Walker is the opposite of lazy mate. One of the few players that has a dig every week. Ended up making 48 tackles tonight so don’t know what you’re on about.
[Resurrected] Lachlan Croker
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Reserve Grader
OMG!!!!!!!!!! Croker is one of Manly's hardest working players. Croker tackles the biggest Forwards on the field. When an important tackle is made you can guarantee it's either Jake or Croker. Croker is a very skilful ball distributor, running and linking up with the Foran & Cherry. I do agree that it would be good to have Lawton back in the team. It will be excellent when Fainu comes back to Manly.
Dylan Walker has been one of Manly's best players in recent weeks, shame his talents will be wasted at The Warriors. He'll be great, whilst the rest of his Warriors team mates will drop the ball, literally.
Anyway, please stop the Croker bashing.
Nordburg
First Grader
And to think,there’s some on here that were demanding DCE move to hooker.Not a chance DCE could tackle like Croker anymore,not to mention moving him negates his kicking game
Brisbane Tragic
Bencher
Absolutely agree with that...Croker is a terrific defender. My floating of the idea was based purely on the attacking side and trying to fit Davey, Haumole, Jake, Foran, Schuster, DCE all on the filed at the same time... this was earlier in the year when the thought of Schuster being on the field was an exciting concept. With the loss of Turbo - I felt we needed more points. The team has shown generally they are handling the loss of Turbo not too badly. Schuster has also proven so far this year to be a big disappointment.
Let’s assume Fainu gets off and plays in 2023.
Does Croker then play a Walker type role from 14, or otherwise where do you fit him ??
Does Croker then play a Walker type role from 14, or otherwise where do you fit him ??
Scorpio
Armchair Expert
Croker starts at hooker
So Fainu off the bench then ??
I think definitely so.
At least to start, Fainu needs to earn the jersey back. If he gets back to what he was he'll get that 9 back but it's Crokers to lose
Yes , and never thought I’d say that but Froggy IS the man now !!
germaneagle
Reserve Grader
Croker deserves the 6, Manasse 9 Shuster to Jenny Craigs
Scorpio
Armchair Expert
In my opinion, if he's fit, then he can start at Blacktown first.
Then if all is good he can start from the bench. If he does well enough in both attack and defence to warrant selection over Croker, then he'll surely get picked as the starting hooker.
Regarding fitness, this article is from December 2021. With his injury history I'm not sure he'd be able to do the job Croker is currently doing for us.
Kamikamica stood down by NRL as injury further clouds Fainu’s future
Storm prop Tui Kamikamica has become the latest player to be stood down under the NRL’s ‘no fault’ policy.
Meanwhile, the playing future of another player currently stood down under the NRL’s ‘no-fault’ policy, Manase Fainu, has become even more clouded after the Manly hooker underwent a third shoulder reconstruction last week.
...
Fainu underwent a revision reconstruction last week after he struggled to get through his share of training sessions last season. The Herald can reveal Fainu’s shoulder popped out almost half a dozen times. The recovery time from the latest surgery is six months.
Fainu is said to be struggling after the latest surgery and sources with knowledge of the injury say he may struggle to play again, even if cleared of the criminal charges.
Manly chief executive Stephen Humphreys confirmed Fainu had the same shoulder operated on a third time.
“We’ll be supporting Manase all the way through his rehab with the hope he will get back on the field at some point in the future,” Humphreys said.
Agree, he’s no shoe in , long road back I thinkIn my opinion, if he's fit (we'll get to that in a moment), then he can start at Blacktown first.
Then if all is good he can start from the bench. Only then if he does well enough in both attack and defence to warrant selection over Croker then he'll surely get picked as the starting hooker.
But just as a reminder, this article is from December 2021:
Kamikamica stood down by NRL as injury further clouds Fainu’s future
Storm prop Tui Kamikamica has become the latest player to be stood down under the NRL’s ‘no fault’ policy.www.smh.com.au
Meanwhile, the playing future of another player currently stood down under the NRL’s ‘no-fault’ policy, Manase Fainu, has become even more clouded after the Manly hooker underwent a third shoulder reconstruction last week.
...
Fainu underwent a revision reconstruction last week after he struggled to get through his share of training sessions last season. The Herald can reveal Fainu’s shoulder popped out almost half a dozen times. The recovery time from the latest surgery is six months.
Fainu is said to be struggling after the latest surgery and sources with knowledge of the injury say he may struggle to play again, even if cleared of the criminal charges.
Manly chief executive Stephen Humphreys confirmed Fainu had the same shoulder operated on a third time.
“We’ll be supporting Manase all the way through his rehab with the hope he will get back on the field at some point in the future,” Humphreys said.
In my opinion, if he's fit, then he can start at Blacktown first.
Then if all is good he can start from the bench. If he does well enough in both attack and defence to warrant selection over Croker, then he'll surely get picked as the starting hooker.
Regarding fitness, this article is from December 2021. With his injury history I'm not sure he'd be able to do the job Croker is currently doing for us.
Kamikamica stood down by NRL as injury further clouds Fainu’s future
Storm prop Tui Kamikamica has become the latest player to be stood down under the NRL’s ‘no fault’ policy.
Meanwhile, the playing future of another player currently stood down under the NRL’s ‘no-fault’ policy, Manase Fainu, has become even more clouded after the Manly hooker underwent a third shoulder reconstruction last week.
...
Fainu underwent a revision reconstruction last week after he struggled to get through his share of training sessions last season. The Herald can reveal Fainu’s shoulder popped out almost half a dozen times. The recovery time from the latest surgery is six months.
Fainu is said to be struggling after the latest surgery and sources with knowledge of the injury say he may struggle to play again, even if cleared of the criminal charges.
Manly chief executive Stephen Humphreys confirmed Fainu had the same shoulder operated on a third time.
“We’ll be supporting Manase all the way through his rehab with the hope he will get back on the field at some point in the future,” Humphreys said.
Clearly the weight of a kitchen knife while climbing fences places all sorts of pressure on one's shoulder 🤣
Bit of old news on Fainu, it's 7mths old...phew !! had me worried there for a while.In my opinion, if he's fit, then he can start at Blacktown first.
Then if all is good he can start from the bench. If he does well enough in both attack and defence to warrant selection over Croker, then he'll surely get picked as the starting hooker.
Regarding fitness, this article is from December 2021. With his injury history I'm not sure he'd be able to do the job Croker is currently doing for us.
Kamikamica stood down by NRL as injury further clouds Fainu’s future
Storm prop Tui Kamikamica has become the latest player to be stood down under the NRL’s ‘no fault’ policy.
Meanwhile, the playing future of another player currently stood down under the NRL’s ‘no-fault’ policy, Manase Fainu, has become even more clouded after the Manly hooker underwent a third shoulder reconstruction last week.
...
Fainu underwent a revision reconstruction last week after he struggled to get through his share of training sessions last season. The Herald can reveal Fainu’s shoulder popped out almost half a dozen times. The recovery time from the latest surgery is six months.
Fainu is said to be struggling after the latest surgery and sources with knowledge of the injury say he may struggle to play again, even if cleared of the criminal charges.
Manly chief executive Stephen Humphreys confirmed Fainu had the same shoulder operated on a third time.
“We’ll be supporting Manase all the way through his rehab with the hope he will get back on the field at some point in the future,” Humphreys said.
WiseyEagle
Reserve Grader
Back to the future, when Api was the man and Fainu was off the bench. Well now it will be Croker is the man and Fainu off the bench. If Fainu doesn't like that well he has other options in the team or out of the team.
Yes indeed , major egg on face
Me too.
Yes I’m not alone , but it’s seriously MAJOR egg.
He’s become a top shelf 9 now , maybe not in the Cameron Smith class but there’s not too many in the competition that he’s at least not the equal of.
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