Game Day: Manly v Knights [Round01,2018]

[Terry Zarsoff]

I note that DCE is sponsored by Prestige Worldwide, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly’s startup company in ‘Stepbrothers’.

I hope he doesn’t run aground against Oldcastle.

 

[BOZO]

I am sure I am in the minority here for thinking this 😉 .If you plan a gameplan around having 4 running forwards each week and it is entrenched as your game plan and injuries in a match occur(yes,not given but regularly do occur),having to switch forwards around to the backs mean your interchange(times of minutes and when players come off and on) and gameplan is completely thrown out for the rest of the game.Planning around 3 running forward interchange players and a utility player means injuries pose less disruption to your tactics.I agree that maybe having someone else than Brown is preferable and yes we could do that and yes coaches should be able to think on their feet like players should too,yes maybe Baz could or should change tactics,but this is how he is going and unfortunately we have no one else as versatile as Brown even though he is good at no positions at all.Oh well,in Baz I trust....let me know if you disagree lol(just don't get personal,no one wants to start that sxxt)

"we have no one else as versatile as Brown even though he is good at no positions at all.Oh well".............

So what does Baz do if Brown gets an injury , pack up and go home ?
Time to show some initiative Baz and give our team a new lease of life !!!

 

[Smokin Joe]

"we have no one else as versatile as Brown even though he is good at no positions at all.Oh well".............

So what does Baz do if Brown gets an injury , pack up and go home ?
Time to show some initiative Baz and give our team a new lease of life !!!

No,he goes to plan "b" (whatever that is for him),dont worry I am sure he has some initiative....He has made it this far in life like all of us.

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Aww. I love you to my old mate. Just not as much as Lewis. Hope ya doing well bud

Bit of a mixture at the moment mate but plenty of good in there, glad to see you made it home safely from the land of the ladyboy

 

[BOZO]

No,he goes to plan "b" (whatever that is for him),dont worry I am sure he has some initiative....He has made it this far in life like all of us.

We need a plan A and move up a standard off the bench and that's what true initiative is .
We have had the same no 14 off the bench for the past 3 years and that is not a sign of initiative as far as I am concerned and I thank the Silvertails forum that I can have my say

 

[manly al]

The only plausible reasoning that i can suggest [ and which i do not agree with ] still including Brown on the bench would be still mainly some cover for and to give API a rest . Frank and Thompson can still cover playing centres and Wright and Jorge can always revert to a full back role if required and as they have done in the past , [ and with other back line adjustments if necessary ] so again Brown 's inclusion could only really be warranted for mainly as cover for A P I . Having three running forwards as opposed to four running forwards on the bench and for inter change purposes is all relative really and also in the case of having to cover a back line position but there would definitely be advantages with just being able to have a big and mobile four man forward bench .

 

[Woodsie]

We have 2 completely untried and untested reserve props on the bench ...... and numbnuts are worried about the 10 mins Brown might play ..... seriously ..

When AFB and Kapow come off, and "Frankie Lane' goes on .... the game will be won or lost right there ...

Baz is gambling this game on 3 players ... Kelepi, Frank and Lane ..... he will be a genius or a goose ..... and it will have had nothing to do with Brown.

 

[Woodsie]

Oh ... and PSS ... the final team doesn't have to be announced until an hour before kick-off ..... maybe Baz has taken ducks and drakes lessons from Fulton.

 

[manly al]

We have 2 completely untried and untested reserve props on the bench ...... and numbnuts are worried about the 10 mins Brown might play ..... seriously ..

When AFB and Kapow come off, and "Frankie Lane' goes on .... the game will be won or lost right there ...

Baz is gambling this game on 3 players ... Kelepi, Frank and Lane ..... he will be a genius or a goose ..... and it will have had nothing to do with Brown.

You do not think that it will be Lane and Kelepi on first in the prop rotation ? Also if Brown is only for example on the paddock for 10 minutes or so , why have him on the bench at all , if A P I can go the full distance.

 

[Woodsie]

You do not think that it will be Lane and Kelepi on first in the prop rotation ? Also if Brown is only for example on the paddock for 10 minutes or so , why have him on the bench at all , if A P I can go the full distance.

No idea what the bench rotation will be ....

He, as others like Buhrer before him, is a replacement player .... if nobody needs replacing .. why play him at all.

Unlike prop rotations where the goal is to get the maximum effort out of props over 80min ... the bench utility is quite often little used. I remember Buhrer spend two years just being put on in the last 5 mins ....

 

[BOZO]

We have 2 completely untried and untested reserve props on the bench ...... and numbnuts are worried about the 10 mins Brown might play ..... seriously ..

When AFB and Kapow come off, and "Frankie Lane' goes on .... the game will be won or lost right there ...

Baz is gambling this game on 3 players ... Kelepi, Frank and Lane ..... he will be a genius or a goose ..... and it will have had nothing to do with Brown.

What a waste of Bench space to have a player sit on their ass for 70 minutes a game .
If you had watched any pre season games you would have noticed that Lane and Kelepi out performed the Perrett and were one of our strongest
performers and their selection is warranted and is not a gamble .
As for the selection of Brown please don't start me lol

 

[manly al]

Guys like Jamie Buhrer and Tom Symonds may have sometimes had limited game time from the bench but at least they could offer some consistent and quality input . Lewis Brown seems like a decent individual but i really do not think that he can serve the same purpose now for instance as these guys off the bench or other available bench players now .

 

[BOZO]

You do not think that it will be Lane and Kelepi on first in the prop rotation ? Also if Brown is only for example on the paddock for 10 minutes or so , why have him on the bench at all , if A P I can go the full distance.

10 minutes ????
What can he do in 10 minutes ?
win a game ?
save a game ?
What impact will he have ?
Just like his number 14 on his back he just makes up the numbers .
Give some young up and coming player a vote of confidence and see what our future looks like because Brown is past it
Lets move forward Trent . Show some initiative
THERE IS NO LOOKING BACK WHEN YOUR MOVING FORWARD

 

[Woodsie]

Guys like Jamie Buhrer and Tom Symonds may have sometimes had limited game time from the bench but at least they could offer some consistent and quality input . Lewis Brown seems like a decent individual but i really do not think that he can serve the same purpose now for instance as these guys off the bench or other available bench players now .

My point is Al .... regardless of who the utility is or what his ability is .... why play him at all if he is not needed ... to take Thommo, Siro, Jake, or Api off, just because you have a 2nd string utility on the bench is a nonsense .... he is there to cover contingencies only ...

Different teams different coaches different halves or hookers will have different game plans .... but at Manly where Api, DCE and Croker (I hope) are all 80 min players ... WHY take them off.

There is no rule that you have to use ALL your bench players.

I would suggest that Baz would be ecstatic if he doesn't need to put the utility on at all.

 

[Chip and Chase]

How's this for some quality journalism. Headline on SMH website

Tom Trbojevic to take on Manly kicking duties

Last paragraph of the "article" says

While Daly Cherry-Evans would be the go-to man and take on a majority of kicking duties, Trbojevic said don't be surprised to see him with the ball in hand on the fifth tackle.

"I'm not much of a kicker but I've been doing a little bit," Trbojevic said.

"If the ball ends up in my hands on the last tackle and there's no halves around, I guess I'll just have to do my best.

"I've done a little bit of practice but I don't think you'll see my kicking the ball too much."

LOL. Fair dinkum, what a waste of valuable internet space

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Bit of a mixture at the moment mate but plenty of good in there, glad to see you made it home safely from the land of the ladyboy

From the photos I wasn’t sure he would!!!!

 

[Top End Eagle]

That's a good first round team. Settle down people. The first six rounds are won on completion and defence. That's all. No doubt Walker and Lussick will improve the team and Lanes selection tells you he must have had an attitude adjustment during preseason. Winterstein did a job last year in his corridor but will be better as a bench utility where he can cut loose and be a natural footballer. The team will get the inclusion of young talent as injuries occur and that's the way to bring young player through. You don't want to burn them with a long stint at the start of the year when the team hasn't jelled - let them know their job when the team knows theirs. Parker is a first grader and will get his shot. Throwing Twright in now would be a mistake.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I think there will be a lot of pressure put on Croker, and if so good!, as whilst they are concentrating on the rookie they’ll take their eyes off DCE and he might get a free run.

I’m positive the game plan for young Lachie will be very very simple and as a result he may not feature a great deal in his first game.

Going to be fascinating to watch I must say!

 

[Woodsie]

That's a good first round team. Settle down people. The first six rounds are won on completion and defence. That's all. No doubt Walker and Lussick will improve the team and Lanes selection tells you he must have had an attitude adjustment during preseason. Winterstein did a job last year in his corridor but will be better as a bench utility where he can cut loose and be a natural footballer. The team will get the inclusion of young talent as injuries occur and that's the way to bring young player through. You don't want to burn them with a long stint at the start of the year when the team hasn't jelled - let them know their job when the team knows theirs. Parker is a first grader and will get his shot. Throwing Twright in now would be a mistake.

Well said ....

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

That's a good first round team. Settle down people. The first six rounds are won on completion and defence. That's all. No doubt Walker and Lussick will improve the team and Lanes selection tells you he must have had an attitude adjustment during preseason. Winterstein did a job last year in his corridor but will be better as a bench utility where he can cut loose and be a natural footballer. The team will get the inclusion of young talent as injuries occur and that's the way to bring young player through. You don't want to burn them with a long stint at the start of the year when the team hasn't jelled - let them know their job when the team knows theirs. Parker is a first grader and will get his shot. Throwing Twright in now would be a mistake.

Excellent post , simple game plan , strong defence , nothing flashy , low penalties ( if possible ) and few mistakes.

Doing that in the first 6 rounds would see us at least 4/6.