Club News 2022

Eagle of London said:
how small did beaver look standing next to Turbo, Saab and Boyle? Amazing how much bigger players have become over time.
Click to expand...
Yeah I thought the same thing! The players are bigger these days. Beaver is about 6’ 3” but I guess isn’t doing a lot of weights these days.

Beaver is about the size of Garrick. I wonder if he’d be a winger these days? ( good tackler @Woodsie )
 
Last edited:
globaleagle said:
foxsports fill their articles with random pics and headline links to 400 other articles. Makes it almost unreadable. I give up, click the link yourselves if you want the full article.
Click to expand...
Thank you @globaleagle 🙏‍

I agree, it is hard to read Fox articles with all the links & photos interspersed. It is easier though if you have Reader Mode in your browser (Edge Browser has this feature). The interview with Dylan is both very interesting & very positive, so I have extracted the remainder & am posting it here:

“I really enjoyed the utility role last year,” Walker said. “I enjoyed coming on after 20 minutes and roaming around and doing some service in the middle. “I really enjoyed it and found the love of the game in it. I got to be in and amongst it a lot more.

“A few weeks ago I was playing centre, wing and half in the All Stars game. It is a different aspect of the game that I love to enjoy where I can see the game in a different light. “I see it through different eyes when I’m playing different positions. I get a big kick out of that. “Last year I really enjoyed what I was doing and so did the coaching staff.” Walker’s appearance for the Maori All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars also helped him connect with his culture. “It was a really good week,” Walker said. “For me it is really good to understand my culture a little bit more. I love going into the camp. “I learned a lot more than I probably ever have in the past. There is plenty of things going on and being said in there from a cultural standpoint. It was awesome to hear and be a part of.”

The man responsible for Walker’s switch to the utility role Des Hasler has his own unique style and Walker revealed the mad scientist has been much more chilled out heading into 2022. “He is different in his ways,” Walker said. “I feel like he has been a little bit more relaxed. Just a little bit. Not over the top relaxed, but he is always spinning some yarns and trying to get the boys laughing from a dry joke or something like that. He loves a typical dad joke.

“He has been really good. All the boys have just knuckled down and it is good to see everyone get their work done and train hard. “And there has just been no complaints really. When you go through pre-season there is lots of complaining. Footballers love to complain saying this is too hard or too long or whatever. “But everyone has just knuckled down and got on with it and moved on. “I think Des got a big kick out of the fact that no one cracked or spat the dummy. Everyone just got on with the job.”

The Sea Eagles finished in the top four last season after starting their campaign 0-4, but ultimately lost to the Rabbitohs, Walker’s old club, at the preliminary final stage. However, Walker believes the experience of playing three excellent teams in a row in the finals series will help the young Manly squad prepare for similar battles in the future. “It was a great experience for a lot of guys that haven’t been in that position,” Walker said. “We have a lot of younger guys that have only played minimal first grade games. “For those younger players to get the Melbourne Storm first round of the finals and then the Roosters and a South Sydney outfit who have been there for the last few years. The Storm and Roosters have been at the top for such a long time. “You learn how much of a level the football game goes up and how hard it can be. That experience is invaluable. “You can’t replicate those things. All you can take out of it is that burning desire to come back to pre-season and know that’s where you want to be and how hungry you have to be.

“Not saying we weren’t hungry last year, but we were probably just a step off the pace I believe. “We are going to take that into this year knowing that we have got that hunger to be there again and go a couple of games better. “In the end we couldn’t get the win and that is a burning desire in the team to get there again and win and do it again one more game after that.”

Manly have been one of the least active teams in the player market this off-season with former Broncos back-rower Ethan Bullemor the only first grade signing. However Walker believes Manly can use that consistency of personnel to their advantage and has been impressed by what Bullemor has brought to the team. “Ethan has brought youth and athleticism to the club,” Walker said. “He is outstanding. He is a big boy who can move well and he is very strong. “He has fit in like a glove. When he first came down he just fit in with everyone straight away. He’s a good lad. We love having him around. He is good for the team. He is always happy and he’s not shy and doesn’t mind a joke. He’s perfect for our squad. “He adds another dynamic to our team where we have good back-rowers and he fits that build well. He has really impressed me over the pre-season. “I think keeping the same team is good. “We can finally have that continuity in everyone’s role and how we have to play.”
 
haha Haumole actually snarls at one point in this video. He certainly has the intimidating aura down pat.
 
Shoe1 said:
Yeah I thought the same thing! The players are bigger these days. Beaver is about 6’ 3” but I guess isn’t doing a lot of weights these days.

Beaver is about the size of Garrick. I wonder if he’d be a winger these days? ( good tackler @Woodsie )
Click to expand...

The size of a winger is an interesting topic .. I don't think any other position has such a great range of acceptable dimensions.

The top wingers all appear to be a mix of small nuggety or medium athletic with a handful of taller players ..

Speed however is a common factor.
,
 
I don't think the Melbourne juniors teams, the Thunderbolts, have ever been successful which further confounds how and why their senior team is so good.
It's bloody annoying really.
 
Nice historical piece here.

You can see Tom, Nicho Hynes, Liam Knight, Jessie Ramien and Parks for Manly in various shots. Wish we still had Hynes.

www.seaeagles.com.au

NRL 2022: Tom Trbojevic Highlights, Tommy Turbo, NYC | Sea Eagles

Tom Trbojevic scores four tries in the 2015 NYC competition when the New Zealand Warriors host the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the 2015 NYC competition at Mt Smart Stadium
www.seaeagles.com.au www.seaeagles.com.au
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)

Members online

Total: 356 (members: 8, guests: 348)

Latest posts

Team P W L PD Pts
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0

Online statistics

Members online
8
Guests online
348
Total visitors
356
Totals may include hidden visitors.

Latest posts

Newest members

Stay Connected

Back
Top Bottom