Game Day: Manly V Sharks [Round 27, 2024]

[HoldenV8]

How many missed tackles.

17

 

[Disco]

Let go boys.

This second half will say a lot about us.

 

[Simonmyers11]

Croker is our biggest issue. Just doesn’t bring anything to the table in such a crucial position.

He embodies total and utter averageness. The worst thing is he doesn’t realise and keeps trying to break the shackles of his own mediocrity

Brown and Jake have been terrible today and our back 5 have no idea how to Ruck it out, you gotta run hard, not receive the ball flat footed 3 metres behind the advantage line, then start running, it’s 101.

Was hopi g koula would threaten more from the back and would live ola to get back to his destructive best ( and make his tackles)

We are still in it, but we look so sluggish

I feel sometimes he should just think pass then try and create something from hooker. He just doesn't have the speed or skills. I feel he has made some great tackles in the middle, its just that he has unfortunately wasted tackles on the attack and his passing game today has been pretty average. Just needs to give DCE and Brooks early ball and let them run the show.

I also would have liked Simpkon on the bench to add something different

 

[mickqld]

I think its also his presense on the filed, his organising in defence that is also missed.

He only needs to join into a backline movement to have the defense in two minds. Plus he bobs up all over the field in attack

I'm doubting with that injury that he's going to be able to save us next week.

 

[Top End Eagle]

Manly still win this. Why are you all stressing. Bullemore comes on punches through these Sharks, Ben T tightens up an edge and gives Croker a spell. Home crowd gets us home. Don't go topping up your opal cards yet.

 

[The '47ers]

And before you come after me I think Croker is a fantastic player, and I don't know him but he presents as a champion bloke. He would be a wonderful No. 14.

Jake presents as a champion bloke too, but he's a $950k flopping plodder/plodding flopper.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Gee, I miss the days when we had a decent kick chase.

 

[Top End Eagle]

Bullemore swung the Canberra game you all had your knickers in a knot about three weeks ago.

 

[HK_Eagle]

FFS. First defensive set this half and we’re standing back waiting for them 🤦‍♂️

 

[HK_Eagle]

Just not in this today

 

[Frogz]

Get Brown off FFS

 

[Peter C]

Manasi stabbing a youth pastor hurt more, he was going to be special. Probably hurt that fellas back a bit too.

That's really sticking the knife in

 

[Disco]

Good work Tolu

 

[bob dylan]

Disagree, that was foolishness from Brown.

I'm all for the tough guy routine but be smart.

Browns place in the 17 needs to be looked at.

He inspires the opposition imo.

 

[Simonmyers11]

Bad signs. Manly has the tackles almost complete, but just no intent to finish off the tackle or wrap the ball up, especially on the last. The players are looking at each other waiting for someone else to do something.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Why are we running little Falafel into a set defence on the first tackle? 🤦‍♂️

 

[Top End Eagle]

Far out Croker has two men standing in the ruck and absolutely no idea what to. They're offside you literally grab them by the front of the jersey and use them as a shield until you get a penalty or you push them over and go straight through. It's a free play.

 

[MANLY4LIFE]

Your farking kidding me on report only your joking !!

 

[HK_Eagle]

FFS… against the Tigers they would have sent 3 of our players to the bin… there’s that magical corrupt term, “mitigating circumstances”

 

[Frogz]

What is Garrick kicking on the 3rd for