Can we bring in Joey Walsh
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The Who
Journey Man
Our forwards are below standard, except for Guacca and Bully, but I've got no brilliant suggestions for how the pack could be improved this season.
However, we have got to change our halfback and five-eight combination. For me Brooks has been a failure and must be relegated. TT2 is wasted on the wing. He is a big guy but without the necessary pace, and I believe he has played 5/8 before, so what have we got to lose by playing him there?
I'd try him with DCE at half, initially. If that didn't work then give Walsh a try.
This season is shot, so let's starting planning for 2026.
However, we have got to change our halfback and five-eight combination. For me Brooks has been a failure and must be relegated. TT2 is wasted on the wing. He is a big guy but without the necessary pace, and I believe he has played 5/8 before, so what have we got to lose by playing him there?
I'd try him with DCE at half, initially. If that didn't work then give Walsh a try.
This season is shot, so let's starting planning for 2026.
I would swap Shmole to the left to at least give Brooks a real option to play with. A mid game switch might shake things up and add an element of unpredictability.
Burbo really doesn't offer Brooks a lot to work with and is governed by this.
Our play is so predictable I could even tell you what DCE was going to do before he did it. Also the quality of ball Shomle gets is rubbish, always from a standing start.
You can see how Flanno and Des coach/defend against us. Just slide out hard early to stack the extra man.
This is so frustrating as we actually can’t change how we play and go up the middle when we can’t go around them. We just do the same Sh*t over and over until full time.
So many issues to address. I am now fully underwhelmed with Seibs and the “systems” he has in place. We can’t weather any “chaos” and we don’t actually know how to use our “weapons” at all.
Bully is now the only decent forward in the squad and we have a hooker that can only tackle and can’t bring our rubbish middles into the ball.
Saab can’t catch and is ment to be an aerial specialist.
As you see in just ranting and over it this year. Bring on 2028 when we might have some money to play with and hopefully a new coaching staff.
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How refreshing to read about a supportive manager of both his player and club.
au.news.yahoo.com
'Ready to go now': Manly sent clear message about Daly Cherry-Evans' replacement
Anthony Seibold might be tempted to hand the teenager his NRL debut in coming weeks. Read more here.
How refreshing to read about a supportive manager of both his player and club.
'Ready to go now': Manly sent clear message about Daly Cherry-Evans' replacement
Anthony Seibold might be tempted to hand the teenager his NRL debut in coming weeks. Read more here.
Yet we have Brooks for two more years and signed Fogarty for 3 years.
Walsh will sign for another NRL club while we r stuck with these 2.
HK_Eagle
First Grader
It is alarming.
The Who
Journey Man
His manager described Walsh as an "ambitious Alpha dog"... so which club do you think he'll end up at?
HK_Eagle
First Grader
I’m guessing… not the Manly Cucks.
Yeah, it's a tough one. Ideally would of been better to just have Fogarty for 2yrs rather than the 3 but he wasn't going to come here for a 2yr deal. He would know he's got Walsh snapping at his heels in Reggie's. But contracts being what they are, shall we say flexible, and with Perth and PNG in 27 and 28 respectively it's a fast changing RL landscape.
Captain Moondog
Absolute Superstar
Hopefully he doesn't have Joes predilection for self medicating.
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