HoldenV8
Journey Man
A good win up on the Gold Coast as we beat the Titans by 18 points. But to say Des wouldn't be happy with the second half is an understatement.
Tom Trbojevic 7/10 - Not quite as good as his game against St Merge or for NSW, but he still provided enough to help Manly win. Ran for a game high 183 metres and produced yet another try assist.
Jorge Taufua 7/10 - Still slow as a wet week for a winger, but knows his way to the try line and his runs in early tackles still makes me think he might end up as a bench forward before his time is out.
Dylan Walker 5/10 - Not a great game from Dylan, though he did play most of it on one good leg. I'd like to see him get more ball from Cust out on the left. I think he's being a bit starved out there.
Moses Suli 8/10 - A good game from Moses including a rare try. He's finally playing to his potential.
Reuben Garrick 7/10 - Scored a very good try using his pace to run around Phillip Sami. Goal Kicking was still good despite missing 2 including a relatively easy one that bounced off the posts. Defensively he's still a work in progress.
Cade Cust 5/10 - Sometimes I have to remember he's still a rookie. Made some errors in the second half with a few poor passes, but the break he made before one of them was still good.
Daly Cherry-Evans 6/10 - Even when he's a bit off, he's still a bloody good halfback.
Addin Fonua-Blake 7/10 - AFB's metres are becoming normal to see aren't they. He and Marty are arguably the best 1-2 punch in the NRL right now.
Manase Fainu 8/10 - Proved he can go for 80 minutes on Saturday arvo. Topped the tackle count from both teams.
Martin Taupau 7/10 - Another solid performance from the now Samoan Kapow. Pulled off arguably the tackle of the round on Tyrone Roberts.
Joel Thompson 7/10 - Wasn't spectacular, but still stood tall on our right edge with 123 metres, 24 tackles and an offload.
Curtis Sironen 8/10 - Milestone game for the "Son of a Gun" and he produced a big one with two tries in the first half. Should never have been sent to the bin for that love tap on Brian Kelly.
Jake Trbojevic 6/10 - Solid without being great from Jake. Had a rare missed tackle during the game. I must have blinked because I can't remember when he did that. For once he didn't play the full 80.
Brendon Elliot 4/10 - Came on as a replacement at different times for Garrick (HIA) and Jorge who went off with a hamstring issue. A poor pass to DCE near halftime butchered a try, although the NRL page credited Cherry with the mistake.
Corey Waddell 5/10 - Quiet game from Corey in his first back from suspension. Didn't do much wrong though.
Morgan Boyle 5/10 - Only came on late as a replacement for Jake so didn't get much chance to show anything against his former club.
Taniela Paseka 5/10 - His runs were good, though he needs to get an offload into his game. Quiet in defence with only 6 tackles.
Our first half was very good and that's where we won the game. Unfortunately, although we still scored 10 points in the second half, we seemed to do the last 40 on cruise control and more than a few errors started creeping into our game that Des wasn't happy with. Luckily in that sense we were only playing the Titans because a better side could have run us down over the last 40 the way we went about it.
Still, a win is a win and its 2 points in the bank. Other than the way we played in the 2nd half, the biggest concern seems to be Dylan Walker's knee. Luckily we have the bye this week so he gets a fortnight to overcome it.
A good result winning 30-12 going into the bye, but it would have been a lot better if we had gone on with the job because for and against could determine ladder placings at the end of the minor round. The good thing is that with the bye, most will be fresh for the game against Souffs at ANZ in 2 weeks time.
Tom Trbojevic 7/10 - Not quite as good as his game against St Merge or for NSW, but he still provided enough to help Manly win. Ran for a game high 183 metres and produced yet another try assist.
Jorge Taufua 7/10 - Still slow as a wet week for a winger, but knows his way to the try line and his runs in early tackles still makes me think he might end up as a bench forward before his time is out.
Dylan Walker 5/10 - Not a great game from Dylan, though he did play most of it on one good leg. I'd like to see him get more ball from Cust out on the left. I think he's being a bit starved out there.
Moses Suli 8/10 - A good game from Moses including a rare try. He's finally playing to his potential.
Reuben Garrick 7/10 - Scored a very good try using his pace to run around Phillip Sami. Goal Kicking was still good despite missing 2 including a relatively easy one that bounced off the posts. Defensively he's still a work in progress.
Cade Cust 5/10 - Sometimes I have to remember he's still a rookie. Made some errors in the second half with a few poor passes, but the break he made before one of them was still good.
Daly Cherry-Evans 6/10 - Even when he's a bit off, he's still a bloody good halfback.
Addin Fonua-Blake 7/10 - AFB's metres are becoming normal to see aren't they. He and Marty are arguably the best 1-2 punch in the NRL right now.
Manase Fainu 8/10 - Proved he can go for 80 minutes on Saturday arvo. Topped the tackle count from both teams.
Martin Taupau 7/10 - Another solid performance from the now Samoan Kapow. Pulled off arguably the tackle of the round on Tyrone Roberts.
Joel Thompson 7/10 - Wasn't spectacular, but still stood tall on our right edge with 123 metres, 24 tackles and an offload.
Curtis Sironen 8/10 - Milestone game for the "Son of a Gun" and he produced a big one with two tries in the first half. Should never have been sent to the bin for that love tap on Brian Kelly.
Jake Trbojevic 6/10 - Solid without being great from Jake. Had a rare missed tackle during the game. I must have blinked because I can't remember when he did that. For once he didn't play the full 80.
Brendon Elliot 4/10 - Came on as a replacement at different times for Garrick (HIA) and Jorge who went off with a hamstring issue. A poor pass to DCE near halftime butchered a try, although the NRL page credited Cherry with the mistake.
Corey Waddell 5/10 - Quiet game from Corey in his first back from suspension. Didn't do much wrong though.
Morgan Boyle 5/10 - Only came on late as a replacement for Jake so didn't get much chance to show anything against his former club.
Taniela Paseka 5/10 - His runs were good, though he needs to get an offload into his game. Quiet in defence with only 6 tackles.
Our first half was very good and that's where we won the game. Unfortunately, although we still scored 10 points in the second half, we seemed to do the last 40 on cruise control and more than a few errors started creeping into our game that Des wasn't happy with. Luckily in that sense we were only playing the Titans because a better side could have run us down over the last 40 the way we went about it.
Still, a win is a win and its 2 points in the bank. Other than the way we played in the 2nd half, the biggest concern seems to be Dylan Walker's knee. Luckily we have the bye this week so he gets a fortnight to overcome it.
A good result winning 30-12 going into the bye, but it would have been a lot better if we had gone on with the job because for and against could determine ladder placings at the end of the minor round. The good thing is that with the bye, most will be fresh for the game against Souffs at ANZ in 2 weeks time.
