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

[Wombat Junior]

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]

Bit mean that none of his teammates would lend him a charger.

He was picking up a charger alright. But not one the helps your phone battery Lol

 

[Waz13]

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]

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!

 

[Waz13]

So from what I can work out Manly will beat the Bulldogs, then Roosters, then Melbourne then probably play Penrith or Cows in the GF.

Praying Cronulla bring their brookie form to Melb and steel the win there.

 

[Dee Why Eagle]

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It looks like someone can't spell

Did someone with a surname of Greight ever play for us?

 

[Disco]

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

I dont see where he improves us

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Grant Atkins this weekend.Adam Gee misses a gig altogether

The perception is he hates us , if that’s true we are screwed before a tackle is made.

 

[TJ55]

The perception is he hates us , if that’s true we are screwed before a tackle is made.

It should be even though ha ha,apparently he hates us too🤣

 

[mickqld]

The perception is he hates us , if that’s true we are screwed before a tackle is made.

How is that toad better than Adam Gee. The fix has been placed in already.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

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]

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.

 

[Shoe1]

can this be the last word on croker?

He leads the defensive line. It is faster and straighter when he plays.

Simpkin is a better passer. Gordie is good for 20 mins.

Lawton is a second rower.

This is finals so I understand the selection.

 

[eaglebuzz]

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]

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

 

[eaglebuzz]

We beat the Roosters and the Panthers with Croker

Yeah, but they were below their best and that was at Brookie

 

[Carl]

We beat the Roosters and the Panthers with Croker

And the dogs.

 

[mickqld]

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]

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]

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.