Us and Knights 11th/12th.
Those other four sides are locked into 13-16th.
Only if the odds are anything to go by, of course.
(Which obviously they're not! Gamble responsibly, lol)
Manly Spoon. The table does not lie
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Those other four sides are locked into 13-16th.
Only if the odds are anything to go by, of course.
(Which obviously they're not! Gamble responsibly, lol)
Whilst scoring an average of less than 10 points per game and conceding at an average of over 33.6 points per game we are contenders for the spoon. The dogs have conceded 34.8 per game and have only scored 6.8 points per game. The Raider are 8th scoring 20.6 points per games and conceding 18 per game. We are a long way of the pace. It is clear we need to maintain the defensive effort against the warriors but we need many more points per game to be seriously competitive. We have a long way to go.
I mean if you are purely basing predictions on the last 5 weeks then of course we are competing to avoid the spoon.
But the season isn't a write off yet As we have Turbo and Olakua'atu returning. Lawton in 4-5 weeks should help us at hooker. If key players like DCE, Jurbo and Marty can have an uptick in form that will help, Schuster will only improve with more game time......then you have an enigma like Saab who has blinding pace but can also look like a baby giraffe at times, if he can work on his game and improve that helps as as well.
We have the potential we just need to keep working on turning that potential into points
But the season isn't a write off yet As we have Turbo and Olakua'atu returning. Lawton in 4-5 weeks should help us at hooker. If key players like DCE, Jurbo and Marty can have an uptick in form that will help, Schuster will only improve with more game time......then you have an enigma like Saab who has blinding pace but can also look like a baby giraffe at times, if he can work on his game and improve that helps as as well.
We have the potential we just need to keep working on turning that potential into points
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You can't really extrapolate our whole season from the first few games. We played heavyweights and we were ailing badly.
Des tends to have his sides improve as the season goes on. (Except for last year!)
Des tends to have his sides improve as the season goes on. (Except for last year!)
PONTIAN SEA EAGLE
Bencher
Tigers before the season were tipped to be spoon why are we surprised the cowboys beat them.Manly won’t be spoon I’m sure of that.
I'll drink to that. Cheers.
StuBoot
Bencher
Yep, I’ve heard Malcolm Blight ( ex top AFL coach) on SEN a few times say a pretty good gauge is around seven games or so.
Generally you’ve played a few top teams, a few bottom teams, home, away etc - you’d think it’d translate to NRL somewhat too.
Waz13
Let’s all have a chew!
We’ve also been beaten by the 4 best teams in the comp. Not the 4 worst or the middle 4. Fact
Waz13
Let’s all have a chew!
Possibly, but these days injuries are playing a bigger role for teams so true form and ability can be harder to gauge. I’m not sure the afl clubs experience the same number of injuries as Nrl. Could be completely wrong tho. I usually say 10 games. 5 home 5 away (but in our case 3 home, 1 at Mudgee another in Brisbane)
Terry Zarsoff
First Grader
Suli. A Trent off cut. Time to de-Trentify on that front.
Kevinward777
First Grader
Long may the de-trentifation continue!
Terry Zarsoff
First Grader
Indeed.
And hopefully the people who instigated that sorry affair have learnt their lesson.
Don’t undermine a Manly champion only to replace him with an out-of-towner.
EagleFromMay1967
Sky Punching : send them High as the Clouds
Sacrilegious, I know, but I kinda think it would be best for the club if we do get the spoon. Many teams have spooned only to be in premiership contention the following year. (This of course assumes that there will be a next year, but hey, they're building the Northern Stand for something ).
Spooning will put the whole club's conciousness into the place that they cannot deny = UTTER FAILURE.
This will allow it to make the sort of ground-up / wholesale / clean out changes that are necessary.
Only new ownership / recruitment/ coaching / funding will be able to see what the necessary changes are, and implement. Best if we spoon. See?
Spooning will put the whole club's conciousness into the place that they cannot deny = UTTER FAILURE.
This will allow it to make the sort of ground-up / wholesale / clean out changes that are necessary.
Only new ownership / recruitment/ coaching / funding will be able to see what the necessary changes are, and implement. Best if we spoon. See?
Vyssini
Reserve Grader
Agreed!
By the way, just found this summary of spoon anomalies on wikipedia:
Reversing fortunes
Western Suburbs were the only team to finish last in a season (1933) and then back up with a premiership in the following year. In season 2009 the Sydney Roosters finished last, winning just five games, however conjured a remarkable turnaround on and off the field to make the Grand final the following season.In 2003, the Penrith Panthers won a premiership after finishing wooden spooners in 2001, and after finishing round 2 of the 2003 season in last place (15th). In the 2014 NRL season, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks were the wooden spoon recipients. They went on to win the 2016 Premiership.
After winning the 1942 premiership, Canterbury-Bankstown then crashed to last place in season 1943. After winning the 1952 premiership, Western Suburbs finished last in the season 1953. South Sydney went from minor premiers in 1989 to wooden spooners in 1990.
In 2010 the Melbourne Storm repeated this feat, albeit in unusual circumstances. The Storm then went on to win its first official minor premiership in the 2011 season, before finishing one game short of the Grand Final.
Kevinward777
First Grader
And yet, the out of towner with the worst coaching record in the NRL still managed to accrue a delusional fanbase on Silvertails. Go figure... cue the Twighlight Zone music.
ManEagle
Just a Man and his Eagle
No no no never
Give yourself a spoon.
Or spoon your $%##
Manly do not need no spoon unless its silver
EagleFromMay1967
Sky Punching : send them High as the Clouds
Before you can solve a problem you must admit that there is a problem.
Swallow your pride and address it.
Swallow your pride and address it.
all the teams have potential ... the best coaches unlock that potential and see it realised
Oh and
Bye bye spoon
Bye bye spoon
| Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 8 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 7 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 6 |
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | -13 | 6 |
|
5 | 2 | 3 | -15 | 6 |
|
6 | 3 | 3 | -36 | 6 |
|
6 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
|
6 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | -86 | 2 |
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6 | 1 | 5 | -102 | 2 |
