Never Again

JetSki - never ever again

Suli - never ever again

Des - never ever again break up winning combinations!!

**** me dead, how come 99% of us all can see it and not the great Desmond!!

That was a joke tonight!!
99% does not equate to you and 3 of your mates on here.

I will give you a scenario. 3 weeks from now and we loose 3 or 4 players to injury. Who do you put in? Tweedie bird and puddy cat?

There is no reserve grade so players like jetski and Suli need game time.

You might not like it but the cupboard is bare for reserves so everyone needs a run before the business end of the season.
 
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I thought Suli's bullocking run over the try line was awesome . If we had a few more of those by the other backs we could have won the game
yeah awesome if he is playing as an impact player from the back row. Playing between wing and centre he is useless absolutely tears our defensive structures apart
 
Do any of you think perhaps jetski needed a run for match fitness as our barrel is pretty well dry?

We are playing Kurt Deluis and ben turbo FFS both of which wouldn't be in FG yet if it wasnt absolutely necessary.

Ben is close but still isnt ready for week in week out FG.

Toff now looka out so we will need as many matchfit players as possible.
Yeah I'm wondering if Des maybe looked at this game as one we could afford to lose as we were too far off the top 4 to really reach it, so used this game as an opportunity to give Suli a full 80 minutes & Jetski to shake off the ring rust.
 
I don’t usually blame Des for much at all tbh. But this decision felt completely wrong from the moment posts were saying Jetskis late inclusion. I still didn’t believe it until 7.30 ish, and NRL.com dropped the bombshell officially.
I’m sure Des has his reasons, but this is one of those rare moments when I completely disagree with his call.
Totally agree - I disagree with Des on this as well - bad calls.
 
The commentators on Kayo (Fox) said Des' half time chat was about ignoring the scoreboard & concentrating on regaining & keeping composure.

I'm starting to think Des may well have used last night's game as an opportunity for our team minus DCE, Turbo & Jake to learn how to deal with the constant pressure Canberra applied via set restarts etc so we're better at handling it further down the road in finals time.
 
Yeah I'm wondering if Des maybe looked at this game as one we could afford to lose as we were too far off the top 4 to really reach it, so used this game as an opportunity to give Suli a full 80 minutes & Jetski to shake off the ring rust.
I agree about the game (realistically) being a dead rubber and the advantages of building up some more reserves, but there was no good reason for moving Scorpio from the centres and naming Walker at half ahead of Cust. Altogether some very strange choices.
 
I thought Suli's bullocking run over the try line was awesome . If we had a few more of those by the other backs we could have won the game
unfortunately once again his defence was pitiful
 
**** me dead, how come 99% of us all can see it and not the great Desmond!!
The only logical conclusion is we're smart and he's dumb.
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I haven't watched DESpicable's presser but I'll be surprised if he admitted his selections had impacted on the performance. Am I wrong or did he take any responsibility for the loss?
 
I haven't watched DESpicable's presser but I'll be surprised if he admitted his selections had impacted on the performance. Am I wrong or did he take any responsibility for the loss?
Yes he said Walker at half was wrong, choosing Jetski was wrong, Suli was wrong, not using Cust or Deluis more was wrong. He apologised to Manly fans and asked for forgiveness.
 
Perspective.

It is virtually impossible to shift momentum, once a mistake is made.

As a NRL fan...

I didn't enjoy the Bulldogs game.
I didn't enjoy the Newcastle game.
I didn't enjoy the Titans game.

I didn't enjoy most of tonight's game.

Watching a team simply defend for 30 minutes is not footy, that's cricket.
Watching a team defend for 30 minutes because
Players bombed tries and handed the ball back
Players dropping passes and handed the bal back
ineffective kicking game handed the ball back
That is the reason behind last nights cricket season feathered friend
 
Apart from that missed tackle from Gosie was he really that terrible? He didn't do anything great but he was far from terrible! A few others missed easy tackles that led to tries but no one seems to point fingers at them. Some players are just easy to target. And apparently some are poster boys that can do no wrong
 
Des said he thought Walker played very well at halfback. Expect he will play him there again against the Dragons if DCE not available. Oh dear.
 
Des said he thought Walker played very well at halfback. Expect he will play him there again against the Dragons if DCE not available. Oh dear.
He was trying to defend the decision to play him at half, which proved wrong when Con is a proven halfback.
I don't think any journo, or media manager, is prepared to ask Despicable the tough question: "The scoreboard suggests that playing Parker on the wing, Garrick at fullback, Walker at halfback and Jetski instead of Burbo were incorrect selections. Do you agree?"
 
I honestly thought Jack would smash it. He doesn't have very long to prove himself. He may not be playing rugby league at all next season.

We shouldn't be extending contracts until after the season. Leads to complacency.

Garrick, Keppie and Parker were extended this week, and I thought they were all pretty ordinary as thanks.
Yeah I think we jumped the gun a bit with the Garrick extension.. played one good game at the back against a team like the cowboys and bang gets an extension. I still think we could upgrade on parker as well.. you have to remember we've had a relatively easy draw of late.. so I'm not sold on either extension quite yet. Guess we will see come finals. I'm happy with Garrick on the wing I just think its evident we need a better backup fullback option than him.. and hope his extension hasn't eaten into the means of possibly being able to do so
 
Perspective.

It is virtually impossible to shift momentum, once a mistake is made.

As a NRL fan...

I didn't enjoy the Bulldogs game.
I didn't enjoy the Newcastle game.
I didn't enjoy the Titans game.

I didn't enjoy most of tonight's game.

Watching a team simply defend for 30 minutes is not footy, that's cricket.
Very well put. I love watching Manly win by these margins but this game is seriously falling apart. Hardly ever a close game that’s not a controlled result by the refs. Call it what it is, the 6 again rule has ruined the game. Own it PVL and f$&@en get rid of it.
 
Yeah I'm wondering if Des maybe looked at this game as one we could afford to lose as we were too far off the top 4 to really reach it, so used this game as an opportunity to give Suli a full 80 minutes & Jetski to shake off the ring rust.
i hope that was the case. You would have to think DCE will be back next week as well as The shoe so better chance of winning. The raiders game was expendable. 5th or 6th on the ladder could be better than 4th or 3rd as so many have mentioned.
 

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