Just another thing to thank Barrett for, didn't just churn out crap year after year but completely nuked our squad.
Our hooker going forward?
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Stevo
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We'd have to have at least $1.5m to spend with Foran and Walker going as well.
Stevo
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Playing Fullback for the Wallabies and gets to travel the world in Rugby. No chance.
Stevo
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Why? Hows he better than Croker?
Yeah mate he’s a gun from what I’ve seen of him. No point looking for a hooker outside the club imo, as all the good 9s are signed up. Better off to keep developing GCKT and give him a crack next year off the bench and see how he goes. Reckon he could provide some really good impact for us. And then have croker starting, and give Lawton a go at playing that lock role off the bench that Walker has been doing so well.
Ryan
Journey Man
Dumb dumb Des has been setting all the records since his return..
Second worst losing streak in our history.
Worst losses to Eels , Dragons and other teams
2nd worst defensive record in the history of the nrl of any team over 20 games.
No wonder we have a massive player exodus happening, and the players that ARE here are running the assylum.
This is honestly the lowest point in our history.
Ryan
Journey Man
Look at his body shape playing 9 at The Warriors compared to his frame now with us. He's up maybe 15 odd K/g's. He's slower, less explosive. He's the right frame for a mobile backrower which he plays now.
Agreed. Every time i saw him (admittedly for the lower grades) he looked fast.. sharp and could tackle. Would like to see him step up.
Des is one of my favourite Manly Legends
Des has done everything in the game
that is just how good Des has been
The has been part bothers me though
As every great has their use by date
We have under achieved this season and Great head coaches do not get paid over half a million dollars a season to come up with excuses for failing to make the finals
Great head coaches get paid over half a million dollars to get results in a results driven business
Nordburg
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Just throwing names out there that Manly can likely afford.He’s better than Croker with ball in hand,defence,not so much
Terry Zarsoff
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Blame the people that recruited him. The ones that fell for the pretty boy hype surrounding the ‘Tyrone Power of Temora’ - Penn, Peters and sadly Bob Fulton. Seeing off a club stalwart in the process.
They didn’t just ‘nuke’ the squad. The club has suffered ever since the ‘Snives Crew,’ aka the Penn family, set its eyes upon it.
Brisbane Tragic
Bencher
So so true - great post
Seems a stretch...
Who are the players leaving that we fought hard to keep?
None
This is the crux of the majority, if not all, of our issues.
And it's been obvious since the blood-letting of the otiginal takeover.
manly al
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Looks like it is going to be a Croker - Lawton 9 combo and wouldn 't be to displeased with that . Suggest that Croker 's defense is among the best out of all of the comp 's 9 's and good enough workman like in other requirements there . Lawton is a goer there . nothing special but sharp and lively enough to add something worthwhile and to give Froggy a rest . Maybe this junior G C K T can keep improving . Not as high profile as the Api - Fainu combo but just was not sustainable , May not have had that much game time in any case with Manase with his shoulder issues and would have been under pressure to retain A P I over time if he was retained although sure that he would have provided real good value .
Croker is a keeper but need another quality hooker in the squad.
We haven't the $'s that Api wants..
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