Biffs report - Manly v Souffs

[ManEagle]

One of Paseka's best games for us, Kapow got his pow back, and I am liking what Aloiai brings to the team with his attitude. The whole team improved which is a plus, just not enough that is all but DCE. What can we do with him woefully out of form..Obvious one to Hooker but can't see it happening.
I don't know, we still make it look so hard to score a try, yet also make it look so easy for the opposition to score.

 

[Mataiforever]

Only young for a front rower it will come.

agree mate
front rowers hit their prime 26+ onwards.
I'm a huge fan of him. Just think theres still room a lot of improvement & would like to see body in the line week in week out with AFB gone but it will come.

 

[Mataiforever]

One of Paseka's best games for us, Kapow got his pow back, and I am liking what Aloiai brings to the team with his attitude. The whole team improved which is a plus, just not enough that is all but DCE. What can we do with him woefully out of form..Obvious one to Hooker but can't see it happening.
I don't know, we still make it look so hard to score a try, yet also make it look so easy for the opposition to score.

Aloiai quick play the ball is great
Prop rotation of Paseka Marty Aloiai and Keppie is by no means a weakness for us.

 

[Sheikheagle]

Aloiai quick play the ball is great
Prop rotation of Paseka Marty Aloiai and Keppie is by no means a weakness for us.

Best game from keppie for a while needs to keep it up.

 

[ManEagle]

Best game from keppie for a while needs to keep it up.

I credit Aloiai for that, he was on Keppie, encouraging him and firing him up when they were both on together. Not just lifted Keppie but the whole pack it seems like I haven't seen from us for sometime.
The forwards actually looked like they were playing for each other, the rest of the team still look to individual.

 

[Remy]

Harsh on Suli. He finally got some ball yesterday with Siro out and he made some damaging runs. Clocked over a 100 metres and got a good chunk of post contact with that. He will improve with more ball in hand if Chez passes to him, still lazy in defence and he is slow. But there are other players in our team that deserved to be dropped before him, give him some time and see how he goes.

 

[Jerry1]

Harsh on Suli. He finally got some ball yesterday with Siro out and he made some damaging runs. Clocked over a 100 metres and got a good chunk of post contact with that. He will improve with more ball in hand if Chez passes to him, still lazy in defence and he is slow. But there are other players in our team that deserved to be dropped before him, give him some time and see how he goes.

I missed that - I thought he was plodding... But I was in a state of depression most of the game.

 

[Rocky]

One of the main stories of the last five years is manly failing dismally to make walker a 6 and a 1, and forgetting he played centre for Australia.

Get him to centre ASAP or get rid of him.

Agreed.

 

[Mataiforever]

Aloiai honestly did step up a lot. He seems a more natural forward leader than a lot of our pack and actually cares, i guess he has risked a bit of skin in the game coming to manly after the big tigers stink up that happened and wants to make it worthwhile - something thats pretty rare here lately.

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Yep DCE was the difference
If he plays even a solid game we probably win that. I feel we were mostly the better team, we were winning the battle for a lot of that game! we just don't have the polish and strike the bunnies do.

He really was mate. Ben hunt was the difference for the dragons he stepped up and scored a try and set up a few. Dce literally cost us so many chances, he has lost it completely. What happened to his...
Show and go?
His fend?
His 40/20s?
His cut out pass for the winger?
His grubbers?
His short side raids?
Looks like he just goes out there and has 0 combinations with the players around him. Also Suli is useless id have Harper any day.

Ps such a shame we won't get to see davey on the left edge with foran and walker. That could of been a great combination. He runs hard and offloads.... now he's gone for the year I'd say.

Fml!

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Aloiai quick play the ball is great
Prop rotation of Paseka Marty Aloiai and Keppie is by no means a weakness for us.

I think we have a great prop rotation. Marty and Paseka both massive units... Marty had the most meters out of all forwards and scored a try. Paseka offloading at will them big keppie hitting like jake used to. Aloiai and keppie feed off each other its great to see

 

[Remy]

One of the main stories of the last five years is manly failing dismally to make walker a 6 and a 1, and forgetting he played centre for Australia.

Get him to centre ASAP or get rid of him.

And the last time he had a full season of centre under his belt. He won Dally M centre of the year. I don't know how dumb you gotta be to put him anywhere else except his only position.

 

[madmax]

Our forwards were great yesterday, unfortunately our backs let us down! Paseka was a beast but I feel he should have played more minutes. Marty was almost back to the Marty of old even with the errors, but expected in wet conditions, again players around him need to be prepared for his off loads. Aloiai & Keppie were awesome off the bench. Gosiewski seems to be holding back. I feel Davey was a big loss....if he didn’t get injured I think we’d of won!!! Schuster very solid & with more game time will kill it. Players around him need to be prepared for some of his trickery. Croker better but only 14 odd running meters. Cust was good when he came on as dummy half! Walker was pretty good, albeit a few errors but we need him back next to Suli! I think Suli was solid & feel he plays with more confidence with Walker!! Parker much better than the previous week, Garrick ditto, Saab getting better definitely. DCE & Foran......need to believe in each other more. Harper should come in as FB next week!!! With injuries killing us I think Des may go as follows:
Harper
Saab
Walker
Suli
Garrick
Foz
DCE
Paseka
Cust
Marty
Gosiewski
Parker
Jake
Res: Schuster, Aloiai, Keppie, Sipley

 

[wombatgc]

I missed that - I thought he was plodding... But I was in a state of depression most of the game.

I just remember Mitchell running directly at him a cpl times, and beating him with a jink, or just plain run over the top of him. I reckon Mitchell would be smashing the bench press records at Souths. I want to hate him, but when you see him throw players around like they weigh 10 kgs, it is a sight to see.