KNUCKLES
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Enlighten me? Which players are you referring too?
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Seriously mate, if Weekes was that good a 5/8 I think sticky would pick up on it. Scratching my memory Schuster was the next 5/8 when we released weekes, or maybe we already signed Brooks, but seems weekes was always a fullback regardless of team.
Thewestisbest
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We won't be competing for a premiership with Siebold. Deny it all ya want but it doesn't the fact.
HK_Eagle
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I’m often watching games and listening to players in other teams I have never heard of, turning up and doing some great stuff. I would need to sit down and do a bit of research to give you actual names, TBH. Bostock is one that comes to mind off the top of my head, let along Strange himself whom you mentioned. Even the rugby convert for the Rorters has been decent. Shibasaki (though no rookie) has stood up for the donkeys and impressed. De Groot for the Titans has grabbed my attention at times… Players with limited opportunity initially, but made a fist of it.
Thewestisbest
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What me worry.
KNUCKLES
Bencher
Ok cool. Bostock has been in and out of the dolphins for a cpl of years now. He has only really hit his straps this year in fairness. Strange was given nearly a whole year at 6 last year and sticky is getting dividends from it now. The waga dude whatever is name is lol.. was a wallaby and I agree doing well. But obviously good stock as a wallaby. De Groot for me, verdict is still out, but maybe only getting a run coz foran is injured then Campbell goes back to fullback potentially? Nevertheless de Groot is getting game time there. Good for his development.
HK_Eagle
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Yeah, but Strange was given a year because he was showing enough to warrant it. Weekes didn’t show enough. All of these guys are getting opportunities because they stepped up and showed enough to earn it. Weekes didn’t, in my personal opinion.
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That's fair enough. At the end of the day it is what it is. I only remember weekes getting the one game at six but. My initial point isn't that I think weekes is a world beater. It's more around the point, I think 1-7 we have one of.. if not the best backlines in the comp. But because of it we are very weak in the forwards. We could of persisted with weekes persay for half the price of brooks and invested that into areas we need strengthening. Just my way of thinking. No rights or wrongs
HK_Eagle
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Ok, I just needed a little rant this evening about a few things.
Saab is exciting and we all love his pace… but, the guy is a major soft cokk. He is so farrrkkking soft, and his hands, catching bombs, are buttery soft.
DCE is a self-centred git. He has squeezed every cent out of this club that he could to support his ego.
Turbo is fragile. I love the guy and his passion, but he is completely unreliable porcelain.
Jake bleeds Manly, but plays Tiger-level these days.
Carrot belongs on the wing and not the centres. Does an ok job there and is learning, but he is a more than good winger.
The forward pack is a hodge-podge of weak-ass nobodies that are one of the worst packs in the NRL, IMO.
Ok, I’m sorry. Done.
Saab is exciting and we all love his pace… but, the guy is a major soft cokk. He is so farrrkkking soft, and his hands, catching bombs, are buttery soft.
DCE is a self-centred git. He has squeezed every cent out of this club that he could to support his ego.
Turbo is fragile. I love the guy and his passion, but he is completely unreliable porcelain.
Jake bleeds Manly, but plays Tiger-level these days.
Carrot belongs on the wing and not the centres. Does an ok job there and is learning, but he is a more than good winger.
The forward pack is a hodge-podge of weak-ass nobodies that are one of the worst packs in the NRL, IMO.
Ok, I’m sorry. Done.
conanu
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This whole sorry saga started with Manase Fainu. If he stayed out of trouble and played to his potential I reckon we would have come close to winning a comp. He was electric that season when we let Api go and what's worse is his bother Samuela was playing awesome too similar to Huamole on the opposite edge. Latu Fainu would have been a revelation beside Manase & Des would have got that team humming and would still be the coach which means no Siebold and No I-sack Moses. Unfortunately Manase decided to be a dickhead and ruined the club for 6 years in the process. Heartbreaking but true.
Brookie1973
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Hard to argue.
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Brookie1973
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Maybe you should give the pregame pep talk in future. That would certainly fire them up. 😀
maxta
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Weekes was crucified when he was thrust into NRL at 5/8 against a rampant full strength Penrith at their Prime....he was murdered and it really burst his bubble and was not the same again....
I think he is doing some great things at Canberra and has that X factor about him, but will always be a player who makes plenty of mistakes along the way, it's a chancy exciting style of footy, but I wish him well and he left Manly for oportunity which he is getting plenty of at a strong Raiders side.
Manly has struggled at dummy half for years and need to fix the right edge Burbo would be lucky to crack most NRL teams and is a poor mans Garner....I would take Lane back there over him tbh, get 1 - 2 fast quality mobile middle forwards and I feel will compete with the best.....at full strength
I think he is doing some great things at Canberra and has that X factor about him, but will always be a player who makes plenty of mistakes along the way, it's a chancy exciting style of footy, but I wish him well and he left Manly for oportunity which he is getting plenty of at a strong Raiders side.
Manly has struggled at dummy half for years and need to fix the right edge Burbo would be lucky to crack most NRL teams and is a poor mans Garner....I would take Lane back there over him tbh, get 1 - 2 fast quality mobile middle forwards and I feel will compete with the best.....at full strength
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Add money and maybe some things that are not good to add on Silvertails
Very hard to argue with any of that - albeit it’s crystal-balling. I remember saying at the time that the idiot stabber has cost us a whole lot more than just the immediate damage. It’s been a very costly incident for the club.
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