LIVE GAME 2023 Grand Final discussion

[AmericanHistoryX]

Best grand final since Wests Tigers. Inspirational. When you are staring at the Jaws of Defeat. You have 2 choices. Let it swallow you or you swallow it.

 

[innsaneink]

Problem was, no one understood what we did in 05 and that’s why it was never replicated.
Remember when we came out and tried to be big dicks against the Dogs in early 06 and they belted 10 shades out of us? What a wake up call that was 🤣

I went to a trial at Brookvale v Manly in 06.... we were getting hammered and a group of WTs fan all they could do all game was chant ''we are the premiers''
it was pretty cringey but i thought let em have their fun they were half my age and Id never had that feeling before about my team...
and we thought then was bad

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I was at that trial Ink. If I knew who you were I would of bought you a beer!

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Anyone know what the go is with the necklaces the players were given afterwards. Mostly the Polynesian players but most of them had them by the end, when i saw a close up of one they had chocolates in them, dunno if they all did but..

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I think you answered your own question. Also the Panthers colors. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone. They just ran out at the end. Some players missed out. Life isn't perfect.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Thats a guess. I dont really know.

 

[KingRobbie]

Anyone know what the go is with the necklaces the players were given afterwards. Mostly the Polynesian players but most of them had them by the end, when i saw a close up of one they had chocolates in them, dunno if they all did but..

The Sydney Morning Herald​

A sweet victory: why the Panthers were adorned in candy leis​

Nell Geraets​

October 2, 2023 — 11.52am
Victory became even sweeter for the Penrith Panthers after Sunday’s NRL grand final, as the winning players were draped in colourful candy leis to mark the western Sydney team’s third consecutive premiership win.

The lolly leis – homemade garland necklaces symbolising honour or celebration in Pasifika culture – were gifted to most of the players from loved ones and members of the crowd as they made their victory lap around Sydney’s Accor Stadium.

About 50 per cent of the rugby league is made up of people with Pasifika or Maori heritage, including key Panthers players such as five-eighth Jarome Luai, prop Spencer Leniu, centre Stephen Crichton and winger Brian To’o.

Speaking after the game, Leniu told Channel Nine the lei was a meaningful piece of their Samoan-Polynesian culture – a symbol of their loved ones’ appreciation, support and pride.

“It’s just kind of a party. Obviously, we just won the grand final, so they make these things,” he said. “I think it’s good for us now because it’s the off-season and we can eat some snacks.”

In Pacific countries such as Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, neck garlands usually act as a symbol of welcome and respect. According to Ane Tonga, a New Zealand artist and curator, they can also represent celebration, mana (prestige or power), beauty and love, and mourning.

There are various types of lei, all of which go by different names depending on the Pacific region and the types of materials used. This includes the ‘ula lei – which is made using whale teeth and regarded as a symbol of wealth and status – and the salusalu lei, which is usually made with wild hibiscus fibres and colourful scented flower petals. Other examples are the Cook Islands’ ’ei, Tonga’s kahoa and Samoa’s asoa.

Those gifted to the Panthers were ula lole leis, which are traditionally made with various wrapped lollies and colourful ribbons to celebrate success and achievement. They are often gifted at graduations, sporting events, weddings and birthdays.

“The moment of a lei being placed over your head is like entering a portal; everything that went into making this lei, the conversation, the transference of energy, the working hands – it’s a powerful thing,” said a spokesperson from Auckland-based artists’ collective, D.A.N.C.E. Art Club. “As the wearer, you are framed and contextualised by this lei portal until you take it off.”

According to the 2021 census, over 78 per cent of the Pasifika population in Sydney is based in western Sydney, mainly Campbelltown, Blacktown and Penrith. Pasifika culture has become a cornerstone of the Penrith Panthers team in particular, with several players having emerged from local youth programs for those with Pacific Island connections.

Joe Galuvao, a former Panther and the team’s current wellbeing and education co-ordinator, told The Guardian in September that the players’ dedication to honouring their heritage and cultural ties was one reason behind the team’s ongoing success.

“We’ve built our own culture here that respects people’s backgrounds and individual beliefs, and for Pasifika athletes, that helps them thrive,” Galuvao said. “Unlocking their potential has come from understanding them as people, understanding their culture and their community.”

The Panthers defeated the Brisbane Broncos 26 to 24, claiming their third straight title – the first team to do so in 40 years.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Or in another newspaper. The Broncos lost to the Panthers.

 

[tigerballs]

I saw him walking at Leichardt playing in a terrible Seagulls team and he still won the game for them. He was walking. I'm not even joking.

I was there, took the missus to see Wally for the last time. He killed us.

 

[BAGNF05]

Moral of last night. Rugby league is still great. The palookas currently ruining this club can’t change that.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I was there, took the missus to see Wally for the last time. He killed us.

It must of been in the back of your mind. Wally killing many teams. Your missus was more important that time. You did a Wally. Made her day. Thanks to you tigerballs

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Moral of last night. Rugby league is still great. The palookas currently ruining this club can’t change that.

Video ref stayed out of it. Did you notice?

 

[Merlot]

Best grand final since Wests Tigers. Inspirational. When you are staring at the Jaws of Defeat. You have 2 choices. Let it swallow you or you swallow it.

Cleary stepped in and took it by the scruff,swallowed it hook line n sinker

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Cleary stepped in and took it by the scruff,swallowed it hook line n sinker

Whist his troops were down. Only 1 man left on the bench. Happy for Garner.

 

[tigertragic]

Video ref stayed out of it. Did you notice?

And the ref forgot about the 6 again rule and allowed both teams to hold down in the tackle

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

And the ref forgot about the 6 again rule and allowed both teams to hold down in the tackle

Different rules for different games. In a grand final everyone is watching.

 

[Merlot]

on 9's midday coverge,they interviewed a riff player infront of the hotel,a 19 yr old,mall rat in a WestTigers jersey,screamin his lungs out back of the shot,hand in jersey forcing the emblem forward,WT WT go the WT,wooden spooners for a 3 peat laughing his head off,didnt know wether 2 damage tv or laugh

 

[Tucker]

And the ref forgot about the 6 again rule and allowed both teams to hold down in the tackle

Yes…but it did not affect the game negatively at all, which goes to show that the 6 agains are too easily handed out.
Last night, 2 teams played footy and the result was decided by the players.
Ref had a great game.

 

[innsaneink]

Yeah but this really shits me changing the rules, relaxing this but cracking down on that..yeah the teaams might be advised thru the week but its frutrating for fans

I want one change next year where a player in possesion voluntarily goes down...not a hand on him yet the ref calls "held"...its a made for TV rule, but just penalize em theyll soon stop

 

[Merlot]

amount of time Boy Wonderful ,Walsh laid down last night,maybe best for him playing soccer