Jamal Fogarty

[Cochrane]

Dce has brilliance, which has waned over the last couple of years, but what he doesn't have is game management, driving the team around the park, he can go missing some games and has brain explosions trying to roll the dice at the wrong times.

Im not sure if fogarty being an improvement over DCE is the way id phrase it. What Fogerty does is services the backs well and doesnt get in the way, drives the raiders around the park and game management, putting less pressure on the raiders..

Manly have gun backs, and I believe still short of a quality 2nd row position, but all I hope to see from Fogarty is using the backs without getting in the way/trying to do something himself first most of the time like dce. Give space and room to let them utilise their abilities that we've seen, particularly Lehi and Koula in 2025, rather than always thinking he needs to create the hole and at times stifling or crowding the backs.

DCE too often just does DCE, but he's not as young as he once was,and Fogarty does things as a team, he doesn't have the individual brilliance that dce can display, but he provides consistency, and that is I feel where manly have struggled for so long.

This is why some are excited at the prospect.

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

Dce has brilliance, which has waned over the last couple of years, but what he doesn't have is game management, driving the team around the park, he can go missing some games and has brain explosions trying to roll the dice at the wrong times.

Im not sure if fogarty being an improvement over DCE is the way id phrase it. What Fogerty does is services the backs well and doesnt get in the way, drives the raiders around the park and game management, putting less pressure on the raiders..

Manly have gun backs, and I believe still short of a quality 2nd row position, but all I hope to see from Fogarty is using the backs without getting in the way/trying to do something himself first most of the time like dce. Give space and room to let them utilise their abilities that we've seen, particularly Lehi and Koula in 2025, rather than always thinking he needs to create the hole and at times stifling or crowding the backs.

DCE too often just does DCE, but he's not as young as he once was,and Fogarty does things as a team, he doesn't have the individual brilliance that dce can display, but he provides consistency, and that is I feel where manly have struggled for so long.

This is why some are excited at the prospect.

I think the main thing is that if Fogarty can help Walsh develop that's the main thing. DCE seemed to prefer an experienced partner in the halves (ie Brooks) . The fact that Fogarty can help guide the younger guys such as Weekes and Strange week in week out is more of a beneficial thing. I'd disregard his performance today for what he can bring to the next crop of Manly juniors is probably more important..

 

[Heckenberg]

Fogarty should not have been standing in the line to take a pass!
What did he possibly have to gain? The play was to take 1 or 2 hits to the middle and back to Fogarty who should have been standing 25m out…
Fogarty gave himself NO CHANCE of being in position… how is that anyone else’s fault?

I was thinking it was more patties **** service and direction from dummy half that let Fogarty down. Just badly directed play with people running sideways and Pattie stutter passing from dummy half.

 

[LeonardCohen]

I was thinking it was more patties **** service and direction from dummy half that let Fogarty down. Just badly directed play with people running sideways and Pattie stutter passing from dummy half.

It was dumb football from a few players there with 20 seconds to go. You could see Fog was two passes off the ruck in front of the post and I imagine was thinking give me the ball, I’ll turn someone under and we’ll take the shot from the ensuing play the ball. Instead, the ball started coming back to middle before they saw an opportunity back on the inside and again tried to shift down that left edge. It was the wrong play with 20 seconds left.