Pre-Game Bulldogs V Manly [Finals Week 1, 2024]

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15 Sep 2024 04:05 PM

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Wombat Junior

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Not a fan of no 9 on the bench. AT ALL. Croker shows no threat out of dummy half, he just does the simple basic pass and even that he screws up, he has no awareness of the opposition being square or not, I focused in on him last week and after the first 20 he was completely out of breath, struggling to even get to dummy half and his arms looked like jelly. Yes we have burbo on the bench so Lawton can go to 9 but Lawton isn’t a fresh pair of legs so he can’t bring that energy you normally get from someone straight off the bench.
 

Waz13

Let’s all have a chew!
It’s a fair team, worried about Turbo think he’ll be at best 60-70% , and if he gets injured early that means in reality we only are playing with 16.
I’ll be happy if he’s that fit Mark. Think he may to some swapsys with Koula at the back.
 

Waz13

Let’s all have a chew!
Is Turbo really the God some Manly fans think he is? Honestly I think the team deserves more credit than it does without him, they have learnt to win without him, they can’t have this stigma they are a one man team - Turbo can have some great games and have some extremely frustrating too
According to the results, yes he is. But it ain’t just the highlight reel stuff as plenty expect from him. When he is fit and firing there’s no more dangerous player in the comp. And I reckon 17 coaches would likely say the same thing. He’s that good - when fit of course. Which is the problem!
 

Disco

First Grader
Premium Member
Honestly I dont understand what I'm missing with this clamour for Humphrey's.

I dont see where he improves us
 

Ron E. Gibbs

First Grader
Honestly I dont understand what I'm missing with this clamour for Humphrey's.

I dont see where he improves us
"Clamour" is possibly overselling it. But he would cover hooker and the halves. Also a better kicker than Rueben.

I think it's obvious to anybody who has ever watched a single game of rugby league that Croker is not the answer at dummy half. But it's equally obvious that he's an important part of the team, at least as far as the coaches are concerned. We are stuck with him, and everybody knows that.

The most we can hope for is that he doesn't have to play 80 minutes, and that somebody else who may have developed a basic grasp of the fundamentals of dummy half play might get 15 minutes of game time. Apparently it won't be Simpkins, and it won't be Gordie, so why not Humphreys?

Instead poor old Lawton will play 60 minutes as an edge forward and then be expected to show some energy steering the team around the park.
 

Dion Johnson

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Premium Member
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Cronk and Matty Johns highlighting the poor defensive decisions of Brooks and DCE, Cronk stated DCE for an experienced seven is wreckless in defence.

The tape is hard to watch particularly Brooks inside shoulder defence, DCE running out of the line and the right edge defence as a collective.
 

eaglebuzz

First Grader
I'm just resigned to the fact that we can't beat top sides with Croker at 9, and for that reason we aren't going to be winning the premiership this year, unless Turbo carries the entire side on his back for four straight matches.
 

Phobia

Reserve Grader
I'm just resigned to the fact that we can't beat top sides with Croker at 9, and for that reason we aren't going to be winning the premiership this year, unless Turbo carries the entire side on his back for four straight matches.
We beat the Roosters and the Panthers with Croker
 

mickqld

Sea Eagle forever
Tipping Member
Got the same feeling I had before the Sharks game. This just isn't going to be our game on Sunday. We'll fuk this up big time.
 

QLDSeaeagle

Reserve Grader
Got the same feeling I had before the Sharks game. This just isn't going to be our game on Sunday. We'll fuk this up big time.
Number 1 son called before the Sharks game and said how much should I put on, I replied $100 on the Sharks buddy
 

Wombat Junior

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Premium Member
Tipping Member
I don’t even know what to expect with us, we are more bipolar than most people you meet in a psych ward, we had an absolute piss poor, embarrassing loss to the tigers ( 3 peat wooden spooners) and then a great win against the bulldogs (who were on a crazy winning streak with the best defence in the comp) then the next week another piss poor, disgraceful loss to the sharks.
 

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