Game Day: Manly v Knights [Round01,2018]

[hozza]

Laughable how some thought this was a walkover,was always always going to be tough to win tonight. Full house, biased ref and a team desperate to win. I’m actually not to disappointed, our forwards were fu$king great tonight.

 

[fLIP]

Every time we lose a golden point I know exactly how Wayne Bennett felt losing a premiership on one. Its not a reflection on the game. Draw is a draw, figure out something better once finals come around.

 

[Rusty Cage]

i guess no one can blame Brown

 

[Kevinward777]

Game deserves a draw, that run from Tanginoa deserved a win

Tanginoa is here to stay. Hello Kelepi.

 

[HK_Eagle]

I can't believe what a major disappointment that game was tonight... even if we had of pulled out the win I wouldn't be any less disappointed. After such a long off-season and waiting patiently to see what our settled team would bring this year, and they dished up that. Sure, there were some dodgy calls, but it was purely our DISCIPLINE that cost us. And as another poster mentioned, it was a major problem last year, and I am gutted to see it hasn't been addressed.

 

[brad]

Mistakes and stupid penaltys fuhced us , but very happy with the effort . Well done young Croker .

 

[Mango]

Good work all of you "15 "manly players.....
Sensational effort..
Brain fart Baz...

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Proud of the boys tonight, hostile crowd, home town refs doing all possible to get the Knights home , lot of mistakes , we will get better.

Baptism of fire for young Croker, did ok in the first half , few mistakes in the second and another in extra time.

We’ll be better for that, heads up boys and girls Rome wasn’t built in a day!

 

[EagleFlys]

Got what we deserved pitiful performance against a side working out new combinations.

Go Jizz urself, it is game 1.

Pathetic.

 

[BOZO]

That’s Brian Kelly that just scored @BOZO

Plenty of speed AND power!!

Great to hear . I am doing a night shift . Did he score a length of the field try with his power and speed ?

 

[winnyason]

The 17 errors. Dce has no foiL at all , while Matt Wright is simply puss. Get Parker into fg.

 

[Ralphie]

Just embarrassing

 

[sheridanstand78]

INDISCIPLINE! !! Cost us dearly! !! DCE has to learn to play the percentages. The last two plays. DCE goes for a miracle, Pearce plays the percentage, gets a result because our wingers are so unsure under the high ball and he took his chance. Frustrating!!!

 

[Tomay]

Great game really. Conceded a few dodgy penalties but also I’ll disciplined. Lots of penalties out of the Knights area led to their tries.

Croker looks like he is going to be a great signing.

Kelly was brilliant.

We are much fitter than we have been in previous seasons.

Forwards made good meters and got a lot of offloads.

Our problem will be kick defence.

 

[Deleted member 26876]

Laughable how some thought this was a walkover,was always always going to be tough to win tonight. Full house, biased ref and a team desperate to win. I’m actually not to disappointed, our forwards were fu$king great tonight.

If Manly are at their best, and if Knights are at their best, Manly run over them

Some good signs, although as seemingly always they only appeared in patches. When you consider tackled in opposition 20m stats we were fine defencively, just too many errors and penalties conceded (far too many). It's only rd 1 so I don't believe this is a problem. If it continues our potential as a side will be hindered.

If this was the performance mid season id be very disappointed

 

[simon_eagle]

Tanginoa is here to stay. Hello Kelepi.

I liked his game tonight. Did Winterstein play tonight? Talk about being invisible. Thompson has not impressed me in the two games for us.

 

[The Bagman]

Laughable how some thought this was a walkover,was always always going to be tough to win tonight. Full house, biased ref and a team desperate to win. I’m actually not to disappointed, our forwards were fu$king great tonight.

The refs disappointed me. Too much offside, to much laying all over the tackled player. Too much letting Mitchell Pearce pass forward

 

[Simonmyers11]

I can't believe what a major disappointment that game was tonight... even if we had of pulled out the win I wouldn't be any less disappointed. After such a long off-season and waiting patiently to see what our settled team would bring this year, and they dished up that. Sure, there were some dodgy calls, but it was purely our DISCIPLINE that cost us. And as another poster mentioned, it was a major problem last year, and I am gutted to see it hasn't been addressed.

Exactly the areas Baz said they needed to work. Kick difusals especially

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

i guess no one can blame Brown

Or vote him out, he didn’t play!!!!

 

[Ralphie]

I can't believe what a major disappointment that game was tonight... even if we had of pulled out the win I wouldn't be any less disappointed. After such a long off-season and waiting patiently to see what our settled team would bring this year, and they dished up that. Sure, there were some dodgy calls, but it was purely our DISCIPLINE that cost us. And as another poster mentioned, it was a major problem last year, and I am gutted to see it hasn't been addressed.

That’s down to the coach.