Game Day: Manly v Broncos [Round 5, 2020]

[Ben]

Levi is killing any flow we muster up. Croker looks to have us running smoother. Same as last week. As soon as Levi goes off we look a lot more organised in attack

 

[Ranga]

Cust is not the answer, holding your Marquee player And captain to the highest standard is the answer, if we are honest, he has been woefully out of form for months upon months.

I am one of DCE's biggest fans and always will be. But that is a fair assessment.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Only saw the first 15 minutes or so of that half, but we looked completely uninterested. Could be tiredness, or a hangover from last week, but this was always going to be a danger game so I assumed Des had some sort of a plan to counter that. No intent, nobody looks like they want to be out there. Donkeys obviously have a plan to kick to their wingers and it seems like that's enough. Feel for Funa, who hasn't been given any help out there. No pressure on the kickers, no one else even anywhere near the ball.
Shows how important getting dudded last week was. Two from five won't look pretty.

 

[Nordburg]

Croker the key in the second half

 

[Jigzkiller]

So, are we a chance or should I go to bed ???

Bed

 

[maxta]

This same YOUNG Bronco pack who were monstered last week vs City...an embarrassing opening 40

 

[MadMarcus]

Getting flashbacks of the 2013 GF with this Coates bloke...

 

[Simonmyers11]

And just by the way.... you can't play on with a dislocated knuckle, Marty? I just can't imagine Spud sitting out the rest of a game with that injury, but perhaps I'm being overly harsh?

Could be broken, no report?

 

[HoldenV8]

I expect there are 16 players who are going to emerge from half time about 5 kg lighter (not Marty since he went off injured early). Des is going to tear strips off them.

 

[Cliffymagic]

There goes our for and against. We are making the Broncos look good.
The Titans would of beaten us tonight.

Reckon the titans would be beating the broncos too. That's how good we are going

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Only saw the first 15 minutes or so of that half, but we looked completely uninterested. Could be tiredness, or a hangover from last week, but this was always going to be a danger game so I assumed Des had some sort of a plan to counter that. No intent, nobody looks like they want to be out there. Donkeys obviously have a plan to kick to their wingers and it seems like that's enough. Feel for Funa, who hasn't been given any help out there. No pressure on the kickers, no one else even anywhere near the ball.
Shows how important getting dudded last week was. Two from five won't look pretty.

No 2/5 on a shortened season is going to make it very hard to get anywhere near the top 4.

I think that hope might be gone after this.

 

[Disco]

We've been atrocious..........so why do I still expect us to win?

 

[MANLY4LIFE]

So, are we a chance or should I go to bed ???

Id say go to bed mark but like me your a sucker for punishment

 

[Indy0204]

So, are we a chance or should I go to bed ???

If we score first it could be a game. But I’d be pulling the covers down and getting into my PJs if I were you.

 

[Scorpio]

I think he has his answer

Taniela has played 29 games now, under both Barrett and Des, and I don't remember any games where he made a particularly notable impact.

You'd expect more from a 2m tall prop.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Id say go to bed mark but like me your a sucker for punishment

No I’ll have to watch it regardless, although if it gets to 40-4 I’ll be going to bed then.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Taniela has played 29 games now, under both Barrett and Des, and I don't remember any games where he made a big impact.

Don’t know why we have him to be honest , I’ve never ever been a fan.

 

[Waz13]

I have a feeling we’ll win this. It can’t get any worse at least

 

[HK_Eagle]

I believe the Doggie's game flattered and deceived where we are really at. Along with the memory of knocking off a Roosters outfit that was way off the boil in the beginning of the year and I think we have deluded ourselves as to where we really are. Capable, but still way off the pace. That said, we could still come back and turn this game around in the second half. We just lack consistency and a poorly performing captain not controlling games is a big part of that

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Geez walker is good