Post-Game Discussion Manly V Storm [Round 5, 2025]

[Eagle 1]

And Saab limps of like a wounded Impala with 5min to go. Just all to familiar.

 

[Dion Johnson]

Bully only 34 minutes again today, needs to be playing 50 minutes at least, with Brown back Bully has had his minutes reduced two weeks in a row.

The absence of Tent was highlighted today, Haumole, Ben T and Bully only challenged the Storm defensive line.

Thought Brown looked better than Jake playing the link man today and offered more with his ball playing, with Turbo out I would have Brown at 13.

 

[Waz13]

Bully only 34 minutes again today, needs to be playing 50 minutes at least, with Brown back Bully has had his minutes reduced two weeks in a row.

The absence of Tent was highlighted today, Haumole, Ben T and Bully only challenged the Storm defensive line.

Thought Brown looked better than Jake playing the link man today and offered more with his ball playing, with Turbo out I would have Brown at 13.

Brown digs into the line better. I love Jake but he’s a tough watch these days.

 

[Frogz]

Agree, the ridiculous offside call on Garricks no try, case in point.

They can have 50 views of a try scoring attempt and f#ck all on a play like that. The game is f#cked.

 

[Wombat64]

I was trying to be nice but yes
I fully agree
Always said with Penns in charge we will never win another title and I have been proven correct so far.
Even tigers have there s$$t together
We are becoming the laughing stock of other clubs

Never win another title whilst the Penns own the joint. They are the behind the the last >10 years...

 

[Wombat64]

I've learnt that pre-game, if you hear Siebold say that he's happy with the teams preparation and it's been a great week, just know we're about to lose.

You'll get to watch the ass rapping live next week ..... I had to suffer through it today. Awful .....

 

[BOZO]

Not a Happy day for us Manly people when we lose
I walked passed my dog and didnt pat him today
I fed him though . Its not his fault Manly lost .
Today we were Outcoached and Outclassed

 

[Dion Johnson]

The journos took it easy on DCE and Seibold in the post match press conference.

Definitely lost the physical battle up front, could do with a bit of mad dog in the pack while Tent is out, Sykes could be worth a role of the dice, though he is on a train and trial deal.

 

[Waz13]

You'll get to watch the ass rapping live next week ..... I had to suffer through it today. Awful .....

Rapping or wrapping?

 

[Chunkytuna]

Bully only 34 minutes again today, needs to be playing 50 minutes at least, with Brown back Bully has had his minutes reduced two weeks in a row.

The absence of Tent was highlighted today, Haumole, Ben T and Bully only challenged the Storm defensive line.

Thought Brown looked better than Jake playing the link man today and offered more with his ball playing, with Turbo out I would have Brown at 13.

Yeah I’ve been wondering why bully is getting so few minutes. He looks to be our most dangerous ball runner.

 

[Hertera]

Croker will add very little imo not like a Harry Grant.

 

[Chunkytuna]

I knew we were in trouble first the first kit up by TKO. He jogged and propped up to the line and got smashed. Piss poor for a first run and the game basically went that way for the remainder. Melbourne ran much much harder!!

 

[Brookie1973]

The big scary thing tho, imagine if Olacalatu didn't play today...yikes !!..

Who does he play for?

 

[eaglebuzz]

I'm feeling more circumspect about the whole thing now, but the simple fact of the matter is we need to be way better than that if we want to make the top 4 this year.

 

[Eagle 1]

Who does he play for?

That's a good effort on Ola's name Brookie.

 

[Brookie1973]

Someone at manly should watch a few dogs games to understand what a defensive structure looks like.

 

[Brookie1973]

That's a good effort on Ola's name Brookie.

I was just being a smart arse.

 

[Eagle 1]

I knew we were in trouble first the first kit up by TKO. He jogged and propped up to the line and got smashed. Piss poor for a first run and the game basically went that way for the remainder. Melbourne ran much much harder!!

My point as well, take Ola out and we are like slow moving targets, easy to pick off.

 

[WAMF]

Rapping or wrapping?

Smacking

 

[Dion Johnson]

We cannot afford anyone besides geriatric middles, because of Jake and Tom's contracts that have not paid off. We will be too slow there until 2027.

In all fairness to Jake, I don't blame him. The rules changed against his game immediately after he re-signed, and it's the failure of the club to make our flagship middle a defensive middle... When we have no true attacking middles aside from Bullemor and Paseka.

Anyone blaming DCE today is kidding themselves. He went to headless chook mode because not a single piston was firing anywhere else. Backline players were good, although Faulalo is not a first grader. Remember the people saying we should flog off Garrick to keep Faulalo? Where are they now? Our backline is not our problem, although TT2 would be better.

We need to prioritise Navale, Bullemor and Paseka. Most of the other middles are too slow or past their prime. I do like Taukeiaho but he is not lasting the year.

I agree they didn’t lose today because of DCE it was in the middle of the field where they were dominated.

Problem is there is no middlemen worth bringing into first grade that is in the 30 man squad, the cupboard is bare and a couple of the train and trial players look more likely than a few of the players in the 30 man squad.

TKO played 50 minutes today and that was 20 minutes too much for me.

Could be time for England to be calling and move a couple of the players in the 30 man squad on that don’t look likely and upgrade a couple train and trial players.