George Watt

Absolutely. Head injury protocol completely absent there. Had the bunker doctor gone AWOL?

Addo-Carr out of the match with a Cat1 concussion after a heavy hit by Mitchell in a try attempt on halftime.

Luai improved enormously on his form in recent matches and Schneider had a really solid game at 7. Robinson said the Panthers were far better on the night and hit the soft pedal on the disallowed bunker try for Manu. Cleary stated that he has resolved not to comment on bunker decisions but did offer a view that black/white decisions never worked with RL rules.

I believe the absence of Cleary and Fisher- Harris will tip it Sydney's way. Looking for big improvements from both Luai and Martin as both are below par at the moment.

Best game in Aus...... GB beating Aus in the third Test at the SCG in 1970 to win the Ashes Series 2-1. The last occasion GB won the Ashes. Best game in England.... Wigan v Hull at Wembley in 1985. Came from Aus to see the Kenny/ Stirling match up.

Loved Ice Hockey as a kid in Hull but back then in the forties and fifties there was no team. Our school in Hull every year organised a day excursion by train to the CC final and after the match a visit to the Wembley ice rink to watch the Wembley Lions play. Usually the opponents were the Brighton Tigers.

A good performance from Melbourne considering the absence of key personnel.

After leaving the UK in the mid 60's I made occasional visits to Hull before in 2010 finally seeing them play at home for the first(and last time.) It was a night match against St Helens and we won a thriller in the last minute. I remember a decent crowd being present but the atmoshere was almost non-existent and the whole experience a bit of a disappointment. Perhaps the fact that I watched Hull play almost every home match at the Boulevard from the mid forties to leaving Hull in 1960 contributed- the atmosphere was always great there.

Out for Penrith is prop Fisher-Harris. Last year this fixture was a Round 1 match-up loss for Penrith following the Penrith home loss to St Helens. Penrith are favoured to win and it should be a cracking game. Had been offered a seat for tonight's match but will watch it at home.

Enjoyed that Rocket. How long have you been back in Taree? We are 55 kms away from you in Lake Cathie and moved here last July.

In the 50's when we had a really great team and coach it was even better!

Became a member of their Leagues Club in 1970 and then a season ticket holder from 1972 until 2000 when we moved home from near Cronulla to the Blue Mountains. Loved watching them in those 30 years when they managed to reach 3 GF's.

Agree. Wonder if the MRP will pick up on that? As for the game I really enjoyed it.

No chance of it being taken from Brisbane for the foreseeable future. Too popular with players,coaches and spectators. Was there myself last year but will miss this year.

I cannot hear anything clearly from the TV coverage of all SL matches and so wear a set of high quality headphones( Sennheiser) which continuously give great sound.

I will go for a Warrington win. They are my second team in the UK game and I have been following them for over 75 years.

At least 3 females too which is good to see. Any female referees in the the Women's game in the ERL good enough for Super League?

Is Stevo's momentum rule re emerging?

Well I am a Penrith fan and really enjoyed the match. We did not take our chances and Wigan were stoic in defence and deserved their win in the end. My opinion on the 2 controversial try decisions is that both were no-tries. No complaints from me on the refereeing - it's a tough job! As for disappointment, Wigan caused me more back in 1959 when I was a Hull FC fan and we were hammered at Wembley. We had a champion team in the 50's with the best pack in our history but Wigan were again deserved winners. Best of luck for both teams in their competitions in 2024. For the record I think Wigan will be champions and Penrith will not.

In 1974 saw him play his debut game for the Panthers at home to Manly? He was really loved by the fans during his time at Penrith. One of my favourite players when I watched RL in England before I left the the UK in 1966.

They are now well ahead of the NRL in this area having been far behind for numerous years. One of the NRL's serial offenders is James Tedesco who from looking at his efforts in his preseason game, is out to match his 2022 season record of failing to touch the ball with his foot in every ptb attempt.

I certainly am. Season pass holder there for 24 years before moving to live near Port Macquarie last July.

Nathan Cleary was banned for 5 games for a spear tackle back in 2022( last 5 games of the regular season), so would have been justifiably punished with a suspension for a tackle like Smith's. His half back mate Luai was also out with an injury for that period too.

Bruce Ryan. A powerful Aus. speedster winger who came to play for Hull FC in 1947 until 1950. Had heard of him from Aus relatives and I was one of a crowd of around 4000 who were there to welcome him when he arrived in Hull by train. Devastated and shed a tear or two when he left to play for Leeds (who payed at that time a record transfer fee) after watching him play in every home match. Continued to watch him play for Leeds when they came to Hull to play FC and Hull KR.

Some truly great players and favourites of mine I watched here but not included above would be Mal Reilly, Phil Lowe, John Gray. (Manly) Cliff Watson, Tommy Bishop and Roger Millward. (Cronulla), Bill Ashurst and Mike Stephenson.(Penrith), Dave Bolton.(Balmain), Johnathan Davies.( Canterbury). Outstanding player I loved watching in England and played before I arrived in 1968 was Dick Huddart. (St George).