Battle of Hastings 1066 Thread

[Woodsie]

David Morrow just said the talk around yesterday was that a number of players had told management/Baz that much more would be leaked to the media about his behavior should he be named in the 17.
Geez Louise!
Oh what a circus, oh what a show!

No winners in any of this ... if true ....

 

[Paw93]

Baz should get all the boys into a room and get them to watch this:

 

[wombatgc]

David Morrow just said the talk around yesterday was that a number of players had told management/Baz that much more would be leaked to the media about his behavior should he be named in the 17.
Geez Louise!
Oh what a circus, oh what a show!

I betcha there's goats involved.

 

[robbiea]

Sounds like a few little biatches on top dollar think they run the club now .
Just threatening to leak information(if true),would be enough to have your contract torn up (back in the day ,when coaches had balls)

 

[SeaEagle21]

Baz should get all the boys into a room and get them to watch this:

When did Brad Arthur get his own show?

 

[Chip and Chase]

David Morrow just said the talk around yesterday was that a number of players had told management/Baz that much more would be leaked to the media about his behavior should he be named in the 17.
Geez Louise!
Oh what a circus, oh what a show!

I'd take this with a grain of salt as it sounds just like Chinese whispers to me. If there is any semblance of truth to this then the place is a basket case and Barrett has to go.

 

[Highflier]

David Morrow just said the talk around yesterday was that a number of players had told management/Baz that much more would be leaked to the media about his behavior should he be named in the 17.
Geez Louise!
Oh what a circus, oh what a show!

Honestly really ,I call major BS here and horrendous beat up ?I have to find that statement hard to believe .
2 things here
1.what has Jacko done that is so heinous that "some players" (clearly not the power base of the Turbos and DCE) find so reprehensible that they wont play with him and further will leak to the media ? Unforgivable if true ,and hence I seriously doubt it.
2.Do these jokers (if in fact they exist) know that they are judged not just on what they do on the field but also off it? I would ask these players do you want to win games or keep loosing them ,because when the team looses you all lose ,you are all known as losers.? Pretty simple question, and at this point in the absence of any other alternative Jacko with all his alleged flaws is the closest thing we have to a true 5/8 who is capable of helping DCE win us a few matches.Further who would want a reputation as a squealing biatch ,complaining that they don't want to play with the wierdo boy with the racoon haircut and allegedly disturbed personality because he said or did some nasty things that hurt their feelings.I mean if the Bronco's can hold their nose and play with Lodge after what that disgrace has done then playing with Jacko s/b like having a saturday arvo stroll with Mother Theresa!.You would think listening to all this BS that Jacko shouldn't have been playing at Belmore on Saturday but instead in remand awaiting sentence.
If this is true and I don't believe it for a minute these guys really need to re focus on the fact that their careers and future rest on winning football games not ostracizing one bloke because they don't like him or because he is "different".
So FFS stop focusing on what you cant control i.e Jacko and the media and focus on what you can i.e catching footballs ,hitting hard in tackles ,going forward at every step ,being penalty free etc etc so harden up be-aches and let your talking be done on the field not with Chinese whispers to a media that would like nothing more than to destroy us. Talk about playing into Greenturd's hands ,he would be licking those mean and thin lips like a cat with a bowl of cream .
As i said I don't believe this for a second ,but I cant help myself
Go MANLY !!

 

[Bubbler]

Well said. Yes I’m sure Greensprog is licking those cat lips of his.

Honestly really ,I call major BS here and horrendous beat up ?I have to find that statement hard to believe .
2 things here
1.what has Jacko done that is so heinous that "some players" (clearly not the power base of the Turbos and DCE) find so reprehensible that they wont play with him and further will leak to the media ? Unforgivable if true ,and hence I seriously doubt it.
2.Do these jokers (if in fact they exist) know that they are judged not just on what they do on the field but also off it? I would ask these players do you want to win games or keep loosing them ,because when the team looses you all lose ,you are all known as losers.? Pretty simple question, and at this point in the absence of any other alternative Jacko with all his alleged flaws is the closest thing we have to a true 5/8 who is capable of helping DCE win us a few matches.Further who would want a reputation as a squealing be-ach ,complaining that they don't want to play with the wierdo boy with the racoon haircut and allegedly disturbed personality because he said or did some nasty things that hurt their feelings.I mean if the Bronco's can hold their nose and play with Lodge after what that disgrace has done then playing with Jacko s/b like having a saturday arvo stroll with Mother Theresa!.You would think listening to all this BS that Jacko shouldn't have been playing at Belmore on Saturday but instead in remand awaiting sentence.
If this is true and I don't believe it for a minute these guys really need to re focus on the fact that their careers and future rest on winning football games not ostracizing one bloke because they don't like him or because he is "different".
So FFS stop focusing on what you cant control i.e Jacko and the media and focus on what you can i.e catching footballs ,hitting hard in tackles ,going forward at every step ,being penalty free etc etc so harden up be-aches and let your talking be done on the field not with Chinese whispers to a media that would like nothing more than to destroy us. Talk about playing into Greenturd's hands ,he would be licking those mean and thin lips like cat with a bowl of cream .
As i said I don't believe this for a second ,but I cant help myself
Go MANLY !!

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

Hastings will be recalled to NRL squad, says Manly CEO
https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/29...-nrl-squad-manly-sea-eagles-ceo-lyall-gorman/

Manly CEO Lyall Gorman says utility player Jackson Hastings will be named in the Sea Eagles' squad to face the Sydney Roosters next Sunday.

Tuesday's announcement will mean Hastings will face his former club, which he left at the end of 2016 after signing a two-year deal with Manly.

Hastings, 22, has spent the last two weeks playing for Blacktown - Manly's feeder club in the Intrust Super Premiership - because of personality clashes with players in the NRL squad, namely captain Daly Cherry-Evans.

But an already bad injury list was made even worse in Friday night's 18-12 loss to Newcastle with another player gone for the year - Lachlan Croker, who suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Croker's injury means Manly have a threadbare roster of 21 fit players and it also means Cherry-Evans needs a halves partner. Hastings is the most experienced five-eighth among Manly's available players.

Several members of Manly's NRL squad, including captain Daly Cherry-Evans, watch Blacktown's clash with Canterbury at Belmore.©Robb Cox/NRL Photos
The Sea Eagles are 13th on the Telstra Premiership ladder with a 2-6 record following their loss to the Knights at Lottoland on Friday night.

"We've only got 21 to name and Jackson is a part of that number so we'll be naming Jackson on Tuesday," Gorman told NRL.com.

Gorman also said Barrett was committed to the club despite a Fairfax Media report suggesting the coach had been urged by confidants to walk away.

"Trent and I spent an hour before the [Knights] game on Friday night in the dressing room with our football manager Gareth Holmes, where we spoke about the current troubles," Gorman said.

"We are absolutely rock solid and committed to each other and absolutely rock solid and committed to the future of our club.

"There are speed humps certainly. But it's not adversity that defines you, but how you handle it. We've got to stand up and be counted and move forward – and we will – because we're rock solid."

One of the "humps" is waiting for the NRL Appeals Committee, headed by former Justice of the High Court Ian Callinan, QC, to decide if they will hear Manly's appeal to a $750,000 fine and $660,000 reduction in their salary cap, for discrepancies in up to 15 players' contracts over five years. No current player contracts are under investigation.

But Gorman revealed to NRL.com that Callinan had asked for more information from the club before making his decision.

"We've been asked to provide more details. I don't want to pre-empt the Justice's outcomes or decision but we're in the process of providing that to him," Gorman said.

Gorman said he would be talking with the NRL this week to see how the club could bring up development players into their top squad, without breaking cap rules and restrictions.

In an earlier interview with Triple M, Gorman said the five highest-paid players on the books – Cherry-Evans, Martin Taupau, Dylan Walker and the Trbojevic brothers Jake and Tom – were on back-ended contracts which meant there was not much money to spend in 2018 or 2019.

"This year and next year, yes," Gorman said in relation to not being able to go out in the market and sign big-name players.

"It's not uncommon in any club to have five players that sort of stand out among the field. It's also not uncommon is the movement of players. Clubs for years and years have moved players around for good cap management; players request to move – we just released Darcy [Lussick] to do that."



Suli says he's ready for NRL return with Sea Eagles
"Trent and I have spoken about it. He put a line in the sand about the values he wants in his playing group and we had to take certain actions. Some of those were delayed because of process – your great want is to come out within 24 hours and do what's got to be done.


"But there is a process under the rules which gives players five days to respond to any assertion or allegation. You've got to let process take its course."

Gorman also said there was "no club directive" for NRL players to go to Belmore Oval on Saturday and watch Blacktown, featuring Hastings, play Canterbury in the Intrust Super Premiership.

"They often go to support their mates in the lower grades. It wasn't just about Jackson playing."

Gorman said the club was reeling after losing their first-choice five-eighth in Croker for the rest of the season, along with another quality player in back rower Jack Gosiewski for a month with a fractured hand.

Winger-centre Jonathan Wright is having scans on Monday to confirm what damage he suffered to his hand in the Blacktown game.

Hastings dislocated the last finger on his right hand at Belmore Oval, but a trainer put the joint back-in on the field and strapped the fingers together. He played the remaining five minutes until fulltime.

Manly's injury list is:


Brad Parker (knee) – Rd 12-14
Jorge Taufua (collarbone) – Rd 12
Jack Gosiewski (broken hand) – Rd 13
Lachlan Croker (knee) – season
Curtis Sironen (knee) – season
Kelepi Tanginoa (knee) – season

This might be a dumb question, Is that James Hasson next to Jake? And why is JH wearing Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles t-shirt?

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

One thing’s for sure, ANYTHING is possible in relation to our club, the management, the football department and it’s players at present.

Anything!!

And if you are unsure just ask Phil Rothfield!

 

[fLIP]

This might be a dumb question, Is that James Hasson next to Jake? And why is JH wearing Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles t-shirt?

looks an aweful lot like him

 

[Highflier]

One thing’s for sure, ANYTHING is possible in relation to our club, the management, the football department and it’s players at present.

Anything!!

And if you are unsure just ask Phil Rothfield!

The only thing I would ask that drunken old hack is where is the nearest pub and what time is happy hour.The only two questions that I know he would be qualified to answer

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

The only thing I would ask that drunken old hack is where is the nearest pub and what time is happy hour.The only two questions that I know he would be qualified to answer

He’s just sticking the boot in whilst we are down, and trying to keep his Sharks away from the same fate!!

 

[Fluffy]

Well I for one hope Hastings does not play.

I cannot fathom the ideas that will be posted if he does play and we lose.

Can see a thread about Weakes being started amongst others.

 

[Eagles2nv]

There is an interview on Foxsports with Baz that was after the game, and they asked Baz if hastings would be considered, and Baz said that all options will be considered. Basically sounded like he will be considered by Baz.

On this page halfway down, there is a clip: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...n/news-story/e00841bf51ba503a4df4392a6931ce93

 

[Eagles2nv]

7 news just said that hastings will ve named in the side.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

No one has told us what Hastings has actually done. Sounds like bullies off the field and pussies on the field.

Reading between the lines - he has pissed the coach off, and on a regular basis. I assume players wanting a line in the sand is because of this, and the need for unity behind Baz, rather than because they are wimpy types who don’t want to play with someone they don’t like.

Could be wrong, but I’d have thought that’s the obvious and most likely scenario.

By the way, I had hot chips at Brookie on Friday and they were really hot. The beer wasn’t overly cold, but it didn’t matter too much given the weather.

 

[manlywarringah]

We only have 20/21 fit and contracted players so he’ll have to be in the 21.

Whether he makes the 17 is the big question.

 

[Cliffymagic]

Who said the manly guys only went to watch Blacktown to surrport Hastings?? They not supporting any other player?? Was that the only reason they went??? B.S.

 

[HappilyManly]

Who said the manly guys only went to watch Blacktown to surrport Hastings?? They not supporting any other player?? Was that the only reason they went??? B.S.

Exactly

Frankie had just become a new dad again on friday, the boys could have been on their way out West to congratulate him


Basically the journos are writing another Manly Melodrama