Re: WCC : Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:53 pm  

looks like it totally backfired on the OP lmao

Re: WCC : Wed Oct 26, 2022 10:34 pm  

It wasn't a preseason game in 1994...

Re: WCC : Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:22 am  

Talk about clutching at straws to try and have a pop at Saints/their fans. Hurry up next season we need something real to talk about!

Re: WCC : Thu Oct 27, 2022 2:17 pm  

Saints need to ask the Superleague organisers to give them a Thursday fixture before they fly out and a Sunday fixture when they fly back to give them the best preparation time. Another option would be to play the game in Perth as there are direct flights from/to the UK but I can't see Penrith agreeing to that.
I do hope both teams field their strongest teams possible, for the sake of the sport.

Re: WCC : Thu Oct 27, 2022 2:57 pm  

Would be a really interesting game if full strength sides are played - Saints would definitely have a chance.

Re: WCC : Thu Oct 27, 2022 3:05 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Would be a really interesting game if full strength sides are played - Saints would definitely have a chance.

Playing it at the end of the season just gone I’d have said no chance but Saints will be stronger than in the GF and even at full strength, Penrith will be weaker. The Samoan lads showed that they may well have a couple of overrated backs and then Kikau and Korisau are big big losses. If Penrith go strong and take it seriously you’d back them by 12-14 points I reckon but Saints first 17 won’t be easy beats. The issue Saints have is that their salary cap seems to be stacked in to the first 17/18 players and if they pick up a couple of injuries prior to that game, the drop off is pretty big, certainly in a game against a side that good.

Re: WCC : Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:09 am  

MadDogg wrote:

Would be a really interesting game if full strength sides are played - Saints would definitely have a chance.

Am I missing something or are some on here suggesting Saints full strength are in a similar class to one of the greatest NRL teams in a generation?

Re: WCC : Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:09 pm  

Smalls wrote:

Am I missing something or are some on here suggesting Saints full strength are in a similar class to one of the greatest NRL teams in a generation?

I don't know. Only way to find out is to play the game. As NK says the timing of the game helps the SL club. It would certainly mean more to Saints than Penrith - going over to Australia to play the WCC is potentially a once in a career event. Plus St Helens are an exceptional side who play the game at a very high intensity that some feel is comparable to the NRL.

Re: WCC : Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:35 pm  

Smalls wrote:

Am I missing something or are some on here suggesting Saints full strength are in a similar class to one of the greatest NRL teams in a generation?

I think it’s fair to say that this Saints side is one of the best SL teams in a generation. Winning 4 in a row puts us in that bracket.

For what it’s worth I don’t think we’d beat them but I don’t think we’d be disgraced either especially if we were at full strength.

Re: WCC : Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:34 am  

Confirmed. Sat 18th February 7am kick off on C4. Double header with Wigan v HKR on C4 later that day.
Looking like we play St George the week before but Saints haven't officially announced that yet even though the NRL have. Be interesting to see if Penrith do play a young team or not like they have suggested. I don't think they will.