Before you get to our lack of grunt in the front row, compare our extended spine vs the better sides -
A one legged turbo
A disengaged and erratic captain
An extraordinarily slow and non threatening lock
A non creative hooker.
The loyalty shown to Jake and Crocker is admirable but the lack of...
Whilst the execution was clearly down it’s the sloth like hit ups, zero aggression and passive defensive line that spells long term trouble. Mainly because our forward pack doesn’t have any more to give. What we have now is the same for next year. Who on earth is inspired by that.
Agree his leg speed and post contact mtrs made a massive difference in getting a roll on. I seriously hope they keep him in that role for and don’t revert back to 80 mins of jake
I guess we’ll know more when the contracts of Jake, toff, lodge, brown, Jazz, James, Waddell, Taukeiaho etc expire. If we persist with this lumbering, slow paced forward pack they either have no better options or no idea.
On the proviso they have a plan I’d rather they spend 1 or 2 years at the bottom of the table than continue this charade of weapons and premiership windows. We are so far off it’s embarrassing. Stop overpaying local juniors for fear of fan backlash. Be respectful but hard nosed. Think Bellamy...
Watching bulldogs, could you seriously argue they have more talent? I doubt it. Instead they play with real intent and energy. They never stop. Not much of it is pretty but it’s effective. Manly couldn’t be more different if we tried. Manly hope the opposition lets them play pretty. The Dogs...
Put a line thru this mob. What team would seriously worry about playing against the manly forwards. Slow and ineffective. We are bottom 4. Hopefully resulting in a clean out.
Spot on, sadly our lack of forward mobility and speed with and without the ball, will contrast spectacularly against a sharks side who play quickly. Love Jake but watching his hit ups feels like someone hit the slow motion button. Workers and rushing defence ala dogs will beat a flashy backline...
Slight difference in assignment. The dogs had few stars or long term deals. They could cull with impunity and cherry pick tradesman to compliment the Penrith guns they brought in. They are not only well coached but they are balanced. Manly have invested heavily in a few who are not good enough...
I don’t think we are winning the comp with this or next years team. Our problem is the balance of the squad. Too much being paid to too few. The storm mastered the expensive spine, surrounded by workers. Manly just haven’t got the same value from DCE, Tom and Jake. We need a wider spread of...
