Just Making up the numbers?

[Disco]

Having said that ... we're in it with a punchers chance ... GO MaNLY

This is it for me.

Unlikely, Penrith and Storm looking good but and injury or two to other teams, a run of form at the right time....stranger things have happened.

To do it we'd need to nab that top 4 spot though

 

[eaglebuzz]

I agree that we need a better 9 but I think Simpkin is good enough to be that 9 if he works on his defense a bit. Tevaga might suprise too.

In my opinion our pack struggles because our dummy half service is so bad. But even so, the addition of Taukeiaho, and hopefully some improvement from Burbo, will help a lot.

 

[madmax]

Gus pours cold water over Manly's premiership hopes.

Source: YouTube
- YouTube

Better than Hommus!

 

[Rosko]

Our squad and our coaching staff are nowhere near top 4 standard.
(Prove me wrong. Please. But they won't).

 

[Ranga]

In my opinion the problem is that finals are played at a different level of intensity to the regular season... and I haven't yet seen evidence that we have the bandwidth to match the top teams across the park in this scenario.

Last year we could pick off any team during the regular season and this was an important progression from previous years (including 2021)... but without key acquisition/s I am not sure where that next level of improvement is going to come from.

I’d phrase it slightly different: The problem is that the finals are refereed to a different standard. The two finals we played last year should help with our guys knowing what to expect.