Season Review: Manly Sea Eagles

[mozgrame]

I know we all know this story but hey, it's the off season.....

Pre-season prediction: 3rd

Actual finish: 13th

Manly missed the finals for the first time in seemingly decades in 2015. A club legend was sacked as coach, in fighting at board level was rife, and for the first time in a long time, the club looked like it was out of answers.

They lost superstar half Kieran Foran to rivals the Eels, while players like Stewart, Lyon and Matai, club legends, grew another year older.

Manly then went on one of the most aggressive recruitment drives in recent NRL memory, signing superstars Dylan Walker, Nate Myles (albeit ageing), and Martin Taupau. They also added Lewis Brown and Api Koroisau, as well as the extremely exciting Matt Parcell.

Unfortunately what was supposed to be a bright new era soon turned into a nightmare as Trent Barrett failed to get the most out of his new look side. Injuries to the likes of Stewart and Lyon didn’t help, but truth be told Manly just weren’t up to it in 2016.

Read more...http://www.zerotackle.com/season-review-manly-sea-eagles-2-24580/

 

[wombatgc]

Dylan Walker, Nate Myles superstars...fkn lol.(albeit ageing.....albeit f@cked!)

 

[BOZO]

" Quote "
" Trent Barrett failed to get the most out of his new look side "

 

[Wombat64]

" Quote "
" Trent Barrett failed to get the most out of his new look side "

No **** sherlock

 

[Bearfax]

Gee I could barely contain my excitement...yawn...at the review done by Zero. Talk about stating the bleeding obvious, though I note no mention of the horrific injury toll. They said absolutely nothing original, just a rehash of comments already made infinitum.

Do these guys actually go out and research for their material or do they just sit back like an inert sponge and just regurgitate, without looking too deeply at any of the issues.

I may have to do my own journo piece on NY Yankees. Know nothing about them but if I read a few articles written about them last year, I could prop myself up as an expert and make lots of vague authoritative predictions. I could probably make a motsa.