Post-Game Discussion Manly V Sharks [Round 27, 2024]

[Eagle 1]

We'll have Tom all needled up like a drug addict, and he'll lead us to a an inspiring win against the Doggies.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Their dummy half and backrowers killed us. Not coincidentally the positions where we are weakest.

Happy to see Clayton bag a good try and look like he belonged out there. Disappointed that the other 16 looked like they were already planning their end-of-season trip.

 

[eaglebuzz]

I watched the second half on delay so skipped through most of it.

We need Turbo to be any chance. Our pack got dominated after 15 strong minutes, our backs were off the pace, our halves did nothing of note.

Croker at 9 completely kills this team. We. Need Simpkin on the bench at minimum.

 

[LeonardCohen]

I'm not having a go at anyone but I honestly question if a number of posters on the site really understand RL. It's disappointing to lose, because we're Manly supporters, but I fail to see the big surprise in today's result. We have improved and won some games against some good sides early in the season, before the likes of Melbourne, Roosters, and Penrith really hit their straps, but lots of clubs have those types of wins throughout a season. They mean nothing until you can win when the whips are cracking. Too many of you have read into those early wins...you can see patterns across a season and it should be obvious that we aren't where those teams are.

We turned up today. You could see the effort from the opening whistle. The issue was not effort. It was not a pitiful performance at all, we just got beaten by a really good football side. Surprise?! We are not the best team in this competition and haven't been all season, so why would we start now?!

Cronulla weathered our early storm and got into a groove, where their superior speed troubled us and fatigued us to the point where we leaked tries towards the back end of the game.

Every time we lose, it doesn't have to be what we didn't do...sometimes it's what the opposition did and they are a superior side to us and have been for the last 3-4 years.

Deal with it...

 

[davohan123]

Wow wasn’t expecting that, with Burton,Fox and Xerri back next week looks like we might have a challenge, another 10 year semi final anniversary

You will easily win next week
Turbo won't this save this mob
We won't even get close

 

[Fibro Eagle]

This team disappoints a lot
Next week who knows the dogs are stumbling
The game will be there for taking for both teams
Realistically both teams aren’t good enough to get to week 3 of the finals
I’m glad Manly back playing finals but it’s a bit bitter sweet

 

[Daddycool]

Sharks just too fast. We needed to minimise the errors but they just kept making them, gifting the sharks more opportunities. Brown was poor but he wasn’t the only one.
Turbo back next week but with no momentum, it’s anyone one’s game. Very disappointing 🤬

 

[Dion Johnson]

Thought the first 20 they were on top in the middle and it was obvious to see the only one to make yardage without Tent and Lodge was Guaca.

Alioia, Jake, Brown and Lawton the dynamics didn’t work against a good pack, could have used Bully when they were getting dominated but they stuck with that for 36 minutes, question marks on the Coach here.

Croker well it’s been obvious for weeks that Simpkin should be starting.

 

[Eagle 1]

Their dummy half and backrowers killed us. Not coincidentally the positions where we are weakest.

Happy to see Clayton bag a good try and look like he belonged out there. Disappointed that the other 16 looked like they were already planning their end-of-season trip.

Yeah, so happy for Clayton in what was a pretty bleak performance by the team today.

 

[Hertera]

We as a club are in the worst spot possible a team that is at best bottom 8 the people at the club fool themselves (and some supporters) that we are improving when in reality we are standing still.

I would prefer us as a club to come second last (don't want a spoon) than people at the club may face the truth we are no closer to a title than the eels,tigers or dragons and get serious on our coaching and our recruitment but as it stands the "happy clappers" will celebrate a finals appearance.

Our cap is so out of shape but we will never take hard decisions. For starters I'm sorry Jake but you offer nothing that a player on 250k can offer but he is a great guy so we will keep him on 750+?

Garrick should have been told sorry you are a winger or go to the knights. Croker sorry mate we need a first grade hooker.

That's just a start but we need a big roster shake up we have to many underachievers on 5+ year deals which is ridiculous.

 

[Forster eagle]

Our worst performance of t he year. 41 missed tackles. 40 put on us. 1 on 1 misses for tries. Just dreadful. Do they themselves believe they cannot win with out Tom.
Crucial next year to have a defensive centre.

 

[Eagle 1]

Thought the first 20 they were on top in the middle and it was obvious to see the only one to make yardage without Tent and Lodge was Guaca.

Alioia, Jake, Brown and Lawton the dynamics didn’t work against a good pack, could have used Bully when they were getting dominated but they stuck with that for 36 minutes, question marks on the Coach here.

Croker well it’s been obvious for weeks that Simpkin should be starting.

Just having Croker as an out and out tackler just doesn't cut it anymore in this attcking dominated game of ours.

 

[hozza]

Very disappointed in the way we lost. Thought we were up against it but still thought we’d put up a fight, we didn’t. Dogs a tough ask after they have had 2 hammerings.

 

[Darknstormy]

Lol what else can you say pathetic performance from a pathetic bunch of pretenders..turned it off when Paseka dropped the ball in the first few minutes..I knew what was ahead

 

[MANLY4LIFE]

At least he's not costing $1.2mil like a certain rocks and diamonds halfback and an Amelia fullback.

Ill pay that !

 

[davohan123]

We as a club are in the worst spot possible a team that is at best bottom 8 the people at the club fool themselves (and some supporters) that we are improving when in reality we are standing still.

I would prefer us as a club to come second last (don't want a spoon) than people at the club may face the truth we are no closer to a title than the eels,tigers or dragons and get serious on our coaching and our recruitment but as it stands the "happy clappers" will celebrate a finals appearance.

Our cap is so out of shape but we will never take hard decisions. For starters I'm sorry Jake but you offer nothing that a player on 250k can offer but he is a great guy so we will keep him on 750+?

Garrick should have been told sorry you are a winger or go to the knights. Croker sorry mate we need a first grade hooker.

That's just a start but we need a big roster shake up we have to many underachievers on 5+ year deals which is ridiculous.

Penn and co will see this season as a pass now
People think we are getting close to challenging
We are so out of whack re our squad it's not funny
Dogs are years ahead if us in terms of development and all its going to take is one major injury next year to dce bottom 4 here we come.

 

[skull61]

Thought the first 20 they were on top in the middle and it was obvious to see the only one to make yardage without Tent and Lodge was Guaca.

Alioia, Jake, Brown and Lawton the dynamics didn’t work against a good pack, could have used Bully when they were getting dominated but they stuck with that for 36 minutes, question marks on the Coach here.

Croker well it’s been obvious for weeks that Simpkin should be starting.

Can’t see SuperCoach changing things up next week apart from Turbo

 

[Wombat64]

We turned up today. You could see the effort from the opening whistle. The issue was not effort. It was not a pitiful performance at all, we just got beaten by a really good football side. Surprise?! We are not the best team in this competition and haven't been all season, so why would we start now?!

Cronulla weathered our early storm and got into a groove, where there superior speed troubled us and fatigued us to the point where we leaked tries towards the back end of the game.

Every time we lose, it doesn't have to be what we didn't do...sometimes it's what the opposition did and they are a superior side to us and have been for the last 3-4 years.

Deal with it...

You have your way of dealing with and others have their own way of dealing with it. Some come on here to vent after a bad loss. Who the **** are you to tell people how or what they should post after a really disappointing loss like that.

Deal with it ......

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

We'll have Tom all needled up like a drug addict, and he'll lead us to a an inspiring win against the Doggies.

Vision of 'Changa' Langlands playing in '75 GF with a (groin) jab that went wrong flashed through my mind when I read the above.

 

[LeonardCohen]

Lol what else can you say pathetic performance from a pathetic bunch of pretenders..turned it off when Paseka dropped the ball in the first few minutes..I knew what was ahead

You know what is lol...you feeling compelled to tell us all that you turned the game off after a minute. Imagine caring about Manly enough to join a supporter forum and give up valuable time to post information pertaining to a team that you can't even be bothered watching when the score is 0-0 and they drop the ball after a couple of minutes.

It's a form of entertainment so if you aren't even going to engage in the spectacle, what's the point of the following the club in the first place? Sometimes your team is going lose