Pedestrian pack including a few who would not be in 1st grade at any other club. No backline player on bench - a very risky gamble as fill-in back (B. Turbo) proven inadequate in that role. Backline top class. Cowboys look like a good mixture of very promising young guys and experience. IMO...
Can't understand the love for Tevaga by so many posters. For heavens' sakes he is over 30 years old and was punted by the Warriors. Whilst at the Warriors he was never ever considered as a selected dummy-half because they almost always picked two specialists. Occasionally Tevaga did act as a...
Missed one tackle only. Seen plenty of other Manly players miss more than one tackle. I would persevere with his as he has potential. Manly need some youth and mobility. Navale seems to have most of the necessary attributers - reasonable speed, good hands, willing tackler, good attitude. Would...
Reckon there is a chance that Patolo may prove to be a good buy. Chatter on the Dogs supporters website indicates he was very well regarded and talented but has been held back by a series of serious injuries. So, if he can stay injury free he could be a 'good'un'.
Disagree - INMHO Bateman would be a retrograde step - punted from two previous clubs where he displayed minimal loyalty. Also, not big enough and too old.
My only caveat about Lehi is that he seems to lack genuine SPEED. e.g. could not go with Turbo when he scored that intercept try. Hopefully as Lehi matures physically he will improve his running capability.
Completely agree about the dummy-half situation. If we stick with the status quo- we will NOT progress. Need to make complete change in direction with that position. Coaches the likes of Bellamy, Bennett etc would not hesitate.
One worries about Manly's management of players. Our depth is terrible - the worst in the League?? with a laughable reserve grade side. And what about the loss of talent such as with Humphries and the Fainu boys with whom so much time, effort and finance has been squandered??
Certainly looks to be a "good'un". Has the size to perhaps fit in at centre or full-back. One proviso about those videos - the defences involved were very poor.
The dummy-half position at Manly has become FARCICAL. It is glaringly obvious that Croker's very one dimensional play is beyond inadequate, and I believe that inadequacy has been dragging the team down. If this particular situation is replicated next year we will see the same mediocre endings...
