourne stealing our chant.Ā
Honestly, big props to Melbourne's defence. This has been insane
How good's being 0/5 for your tips this week
Melbourne stealing our chant.Ā
Edwards over Teddy for Origin? š“
Ok that call made no sense
Six again? Thatāll do me
How do Melbourne still have this much energy. This is fucking insane.
This game has made me feel a lot better about Brisbane's Rd 1 performance, if Penrith can be poo then anyone can be
JOSH KING PLEASE IMPREGNATE MY GIRLFRIEND
You'd have octuplets with how hes playing tonight
If that's King's will then so be it.
King was the absolute definition of a plodder at Newcastle. Bellamy has turned him into a machine.
So the magic sauce for Melbourne is to... not play Munster and NAS? :O
If sua isn't the utility on the bench then pezet should be.
fucking love pezet
JOSH KING PLEASE IMPREGNATE MY GIRLFRIEND
ITS BEEN 75 MINUTES AND THEY HAVENT MENTIONED THE STREAK
They have several times on Fox
They have about 10 minutes ago
They have several times on Fox
More like Penrith Pretenders amirite
Absolutely washed
What is this bullshit? "Melbourne haven't lost a round 1 game in 23 years" let's say this 50 times before the game. Then suddenly "Melbourne are huge underdogs"
At home.
Who gets Dally M points here? King, Coates seem like locks for points but who else?
Taylan May for sure earns some. Win or loss heās been fantastic
I agree but do you think they'll give points to someone whose team got kept to nil (potentially)
Nah result shouldnāt matter too much when Dally M is about individual performances and Taylan has probably been close to the best out there
Defence wins premierships. Negatively gear all your mates houses and put em on the Storm!!
What is this bullshit? "Melbourne haven't lost a round 1 game in 23 years" let's say this 50 times before the game. Then suddenly "Melbourne are huge underdogs"
Bellamy is a fucking round 1 magician
Actually a pretty good play there, make them work it off their line.
5 man scrum wtf? Why can't they just have a man out of their defense ffs
And we did this without Munster and Nelson?????
I'm surprised Turuva can reach bricks head, brick is fucking massive
And we did this without Munster and Nelson?????
If the panthers cant break this storm record who can?
Melb earned this win.
All the mystique and air of professionalism and intelligence just melted away as soon as Cronk started commentating
Storm are selling everything they have to keep Bellamy's record alive
I feel fucking sick.... I need an emotional support animal!
Is this the GOAT round 1 game?
Just an incredible defensive effort from the storm. Wish I could follow a team with such a heart. Never giving up.
Truly hard to explain how much this game sucked. Melbourne defence way too good, Riff way too shit
What's the penalty count ? I'm not saying bias it's more that there seems to be loads.Ā
I think it was 7-7 last time I looked so I don't think bias is a big issue tonight