Game Day: Manly v Rabbitohs [Round 5, 2016]

[Loobs]

Question - so Walker goes for a try and is tackled on the line by a bunch of off side players. Is that not a penalty try?

 

[Dan]

Api is showing why he is not the best option at hooker, but could be useful to have in the team.

 

[MadMarcus]

SO

Api's a half and not a hooker, well played young man well played.

Agreed. Good to see. But what does it mean for the future?

 

[Budgie]

Great comeback boys!

This game is here to win! The energy is with us, as others have said Inglis was looking great when Souths were on top and now is completely anonymous.

The punch from our back has been great, Taupau, matai, tommy all contributing. Snake is scheming, and i think Starling has been great off the bench.

But the main to win this is Walker, they can't seem to contain his running threat. He is playing how he should, hard tough running.

Come on boys you can win this!

Agree with all but need to add Vave - this, for whatever reason, is really important to him.

 

[CBreeagles]

The team is starting to gel, passes are really sticking compared to what was showcased in rounds 1 and 2. Once the top 17 are on the field this team will fire.

 

[maxta]

ahhh... would of loved one more before half time. Souths looked shot at the end? Manly have to keep doing what they are doing. simple runs up the middle and short balls, running straight.

This & improved defence....contact...slow them down & its 50/50 which is FAR better than it looked after 15...

 

[PONTIAN SEA EAGLE]

Hang on,hang on.

 

[KOMORI]

Terrible kick from Snake so we should *rewinds forum to first ten minutes of game, gets correct response* sack Barrett...

Wait: are we sacking Barrett again??

Fmd!! I HATE missing bandwagons!!

 

[Simonmyers11]

That Burgi hit on Starling seemed to knock another battery on. Fired him up.

he actually started pumping the legs and getting over the advantage line - thought it was a different player.

 

[HoldenV8]

As much as the back end of the half was better for us, poor kicking options cost us 3 times.

Snake twice put in poor kicks and Vave's kick when we had a 3 or 4 man overlap on the right wasn't the best option.

 

[Killer03]

A

Fittler being a bastard as per usual, saying how Manly have been reading newspapers all week. Because they are acting like they must believe the stories about the 5 day turn affecting teams. Because sometimes you start to believe the stories which has actually now affected them......! I thought WTF is he talking about........Fittler is off the planet.

And they were laughing when Souffs scored that second try, how easy it was.

And apparently we have no zip, no energy etc etc.....!

I will have Fox soon and can not wait, can not stand Ch Nein or their commentary.

absolute tossers. If the Roosters or Panthers were getting this Fittler and Gus would be crying foul.

 

[manlyfan76]

FFS surely we have someone who can kick the ball.

Vave

 

[cava2323]

we have them on the rack, they give away a pen, ref takes a minute to restart game, souths get their breath back. give away a few more pens. FMD. refs are useless. dumb c....

and snake stop kicking! ffs

 

[qldeagle]

Well seeing we were getting hammered in the first 20 we have done ok.

Would have been nice to go to the break with another try.

Missing dce is really showing with our 5th tackle options. We have had 1 repeat set of a kivk by vave

Api's all over DCE at the moment. All we need is for someone to take ownership of the last tackle kick and we'll kick their ass.

 

[Eagles2nv]

If we had a proper break I think we could win this comfortably.

The boys are going to need to dig deep to win.

If they beleive in themselves they can.

 

[Loobs]

Wait: are we sacking Barrett again??

Fmd!! I HATE missing bandwagons!!

Wait... Let's see who scores next and if we win we can amalgamate ALL the councils and he can be mayor of the peninsula!

 

[wombatgc]

SO

Api's a half and not a hooker, well played young man well played.

Surprised me. Thought he might not be up to it. Got a great Alfie Langer step in him. Love to see him put it on the Burgess bros on their line.

 

[Killer03]

Agree with all but need to add Vave - this, for whatever reason, is really important to him.

Vave has been very good.

 

[HoldenV8]

Kicking is one place where we are definitely going to miss DCE over the next month.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Some better kicking options and we'd be in this up to our eyeballs. Regardless of the result, really nice to see some heart and effort out there.