Congrats to the plodders & Nepo

[Woodsie]

I think congratulations and recognition should go to the bargain buy pensioners many on here have labelled plodders ... Jazz Tevaga and Siua Taukei'aho ... they obviously have impressed over the preseason with their attitude, committment and performance ... exactly what is needed to put a rocket up the younger guys and lead by example.

Credit should also go to another bargain that some have labelled a nepo pick ... Waddell must be ticking the boxes as well.

Good to see effort being rewarded rather than the old pick and stick ... bodes well ... and puts aloai and Sipley on notice.

 

[Sheikheagle]

I think congratulations and recognition should go to the bargain buy pensioners many on here have labelled plodders ... Jazz Tevaga and Siua Taukei'aho ... they obviously have impressed over the preseason with their attitude, committment and performance ... exactly what is needed to put a rocket up the younger guys and lead by example.

Credit should also go to another bargain that some have labelled a nepo pick ... Waddell must be ticking the boxes as well.

Good to see effort being rewarded rather than the old pick and stick ... bodes well ... and puts aloai and Sipley on notice.

The duck is no star however he has a red hot go and thats all you can ask for a bloke on a base to low tier contract.

 

[BOZO]

Good Luck to All our Players
We hope they All do Well in 2025
Good Luck to our Coach as well
We hope they can Make Manly Great Again
We All want Manly to be Great Again
and not to remain just Manly

 

[hozza]

The Duck is a complete plodder. There to appease certain family members…..
Only my view of course…

The rest I agree with, can’t wait to see what they bring..

 

[Chunkytuna]

I think congratulations and recognition should go to the bargain buy pensioners many on here have labelled plodders ... Jazz Tevaga and Siua Taukei'aho ... they obviously have impressed over the preseason with their attitude, committment and performance ... exactly what is needed to put a rocket up the younger guys and lead by example.

Credit should also go to another bargain that some have labelled a nepo pick ... Waddell must be ticking the boxes as well.

Good to see effort being rewarded rather than the old pick and stick ... bodes well ... and puts aloai and Sipley on notice.

I hope you’re 100% correct. I’m not convinced at this stage.

 

[mosto]

Agree with Taukei'aho. I thought he was very good in both trials. Tevaga is a direct replacement for Lawton, similar type players / roles.

I can't agree on Waddell though. The fact Burbo is starting and Waddell is on the bench shows our lack of edge forward depth outside of Olakau'atu imo.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

I can't agree on Waddell though. The fact Burbo is starting and Waddell is on the bench shows our lack of edge forward depth outside of Olakau'atu imo.

We thought we had a gun young second rower but it didn't work out. We're still suffering the after effects of that, hopefully will be clear after this year.

 

[frank stokes]

We thought we had a gun young second rower but it didn't work out. We're still suffering the after effects of that, hopefully will be clear after this year.

GoJetSki?

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

GoJetSki?

hint: Younger. Gunner. Bigger

 

[madmax]

Agree with Taukei'aho. I thought he was very good in both trials. Tevaga is a direct replacement for Lawton, similar type players / roles.

I can't agree on Waddell though. The fact Burbo is starting and Waddell is on the bench shows our lack of edge forward depth outside of Olakau'atu imo.

I’d have Waddell starting over Brbo anytime! Quicker, stronger & has an offload.

 

[madmax]

The Duck is a complete plodder. There to appease certain family members…..
Only my view of course…

The rest I agree with, can’t wait to see what they bring..

No more a plodder than Brbo mate! I’d have him in side over Brbo anytime.

 

[Rocky]

No more a plodder than Brbo mate! I’d have him in side over Brbo anytime.

Who's more nepo from Jake's perspective - Waddell or Burbo?

 

[Lyonstomenzies]

GoJetSki?

Played well for the Donkeys tonight

 

[frank stokes]

Played well for the Donkeys tonight

Actually did @Lyonstomenzies

Looks bigger to me and importantly he kept the errors out of his game… if he can run that hard and play his role without making the silly pressure-relieving errors (that we all remember from his Manly days) then he may hold his spot…

I am not trading him into my SuperCoach team just yet though lol

 

[frank stokes]

hint: Younger. Gunner. Bigger

Hmmm…
Lawton… Younger? No , Gunner? Yes, Bigger? Probably…
De Luis… Younger? yes, Gunner? Debatable, Bigger? Maybe…
Davey… Younger? No, Gunner? Probably, Bigger? Yes…
Tuilagi… Younger? yes, Gunner? Yes, Bigger? Debatable …
Schuster… Younger? yes, Gunner? Debatable, Bigger? Probably…

My guess is…
Sammy Fainu… Younger? Yes, Gunner? Yes, Bigger? Yes…

Gotta say that I don’t miss any of the above tbh…

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Hmmm…
Lawton… Younger? No , Gunner? Yes, Bigger? Probably…
De Luis… Younger? yes, Gunner? Debatable, Bigger? Maybe…
Davey… Younger? No, Gunner? Probably, Bigger? Yes…
Tuilagi… Younger? yes, Gunner? Yes, Bigger? Debatable …
Schuster… Younger? yes, Gunner? Debatable, Bigger? Probably…

My guess is…
Sammy Fainu… Younger? Yes, Gunner? Yes, Bigger? Yes…

Gotta say that I don’t miss any of the above tbh…

Sorry I didn't realise it might be hard to guess. I meant Schu - he was Manly's budding superstar who we just paid a fortune to re-sign and was supposed to become a gun second rower (or 5/8 even)(lol).
When that turned to dust we were left not only without a top second rower but also without ability to buy one, due to the sudden sizeable hole in our cap.

 

[frank stokes]

Sorry I didn't realise it might be hard to guess. I meant Schu - he was Manly's budding superstar who we just paid a fortune to re-sign and was supposed to become a gun second rower (or 5/8 even)(lol).
When that turned to dust we were left not only without a top second rower but also without ability to buy one, due to the sudden sizeable hole in our cap.

Yeah I figured Schu or Fainu but I did not realise Schu was bigger (kinda sad really) and I could not go with “gunner”…

“considered at one point to be gunner but ended up being really REALLY disappointing and probably at the same level as GoJetSki” may have got me over-the-line 😂😂😂

 

[jbb/james]

Sorry I didn't realise it might be hard to guess. I meant Schu - he was Manly's budding superstar who we just paid a fortune to re-sign and was supposed to become a gun second rower (or 5/8 even)(lol).
When that turned to dust we were left not only without a top second rower but also without ability to buy one, due to the sudden sizeable hole in our cap.

You never want to be 200k under the cap but picking up a couple of players like simpkins and schoupp where is rumoured other teams are paying freight numerically can negate this somewhat

Squares the ledger a little

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

You never want to be 200k under the cap but picking up a couple of players like simpkins and schoupp where is rumoured other teams are paying freight numerically can negate this somewhat

Squares the ledger a little

Yep I think given the constraints (existing stars on big deals plus the Schu payout) Manly has recruited fairly cleverly.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Agree with Taukei'aho. I thought he was very good in both trials. Tevaga is a direct replacement for Lawton, similar type players / roles.

I can't agree on Waddell though. The fact Burbo is starting and Waddell is on the bench shows our lack of edge forward depth outside of Olakau'atu imo.

Ive been saying for ages , that’s our Achilles heel.

That and Hooker , but Jazz / Simpkin might fill that.