If True - this is the worst yet !!

[maxta]

The spine is Super important and gets its name due to being the backbone and foundation of any team in the NRL and no suprise, those with quality in the 1, 6, 7 and 9 battle out the premiership.

So what does the spine rely on apart from their own skills, speed , vision and natural ability - GO FORWARD from the middle men to lay a platform !!

I am hearing alarming numbers from the Manly vs Penrith, game where our starting front rowers Taupau and Paseka ran for a measly 99 combined metres, opposed to the Leota/ Fisher Harris combo running for a total 322 metres.....tells a story doesn't it......

 

[Chip and Chase]

Kapow 70m and Tent 50m according to NRL stats

Vera 183
Jurbo 140
Kelpie 126

 

[maxta]

Kapow 70m and Tent 50m according to NRL stats

Vera 183
Jurbo 140
Kelpie 126

I got differing stats elsewhere but 120 metres combined is well down on what you'd expect off your big middle men....what did the NRL stats give Leota and Fisher Harris, as I think Leota was on 150 metres and a try after 20 minutes in comparison.

 

[Shoe1]

Parker was doing more hit ups than the starting props. Probably practicing for his positional switch.

 

[nightster]

Its hard mounting up running metres when you are defending for most of the game ... what are their tackle counts?

 

[nightster]

Parker was doing more hit ups than the starting props. Probably practicing for his positional switch.

Id be happier to see Parker in the second row and Schuster at centre

 

[Woodsie]

as I think Leota was on 150 metres and a try after 20 minutes in comparison.

They had all the ball for the 1st 20 mins ... and we had all the errors ..

 

[Jacinta Martin]

This is what I have been alluding to for weeks. Some of the players/props get praised with MVP etc and the stats dont lie.

 

[KaZa]

Taupau doesn't want to get injured for his next club.

 

[maxta]

They had all the ball for the 1st 20 mins ... and we had all the errors ..

That's fine, but at halftime, the possession was 50/50 and Penriths big men still tripled Manly's middle....Aloiai and Keppie at least went direct and ran hard

 

[Woodsie]

That's fine, but at halftime, the possession was 50/50 and Penriths big men still tripled Manly's middle....Aloiai and Keppie at least went direct and ran hard

Probably says more about the style of play .. than the efforts of the individuals ...

 

[robbiea]

Taupau doesn't want to get injured for his next club.

I think you're wrong.
He didn't want to get injured because he was having some new beads put in his hair Sunday.
@#$% him off now, totally ineffectual out there.

 

[maxta]

Probably says more about the style of play .. than the efforts of the individuals ...

Combination deal Woodsie
The style of play definitely contributes mate

 

[anthonyb1965]

Tapau’s D/A 2021
Poor for a blue chip front rower

 

[anthonyb1965]

Paseka

 

[anthonyb1965]

Aloiai

 

[robbiea]

Big Marty Taupau not even trying out there .Can anyone remember last time Whoopi Kapow broke the line.
Ship Whoopi asap.
(Can we refer to him as Whoopi from now )?

 

[anthonyb1965]

Jake

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

Aloiai

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gee that is a very very good effort!

 

[anthonyb1965]

And our worst tacklers.....