The team all year hasn't earned the right to play footy early on in games, running it on the 5th so early on, spreading it early or low percentage offloads are just not on. I understand all teams have to do more than hitups otherwise you risk gang tackling and lacking penetration but this team needs to earn the right first throughout the year.
Then Manly get a little forward momentum and field position in the red zone and a poor dummy half pass low leads to an eventual rushed pass and drop ball----it is amateurish lacking any composure.
There is so much penetration in the forwards Manly should easily be ahead even with the wind against us.