Game Day: Dragons v Manly [Round 3, 2021]

[joeboy]

I don’t think Barrett was a great coach, but he certainly had us playing with more enterprise than Desmond can muster

 

[Jacinta Martin]

Based on Stats alone for props, and time on the turf, Josh Aloiai the stand out prop tonight. Sipley showed plenty in his limited minutes and needs to be there.

 

[Jerry1]

Did I really sign up to Kayo and pay to watch this dribble.

 

[eagleron]

some soft tries tonight.

Some soft tries every week against us now, we're not Manly anymore, thanks Des

 

[HoldenV8]

Anyone want to bet that this will pretty much be the team that takes the field against Penrith?

Walker, Saab, Parker, Suli, Garrick, Foran, Cherry-Evans, Paseka, Croker, Taupau, Gosiewski, Schuster, Trbojevic. Bench - Cust, Aloiai, Keppie, Sipley/Boyle.

 

[Yaz Eagle]

Monday players will come out and say “Des doesn’t drop the ball - he is a great coach”blah blah blah. Des needs to either bring back Tom and move Walker to centre, or Harper at FB and Walker to centre. Funa should take Garrick’s place, that run in the first half and getting run down by a forward was diabolical.

Cust should also start at hooker till Lawton is back when we are battling for the spoon and not too 8. I don’t know why they didn’t approach Starling at the Raiders who is now number 3 hooker at the Raiders.

it will be a very long and painful season. No heart from the players and then telling players to start looking in only round 3.

 

[Moops]

I'm with you. But I still think Barrett is a dud.

Kevvie, I think you might owe Woodsie an apology! tee-hee...

 

[Moops]

We need a Bozo pep talk...

 

[JBW]

Imagine how much the Dragons would have won by if they'd kept Garrick and Saab and Suli hadn't renigged on them?

 

[Waz13]

Des has to make changes in the backs next week. Parker must be dropped. Enough she enough ffs! He is not a first grade footballer. The second row situation I understand but we have Funa, tuipolotu and Harper sitting there ready to go! If Des picks Parker after tonight, I’ll, err, umm, ahh..... F$&@ it I’ll be really angry!

 

[Peter7]

I don’t think Barrett was a great coach, but he certainly had us playing with more enterprise than Desmond can muster

I agree. Barrett was sht but the I don't think our attack was ever this bad?
How Des got the Manly job in the first place after what he did at the Bulldogs is beyond me

 

[Supreme Leader]

I’ve worn my new heritage jersey 3 weeks in row hoping for a win. My usual stance is if we lose wearing a jersey, I must wear a new one the next week. We win I keep going with it. Well I gave Tge heritage enough chances it’s gone next week.

Do us a favour - Burn It!

 

[Simonmyers11]

Only positive is we have a couple of players to come back in Tom, Quac and possibly Faniu or Lawton. Real blow about Davey, as least that bloke was a goer and was having a crack.

Is there a possibility to bring Saddler into 30, need more players like that.

Real concern over Gogetski, Parker, Crocker and Suli defence. DCE started well and had some real poor mistakes again.

Walker looked dangerous with ball, just put him back to centre!!!!

Paeska, Aoiali, Foran, Sipley, shuster had a go.

 

[Jerry1]

We need a Bozo pep talk...

That bloke is the reason we have the second grade drop kicks.

 

[The Royal Soup]

Let's pay homage to the real heroes this evening - the brave band of Manly supporters who went to WIN Stadium and watched that. The real masochists may have even stayed to the end.

I’m one of them

 

[HoldenV8]

Des has to make changes in the backs next week. Parker must be dropped. Enough she enough ffs! He is not a first grade footballer. The second row situation I understand but we have Funa, tuipolotu and Harper sitting there ready to go! If Des picks Parker after tonight, I’ll, err, umm, ahh..... F$&@ it I’ll be really angry!

And Suli gets to stay because he's been such a standout??

 

[FlyingHigh]

No changes from the sounds of the presser. See according to Des we put in enough effort and the spirit in the players will come through.

 

[Waz13]

Go jetski is a liability in defence. He’d not be there if the other backrowers were fit. Des dropped him to the bench after round 1.

 

[Heckenberg]

Schuster is gold.

Paseka has played well.

Sipley has been the next best Manly forward and he has played 15 mins

Aloiai was really good.

 

[Highflier]

I thought that all the fowards esp aloai paseka were good apart fromjetske and Croker
Backs hopeless, Parker has to go Garrick went better but fmd and Walker has to go to centre, Dce slightly better but overall Z grade