Game Day: Chooks V Manly [Finals Week 2, 2024]

[frank stokes]

Oh Croker, super middle defence WATCHES as Teddy runs through the middle. My kingdom for an authentic dummy half. Enough of this super defensive wall in the middle that Croker gets by on.

Yeah, this is definitely on Croker who has made 50 tackles... fmd...

 

[HK_Eagle]

So, did Lodge earn his big dollar two year deal tonight?

 

[HK_Eagle]

Yeah, this is definitely on Croker who has made 50 tackles... fmd...

I think you need to watch our defensive middle effort over that whole game. The roosters well and truly beat us… and this is the justification for not buying a genuine dummy half for the last 6-7+ years?

 

[eaglebuzz]

We beat ourselves tonight. Passes not finding their man, 11 errors, missing tackles, allowing too many offloads. Just not the way to play in a finals match.

 

[Waz13]

Two things out of tonight we all seem to know but coach doesn’t. Garrick can never play another game at centre and Croker cannot be our main 9 moving forward.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Hilarious. Square up penalties tonight after the game was well and truly gone. Up until the game was gone, we had received one all night.

 

[joeboy]

The whole way we approach the ruck, from play the ball speed, delivery, timing and position of runners is a ****ing huge mess.

 

[danny-boy]

What a bludger of a game.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Nice work Brooks and Burbo

 

[stoodamire]

Run it unders the sticks geez.

 

[bob dylan]

I think you need to watch our defensive middle effort over that whole game. The roosters well and truly beat us… and this is the justification for not buying a genuine dummy half for the last 6-7+ years?

I think SImpkin and Croker could work as a duo.

 

[HK_Eagle]

What a wasted opportunity tonight.

 

[MANLY4LIFE]

He is not an 80 minute hooker.

Sorry I take that back. He is not a hooker at all.

Bluffed his way at hooker through the last 3 coaches unbelievable isnt it

 

[joeboy]

Two things out of tonight we all seem to know but coach doesn’t. Garrick can never play another game at centre and Croker cannot be our main 9 moving forward.

Welcome to my long held opinion. It’s so obvious and with croker had been For a long time, looks like everyone has left camp croker.. not before time.

 

[eaglebuzz]

The sad thing is if we had played a composed match, 16 points was enough to win it.

 

[MANLY4LIFE]

Oh look another dropped ball in our own half lol

 

[eaglebuzz]

Bluffed his way at hooker through the last 3 coaches unbelievable isnt it

He's in the team because he does the tough stuff. But his service out of dummy half is abominable.

 

[frank stokes]

I think you need to watch our defensive middle effort over that whole game. The roosters well and truly beat us… and this is the justification for not buying a genuine dummy half for the last 6-7+ years?

Mate try looking at some of the howlers by Lawton, Talau, Aloiai, Lodge etc etc when the game was ACTUALLY on the line... froggy has tackled his arse off and you are gonna call him out for a missed tackle 70min in when we are down by 30?

You can make your point about hooker better than that surely...

 

[HK_Eagle]

I think SImpkin and Croker could work as a duo.

Yeah, I’m not entirely against Croker at all. I think he has quality and value to add, but not the way we have used him for years now. Put him in for the first 20-30 to tackle his guts out and take the sting out of the defence… then bring a Simpkin in for better crafted delivery work. Then Croker can be left to come back on when and if necessary.

 

[JBW]

Too big too strong too fast.