Post-Game Discussion Manly v Roosters [Round 18, 2023]

[Mark from Brisbane]

Gutsy effort by the boys

Didn’t play their best but 2 points is 2 points

 

[davohan123]

Giants in the afl win by 2
Manly win by 2
Great sporting afternoon

 

[globaleagle]

Cricket starts soon, call it an all nighter.

oh yeah....

~looks for a loaf of meth~

 

[The Wheel]

So stressed after that

 

[cc eagle]

So stressed after that

Heart rate was pumping

 

[Ryan]

Wins a win and we were better. Again anybody at the ground, we’re Easts offside all night?

Mate, forget the ground, it was clear everywhere. They were given PLENTY of latitude.

Not going to lie, this is a game we should have won, and won well given the Roosters outs. Pretty well close to their NSW Cup team, and key players were missing.

I don't know how to feel here. Like you, let's take the W, and enjoy it, they are pretty rare for us right now.

Missed the first half, so I'll suss it out tonight. What I DID see, Chez and Garrick were the standouts.

 

[hozza]

Good gutsy win. Dce was outstanding.

 

[XV-1]

We made tuff work of that with all the ball we had.
When Paseka knocked the ball on with 1 min to go, I thought we were fuked.

Well done Manly!!

 

[Woodsie]

Missed the first half, so I'll suss it out tonight. What I DID see, Chez and Garrick were the standouts.

The standout was that they kept competing for the full 80 mins ..

 

[mickqld]

That just took another year off my life. 2 points and the rorters were gutsy in defense. We just lack that X factor that Turbo provides. In saying that Garrick was terrific. Should've been fullback everytime Tom is out.

 

[Jerry1]

I enjoyed the win. We are on the ladder around where we deserve to be.

 

[eagleron]

It's 1am

can I go to bed yet?

I'm happy to leave any whinging to some others.

Night

 

[MuzztheEagle]

Did well to win that one after being out muscled through the middle, some good one on one defence on the edges to get home with the 2 points.

We have the muscle but lack either the motor or the motivation through the middle. The Roosters forwards really showed up (to back up the junior players) but ours turned to wet cardboard. Something needs to change, either with the way they are training or with how they view the team.

 

[The Royal Soup]

it’s great that we won but that was a disgrace of a performance, a team missing 10 starters and we sneak by, any other team puts 50 on us

 

[Eagles4Life]

Wins a win and we were better. Again anybody at the ground, we’re Easts offside all night?

All season @Waz13

 

[davohan123]

Beating roosters and probably ending there season priceless.

We are gone too just won't get enough wins but all the same enjoyable win

 

[davohan123]

How close is our tipping competition becoming ?

Nothing separating all of us

 

[bringbackbeaver]

It’s amazing how much of a different team we are with turbo . We just have no shape or depth in attack without him.
He makes shoe so much more deadly in attack.
The one time shoe digs into the line and finds Burbo we score . There’s our blue print for points on both sides of the ruck .

 

[Ryan]

The standout was that they kept competing for the full 80 mins ..

We missed some starch in the middle. I thought Paseka was outstanding. Jake was outstanding. I hate to go on about this, but I think we are of the same mindset, Keppie standing up through the middles would have been really beneficial tonight.

Also, kudos to Ben Trbojevic. He's a player so many have a go at here, but I really rate the man. He played HARD out wide. I'd like to see him getting some starts, if he can bring that kind of intensity.

 

[bob dylan]

Did well to win that one after being out muscled through the middle, some good one on one defence on the edges to get home with the 2 points.

True but there is no shame being out muscled by a quality pack like they have. JWH, Radley Collins etc.

The fact our boys kept on coming after being knocked over time and again say a lot about them.