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  1. Snake

    Croker Experiment OVER!

    We are never going to get anywhere with Croker at 9. I'm not basing this off his mistake at the end of the game. He offers absolutely nothing in attack. Nothing. I don't expect him to have try assists of make darting runs...but expect some decent deception around the ruck to help his forwards...
  2. Snake

    Single biggest issue…

    With the season pretty well done and dusted, I’m curious to know what people see as the biggest footballing issue at Manly… Of course, there can be (and probably is) more than one contributing factor, but what is the biggest? Personally, I don’t like the lack of leg speed in the middle. I...
  3. Snake

    Bunker

    it’s only my love of Manly that keeps me invested in what has become a terrible product. It’s not even a game anymore. The on-field action and enjoyment of the game for fans, comes second to this obsessive desire with getting everything just right, so the game’s image is maintained in the media...
  4. Snake

    Oshay Olay

    Great news that he has avoided ligament damage.
  5. Snake

    We beat Melbourne!

    Personally, I gave us a 10% chance of winning tonight, so although I understand the disappointment in the final 10 minutes, I have to remind myself that it’s a massive win... We haven’t beaten Melbourne in years. We haven’t beaten a genuine top 4 side in donkeys. We couldn’t beat good sides...
  6. Snake

    Upcoming Draw

    To add insult to injury, we have to wait a fortnight for Manly to atone for last night’s loss, due to the stand alone rep round. Then what do you know?! We play Melbourne. When was the last time we beat the Storm? Three years ago?! We also got stuck playing Melbourne after losing in the dying...
  7. Snake

    Press conference

    I encourage everyone to watch the press conference after today’s game for two reasons: 1. Hasler talks about it being one of our best wins of the season and explains why and I totally agree. There were some harsh comments in the match day thread and I know everyone is entitled to their opinion...
  8. Snake

    Cowboys show us the way

    The resurgence of the Cowboys this year is largely off the back of defence. They’re second behind Penrith as the best defensive side in 22. They have a better record than Penrith in second halves... Here’s the thing though... They have largely the same squad as last year when they finished...
  9. Snake

    Our approach

    It’s hard to nail down what’s going wrong with Manly this year. Injuries don’t help but it’s not like we were playing well with all our cattle anyway. For a time, I thought our pack wasn’t up to it and although I still think it’s not an elite pack, I’ve seen us compete in the middle the last...
  10. Snake

    Conditioning

    Seeing Dan Ferris get the arse at the Dogs got me thinking... Should we keep Donny? I gotta say, we don’t look fit. The single most important ingredient before everything else is line speed. It sets the tone for defence and attack comes off the back off handling the opposition in defence...
  11. Snake

    Brutal Draw

    We've got a brutal 3 weeks coming up that could see us drop right out of the top 8. The Broncos at home for Magic Round, followed by Eels away and Storm away... Brisbane are playing with real energy and Reynolds looks a million dollars. The Eels just beat Penrith in Penrith and Melbourne are...
  12. Snake

    Make or Break

    Personally, for me, I feel like next week’s game against South’s is gonna make or break our season. I know it’s only rd.8 but it’s time for Manly to decide what sort of team they want to be. Since Hasler’s return, we’ve been inconsistent; particularly in defence. We regularly win a string of...
  13. Snake

    Walker

    The decision to let him go to the Warriors is looking like a brain explosion. Can he renege? Pay him what he wants.
  14. Snake

    The Turnaround

    The reason for the turn around the last three weeks, is less about what we’re doing with the ball, and more about defence. Tonight, we looked angry. We had line speed and we were trying to smash the opposition on every tackle. Everything comes off the back of that. It all comes down to D...
  15. Snake

    Back 5

    Interesting to read that Ennis lays some of the blame on the lack of punch from our back 5. They aren’t getting the sets off to a good start and that’s having a flow on effect to the forwards. I’m sure there’s an element of truth in it but if the line speed in the middle from the forwards was...
  16. Snake

    RIP Peter Mulholland (Skull)

    Sad to hear of his passing after a long battle with cancer. I knew Peter personally and can say without any doubt, the wonderful things that are now being said about him are all true. He really was a just a lovely person. A giant of the NRL when you consider the many roles he played over many...
  17. Snake

    Bennett

    Anyone else surprised by Wayne's press conference? He (and Souths) sounds like they have already attained the holy grail. I'm kinda surprised at how excited and reflective they are when they haven't won it yet. He was asked if it was one of his greatest achievements and he didn't knock it...
  18. Snake

    Deeper Analysis

    First 15 mins: NRL a joke. Klein sees Keppie stumbling and clearly a HIA concern but due to criticism from week before, plays on. Campbell Graham knock-on not called to gift Souths another fatigue inducing set on Manly line. Manly start two sets 10m out; one of which contained only 1 run from a...
  19. Snake

    Forwards

    All this talk about completion rates and poor centres and edge defence etc, is all symptomatic of one bigger problem. We don’t win the middle. We barely have all year. We’ve got enough attacking weapons to beat ordinary sides but even those teams we flogged (e.g. Sharks and Tigers) seemed to be...
  20. Snake

    Our Roster

    Watching some highlights of games from 2019 and although we’re further along (albeit only by one match) than we were that year, the roster we had looks superior to the one we have now, which I thought was interesting. 2019 1. Tom T (Elliot filled in due to injuries) 2. Taufua 3. Parker 4. Suli...
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3 3 0 48 6
3 2 1 45 4
3 2 1 28 4
3 2 1 22 4
3 2 1 15 4
3 2 1 14 4
2 1 1 13 4
3 2 1 10 4
2 1 1 6 4
3 2 1 -3 4
3 1 2 0 2
3 1 2 -5 2
3 1 2 -15 2
3 1 2 -22 2
3 1 2 -36 2
2 0 2 -56 2
3 0 3 -64 0
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