manly al
First Grader
Very disjointed season for Manly playing and injury wise so this is beyond any coach 's control . Some of the more telling losses and below par performances particularly against the Broncs could mainly be attributed to just some very poor team and individual performances . Certainly not the coach's fault with the raw deal referee wise against the Eels ist encounter , Lawton getting sent early against the Bunnies , late match capitulations against the Cows, Eels etc . Not good tactics against the Dragons but that does not make a season . On the other hand and this professional level and not so much in relation to this results driven business mantra but, all players and coaches should be on some type of notice to try to be always on top of their game so to speak and Des is no exception . Not really a place for comfort zones , fairly high stakes and very well paid participants in the main , Injuries again have to be taken into account but need some reasonable metrics to aim and strive for in relation to the playing personal available . Des was certainly in a bit of demand in 2011 or so but hardly could say that these days . Didn 't think that he deserved to came back but has seemed to get Manly back to some reasonable level of competitiveness and public standing again , 2 final "s appearances in 4 years so not too bad and a difficult injury toll in 20 and this season. Let "s see how things are after say the i st third of the season next year