NYEagle
Bencher
What other coach would have kept Manly together after last years deomoralizing loss to the Storm and made them even better?.
I think Hasler has been the key to Manly's success all year. You watch the team tactics - just brilliant. Very machine-like - like a slow avalanche rather than explosion, rarely looks pretty the way they win.
Each week they play different. Against the Gold Coast they went all out Bash in the tackles, and against the Panthers and Dragons they played within themselves and grind away type of footy. Brilliant. They are playing with plenty up their sleeves and are building for the biggest games.
Who else would have broough Glen Hall into the starting side, and Mark Bryant as a regular off the bench and cut Cuthbo. Look how Hall and Bryant have been playing and they fit right into the model of the grinder big boys like Perry and Kite playing as a team. Brilliant.
Look at his temperament in the box. He demands perfection because he knows these guys are capable of it. He talks about what work has to be done after an easy win.
...and do you think Dessie was cheering after the Storm loss?...heck no. Right now I bet he's shuffling around with a clipboard cursing away trying to figure out how to play either opponent in 2 weeks. He doesn't care who Manly is playing, he just wants the perfect gameplan and perfect execution.
IMO the real coach of the year.
NYEagle
I think Hasler has been the key to Manly's success all year. You watch the team tactics - just brilliant. Very machine-like - like a slow avalanche rather than explosion, rarely looks pretty the way they win.
Each week they play different. Against the Gold Coast they went all out Bash in the tackles, and against the Panthers and Dragons they played within themselves and grind away type of footy. Brilliant. They are playing with plenty up their sleeves and are building for the biggest games.
Who else would have broough Glen Hall into the starting side, and Mark Bryant as a regular off the bench and cut Cuthbo. Look how Hall and Bryant have been playing and they fit right into the model of the grinder big boys like Perry and Kite playing as a team. Brilliant.
Look at his temperament in the box. He demands perfection because he knows these guys are capable of it. He talks about what work has to be done after an easy win.
...and do you think Dessie was cheering after the Storm loss?...heck no. Right now I bet he's shuffling around with a clipboard cursing away trying to figure out how to play either opponent in 2 weeks. He doesn't care who Manly is playing, he just wants the perfect gameplan and perfect execution.
IMO the real coach of the year.
NYEagle
