Game Day: Manly v Bulldogs [Round 24, 2017]

[skull61]

Only thing keeping us in this is goal kicking

 

[double hoops]

Something's going on. Darcy and Lawrence are the only ones who even appear to be trying.

 

[Eagles2nv]

Defensively we are poor.

DCE is having a poor game. Is he injured, green seems to be taking charge.

Need to charge up in defense. That left side needs to get up in the dogs face.

 

[fLIP]

Id love to say I'm surprised.

 

[HoldenV8]

If ever there was a time for Barrett to fire up and give the team a spray, its right now.

The way we are playing right now we don't deserve to make the top 8.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Thanks turbo. That's ur try..
Can't watch this crap anymore.

Oh no, don't criticise the great one. His piss poor positioning and laconic movement off the ball is just a minor blemish.

 

[The Royal Soup]

How good is Barrett going

 

[Deleted member 26876]

Seriously. Our defense is pathetic. Everyone arm grabs now. No one uses their body.

That's what shocks me. What's happened over the last month and a half that's made us so bad in that department, we were so good in defence before. This is terrible to see, extremely disappointing whether we win or (me explodes if so) don't.

 

[The Indian]

Normally dont post during games but need to vent.

The most dismal disgraceful effort of the year so far. No excuses for what they have dished up. We should still win but that effort was so pathetic who would know.

About 3 blokes trying.

 

[desreturnoftheking]

Dce needs to get his hands on the ball. Green is looking too pedestrian

mate what the hell has happened to us.. The dogs are so crap the tigers the same.. I think we will lose this. As you said cherry needs to do something where is his dummy and go ffs use walker more.. hoppa is defending in the line put in a little kick simple.. why no short side raids? we need to test them and they will break but we aren't doing ****.. Our defense is probably the worst over the last month.. afb needs to actually run he is always a decoy ffs

 

[skull61]

Dogs fans blowing up delux.

The performance might save Hasler. Its the best the Dogs have played all year.

No they only playing us any other team would have put 20 on them and not conceded

 

[Class of 96]

That first half is about as dull as I have seen. Like watching a disinterested 2nd last vs last game.

 

[robbiea]

Walker is a passenger.

 

[sheridanstand78]

Our defense is so bloody passive and our edge defense even worse. The dogs are not doing anything special and the message has to get out there. play faster and we can win this game. The team is out of form in a big way and this second half is now crucial, win and the eight is done and dusted, lose and we are in the melting pot.

 

[NLSeaEagle]

Haha what a stat!!!

That's the most points the Dogs have scored in the first half of any match this year!!

 

[MadMarcus]

Defence wins premierships

I miss being premiership contenders

 

[bob dylan]

No they only playing us any other team would have put 20 on them and not conceded

This is their best performance by a country mile.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Only thing keeping us in this is goal kicking

That is something I thought I would never hear in referencing this Manly team this year (the goal-kicking part).

 

[Sillybus]

Gee we look like a well coached team!!!!

I don't think you can blame Barrett for this. The players haven't played with any heart to implement any sort of game plan. I am going to say if we don't play better in the second half then Barrett is to blame. It's his job to run us through the ringer and give it to us so we fire up and play like we are supposed to.

 

[WESTIE]

Lets see what the coach can do at half time....we need to blow em off the park early in the second half to kill their motivation...the longer the dogs are in it, the more chance the refs will " manage " the game.