Pre-Game Manly v Sharks [Round 11, 2023]

[The Wheel]

Sea Eagles to celebrate 50th Anniversary of 1973 Premiership

Sunday's home game at 4 Pines Park will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Manly's 1973 Grand Final victory over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

www.seaeagles.com.au

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I always laugh, and usually laugh hard when I see everyone , on social media , blaming the coaches when a team loses.

After all , it’s the coaches fault that the prop forward lost the ball 4 times.

And it’s the coaches fault that we are playing injured players who then make more mistakes.

And it’s the coaches fault when the forward pack play like bustards , miss tackles or don’t even bother tackling.

And it’s the coaches fault that our superstar fullback is at about 50% capacity at present.

Now , there are things that are the coaches fault , selections ( at times ) , game plans ( if the team is actually playing to that plan and it’s not working ) but honestly the amount of blame given to coaches is largely bull****.

People just want to blame someone , anyone in fact and they are the easy target.

 

[johnperi01]

The thing is we have 2 first grade coaches yet we look even worse than last year. Compare us to the way Souths play in attack and defence and we seem light years from a premiership.

 

[Pete W]

I get frustrated when people blame coaches when players drop the ball. As if an NRL coach needs to coach good ball control. That's like me teaching 4 Unit Maths students how to add.

There are some things that are a given. Oshay Olay, I'm looking at you. Catch the effing ball.

It's just poor attention to detail. I feel sorry for Griffin at the Goons. I watched them on the weekend and they lost that game through no fault of his. Just brain explosions from professional footballers making dumb choices and failing at skills an U/12's kid has mastered. Who'd be a coach ?

At the same time, the best coaches somehow very rarely oversee teams consistently dropping ball week in week out.

Maybe, just maybe, focus, professionalism, attention to detail, pride in one's work, are attributes that come through quality coaching, mentoring and team culture? Surely it's no coincidence

 

[lsz]

Sea Eagles to celebrate 50th Anniversary of 1973 Premiership

Sunday's home game at 4 Pines Park will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Manly's 1973 Grand Final victory over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

www.seaeagles.com.au

Gulp

When was the last time we performed in a landmark home game?

 

[eagle66]

Often we say there is not enough speed in our team, I feel at times there is not enough speed between the ears.

 

[Pete W]

I always laugh, and usually laugh hard when I see everyone , on social media , blaming the coaches when a team loses.

After all , it’s the coaches fault that the prop forward lost the ball 4 times.

And it’s the coaches fault that we are playing injured players who then make more mistakes.

And it’s the coaches fault when the forward pack play like bustards , miss tackles or don’t even bother tackling.

And it’s the coaches fault that our superstar fullback is at about 50% capacity at present.

Now , there are things that are the coaches fault , selections ( at times ) , game plans ( if the team is actually playing to that plan and it’s not working ) but honestly the amount of blame given to coaches is largely bull****.

People just want to blame someone , anyone in fact and they are the easy target.

If it's a weekly occurrence, then absolutely the coach is responsible

 

[globaleagle]

I always laugh, and usually laugh hard when I see everyone , on social media , blaming the coaches when a team loses.

After all , it’s the coaches fault that the prop forward lost the ball 4 times.

And it’s the coaches fault that we are playing injured players who then make more mistakes.

And it’s the coaches fault when the forward pack play like bustards , miss tackles or don’t even bother tackling.

And it’s the coaches fault that our superstar fullback is at about 50% capacity at present.

Now , there are things that are the coaches fault , selections ( at times ) , game plans ( if the team is actually playing to that plan and it’s not working ) but honestly the amount of blame given to coaches is largely bull****.

People just want to blame someone , anyone in fact and they are the easy target.

Well...I guess sometimes you have to give blaming the owners a rest.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

If it's a weekly occurrence, then absolutely the coach is responsible

Or is it maybe that they just have better players!!!

 

[manly al]

Our F/A is unlikely to mean much this season in terms of a finals spot.

The chances of another Golden Point draw would be minimal....surely.

Golden point draws would be the rarest of rarest events for any side let alone Manly . More referring to the situation right now with a fairly congested mid range table position and if Manly can get their act together and improved winning ratio for the rest of the season , F and A could be a determining factor to make the finals somewhere .

 

[BOZO]

Sea Eagles to celebrate 50th Anniversary of 1973 Premiership

Sunday's home game at 4 Pines Park will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Manly's 1973 Grand Final victory over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.

www.seaeagles.com.au

Thank you @The Wheel

It is a about time we start celebrating New Premierships wins and club honours
instead of living off our past premiership wining Eagle Legends like Vultures

Lower our Legendary clubs Great Standards and we stand for Nothing Great

 

[The Royal Soup]

Sharks 30+

 

[The Wheel]

Steve Rogers Memorial Trophy up for grabs again

The legacy of one of rugby league's greatest players will again be remembered at 4 Pines Park on Sunday, May 14.

www.seaeagles.com.au

 

[Budgie]

Steve Rogers Memorial Trophy up for grabs again

The legacy of one of rugby league's greatest players will again be remembered at 4 Pines Park on Sunday, May 14.

www.seaeagles.com.au

Can't we just give it to them?

 

[alafua siaosi]

The thing is we have 2 first grade coaches yet we look even worse than last year. Compare us to the way Souths play in attack and defence and we seem light years from a premiership.

Thought a good comparison against Souths was when we played them .Coming away from that game I believed we can beat them next time we meet with the same 17 we had that day .

 

[BOZO]

Can't we just give it to them?

I can understand that we play the Knights for the Mal Reilley Trophy as Mal was offiliated with both clubs and there is a Winning meaning for both clubs

What does the Steve Rogers sharks cup mean to Manly ?

 

[BOZO]

Steve Rogers Memorial Trophy up for grabs again

The legacy of one of rugby league's greatest players will again be remembered at 4 Pines Park on Sunday, May 14.

www.seaeagles.com.au

This is a Farce
This is totally Irrelevant to Manly
We would never drink from a Sharks Steve Rogers cup
This Should be the Bob Fulton cup

 

[Tragic Eagle]

The Sharks have a well balanced side. A hard working pack and very good backs. Unless we sort our defence at traing this week it going to be a tough afternoon on Sunday.

 

[maxta]

I always laugh, and usually laugh hard when I see everyone , on social media , blaming the coaches when a team loses.

After all , it’s the coaches fault that the prop forward lost the ball 4 times.

And it’s the coaches fault that we are playing injured players who then make more mistakes.

And it’s the coaches fault when the forward pack play like bustards , miss tackles or don’t even bother tackling.

And it’s the coaches fault that our superstar fullback is at about 50% capacity at present.

Now , there are things that are the coaches fault , selections ( at times ) , game plans ( if the team is actually playing to that plan and it’s not working ) but honestly the amount of blame given to coaches is largely bull****.

People just want to blame someone , anyone in fact and they are the easy target.

Spot on !
And on game plan Mark, the players have the freedom to play to a structure or pattern, but change accordingly to combat the opposition who have spent all week training to nullify the strengths of the opposition also.
These are highly paid professionals who should be self motivated and not spoon fed, I see nothing wrong with Manly's playing style, but plenty wrong with execution - attitude and commitment.....and there comes a point when the players need to take some accountability and the fans need to put the old chestnut "Must be the coaches fault" into the fire...

 

[Eagle 1]

The Sharks have a well balanced side. A hard working pack and very good backs. Unless we sort our defence at traing this week it going to be a tough afternoon on Sunday.

Yet, as we saw, the well balanced side as you say went down to the Phins by 20pts, nothing is guaranteed anymore. It's going to be one of those games where any score line is possible, Sharks fans would be thinking the same scenarios as well.