yea likewise i feel he deserves a top 30 but as like the 29th or 30th player where he can be our like 3rd or 4th middle forward back off the bench. so if we had a bad injury run in our pack last year he would come off the bench and play 20 / 30 mins but apart from that him just being in the...
So the contract for 850k for 8 years for Olakau'ata can be looked in another way.
The contract is basically 900k per season for the next 5 seasons and that will take him to 30 years old because he is 25 now. Then for the next 3 seasons when he is in his 30s from 30-33 we will be paying him 750k...
only good players that Manly will look for will be;
Turuva or Taylen May and play them on the wing instead of tuipilotu
Best at left centre meaning pushing garrick to wing but i recon too expensive
Tass to play left centre and Garrick on wing but then lacking yardage in back 5
Kodi Nikorima...
first 25 all agree with but last 5 players should / will be;
26. Lodge - why we sold keepie for basically a straight swap
27. Brown - last year we lacked depth in middle forwards with mungril so will be a good sigining
28. Humphries - young player who is emerging through and we need depth in...
Yea I agree, the problem with Manly for the past few years is that we have selected to many "meatheads" of forwards who just try to run hard and tackle hard without adopting to the new style of play through rule changes with an emphasis on ruck speed and mobility. For teams to be successful...
I think Waddell's role in the squad is more then just a backup second rower. I see a lot of similarities between Waddell and Bullemor. When Bullemor came to Manly a couple of years ago he was like Waddell and how is now, just a pretty average backrower with a decent workmate but nothing special...
100% agree, i don't get why we are looking at signing Nathan Brown where we could of been getting Connor Watson who will be improving our leg speed in the middle of the park for 60 mins coming off the bench after the first 20 after we win the forward battle. They are both roosters players that...
i recon your first 28 players will be right for the squad but pretty sure lawton is going to england and even if he doesn't gordy will probably be getting that 14 role. As well as deam matterson getting that utility forwards role as depth and they have pretty high wraps on him. The last 2 spots...
the person you are looking for is connor watson as a ball playing 13 with leg speed in the middle. have him coming off the bench after 20 mins for a prop and he plays lock and jake front row. He can play the Dylan Walker role in the middle of the field. He currently has no contract for 2024 and...
I suppose he will be used as depth and good balance in our young forward park of paseka, olaka'ata, schuster, james and navale. Most of you say Manly need a more aggressive forward and Brown can perfectly fit that role. He will only play if there is a couple of injuries and used as an impact...
paseka, lodge, jake starting middles
sipley, bullemor, aloai bench middles
james, navale cover
connor watson would be the perfect signing to play the dylan walker role of a 60 min lock coming on after 20 mins and will help manly drastically
we need to buy connor watson who's off contract from the roosters for the 2024 season. Manly usually dominate first 20 then start to fatigued due to our slow leg speed in the middle leading to poor discipline in penalties, errors, field position and tries. Watson can play the dylan walker role...
Manly have the problem of lacking consistency and power game in their forward pack. This combined with salary problems of paying Schuster 800k and aloai 600k has left the club in trouble. A solution to this would be selling the 2 at a reasonable price for a combination of players that would...
