Ryan
Journey Man
(For me anyways )
Guys, been thinking about heaps of Sea Eagles stuff going forward,
and wondered what peoples thought's are on the following (apologies in advance for the
length):-
1. We have a really talented core group of young forwards / prospects as well as veterans
at our club, and they include King, Kite, Galuvao, Watmough, Stewart, Williams, Buhrer,
Rose, Lussick, Mauro, Robinson, Harrison, Cunningham, Stormqvist, with only so many
positions available (I'm sure I've missed a few). I'd be very concerned at the prospect
of losing some up and comers like Lussick, Cunningham, Buhrer etc. What do you think
Tooves should do with the forwards. I reckon he may have a slightly different coaching
style to Dessie. Do you think a rotational system would/should work? Do you think we stick
with the best players available at the time based on experience, and let the young guys
tough it out in the NSW Cup?
2. For a long time, I've been very concerned about our strong depth on the wing. What I mean
by that, is that I always thought we'd lose a winger or two due to the strong depth and quality we have.
Losing Robbo and Hopoate helps alleviate that some what. What do you think our depth chart looks
like on the wing, if you consider Lyon / Matai the shoe in's for the centre position. The reason I say this,
is because I think we still have awesome talent in Whare, and think the start of 2012 could be his year,
if Wolfman is injured?
3. I wondered what peoples thoughts were on "what it actually is about Manly Sea Eagles, that makes
decent footy players, great ones"? You look over time at guys like Hall, Rose, Bryant & co. I really
hope that whatever system we have in place that makes this happen, Tooves can institute (or continue)
as well. Anyone know what that secret ingredient is?
4. With Andrew Johns (focusing on The Warriors), and Dessie moving on, we are losing a lot of experience
and mentoring skill in the halves. I know we still will have Tooves, but what do people think we should do
in relation to this scenario. Does everyone think we could survive with Foran / DCE learning from the game time
experiences and Tooves, or do you all think we should bring someone else in? (Cliffy Lyons would be ideal
in my opinion).
5. What do you guys think about this. If / when the funding for Brooky is approved, I'd love to book myself a
season ticket in advance, and provide a holding fee. I'd do this to provide our club with capital, and selfishly
grab the seat I want (high up hill side) would be best - I dread that Sunday afternoon sun !
6. Junior grades. I think we have a real systemic problem with our lower grades, and particularly the funding afforded
to those arenas. I know the NSWRL threatened to pull all of our grades if we continued our association with
The Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles. My theory on this, is that if we continue to be so dreadful, would it not be better
to have our juniors going through the QLD Cup lower grades? I really think that competition has done wonders
for some of our current players (Lussick / DCE / Williams). Saves us money. Makes our lower gardes more competitive.
7. Captaincy. I love Kingy, but I personally believe he would benefit from focussing on remaining healthy, and remaining
a senior player and mentor. I'd love for Manly to appoint Jamie Lyon as full time captain. He does it extremely well.
Thoughts?
Cheers guys.
Weird. Apologies for the spacing....
Guys, been thinking about heaps of Sea Eagles stuff going forward,
and wondered what peoples thought's are on the following (apologies in advance for the
length):-
1. We have a really talented core group of young forwards / prospects as well as veterans
at our club, and they include King, Kite, Galuvao, Watmough, Stewart, Williams, Buhrer,
Rose, Lussick, Mauro, Robinson, Harrison, Cunningham, Stormqvist, with only so many
positions available (I'm sure I've missed a few). I'd be very concerned at the prospect
of losing some up and comers like Lussick, Cunningham, Buhrer etc. What do you think
Tooves should do with the forwards. I reckon he may have a slightly different coaching
style to Dessie. Do you think a rotational system would/should work? Do you think we stick
with the best players available at the time based on experience, and let the young guys
tough it out in the NSW Cup?
2. For a long time, I've been very concerned about our strong depth on the wing. What I mean
by that, is that I always thought we'd lose a winger or two due to the strong depth and quality we have.
Losing Robbo and Hopoate helps alleviate that some what. What do you think our depth chart looks
like on the wing, if you consider Lyon / Matai the shoe in's for the centre position. The reason I say this,
is because I think we still have awesome talent in Whare, and think the start of 2012 could be his year,
if Wolfman is injured?
3. I wondered what peoples thoughts were on "what it actually is about Manly Sea Eagles, that makes
decent footy players, great ones"? You look over time at guys like Hall, Rose, Bryant & co. I really
hope that whatever system we have in place that makes this happen, Tooves can institute (or continue)
as well. Anyone know what that secret ingredient is?
4. With Andrew Johns (focusing on The Warriors), and Dessie moving on, we are losing a lot of experience
and mentoring skill in the halves. I know we still will have Tooves, but what do people think we should do
in relation to this scenario. Does everyone think we could survive with Foran / DCE learning from the game time
experiences and Tooves, or do you all think we should bring someone else in? (Cliffy Lyons would be ideal
in my opinion).
5. What do you guys think about this. If / when the funding for Brooky is approved, I'd love to book myself a
season ticket in advance, and provide a holding fee. I'd do this to provide our club with capital, and selfishly
grab the seat I want (high up hill side) would be best - I dread that Sunday afternoon sun !
6. Junior grades. I think we have a real systemic problem with our lower grades, and particularly the funding afforded
to those arenas. I know the NSWRL threatened to pull all of our grades if we continued our association with
The Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles. My theory on this, is that if we continue to be so dreadful, would it not be better
to have our juniors going through the QLD Cup lower grades? I really think that competition has done wonders
for some of our current players (Lussick / DCE / Williams). Saves us money. Makes our lower gardes more competitive.
7. Captaincy. I love Kingy, but I personally believe he would benefit from focussing on remaining healthy, and remaining
a senior player and mentor. I'd love for Manly to appoint Jamie Lyon as full time captain. He does it extremely well.
Thoughts?
Cheers guys.
Weird. Apologies for the spacing....