Game Day: Manly v Raiders [Round 8, 2017]

[pjayz]

Hastings needs to start, whether in the halves for Green or hooker for Api - neither are ahead of him in ability. Time for a change one way or the other.

 

[sheridanstand78]

We look very unconvincing with the ball and totally disorganised. I have said it many times, our halves have to take control of the game! First try scorer of the second half will be crucial!

 

[TimmyQ]

Plenty of effort , some great individual stuff, disgraceful service, one out running and no structure at all in the red zone.Familiar stuff.

We have a team that will win games but just no cohesion.

Do we have any set attacking plays ????? Ffs more rudderless ship stuff...someone gives us some structure...noone knows what anyone else is doing. Wtf do they do at training??????

 

[HK_Eagle]

Is Viagra considered a performance enhancing drug? We could have used some to give our attack a raging hard-on that half, instead of the limp flaccid air swing we had.

 

[mickqld]

Why not Hastings to dummy half. What does Barrett think that Brown is going to do here. Seriously kidding with this bloke.

 

[Wombat64]

Was Canberra's defense that good or were we just pedestrian in attack?

Bit of both I think.

I was thinking exactly the same thing...

 

[Nordburg]

Great, great effort from our boys.
BUT
I'm getting dreadful back pain just through watching our spine!
T1 (Tommy Turbo) is fine but wtf is going on with the rest?
Api - good defence but the loopy passes are killing momentum.
Green's tackling is ineffectual and his kicking is really lousy. Which leads to the big question:
WTF DCE??????
Why isn't he running the plays?
Why isn't he the kicker?
Why doesn't he attack?
Why are we playing $1 million per year for a tackler?
But the rest of them ... take a bow. Good work.

He's injured

 

[Deleted member 26876]

Defence has been really good, bar a few slip ups on our 20m, although then again it's the raiders and they have great attack. Attack us been phenomenal.. until we get into their 20m. However, it's just one of those games, close, low-scoring and grinding style of game

 

[niccipops]

Had no self preservation self control and I'm watching. Doing okay I think. A little more finesse in attack is needed. Definitely in this game at this stage.
The ref is very whistle happy but it's fairly even.
Go Manly!

 

[HappilyManly]

Baz needs to replay last week's half time speech


Manly are in this game and just need to flick Api onto the bench and bring Hastings on ASAP

Poor Kapow is feeling every hit to the ribs, he ain't well - huge game

 

[Wombat Legacy]

What a great first half effort. These guys are the real deal moving forward.
The commentators played footy, but they don't see the game plan.
It is obvious Trent wants completed sets and restarts to get gas back in the tank. We will do these ****s!
Loving being a Manly fan...it's an 80 minute game and we are here to win at the 80th minute.
I just listened to Gasnier, what a ****ing idiot

 

[HK_Eagle]

Was Canberra's defense that good or were we just pedestrian in attack?

Bit of both I think.

I'd say their defence was pretty well-organised... but it was far from amazing. It wasn't like they were up in our face and belting us. We just made them look a lot better with too much disorganised individual play.

 

[TimmyQ]

And Dylan Walker is the worst HOG of a first grade footballer i can recall in watching for 40 yrs....Unbelievable

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

I was thinking exactly the same thing...

Yeah, our attitude is right, but the attack is predictable (oh, look - one of the halves is turning the ball back inside again) when it's not just plain awful.
Said it another thread, but I want DCE to be the dominant half, not Green. Cherry cedes control of the attack way too easily for my liking. Green's trying hard but Cherry is a more talented player and his short kicking game is better, too.

 

[HoldenV8]

Nate Myles is going to need another week off after having to run 30 metres when Austin kicked that last monster drop out.

 

[TimmyQ]

I wonder what they do all week at training

What a crap half with the ball

So disorganized

So bad its embarrassing...and THAT is coaching.

 

[desreturnoftheking]

There are many reasons I want us to win but most of all I want us to win to rub it in the face of gaznier that scumbag

 

[HoldenV8]

And Dylan Walker is the worst HOG of a first grade footballer i can recall in watching for 40 yrs....Unbelievable

You've seen Michael Jennings and Josh Dugan play right? lol

 

[TimmyQ]

Yeah, our attitude is right, but the attack is predictable (oh, look - one of the halves is turning the ball back inside again) when it's not just plain awful.
Said it another thread, but I want DCE to be the dominant half, not Green. Cherry cedes control of the attack way too easily for my liking. Green's trying hard but Cherry is a more talented player and his short kicking game is better, too.

lol @ the inside ball...yeah that'll trick em ...

 

[anthonyb1965]

So bad its embarrassing...and THAT is coaching.

FFS, you would think we are down 30-2