Game Day: Manly v Warriors [Round 25, 2017]

[Ron E. Gibbs]

I'm not going to bag DCE, 23 tackles is more work than Lane and Winterstein combined and more than Kelly has made all year. I honestly don't think we can improve unless there are significant changes to the roster.

Yeah, Cherry's not right - whether it's injury/illness or just poor form - but at least he's making tackles.

 

[eaglebuzz]

If we can sneak a win today and the Panthers account for the Dragons at least we make the finals, that'll be an improvement on the last 2 seasons...

 

[Deleted member 26876]

Guys, the only disappointing thing thus far is the left edge defence.. again, all tries for nz have come on that edge whereas our right edge defence has been unbreakable so far

If that edge can just stop backpeddling our defence (as a whole team) will return

 

[qldeagle]

2 of our best players in Walker and Uate haven't been used yet....... Is this in our game plan.

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Must have the wrong game on here, game im watching is 8-8 at the moment with 40mins to go after spending the final 15mins without any pill after a Tommy Trerrorvic special turned momentum around. Not playing fantastic but not playing complete rubbish either

If anyone's actually been watching the Warriors lately, they'll know that they have been competing in every game for 60mins then the other team runs them over in the final 20. Won't say I'm confident we will run over them easily from here but if the possession evens out we will be a good chance, conditions aren't really there for free flowing footy so forwards need to roll the sleeves up and wait for an error or penalty and make them pay

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I think we might still play the finals as I dont see St George beating the Panfers, but if we do we will only be Cannon Fodder!

 

[Brocky]

The bing is we have no options to fall back onto

 

[Deleted member 26876]

It's wet conditions so we can't expect plenty of points although I reckon we can get the win today, and bring a little form (and enthusiasm) into our clash against Penrith, massive half to come

 

[NLSeaEagle]

To be playing so bad and have it start at nil all again for the 2nd forty is good.

Hold the ball and we'll get the job done.

Yep all good, first half was just so the in running punters can get some better odds!!

 

[brad]

I never thought id say this , but im worried. Johnson will pin us down with the breeze. We can do it but will take a big effort.

 

[HappilyManly]

It's wet conditions so we can't expect plenty of points although I reckon we can get the win today, and bring a little form (and enthusiasm) into our clash against Penrith, massive half to come

What's sad is the waste of 2 perfect 40/20s 😎

 

[DUFFMAN]

Warriors, can't buy a win
Dogs, can't buy a win
Tigers, can't buy a win
Dragons, can't buy a win

Don't need to, just play Manly.
Win 3 of those and well in the top 4.

Played well for most of the season but fell into a heap.
Won't beat the Panthers, Saints will jump ahead of us on for and against

 

[fLIP]

I dont care how many tackles they've made. You need more than 3 combined runs a half from your second row.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Guys, the only disappointing thing thus far is the left edge defence.. again, all tries for nz have come on that edge whereas our right edge defence has been unbreakable so far

If that edge can just stop backpeddling our defence (as a whole team) will return

Honestly, I think the only way for us to get our confidence back in defence is not to fore ourselves to do so much of it. We need to dominate possession. Teams can't score points against us if we hold onto the ball. Fingers crossed.

 

[HappilyManly]

Where's BJ?

 

[EagleFromMay1967]

Is the boxing still going

 

[Class of 96]

F**k it, will watch the 2nd half. Just goes to prove my masochistic tendencies.

 

[eaglebuzz]

Don't take the 2 ffs...

 

[The Royal Soup]

What a joke

This team is gone

 

[pjayz]

I am now of the view that Tom doesn't have the footy brains for fullback. I'd put him in the centres and recruit a fullback that can also organise the defence.