Corey Norman & Radradra are the reason Parra is winning. Norman is on fire at the moment. Foran is a passenger but he is a media darling now so he gets all the praise.
We had Norman & Semi last year & the year before (with Hayne). Eels still flopped.
It's either what Manly supporters are suggesting , that suddenly, this year, coming out of the shadows of a miserable 30years, the NRL have decided they will fix our games or something else..
We are winning because we aren't leakage as many points as we have in the past.
That's because of an improved attitude & mental fortitude of the pack & the team overall.
Helped with more toughness, leadership & composure & skill from Scotts, Jennings, Gordons reliability & Foran too.
Foran did a lot for us Friday night, defensively & offensively, not just kick for Semi/Jennings first try. I'm not stupid enough to get into an argument with Manly supporters re Foran. He's mud to most here. That's just my opinion.
Our team performances have also been helped because the Juniors, Mau's, Meroa, as well as the Norman's & Semi's are also improving as players on upward curves & the return of Edwards adds more punch.
It's early days, with a long season ahead, so far so good & we'll see how we respond when we hit a poor patch. That will be the litmus test. We responded well to our R1 loss, so, signs are good.
Now it's Manlys turn to respond, though, DCE has no hope if the team keep leaking points & are on the back foot.
Where's the attitude & siege mentality when you need it ?