Post-Game Discussion Manly V Dragons [Round 15, 2024]

[Dion Johnson]

Ooo, look forward to watching Lehi develop. Imagine once he starts to physically fill in.

Hope Tommy plays well in the centres

 

[HK_Eagle]

And a shout out to Brooks. I thought he had a great game today without too much fanfare. His defence was awesome.

 

[madmax]

Why cant Paseka play?

Its his thumb.

He should be embarrassed to wear a jersey with the same number worn by Terry Randall, Ronnie Gibbs and Dave Gillespie to name just a few.

Fractured thumb mate!! He was gonna play with the injury if required. Wasn’t needed so yeah give the guy a break!

 

[Rackets]

Maybe Seibold can now see that Garrick is not the answer in the centres. Get him back on the wing and get him back to kicking goals. Great win by the boys and hopefully they can use this win to motivate for the rest of the season.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Hope Tommy plays well in the centres

Surely, we have to seriously consider that shift now

 

[Disco]

Fantastic win!!

We are in some bother next week but lets enjoy that gutsy effort

 

[Simonmyers11]

Very courageous win. Manly always seem to play their best with their backs to the walls. More urgency in defence, they ran hard and cut out the silly errors.

Great effort at home. The crowd was amazing!

 

[globaleagle]

Great commitment - well done.

The real tough part is having to train myself to watch in total silence due to 1 x mrs ge, 1 x doggo, and 2 x cats.

People would think I'm the calmest person in the woooorld!

 

[Simonmyers11]

I thought Simpkins did a great job at 9, linked up with the halves very well today

 

[Nordburg]

I think what today showed was that the team needs more mobile front rowers.The game in general has been heading that way the last few seasons and Manly looked better in the 2nd half with Brown and Bullemor up front.Hopefully those in charge of retention noticed that and say no thanks to a Lodge extension

 

[globaleagle]

Fractured thumb mate!! He was gonna play with the injury if required. Wasn’t needed so yeah give the guy a break!

... but not his thumb!

 

[NYEagle]

Well done boys, no thanks to that rubbish ref

I thought the ref was great. Lol

Soft but consistent.

NYEagle

 

[FlyingHigh]

Hopefully Tent isnt out for too long. Garrick is no loss...

 

[Jethro]

first!

Not !!!

 

[Dion Johnson]

Huge effort by the playing group to win with so much injury carnage.

Brown was inspirational at times then the effort players in Jake, Lawton, Waddell, and Simpkin who served the ball players and runners well.

DCE was good along with Guaca and Koula who played tough again, though for me the effort by young Hoppa to hold Hunt up over the line in the first 40 was impressive along with his positioning at fullback.

Back in the eight you beauty!!

 

[Dion Johnson]

Surely, we have to seriously consider that shift now

Definitely, the positioning and defence of Hoppa is tge best we have had at the back this season, Turbos defence hasn’t been on par with Lehi.

 

[Highflier]

WOW what a win ,amazing with both your starting FRs gone within what 10 mins ,plus other adversity with Reuben ,Duck only able to waddle (see what I did there )
Simpkins great debut
Lehi outstanding
Browny -just said follow me boys
BUlly see above
DCE fantastic
OKa really stepped up
Brooksies D was terrific
Toula D was great and always a threat
Lawto -really tested the defense with his runs
Burbo getting better and to be able to go from SR to center and play terrific is a fantastic attribute for him and the team.
Not a bad player amongst them TBH ,just wish we could catch a few more high balls

I find it incredible that our lightweight pack after the injuries to our starting FRs(big boppers) has seen us win the game. What does that say about the game in general,has it changed to the point where you have FRs more in the Brown/Bully mode as opposed to the Tent/Sipley mode ? Or Maybe a mixture ?
Anyways a win for the ages Go Manly

 

[simon_eagle]

How good is decent dummy half service. Simkin ( is that his name?) not a game breaker but solid debut.

Good defence too, was a decent debut from the lad.

 

[Rackets]

Where's Soup? Oh that's right we had a great win

 

[HK_Eagle]

Definitely, the positioning and defence of Hoppa is tge best we have had at the back this season, Turbos defence hasn’t been on par with Lehi.

It will take some guts from Seibs to make that call, but I really hope we go on supporting Levi’s development there. Perhaps they could share the role through the remainder of the season to manage Lehi’s workload?