Poor Jake's had that busted lip for ages. Guess he'll have to wait for season's end to give it a chance. Must be painful.
Pre-Game Manly v Eels [Round 21, 2022]
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Interestingly, the same players who had to absorb all the pressure of their missing team mates last week, have had to absorb all the pressure of the media this week.
Rumours of division in the playing ranks, lost our last two games, members calling up wanting to cancel their memberships. yet here we are on the verge of our 2nd Brookie sellout of the season.
Corporate tickets sold out, reserved seats all just about gone and now limited tickets left for the GA areas and Fulton Stand.
Brookie will be raucous on Friday night for a must win game against our arch rivals! Lets stop the talk about the sh1te and focus on firing up the boys to re-charge our run to the finals
Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
Based upon what evidence Woodsie. I'm hearing nothing that disputes the claims here only dismissal. What issue are you challenging and what basis in fact are you offering for that position. Its one option to just put down a comment. Its quite another to debate the issue.
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Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
Why bother if you're not getting the opportunity and can make a name for yourself elsewhere. He doesn't have to play for Manly. I dont thing Turbo or Brett Stewart would have appreciated being confined to the wing for several seasons, knowing the talent they had. Players are judged on performance and if a player is playing in a position that doesn't display their skills in a team, dont you think it justified for their future to find a club to utilitise their skills in the right position, thereby enhancing the team and the players potential for rep football and a better pay packet. This isn't a charity issue. Its a business issue. Surely we learned this with Barrett and the potentially good players we lost. I've argued this issue so often before with players like Gutherson, Wright, Hastings etc all now performing well elsewhere. Manly of recent times has often preferred safe mediocrity to unpredictable but potentially outstanding skill at times. Check out where we are on the table
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Not trying to be provocative about the pride jersey or anything, but just quietly, how good does it look to see all Maroon and White - LOVE IT!! I love that our sponsors have allowed us to use their logos in white versions. Such strong branding!!! Makes our brand look like a really solid outfit. Reminds me of an NFL team - or one of the super strong Premiere league teams. I hope we can keep this arrangement for a few years more - if not forever. It's so much better. Whoever brokered this deal in the marketing dept needs a pat on the back IMO. Looks highly professional.
Nordburg
First Grader
Let’s just hope the sponsors hang around after last weeks “debacle”
It's a delicate situation indeed. Fortunately it was not a sponsor's name that caused the boycott. I guess they'll have to clear all perspective sponsors with the playing group now as well.
Bear ... I love the fact that you are the resident advocate for all the young men that come through the Manly juniors ...
But in 5 years, any set back always appears to be due to the incompetence of the coaching staff ... the fault always on the club ... never the player ...
Coach Media: Des Hasler
Hear the final word from Coach Des Hasler ahead of tomorrow night's clash against Parramatta at 4 Pines Park.
www.seaeagles.com.au
Brooke
Bencher
I think the club is also trying to protect the 7 by keeping them out of the spotlight .
Agree. So one of the networks will have to award Man of the Match to one of them to get an interview 🤣🤣🤣
Boyle limped off after last week's game. Schuster, well... (see separate thread).
Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
Good, Woodsie. A debate. That's what I seek and often I say things to promote debate.
One of the reasons I posted what I did was that I get quite concerned by derogatory remarks made about players, who are at this level the creme de la creme, the best of the best. They're not all the same and have a tonne of different behavioural characteristics, so comparison is often simplistic. They all have worked damned hard I would suspect to get to where they are. Questioning their commitment or putting them down (and I'm not directing this at you Woodsie) is I think is not appreciating what these gladiators have to to go through. They each want to be the best they can and earn enough in the fifteen years or so they have on the field. If their form is down, its not laziness. No way these guys could be described as lazy. I'm somewhat lazy, but then I'm retired and not putting in hours of work in fitness regimes, press interviews, community visits, almost gladiatorial battles on the field against huge fit opponents out to hurt you, weeks, maybe months in rehab, and then suddenly getting injured again. Laziness? Maybe soul destroying.
But unlike clubs and coaches, these young players are inexperienced. You surely recall when you were 21 what it was like. These guys, despite their talent, are no different. They have the same emotional needs, the same insecurities, the same expectations and perhaps delusions at times. They've had to sacrifice much to reach this point. They are like all famed people under constant scrutiny (thankfully most of us maintained our anonymity). They live to a degree in an artificial world. Emotionally anything that stands in the way of their career, one that has such a short duration,is going to impact on them. They are just as human as we are and many are still kids in certain ways. In that sense the coach and club, that controls their destiny is more responsible for their career. They deserve our respect, not our put downs.
Rackets
Doin' the eagle rock 🦅
If this is recent then I can't see a split/division between the playing group. Looks like a bunch of happy boys to me.
Not sure that a forced photo would confirm they're now one big happy family. Wiping their arses with Parra jerseys tomorrow night will confirm that.
Who is that next to tipping toes? Not koula is it?
Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
I sense pride will be a strong motivation for the 7 who missed the last game and saw their colleagues display such a courageous performance. At least I hope that's the case. If so Manly should win easily
Nordburg
First Grader
I read on a site that had the injury list with “ankle,indefinite” for Boyle but as it had BenT in it,I assumed it was just an old posting from previous weeks
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