Panthers gamers have denied they’re dropping their aura after Rabbitohs famous person Latrell Mitchell lit the fuse with a cheeky barb on the premiers forward of Thursday evening’s showdown in Penrith.
Mitchell not too long ago mentioned there have been “a few cracks in the windscreen” that the Rabbitohs might exploit after the two-time premiers went down at residence to the Broncos having additionally misplaced 13-12 within the World Club Challenge.
“I didn’t care, didn’t mind. That’s just Latrell. He loves that cheek. I’m sure he’s just stirring,” Panthers back-rower Liam Martin mentioned.
“We don’t really buy into it or mind. We don’t listen to too much external noise, we just review it ourselves internally. We won’t even address it.”
The Panthers have been the envy of the league after successful the previous two premierships, however there’s a way amongst some followers that they could possibly be dropping their aura with so many stars not on the membership.
Another loss on Thursday evening received’t result in panic on the foot of the mountains given they’ve the category and expertise to show issues round, however Martin says it’s vital to bounce again in opposition to a well-recognized foe.
“After the loss last week we don’t want to go four points behind everyone. We view every week as important. I don’t know what would happen if we did lose, I don’t know,” Martin mentioned.
“We try to bring that (aura). When you used to play against teams like Storm and the Roosters at their pinnacle, it had a bit more nerves to it. It’s great to be in that position and exploit it as much as we can, but you still have to perform to win.”
The Panthers have been within the headlines because the Broncos loss after post-game footage confirmed Jarome Luai and Jaeman Salmon buying and selling expletives on subject.
Luai was upset that Salmon hadn’t pushed up laborious sufficient on his exterior late within the sport, with the utility conceding he was too drained to be in the correct place.
While some have criticised the incident, legends of the sport like Andrew Johns and Cooper Cronk have applauded it and mentioned it occurred on a regular basis.
“It’s probably one of the first times that it’s been captured on camera after the game when the cameras are around. It happens all the time,” Clive Churchill medallist Dylan Edwards mentioned.
“It’s good to have a bit of conflict like that because it keeps everyone accountable, and that’s important to a team.
“That’s just rugby league. It’s high octane, emotions are going and people need to be held accountable for where you want to be on the field. I’ve been on the receiving end and I’ve given a few too.
“You always want to be where you need to be. If you need a spray, then you get a spray, and I think that’s important to the team.”
Edwards mentioned that type of stuff occurred on a regular basis in different sports activities, whereas Martin thought nothing of it contemplating he copped a sprig from Luai each different day.
“I’m on the receiving end every training session from Jarome. I always hear him yelling across from the other side of the field,” the back-rower mentioned.
“He loves always getting into you. He’s very passionate. That’s why we love playing with him. That’s the best part of his game, his passion.
“They are both very passionate, we were very disappointed with the loss. Holding each other accountable is fine. There is nothing wrong with it. It would probably be worse if they glazed over it and didn’t speak about it.
“That’s what we’ve built here with our culture. Ivan (Cleary) always speaks about it, the hardest thing is pulling people up.
“They’ve built a culture here when someone’s not doing what is right for the club they can pull them up and hold them accountable. There’s nothing wrong with it.”
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