[Resurrected] DCE is the worst halfback in the NRL

[Sheikheagle]

Orford was a good half. Not a great one. He had Brett and Glenn Stewart, Matai, Bell, Jamie Lyon, Kite, King, Watmough, Robertson, Williams, Ballin, Perry, Menzies in the 2008 side. He had a champion side around him. He was good because he ensured the stars got good ball. Now being in such a top side, and being in a top side when with the Storm, he should have easily got rep duties. What was his rep history? Three games with NSW City side.

DCE is a top tier half. For years since 2015 he has had a pedestrian backline with the only other rep player unavailable for long terms in Turbo. The forward line up has been adequate, but do they compare with the 2008 or 2011 side? No way. Yet DCE has often been in a side languishing in the bottom half of the comp, and has still been selected as Test and Queensland half, and is now Queensland captain in a winning side.. He's played 21 tests, 23 SOOS, 3 PM 13s, one Rookie of the Year 2011, half back of the year 2014, is one of only three players to have won the Clive Churchill Award in a losing Grand Final side 2013.

Of course you have the right to a personal perspective as we all have. But the figures, the opinions of the Manly, Queensland and Australian selectors, seem to see things quite differently. Orford was a good fit in a top tier side. A good safe player but not a great one. DCE has been playing in an average side as captain with a backline with only himself and often absent Turbo making an impact. He's a top tier player, and the information available seems very much to support that position. Is there factual or even conjectural material that I've missed?

It was such a gun side. Craig Field would have even looked good in that side. The Ox was a smart gutsy 7 but not in DCEs class.

 

[Eagledare2dream]

He's a legend of Manly and the best number 7 we've ever had. Tovs is one of my fav player for Manly and the toughest to ever play the game but no ball skills.

 

[mickqld]

DCE scored 33 points on Fantasy league compared to his M.O.M in Origin. Yep there you have it that's where his priorities once again lay while another rocks performance for Manly but who cares , he's got his 6 investment properties out of us.

 

[Hertera]

Superman in a qld jumper average first grader for us. As captain achieved nothing for us in the last decade.

 

[IQofalimabean]

I dont know a half in the comp that has to put out the kick meter numbers dce has too just to get that lazy pack over the advantage line. Lazy coaching lazy players.

 

[Ryan]

DCE scored 33 points on Fantasy league compared to his M.O.M in Origin. Yep there you have it that's where his priorities once again lay while another rocks performance for Manly but who cares , he's got his 6 investment properties out of us.

Been in our team since 2011 (and the main play-maker):

2011 - 4th (Hasler)
2012 - 4th (Toovey)
2013 - 4th (Toovey)
2014 - 2nd (Toovey)
2015 - 9th (Toovey)
2016 - 13th (Barrett)
2017 - 6th (Barrett)
2018 - 15th (Barrett)
2019 - 6th (Hasler)
2020 - 13th (Hasler)
2021 - 4th (Hasler)
2022 - 11th (Hasler)
2023 - 12th (Siebold)
2024 - 10th (Siebold)

(so the last 10 years, including this one, we've averaged 10th).

In the last decade, he's made the finals 3 from 10 times (plays finals 30% of the time)
In the last decade, he's won 2 from 6 finals (33% win ratio)
In the last decade, we had 3 years in the bottom 10 defensively in our entire history
If Siebold finishes 10th or below, he's on track to match Barrett's standings with us

Now, I'll supplement everything above with the fact it's a team sport. But it also highlights how bog dog**** we've been for half a generation (10 years)

 

[mickqld]

Been in our team since 2011 (and the main play-maker):

2011 - 4th (Hasler)
2012 - 4th (Toovey)
2013 - 4th (Toovey)
2014 - 2nd (Toovey)
2015 - 9th (Toovey)
2016 - 13th (Barrett)
2017 - 6th (Barrett)
2018 - 15th (Barrett)
2019 - 6th (Hasler)
2020 - 13th (Hasler)
2021 - 4th (Hasler)
2022 - 11th (Hasler)
2023 - 12th (Siebold)
2024 - 10th (Siebold)

(so the last 10 years, including this one, we've averaged 10th).



Now, I'll supplement everything above with the fact it's a team sport. But it also highlights how bog dog**** we've been for half a generation (10 years)

As captain DCE has a 37% win rate. Fuk me dead how many other clubs would still keep a player as captain with that sort of win %. 7 and a half years as captain we've made the finals 3 times for 2 wins. It's just a pitiful record but somehow we're meant to believe the club's propaganda line that he's one of our greatest ever.

 

[BOZO]

As captain DCE has a 37% win rate. Fuk me dead how many other clubs would still keep a player as captain with that sort of win %. 7 and a half years as captain we've made the finals 3 times for 2 wins. It's just a pitiful record but somehow we're meant to believe the club's propaganda line that he's one of our greatest ever.

Perspective Time ...
What a load of Misinformation of the Great DCE
DCE has Been a Great Winning Leader under Great coaches and at 35 years of age he is still winning and leading the way

The Great DCE still number one

 

[mickqld]

Perspective Time ...
What a load of Misinformation of the Great DCE
DCE has Been a Great Winning Leader under Great coaches and at 35 years of age he is still winning and leading the way

The Great DCE still number one
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Stats don't lie.

 

[BOZO]

Stats don't lie.

Every picture tells the True Story feathered friend

 

[mickqld]

Every picture tells the True Story feathered friend

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That doesn't mean sh*t to true blooded Manly supporters over the last decade.

 

[BOZO]

That doesn't mean sh*t to true blooded Manly supporters over the last decade.

If we went for a coach like Bennet things would have been different in the last decade

 

[Bearfax]

Been in our team since 2011 (and the main play-maker):

2011 - 4th (Hasler)
2012 - 4th (Toovey)
2013 - 4th (Toovey)
2014 - 2nd (Toovey)
2015 - 9th (Toovey)
2016 - 13th (Barrett)
2017 - 6th (Barrett)
2018 - 15th (Barrett)
2019 - 6th (Hasler)
2020 - 13th (Hasler)
2021 - 4th (Hasler)
2022 - 11th (Hasler)
2023 - 12th (Siebold)
2024 - 10th (Siebold)

(so the last 10 years, including this one, we've averaged 10th).



Now, I'll supplement everything above with the fact it's a team sport. But it also highlights how bog dog**** we've been for half a generation (10 years)

My goodness Ryan. You certainly have it in for DCE. Did I not see DCE playing in the SOO only a few days ago. And you expect he'll just come on and play without any problems. He's usually one of the top Fantasy players in the Manly side. His performance this week was just not as good as he usually is. The chart you give is meaningless because its a team sport and one player doesn't win premierships alone. By the way, Manly came first in 2011 (GF) and second under controversial circumstances in the 2013 GF.

I would suggest without DCE we would have had at least one maybe two or three wooden spoons. DCE saved their bacon several times in those poor years. If we look at Thurston for comparison using your chart, who was one of the best halves in the past few decades, his Cowboys came 15th in 2008, 12th in 2009, 15th in 2010 and 14th in 2018. Do we blame that on Thurston. Its like blaming Brooks for Wests poor performances over the past decade, or Gutherson for the wooden spoons Parra gained during his tenure. To me you're just looking for reasons to hate DCE.

 

[The '47ers]

It must really irk these knobs with such hatred for DCE that they'll have to live a long long time with DCE as the most capped Manly player (and a Qlder!)

 

[hozza]

Been in our team since 2011 (and the main play-maker):

2011 - 4th (Hasler)
2012 - 4th (Toovey)
2013 - 4th (Toovey)
2014 - 2nd (Toovey)
2015 - 9th (Toovey)
2016 - 13th (Barrett)
2017 - 6th (Barrett)
2018 - 15th (Barrett)
2019 - 6th (Hasler)
2020 - 13th (Hasler)
2021 - 4th (Hasler)
2022 - 11th (Hasler)
2023 - 12th (Siebold)
2024 - 10th (Siebold)

(so the last 10 years, including this one, we've averaged 10th).



Now, I'll supplement everything above with the fact it's a team sport. But it also highlights how bog dog**** we've been for half a generation (10 years)

As captain DCE has a 37% win rate. Fuk me dead how many other clubs would still keep a player as captain with that sort of win %. 7 and a half years as captain we've made the finals 3 times for 2 wins. It's just a pitiful record but somehow we're meant to believe the club's propaganda line that he's one of our greatest ever.

Winners x1000
He’s been our fearless captain for 9 long years and delivered ZERO, nothing, can’t be deputed.
Worst Captain in our history, period. No other team around the world would put up with a captain that has a winning percentage as bad as his. We’ve changed coaches, 5/8ths, hookers, forward packs, fullbacks. Craziness.
Doesn’t hold a candle to the great players of yesteryear. Orford, Ballin, Menzies, Bozo, Cement, Stewart Bris, watmough, Kingy, Kite, Jamie L, Ridge, on it goes. All got him well and truly covered.

But you know, as you were fanboi’s. keep telling how great he is for…………..QLD, lol.

 

[Ryan]

My goodness Ryan. You certainly have it in for DCE. Did I not see DCE playing in the SOO only a few days ago. And you expect he'll just come on and play without any problems. He's usually one of the top Fantasy players in the Manly side. His performance this week was just not as good as he usually is. The chart you give is meaningless because its a team sport and one player doesn't win premierships alone. By the way, Manly came first in 2011 (GF) and second under controversial circumstances in the 2013 GF.

I would suggest without DCE we would have had at least one maybe two or three wooden spoons. DCE saved their bacon several times in those poor years. If we look at Thurston for comparison using your chart, who was one of the best halves in the past few decades, his Cowboys came 15th in 2008, 12th in 2009, 15th in 2010 and 14th in 2018. Do we blame that on Thurston. Its like blaming Brooks for Wests poor performances over the past decade, or Gutherson for the wooden spoons Parra gained during his tenure. To me you're just looking for reasons to hate DCE.

I certainly do NOT have it in for DCE. Take that agenda, and go wandering in the woods with it.
He is our captain and key play maker. He's our senior player (and highest paid). If you think coming on average 10th for a decade (3 finals in 10 years), 6 of those finals, having lost 4 of them is okay, then sweet.

I supplemented what I said with the fact it's a team sport. But at the same time, I expect Tom Trbojevic, Daly Cherry-Evans, Jake Trbojevic (who soak up maybe 40% of our salary cap) to lead the way, sorry.

I don't think those results over 10 years from our marquee group is satisfactory.

 

[The '47ers]

Stats don't lie.

That's right: 318 Manly games, 21 Tests and 23 Origins.

 

[hozza]

That's right: 318 Manly games, 21 Tests and 23 Origins.

Fanboi till the end hey @‘47ers

That’s right. No grand finals or premierships as captain. Can’t be disputed. 37% win rate as captain…

 

[The '47ers]

Fanboi till the end hey @‘47ers

That’s right. No grand finals or premierships as captain. Can’t be disputed. 37% win rate as captain…

He's far from perfect, but it does highlight the rubbish players we've had around him over the years.

 

[hozza]

He's far from perfect, but it does highlight the rubbish players we've had around him over the years.

Clearly he divides fans, look at all of us right? Either camp Dce or not. At a minimum he shouldn’t be Captain for that reason alone, he’s a divisive figure, point blank. Sometime a leadership change in the playing group is needed. Happens throughout team sport worldwide.

As for Dce being one of our best ever? Will be fiercely debated for ever……… that alone says he’s not. At least to me.