Same issues in not being able to effectively slow the play the ball and offloads as last week and previous games.
More work has to be done in this area "group tackle technique" and structure wise leading into the tackle, Dragons players made a concerted effort to get down face forward and not being flipped over and our lack of focus on wrapping up the ball during the contact stages is not good enough.(way too many offloads)
Sometimes it is better to dance and get tangled with the tackled player in an upright decision(upright wrestle) than hitting the ground early and peeling off.
Too many slow lack of speed or straightness go forward with no leg speed in our pack, just trundling forward lacking direct intent.
The game was over after the first few sets, Dragons defensive line speed and go forward advantage were evident from the first sets.
Manly over the past few years always look poor on heavy slow tracks at Brookie compared to other grounds that accentuates our lack of speed and leg drive in the forwards.
Can't rely on the back four generating the majority of our go forward momentum, the forwards need to add spark and consistent directness through
the middle also.
Tom's attitude needs to step up(drops his head too easily) along with not over complicating the execution of the final pass after the ball work has been done on his inside. (Keep it simple for now and back himself with directness and passing short for now, his passing lacks composed maturity which will come with time---although his passing has never been great)
