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  1. maxta

    Sea Eagles' Feet of Clay

    Any side who is consistent, will field a consistent team. Manly fail here with various ins and outs, including the most important sector - I hate the phrase but "Spine"... the FB out more often or injured than not and DCE is the only constant figure, with Brooks there....but can be very quiet...
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    Coaching/Parenting Tips

    Important to just start with simple basics Keep them interested, as youngsters get bored quickly and if 1 starts playing up, it's all in ...Total carnage 😅 Make it FUN ....so they "want" to be there....this will also make them more attentive to you. Sometimes adding 2-3 parents to help out is...
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    Rebuild at what cost?

    I dont feel winning a spoon, is part of the path to building a dominant team that challenges to Win premierships. There is always the fact blooding youngsters who have great potential, but need to "grow" into consistent NRL players, is a challenging necessity to aim for. Thing is, still need...
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    Young Forwards - Do we have any?

    Yeh they just signed Halasami longer term....would have been something positive if he landed at Manly....but not to be....probably waiting for Kapow instead ???
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    Storm set the tone - thru Manly's soft middle

    Plus Koula sprinting up outside Williams who ran between Brooks and Koula and away to score untouched... The damage was done however, through offloads "in the middle" to build the momentum Simple yet effective game plan, especially when 1 team is significantly hungrier than the other
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    Waddell - a pleasant surprise

    Tried explaining earlier Was uninspired by his return signing But.....after a very good game I attended in 2024 at Brookie where Manly beat Penrith.....his performance "that day" was a Very pleasant suprise I rate him a backup at best personally, but do see him as a scapegoat in relation to a...
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    Waddell - a pleasant surprise

    To be honest Waddell was crap .... but I thought there were about 10 players as bad in a terrible performance .... and this thread if I recall was from 2024 after we beat Penrith and he did play well "THAT" game ....hence the title Pleasant Suprise
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    Waddell - a pleasant surprise

    Aged well for me....better than all the blokes mentioned who have not played 1st grade above him so spot on Played ordinary tonight and as mentioned was "not inspired " by his signing at the time. However if he plays a good game and deserves credit, why would you bring it up tonight in a team...
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    Defence effort best part of Win

    I think great point. I mean personally I rate DCE a very good player in his own right, but he offers a far more flambouyent style, not so much a controlled style, he didn't fluke his selections at the highest level, but thing is at rep level he has 16 "world class" players around to allow him to...
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    Pre-Game Eels V Manly [Round 12, 2025]

    Certainly no excuses with SOO The 2 Eels out Moses and Lomax have been the 1 bright light, while I reckon the Manly game plan will now simplify which in a way will be a more disciplined maybe direct style Manly if serious should get home here
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    Will Croker be back?

    Fair call, has the quicker legs and 1 thing he does offer is stout defence, I recall a few head on tackles and thought it was Jake
  12. maxta

    Will Croker be back?

    Best 9 we have had since the Api/ Fainu disaster....and credit where due, the more he plays the better he looks
  13. maxta

    Defence effort best part of Win

    100% fact Stewbojevic, I mean have now witnessed a few seasons where we beat the dud teams by 50 and then come finals...we struggle. It's like once the intesity rises and the footy comes down to old fashion grit, field position and dogged defence, we kind of get out armwrestled....and i think...
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    Zak Hosking, Frizell, and where I went to skool...

    Need forward additions but not sure they Top the list Still appreciate the thread, as it's an area needing much improvement and if we could get the Frizzell from 5 years .... maybe even 3 years ago would be perfect I feel some quicker, younger middles would be ideal
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    Defence effort best part of Win

    Just a thought The Cows are a very good attacking side and Manly looked on a mission defensively, shutting them down well all night. Cows had an "off" night, but I feel they are a team who fold when under the pump and Manly, led by solid defence, won the game on the back of tackling hard and...
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    Can’t believe we’re 6th

    This shows what an "open season" we got in 2025. There are teams lagging bottom 4 who lost games by 1,2 and 4 points and could be sitting top 6 also with just results a bit different. The 2nd half season there should be a breakaway Top 4-5....and the other teams will fight for that finals...
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    The Daly Cherrygraph

    Some pretty impressive signage there GE, seems these kids (or parents) come up with a few good 1 liners to get the rewards.... Must confess, I would likely end up with 1 of DCE's smelly boots in my Bar/Sports room....well for 2025 and 2026 it goes into the firepit .... @:)
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    The Daly Cherrygraph

    Maybe that too Frogz, but still reckon it was a positive thing that deserves a well done
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    The Daly Cherrygraph

    DCE has copped plenty on here and I'm a bit mixed as wanna support him while still in the Manly jersey, but a touch of class after the Cows game last night....a young girl in the crowd had "DCE forever a Manly Legend" or similar to this...and below, can I have your boots....so well after the...
  20. maxta

    Post-Game Discussion Cowboys V Manly [Round 11, 2025]

    Defence is effort :wait: Cows have many attacking guns, but were kept at bay by strong comitted defence most of the night. Really proud as defence = effort and this was a game on the road that showed a hungry team, that went at it for the full 80 minutes. Manly can always score points, so if...

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6 Sharks 15 8 0 7 20 18
7 Roosters 14 7 0 7 16 18
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