Pre-Game Manly v Warriors [Round 13, 2022]

[Mark from Brisbane]

I do not want to sound like Mick but I am not confident at all on this one

Unlike many on here I think DCE bring a heap to our team and I am worried about who will replace him

Warriors are **** BUT we are ripe for the picking!!

 

[joeboy]

DCE brings lots to the table, it’s just the cutlery he doesn’t even own that’s the issue.

My negativity towards him stems from the fact he just makes wrong decisions to often, he is the captain and senior member of a young team. I just don’t think he plays tough enough anymore in either attack or defence and a leader needs too

 

[lsz]

Warriors are **** BUT we are ripe for the picking!!

100%

I know it would not happen but i would love for some of the kids to be given a shot - Humphreys, Weekes etc. At least that way if we go down there is some value

All that said if he names the Shu at 6 it will be fun to watch

 

[Ryan]

I do not want to sound like Mick but I am not confident at all on this one

Unlike many on here I think DCE bring a heap to our team and I am worried about who will replace him

Mate, I'm the opposite. I think there will be much less crabbing, and sidewards play. I think Des will go 6. Schuster, 7. Foran.

Personally I'd go Weekes / Foz, and have a backrow of Olakau'atu, Schuster, Jake Trbojevic.

But we excel when we are direct and at speed. The problem I see is Crokers average speed/service out of dummy half. He gives his all, but he makes the ruck easy to manage for the opposition..

 

[lsz]

Mate, I'm the opposite. I think there will be much less crabbing, and sidewards play. I think Des will go 6. Schuster, 7. Foran.

Personally I'd go Weekes / Foz, and have a backrow of Olakau'atu, Schuster, Jake Trbojevic.

But we excel when we are direct and at speed. The problem I see is Crokers average speed/service out of dummy half. He gives his all, but he makes the ruck easy to manage for the opposition..

This is the beauty of the game - we get to see different things.

Either way will be interesting and I am hoping you will be right and I am wrong! As for Weekes when I watched us the other week he spent a bit of time shadowing the 1 role

As much as i love Rubs considering where we are with our season I do not see the harm in throwing him in

 

[bob dylan]

I do not want to sound like Mick but I am not confident at all on this one

Unlike many on here I think DCE bring a heap to our team and I am worried about who will replace him

I often feel negative towards DCE but when its close I know who I want to get the ball.

Fact is it could take us 10 years to get half as good as him

 

[lsz]

I often feel negative towards DCE but when its close I know who I want to get the ball.

Fact is it could take us 10 years to get half as good as him

How many games has won us over the years?

 

[bob dylan]

How many games has won us over the years?

A dozen with field goals alone.

 

[WiseyEagle]

That title of Flat Track Bullies will be back if they beat the Warriors

 

[WiseyEagle]

No signings next season, apart from Tuilagi, which honestly, is more of the same (slow play-the-balls, no impact, no metres, inconsistent) - but he'll fit right in. Oh, and losing the one spark from the bench in Walker. And our best half in Foran. And the forward who historically made more metres on average per season than any other in Taupau.

Great recruitment crusher, Des, Fulton and Warwick.

Too much money invested in 3 or 4 players and as it stands not getting true value from those 3 or 4 players, that's why the outside recruitment drive is pretty ordinary.

 

[lsz]

That title of Flat Track Bullies will be back if they beat the Warriors

After the past couple of weeks we could be called worse

 

[Rafferty]

The warriors are in all sorts at the moment and we should not only win but win well this weekend.

They have lost there starting front row, how many side can play good footy off the back of that?

There pack is struggling for form, Tohu is fresh from injury, aside from Bunty there’s not much happening.

There halves, where to start, one doesn’t want to play anymore and the other should be allowed too, CHT is a sad story at 23, it’s pretty obvious watching last weekends game his playing with bad things going on in his head, and Shaun should join him, his head and heart aren’t in either, far to say there pack has not helped.

Whats going on at their club? Brownie has lost his way and looks to have no clue, for mine his time is up. The warriors have been through a hell of a lot over the last couple of seasons and I think the full effects are more than obvious, their in dire trouble and if we can’t beat them this weekend at home, then maybe we are in far worse trouble than some will admit, personally I see nothing but a solid win this Saturday. Shut Reece down and they have very little to worry about.

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

I do not want to sound like Mick but I am not confident at all on this one

Unlike many on here I think DCE bring a heap to our team and I am worried about who will replace him

well I am hoping Foran replaces him and Schu plays 5/8 and Davey in the backrow and we will have a much much more solid side

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

I often feel negative towards DCE but when its close I know who I want to get the ball.

Fact is it could take us 10 years to get half as good as him

yep I am worried. DCE is a real problem now in defence with his indecision and yes he can't lead from the front and needs a dominant forward pack but yes where is our quality half coming from if you ditch him after this year. Foran can replace him this weekend and any game this year... but then what?

 

[davohan123]

We are in that bad a form wouldn’t surprise me us somehow Finding a way to get beat this weekend

 

[Disco]

I've put money on us 13+



But I'm also a terrible gambler...

 

[Remy]

I'm excited for Schuster playing in the halves. Feel like DCE has struggled to activate Tolu and at times he's hit or miss with his combination with Haumole. It's because he does too much sideways stuff and is too off the cuff to do structured straight plays to put Tolu and Haumole away. I think Schu being more direct will allow for more space for Haumole and Tolu and they will both have very good games. Warriors also very fragile on their left side defence.

 

[47MVEagle]

I'm just going to wait & see what happens.

I'm interested in seeing what halves combo we field & how they go.

 

[Mitch]

It’ll be Schuster and Foz in the halves, Humphries is still finding his feet in reserve grade and I can’t see Weekes getting a run this week if he didn’t last week when we resorted to Jorge on the wing.

Even if Walker is out Lawton will take his bench spot.

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

The warriors are in all sorts at the moment and we should not only win but win well this weekend.

They have lost there starting front row, how many side can play good footy off the back of that?

There pack is struggling for form, Tohu is fresh from injury, aside from Bunty there’s not much happening.

There halves, where to start, one doesn’t want to play anymore and the other should be allowed too, CHT is a sad story at 23, it’s pretty obvious watching last weekends game his playing with bad things going on in his head, and Shaun should join him, his head and heart aren’t in either, far to say there pack has not helped.

Whats going on at their club? Brownie has lost his way and looks to have no clue, for mine his time is up. The warriors have been through a hell of a lot over the last couple of seasons and I think the full effects are more than obvious, their in dire trouble and if we can’t beat them this weekend at home, then maybe we are in far worse trouble than some will admit, personally I see nothing but a solid win this Saturday. Shut Reece down and they have very little to worry about.

Yeah, but Josh Curran, Bailey Sironen and Wayne Egan are suposedly back this week......so watch out Manly..lol