Should Des make changes?

[Brocky]

Don’t want to change the deck chairs on the Titanic, are their other players that he can pick?

 

[40 years an eagle]

Only Slippers for Sorro. It was always too early for such a young squad to be there at the end.
Give experience to the ones who will be there going forward.
If they win the next one it will be priceless for them...same for if they lose it.

It's a process, there are no shortcuts...and Des knows it.

There is more pain to come for these youngsters...they should be ready for a real crack at it in 2023.

 

[XV-1]

Agree with Sipers for Sirro

However, assume Croker will be back. So does Lawton go back to bench or out of the 17?

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Pain breeds desire.

And there’s a lot more pain to come next weekend , they are mentally broken.

 

[Eagles4Life]

Pain breeds desire.

And there’s a lot more pain to come next weekend , they are mentally broken.

Yes @Mark from Brisbane today that's exactly what they are feeling. BUT that feeling won't last for too long. Des will have them up and focusing on winning next week by the end of the day. Last night was absolutely horrible. Watching the game again last night was even worse.

Des will have to make some changes to the game plan he has developed over the last four rounds. It's just not working as he wants.

There is still time to turn things around for next week. Sometimes humility comes through humiliation. If we can get back to basics this week, and stay positive, we can definitely beat either of the Titans and the Roosters.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Yes @Mark from Brisbane today that's exactly what they are feeling. BUT that feeling won't last for too long. Des will have them up and focusing on winning next week by the end of the day. Last night was absolutely horrible. Watching the game again last night was even worse.

Des will have to make some changes to the game plan he has developed over the last four rounds. It's just not working as he wants.

There is still time to turn things around for next week. Sometimes humility comes through humiliation. If we can get back to basics this week, and stay positive, we can definitely beat either of the Titans and the Roosters.

Let’s hope so , but I still think they will be mentally scarred.

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Was I the only one groaning when Siro cut back on the inside stymieing a promising backline movement late in the game? It hasn’t worked the last 500 times, why would it start working now?!! Brain dead stuff.

 

[Eagles4Life]

Was I the only one groaning when Siro cut back on the inside stymieing a promising backline movement late in the game? It hasn’t worked the last 500 times, why would it start working now?!! Brain dead stuff.

Saw it and just added it to the list of dumb plays by assorted Manly players. It was a long list @Stuey Davis Socks

 

[bob dylan]

Crocker and mayble Sipley only changes for mine.

I think Lawton should stay in the 17.

 

[The Who]

Surely we have to give Suli a run.
Ask yourself: who would you rather try to tackle, Harpo, Parker or Suli?
Yeah, I know, Suli is a liability in defence, but we didn't exactly excel in that discipline last night, did we?
I thought we would have learned a lesson from the first four rounds when DESpicable kept picking the same team regardless of the mauling. We need to change things up or else history will repeat itself.
So, imo, Froggy in; Suli in for Harpo (dropped); The Lawman on the bench; Sippers in for SirLoin; Start Al or Keppi in the second row for The Shoe, bring on The Shoe when the match opens up and give him free reign to play what's in front of him.
Either The Shoe is cooked from a long season or DESpicable has coached the mistakes out of him and killed his attacking brilliance. He is our X-factor among the forwards and shouldn't be playing as a tackler.

 

[davohan123]

Pain breeds desire.

And there’s a lot more pain to come next weekend , they are mentally broken.

Robinson would be licking his lips knowing he will face us next week.

JWH teddy Morris tupou victor angus will be all over us next week.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

What needs to change is the mind set and game plan. Stop expecting Turbo to win the game. The pack needs to win it!

 

[40 years an eagle]

We made LOTS of errors, had poor discipline so we had no ball and no field position. The occasion got to them real bad.

Hopefully Frog back and Slippers for Sorro. The game-plan was fine if we had ball and thus field-position.
Cut out the errors and high shots and the rest will follow...no need to change anything else.

 

[God]

Need to start Lawton in the second row for Shoey, and bring him off the bench after 20min, Suli for Harper as we need the meters getting out of trouble and defensively Harper's had no defence for weeks so we lose nothing, Siro drops out with Crockers return.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

I actually agree with bringing Shievoff the bench he has looked tired. Harper has looked tired the last few weeks as well. Not sure what to do about that one. He does deserve another chance.

 

[skull61]

Surely we have to give Suli a run.
Ask yourself: who would you rather try to tackle, Harpo, Parker or Suli?
Yeah, I know, Suli is a liability in defence, but we didn't exactly excel in that discipline last night, did we?
I thought we would have learned a lesson from the first four rounds when DESpicable kept picking the same team regardless of the mauling. We need to change things up or else history will repeat itself.
So, imo, Froggy in; Suli in for Harpo (dropped); The Lawman on the bench; Sippers in for SirLoin; Start Al or Keppi in the second row for The Shoe, bring on The Shoe when the match opens up and give him free reign to play what's in front of him.
Either The Shoe is cooked from a long season or DESpicable has coached the mistakes out of him and killed his attacking brilliance. He is our X-factor among the forwards and shouldn't be playing as a tackler.

I’d also pick Walker in the other centre spot

 

[Go manly]

Don’t underestimate what the signing by the dragons and departure of Moses did to the team in udonn on action / camp

watch the game again through the playing group team lens

we were not as tight as previous and looked distracted

Don’t get me wrong we all tried but there was a gap to be seen

Very similar to Trent’s last season when DCE ran in circles and Tom ran wide and made the touch line another defender

The team spark, desire and effort was below where we have been

 

[Remy]

Crocker in, Suli or Sipley for Siro, use our bench rotation properly and we get a lot closer to winning this chookies game

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Big O hasn’t looked himself.? Maybe he is sad about Suli. I wound pick Suli this week.