Andrew Davey

[Disco]

and not to mention young gun forwards coming through like Alec Tuitavake, Ben Trbojevic, Sione Fainu, James Roumanos

Sione is a Tiger these days

 

[jbb/james]

Not forgotten in my view but he is 5 games into his Manly career.

Plenty of time

Long hard season . He will see plenty more action . Moving on , with marty on the move next season and surely morgan boyle he seems suited to slotting in up front in the faster game, off the bench, so be helpful if either keppie or paseka increased there impact/presence

 

[maxta]

Sione is a Tiger these days

Probs means Samuela - the biggest fainu pup - still coming through the grades

 

[Disco]

Probs means Samuela - the biggest fainu pup - still coming through the grades

Huge prospect but probably 3years away

 

[maxta]

Huge prospect but probably 3years away

Yeh true - at least a couple years away, but looks the goods.....him and Latu stay healthy and focused, we will have at least 2 x Fainu at Manly come 2025....futire looks pretty damn bright mate.

 

[Michael Clare]

if davey gets dropped or benched we are a weaker team. he is a specialist back rower in that he has size, mobility, grunt in everything he does. not overly damaging with the ball yet, but i reckon that will come because he will find more gaps and half breaks as this season goes on because he challenges his opposition every play

i hope he gets an extension even with tuilagi coming across.

No disagreement there, but I really liked what I saw with Tuilagi on Sunday. Good pick-up for 2023.

 

[R3]

Long hard season . He will see plenty more action . Moving on , with marty on the move next season and surely morgan boyle he seems suited to slotting in up front in the faster game, off the bench, so be helpful if either keppie or paseka increased there impact/presence

I like that idea for Bully too. Spencer Leinu and Moses Leota are going great for the Panthers ruck speed with similar bodies and leg speed. If Ethan put on those 3-5kg's he showed in Brisbane colours, he could churn out some good metres and produce a decent line break in that simpler role.

But I really hope he has a better passing game than Brenton Lawrence did

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

May have been mentioned in game thread (haven’t read it) but seriously don’t how ref and bunker missed the obvious head high hit on Davey as he was attempting to ground the ball in the first disallowed try . Bunker only focused on whether he grounded the footy or was held up. Good on Davey for not staying down anyway.

 

[Woodsie]

With the short turnaround this week I wouldn't mind seeing Davey rested ...

It's a long season and I'm not sure his body and condition are NRL hardened as yet ...

 

[Killer03]

As I said in another thread I like him and he reminds me of Shane Rodney who we got good value out of.

100%!

 

[maxta]

1 thing with Davey is your gunna get reliability and 100% effort every time he plays....maybe not an amazing strike player, but the bloke fans respect and his team mates admire

 

[Cameron]

if davey gets dropped or benched we are a weaker team. he is a specialist back rower in that he has size, mobility, grunt in everything he does. not overly damaging with the ball yet, but i reckon that will come because he will find more gaps and half breaks as this season goes on because he challenges his opposition every play

i hope he gets an extension even with tuilagi coming across.

its been a long time since I could say his @jbb/james but I agree he gives our pack some much needed reslience.

I think it means Jakey moves in to front row.

I think our best starting pack is
8 Jake
9 croker
10 Garlic sauce
11 Schmole
12 Davey
13 Shoey (hes got size and the ball skills 13 has become a 3rd play maker)

bench
Walker
Marty
Paseka
Lawnton

 

[deanm]

its been a long time since I could say his @jbb/james but I agree he gives our pack some much needed reslience.

I think it means Jakey moves in to front row.

I think our best starting pack is
8 Jake
9 croker
10 Garlic sauce
11 Schmole
12 Davey
13 Shoey (hes got size and the ball skills 13 has become a 3rd play maker)

bench
Walker
Marty
Paseka
Lawnton

I agree with your pack Cam, although if Shoey is available this week, maybe Walker starts at 13 and Josh on bench?

 

[jbb/james]

May have been mentioned in game thread (haven’t read it) but seriously don’t how ref and bunker missed the obvious head high hit on Davey as he was attempting to ground the ball in the first disallowed try . Bunker only focused on whether he grounded the footy or was held up. Good on Davey for not staying down anyway.

And the strip in the other one, but the head high was obvious . It seems they see what they want to see

 

[Brookie Bob]

1 thing with Davey is your gunna get reliability and 100% effort every time he plays....maybe not an amazing strike player, but the bloke fans respect and his team mates admire

Someone will probably take this the wrong way; I apologize up front if you do.

I was thinking about how Andrew Davey plays, and the only thing that stuck with me was.....he plays like a man.

Not a caricature of a man, or someone's all-inclusive definition, ..............he just seems to play 'manfully'. Perhaps the term had a greater, more positive significance once.

The sort of guy who would quietly say, "I'll do it" - and then lead the charge into the face of overwhelming opposition. And then not talk about it afterwards. Not a showboat, but someone who can be depended upon to put 100% (as you say, @maxta ) into everything.

Maybe I'm just looking through maroon and white eyes, hoping he's going to be our next Terry Randall for the next five years. Might be a stretch, but it would be great to have the next TR in our current side.

Davey seems to have the attitude, that's for sure - I hope he stays injury-free for a long time.

 

[Woodsie]

Calls to have the Schuster play Locke have me concerned .. The role of the 13 has changed since Gifty's time, and it is now a more intense middle forward defensive role than the old covering tackle and clean up job.

For example, Guac at 2nd row averages about 25 tackles per game ... Jake on the other hand averages about 40 tackles per game ..

If you are going to ask a player that we prize for his running, off loading and creativity to also make 40 tackles in the middle I fear the answer will be a kumquat.

Some serious re-evaluation of our overall game style and structures would be necessary ..

And the going back to just 2 genuine props, with one of those the lite weight Jake concerns me as far as grunt goes ..

But, all good problems .. we live in interesting times

 

[wombatgc]

With the short turnaround this week I wouldn't mind seeing Davey rested ...

It's a long season and I'm not sure his body and condition are NRL hardened as yet ...

Agree. And that’ll give Des the chance to use Bullemor or Ben T off the bench and get some game time.

 

[wombatgc]

Someone will probably take this the wrong way; I apologize up front if you do.

I was thinking about how Andrew Davey plays, and the only thing that stuck with me was.....he plays like a man.

Not a caricature of a man, or someone's all-inclusive definition, ..............he just seems to play 'manfully'. Perhaps the term had a greater, more positive significance once.

The sort of guy who would quietly say, "I'll do it" - and then lead the charge into the face of overwhelming opposition. And then not talk about it afterwards. Not a showboat, but someone who can be depended upon to put 100% (as you say, @maxta ) into everything.

Maybe I'm just looking through maroon and white eyes, hoping he's going to be our next Terry Randall for the next five years. Might be a stretch, but it would be great to have the next TR in our current side.

Davey seems to have the attitude, that's for sure - I hope he stays injury-free for a long time.

Agreed. I don’t want to go off too early (but I will anyway). Could he become our next BK?

 

[Eagle 1]

Agreed. I don’t want to go off too early (but I will anyway). Could he become our next BK?

Certainly leads by example, bit to late to become our next BK though. Would of loved to have Davey with us at 27 or 28, anyway, it is what it is, and I'm enjoying watching his tough brand of footy with us.

 

[jbb/james]

Certainly leads by example, bit to late to become our next BK though. Would of loved to have Davey with us at 27 or 28, anyway, it is what it is, and I'm enjoying watching his tough brand of footy with us.

Would have loved him in the side last season. We missed that style of player