Post-Game Discussion Manly V Souths [Round 18, 2025]

[eaglebuzz]

To be honest I'll take any win in this ultra competitive competition. Especially with the way injuries have decimated our forward pack.

Yes any side would struggle if you take out three starting forwards.

It's a real shame that we have fluffed the chance to make the top 4 but I'm hoping we can stay in the 8, and maybe get Paseka back before the finals.

 

[Hertera]

Take the win and enjoy it but tougher day's ahead. Time for the media to turn the heat up on old man bennett has the game gone past him like des? Dolphins seem better without him this season.

Take the win and run but can't stop thinking if we beat teams we should be beating like titans and knights for example we would be in a much better spot.

 

[lsz]

Historically (well lately) I have felt that we always "get up" against the tougher teams and lose the games against lower teams

Take last year where we lost 10- games of which 7 were to teams outside the 8 (Parra, St George, Canberra, Broncos, Dolphins, Souths, West Tigers)

If we had won 3 of those games we would have finished top 4.

Now the issue is this year we have not done much against either but it is sure nice to win a couple of games we are "meant" to win

 

[hozza]

At work and listening on the radio. They were non stop praise for Garrick, which I’m happy about with the move back to wing..

Definitely take the 2pts. Not winning the comp but be nice to build into next year..

 

[Hertera]

Historically (well lately) I have felt that we always "get up" against the tougher teams and lose the games against lower teams

Take last year where we lost 10- games of which 7 were to teams outside the 8 (Parra, St George, Canberra, Broncos, Dolphins, Souths, West Tigers)

If we had won 3 of those games we would have finished top 4.

Now the issue is this year we have not done much against either but it is sure nice to win a couple of games we are "meant" to win

This is were I blame Seibold maybe unfairly but it is the coaches job in my mind to rectify that issue.

 

[davohan123]

To be honest I'll take any win in this ultra competitive competition. Especially with the way injuries have decimated our forward pack.

And more fancier teams like Roosters sharks are behind us.

The last 2 weeks have been needed wins not convincing at all but every win is taking us further away from the spoon battle.

Don't think we will get the spoon but after the bye next week we go

Storm away
Bulldogs away
Roosters home
Raiders away
Tigers away
Dolphins home
Dragons away
Warriors home

Not any easy finish to the year we could slip into the lower half of the 8 very even competition from 5-12th positions.

Or very easily miss the 8 with our run home. Anything from here is a bonus

 

[davohan123]

At work and listening on the radio. They were non stop praise for Garrick, which I’m happy about with the move back to wing..

Definitely take the 2pts. Not winning the comp but be nice to build into next year..

And won't be getting the spoon getting further away from that every game

 

[swoop]

He needs to be a bit sharper in defence, but he is not on his own there

Yep he got caught out a few times but that will improve with a few more games at centre imo.

 

[XV-1]

Smith out for 6-8 weeks - medial torn from that tackle.
Bennett said in the pressr, that it's up to the judiciary now.

 

[davohan123]

Very happy to be proven wrong today thought south's would have been more competitive but were not.

Very sloppy second half from us
Good win at home always love beating the bunnies.

Take the bye win a few games in our last stretch and avoid the spoon. Tough run home, won't be doing any damage in the finals but will avoid the spoon.

 

[hozza]

And won't be getting the spoon getting further away from that every game

Yeah that’s massive. Such an achievement we’ve never received the spoon..

 

[davohan123]

Smith out for 6-8 weeks - medial torn from that tackle.
Bennett said in the pressr, that it's up to the judiciary now.

MRC with manly loading 4-5 weeks for lodge I think but we will wait and see

 

[ManlyTragic]

This is were I blame Seibold maybe unfairly but it is the coaches job in my mind to rectify that issue.

… so what does that say about Bennett!

 

[Brookie1973]

Absolutely...how dare he accuse lodge of something the ref or bunker didn't even look at. Lodge actually slid down his leg which is not a hip drop.
He needs to be disciplined by Fox for his unmistakable bias. He's a dickhead.

Don’t forget blocker, happy to join the pile on.

 

[mickqld]

Glad to see a couple of wins. Let's see how they handle the next month, it'll be a struggle missing those middle forwards. Can't see us getting any back except Olakau'atu.

 

[JakeyB789]

We’ll be lucky to win another game this year. Did enough to win today but it was against a pisspoor Souths team on a losing trot missing a bunch of key players, really nothing to write home about.

Not a lot to get excited about outside of $CE’s departure, 8 games to go people!!

 

[Forster eagle]

Turbo at centre is starting to get his footwork going and looks more confident. He's not strapped up and a few more games as a roving centre might be the go for him.

Agree.....but defensively he was very poor. In both games he hasn't put a shoulder on anybody. Just arm grabbing. Needs to ho back to FB. The storm will send so much traffic his way and he'll get found out.

 

[The Wheel]

Take the win and enjoy it but tougher day's ahead. Time for the media to turn the heat up on old man bennett has the game gone past him like des? Dolphins seem better without him this season.

Take the win and run but can't stop thinking if we beat teams we should be beating like titans and knights for example we would be in a much better spot.

The old bloke is looking really old these days - actually looked crook at pre game interview

 

[Hertera]

… so what does that say about Bennett!

I asked is the game passed old man bennett just like des. The difference is bennett was a good coach I still have doubts whether seibold is ever going to be a good coach

 

[Fibro Eagle]

A win that was not inspiring but a win all the same
Take the bye and get set for the next few games that will determine how they finish the year , need to win at least 4 of the remaining games which is achievable , In reality though just making up the numbers