I'm happy the way they are .. just interested to see how DCE would go at hooker ...
And for mine what makes Victor Radley different is he is a mongrel .... I think Croker wouldn't have that bust your guts style ..
DCE .. The answer is nigh.
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I'm happy the way they are .. just interested to see how DCE would go at hooker ...
And for mine what makes Victor Radley different is he is a mongrel .... I think Croker wouldn't have that bust your guts style ..
I'm also very interested to see that, but not if it detracts from our middle defence, and I think it will if we take Croker out of the thirteen. Perhaps the answer is to maintain the status quo but role-swap between Croker and DCE at various times in the match. I would also love to see Koula encouraged to take some runs straight out of dummy half.
But he'd stay on the park longer.
Without a doubt if Manly asked him to play hooker….. he’d be asking for a release 48 hrs later. DCE first, Manly second. Toovey was all about the team and winning, as was Des ( as a player).
And just a recap, considered asking for a release because his captaincy was in question and may be replaced by Jake or Tom.
And just a recap, considered asking for a release because his captaincy was in question and may be replaced by Jake or Tom.
Toovey was fearless, a great defender and put his body on the line. DCE has many qualities but none of those.
I know off-topic, but how good has Radley made the Poms look in the middle. As long as he stays injury free, the Poms have got as good a shot at the title as us and the Kiwis.
MadMarcus
Toovey for NRL CEO
He also needs a halves partner to organise the attack, a superstar fullback and a gun set of outside backs.
Hey, cool profile name by the wayWe could buy Cleary to play 7
and play DCE at hooker, easy fix,
Damien2812
Bencher
DCE is coming to the end of his career and Manly should be looking to shift him to 9 like Hasler, and Toovey.
What are you talking about. On the books Scam was earning $450k. Just ask him next time you see him get off his $2.4 million dollar bot he was gifted.
DCE is a perfect 14, not a 9. He is craig wing like, that works best with tired defence. Not robust enough and has spent years avoiding the line, good hookers take the line on. His running game would be great if he chanced the whack and his extra kicking would be a very big plus , but not in the beginning of games.
but ive been keen to get him out of the 7 and get a player that gives us field position and structures, but now foran has gone Its tougher His kick game is just bog average routine, and gives us NOTHING but the odd 40/20
but ive been keen to get him out of the 7 and get a player that gives us field position and structures, but now foran has gone Its tougher His kick game is just bog average routine, and gives us NOTHING but the odd 40/20
manly al
First Grader
Gee , i can not see too many advantages in shifting D C E to a 9 role ,. Maybe would have been worth a look if say Foz could have covered a 7 role and Schuster or a more rounded Weekes could have slotted into a 6 role . Extra workload in defence , more restricted kicking game , still no guarantee that his attack would be any better there. Humphreries , more in the Ben Hunt mould may be an eventual consideration there but better to mainly stick with Froggy and Lawton as a back up in the short term .
We'll see how good that works this weekend for the Kangaroos. In fact probably not as it's only Lebanon. Absolute weak decision by Meninga not to put Hunt in at 14 and drop out DCE.
Could be pressure on Mal to retain DCE due to him being Qld cap and winning SOO series, just a thought..
Tomay
Bencher
He's usually one on one on the edge and we slide now rather than go up and in like we did in the past.
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6 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 12 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 10 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 10 |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 8 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | -8 | 8 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | -18 | 8 |
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7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 |
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7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 6 |
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7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 6 |
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6 | 2 | 4 | -31 | 6 |
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7 | 3 | 4 | -41 | 6 |
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7 | 2 | 5 | -29 | 4 |
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6 | 1 | 5 | -102 | 4 |
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6 | 0 | 6 | -90 | 2 |
