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    Mystery

    Through all the drama, one saving grace has been keeping our squad in tact. Lane is the only loss. I expected more desertions by now and clubs feasting on our mess. Perhaps we'll lose more, but the squad sticking together - through ridiculous uncertainty and slow-moving management - is...
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    Buhrer

    Would love to see him back at Manly in 2019, as much for his leadership/club-man qualities, as for his ability to play the No.14 role as back-up hooker or backrower (particular if Brown goes, as hoped). He's the type of Manly person we need at club now and surely wouldn't cost a lot given two...
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    Cullen and Hopoate

    Both are in Reserve Grade final for Dolphins and a cut above that standard. Cullen offered more than Croker and is tough as. Great depth for half/hooker/five eighth. Young Hoppa offered more than Winterstein. Worth getting them back?
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    Jorge

    He's a Manly warrior and I'd hate to lose him (even though our wing talent needs huge overhaul). Game has overtaken Jorge's wing style (the seventh forward on wing). Doubt he would make it in backrow or has hands to be a centre. Am thinking a no.14 utility role is worth trying for Jorge and...
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    Player departures / acquisitions for 2019

    Based on players who left during or after season, or duds on our salary cap (Myles), we should lose: 8. D Lussick 9. J Lussick 10. Perrett 11. Brown 12. Lane 13. Myles 7. Hastings 6. Croker 5. Uate 4. J Wright 3. 2. 1. M Wright I'm guessing replacements so far in top 30 squad 8. Sean...
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    Our recruitment priority for 2019

    Two lightning fast wingers, please. Our current wingers are slow (Wright), error-prone (Parker), unreliable (Uate), or can't catch (Jorge). Has there ever been a worst bunch of wingers in Manly history? We would have won 4-5 more games this season if we didn't have reserve-grade wingers (Jorge...
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    Experience

    Our recruitment priority next year must be to add one or two older, successful players. We have enough rookies and journeyman. We need winners. Hard heads. Resilience. Barrett screwed up our rooster by skewing it too much towards youth (funny how rookie coaches favour young players). Having...
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    Middles

    With D Lussick gone, Lane gone next year and Perrett probably gone, we need to recruit one or two depth props who are good value. Maybe we'll get Pat Sipley from Warriors to unite with Toff? I wouldn't say no to Dunamis Lui from Raiders.. under-rated, cheap and suprised we let him go a few...
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    What’s inside?

    Cash payment from Roosters to join them next year.
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    Will Hopoate

    Would love to see him back at Manly next year. Under-rated player these days and arguably among most consistent fullbacks in comp. Reckon he has the size/passing game for six, but would prefer to see him at 1. A DCE/Tom combo in halves would be incredibly dangerous, and Hopoate at the back...
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    injuries

    Given we are out of finals contention, I'd be giving injured players more recovery time, with a view to 2019 Why rush Walker back.. give him the rest of season to get body right after horrific injuries. Same for Api and Jorge if needed. Like all fans, I want to see us win, but would prefer a...
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    Outside Backs

    When was the last time M Wright / Kelly / Suli / Parker / Jorge etc made a line break. Kelly's done it a few times this season, but can't recall a Manly team with so little strike out wide. We looked far more dangerous last year when Walker played out wide and Uate was in form. Our pack is...
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    Our halves and our gameplan

    The two take-outs from DCE's stellar performance are: 1. He's much more effective as a wide second receiver (as when Green was at club) than first receiver (as he's mostly played this season). 2. What a difference crisp passing to him makes. Daly is least effective when he gets slow ball from...
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    [Resurrected] Please, please Trent... Pick Tom Wright

    Don't want to over-hype Tom Wright, but was impressed as much by his hands as his awesome try. He set up a half-break with some deft. late ball playing and looks like he is more than a running half. Can't see why Barrett thinks his natural position is centre. Potentially looks like one of...
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    Wingers

    SOO last night confirmed the value of good wingers... Tom, Addo-Carr, Holmes and Gagai were great. Manly not getting nearly enough from its wingers in comparison. I like Jorge, but doubt he would start on the wing in many other NRL teams these days. Nor would Uate. Wright not even close...
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    backrowers needed

    We have a surplus of outside backs (M Wright, T Wright, Parker, Suli, J Wright) and are short in back-row. Trent needs to convert at least one of the above into an edge backrower by season's end. I prefer Lane as middle forward off bench, Winterstein is average, Jack G unproven and Brown stuck...
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    Moses Suli

    Would like to see Suli get Winterstein's spot or even Lane's once he's fit. (Lane is a better middle forward then edge) We have a surplus of outside backs (Parker, Suli, T, Wright, M Wright) etc and are very short of backrowers Suli big enough, that's for sure
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    Shaun "Exit" Lane mega thread.

    Am impressed with Lane's work in the middle and like the look of Goweski. But with Sirro injured, we lack strike on the edges. Thomson not showing much; Winterstein even less. A key difference between us and Titans on Sunday was the threat of their edges: Cartwright and Proctor in particular...
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    Parker to second row

    As Trent has stated, Manly see Parker as a future backrower. He has the size, agility and defence to be a terrific edge backrower. That transition needs to happen in the second half of this season. We are well covered in the backs, particularly when Jorge returns mid-season. But forward depth...
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    Shaun "Exit" Lane mega thread.

    Loving Lane's work so far this season, but Lussick brings more aggression and experience - provided he stops giving away silly penalties and/or drop balls. No harm alternating Lane occasionally to Blacktown, as part of his development. What a pack with a fit and fired-up Darcy as well. For...

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