LiveBlog GAME DAY - Manly v Rabbitohs Rd 16, 2015 [1295890]

[torana355]

Chalk and cheese performance to last week

Gifty is a filthy player - so glad he is with the vermin

The difference is the Tigers are rubbish and the Rabbits are defending premiers.

 

[Daddycool]

That was an improved performance on last week, we were just up against a better side. If we can continue to improve, we'll finish off the season well. One things for sure, with the addition of a few key forwards and moving on several others, we'll be much better next season.

 

[eaglebuzz]

Oh dam! I seriously just had to stop and think did Willie even play tonight? I don't recall seeing him at all. Was he playing?

No he had the flu. Could have used him tonight.

 

[simon_eagle]

Hasson, Luke burgess, horo are complete rubbish.

Star looks injured.

Mateo, Symonds, Lui, Sao are average

Mason used to be good

Jake T is awesome

Symonds is not average.

For that matter, neither is Mateo or Sao. Agree with the others.

 

[Chip and Chase]

Certainly a better effort than what we saw earlier in the year. We are a good side when we have all the troops on deck. Better intensity and effort tonight. Just lack a little bit of finesse and definitely a bit short in the grunt department.

 

[Ramrod]

Certainly not a $10 mill performance.
I reckon Keary may have played like that sort of worth but not ours.

 

[HoldenV8]

Its a funny game.

Wests smash Souffs

We smash Wests

Souffs beat us.

 

[Red Pill]

Geez I can't wait for next year when we have a good forward pack that (hopefully) doesn't include the names James Hasson, Luke Burgess and Feleti Mateo.

Seriously, we signed the wrong Burgess. Should have gone for at least one of the twins.

Mateo played well! Played well last week as well
Lost tonight to a better drilled team and because of Hasson

 

[simon_eagle]

DCE shakes Gifty's hand post-match. Looked a tad awkward :/

 

[Beer buzzard]

I can't remember the last time I saw Hiku running flat out. Me thinks he doesn't want to. Too much effort this running thing. I reckon the trainer said to him when he went down at the start to harden up or he will be sitting down. Whatever the trainer said was not complimentary.

 

[killerspud]

The alternative is Williame or Blair. The kid is what - 19..? Give him a break...

Agree, give him a break and he doesn't have lyon directing/ assisting him, does 2v want to get sacked?? His choice of
forwards is our problem the rotation makes no sense at all, 2016 cant come round quick enough. Oh and please get rid of hasson & burgess....just not good enough.

 

[Lil_wayne]

Symonds is not average.

For that matter, neither is Mateo or Sao. Agree with the others.

Symonds and Mateo are not average they are rubbish and it's an embarrassment that they are at our club.

 

[Sheikheagle]

Ye

Problem is he has no defence.

Doesn't appear to be strong enough yet. Was really manhandled tonight. Won't do him any harm

 

[Mals]

Matai head & "shoulders" above all our players tonight.

 

[lsz]

Some of you are very very harsh markers

 

[Lil_wayne]

Just lack a little bit of finesse

With million dollar halves

 

[Bird Up]

Who else is there? Untried under 20s who are getting smashed

I'd be having JSL over Hasson everyday of the week!

And if there really was no one else to pick other than Hasson, I'd still rather pick no one!!

 

[Daddycool]

Bloody Hasson! He drops the ball from the kick off to gift them their first try. Then misses the tackle on Burgess to get them down the field for their BS forward pass "try" in the corner.

Each week I see he's in the 17, I lose a little bit of respect for Toovey. Why the hell does he keep picking him?

 

[HK_Eagle]

I'm not sure what happened but we were a very different team in the second half, I thought. I was confident after the first half and thought we played very well, despite a high error count. But that second half was just abysmal.

I agree our halves were really poor tonight, and unfortunately both of them on the same night. Ironic, Souths lose their half and the fill in ****es all over our million dollar super star halves.

Turbo's D does need some more work, but happy to give him time and let it develop.

We had more than enough opportunity to win that game multiple times with possession in the attacking zone.. and not the first time this year. Our execution was very worrying. Patience perhaps?

I don't think we missed Jamie in terms of the result, but it does look more like our forward pack is not up to it this year.

Anyway, topped off a pretty crappy day for me.

 

[swoop]

Hiku looks slow and should never wear jamie Lyon's jumper again. Lyon add the spark to our team.