Game Day: Sharks V Manly [Round 6, 2025]

[HoldenV8]

Looking for the intercept, the last couple of games Brooks, Faulalo and now Talau looking for the big play and creating an uneven defensive line.

And it was the wrong player (Talau) looking for the intercept because the only one likely to score from one would have been Koula.

 

[mave]

The entire momentum of that half turned when Cherry inexplicably kicked the ball into touch.

We didn't touch it again until they scored, now they have scored again off the back of another terrible kick by Brooks.

Get your sht together, halves.

 

[Eagle 1]

Our attack is a total f$&@en rabble.

Yeah, DCE is even confusing himself.

 

[davohan123]

Brooks outplaying DCE by a long way
He DCE just too chaotic in sharks 20
Lehi having a great game at 1
Missing turbo Saab badly today there speed is missed.
Toff is having a poor game so slow
Sharks are playing ok but are getable but we are looking too disjointed from DCE.
The game while closer than i thought is only going to end in one way sharks win.

 

[HoldenV8]

His hands have let him down today.

Defence too. He's apparently made 20 without a miss (according to the NRL website), yet he's been bumped off at least a couple of attempted tackles.

 

[davohan123]

The entire momentum of that half turned when Cherry inexplicably kicked the ball into touch.

We didn't touch it again until they scored, now they have scored again off the back of another terrible kick by Brooks.

Get your sht together, halves.

Brooks yes not his best game but streaks ahead of DCE at least brooks in attack looks dangerous

 

[Thewestisbest]

Siebs keep picking Sipley because he's big. That's it. Big, slow, and useless lateral movement. We are a dads army forward pack in DESPERATE need of an injection of youth.

 

[swoop]

After going scoreles for 35mins we were first to crack which lifted the sharks.

Hopefully we can come back in the 2nd half but we were looking gassed and they were full of running.

 

[Wombat64]

We're in this .... massive come back is on. The weapons will be unleashed.

 

[mickqld]

What do any of us really expect. We've got $1.2mil that sits on the sideline busted most of the year , $1.2mil that runs around like a headless chook who couldn't give a fu*k about the place and can't wait to get out and a $1mil Labrador lock that wastes a tackle every set and provides zero momentum in attack and gives away penalties or 6 agains.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Oh god ( not you @God ) imagine this place this week , and if we lose the next couple , OH ****

 

[Brookie1973]

Mate and I are avid Manly fans. We often talk about if the two you mention and a couple of others would make any other team. Hate saying it, but truths need to be said about some of our players.

Sipley is A grade park footy at best

 

[davohan123]

Sharks score 1st its all over this game
We are just not balanced today.

 

[Waz13]

Sharks will run in 30 in the second half. Feels like I say it each week. Ola needs to be given the ball EVERY set, instead Burbo has more useless touches....

Jazz, useless. Would much prefer Croker. Saab is a massive loss. We just look lost in attack.

Guac hardly in the game it seemed. This is the thing, outside of turbo he is our biggest weapon and our main man plays right next to him, yet we can’t seem to get consistent plays drawn up to isolate defenders for him. Frustrating watching him go through as a decoy

 

[Budgie]

DCE driving his price down.

Haumole and Lehi great.

Brown, Tavaga Sipley ... why oh why?

 

[Chunkytuna]

Brooks outplaying DCE by a long way
He DCE just too chaotic in sharks 20
Lehi having a great game at 1
Missing turbo Saab badly today there speed is missed.
Toff is having a poor game so slow
Sharks are playing ok but are getable but we are looking too disjointed from DCE.
The game while closer than i thought is only going to end in one way sharks win.

I’m DCEs biggest critic but I must say today he’s seems to really be having a dig. Maybe actually trying too hard. We just need to get our attacking structures right and we’re in this. Hopefully we’re put some fatigue into them with all the ball we had. We’ll see. Might be an optimistic outlook.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Come on boys show some fight

 

[HoldenV8]

Brooks outplaying DCE by a long way
He DCE just too chaotic in sharks 20
Lehi having a great game at 1
Missing turbo Saab badly today there speed is missed.
Toff is having a poor game so slow
Sharks are playing ok but are getable but we are looking too disjointed from DCE.
The game while closer than i thought is only going to end in one way sharks win.

As good as the kid is, he's no Turbo in attack. He's good defensively so far, safe today under the bomb. But facts are that Turbo is by and large our chief playmaker and right now Lehi isn't at that level ... yet.

 

[Eagle 1]

That’s 2 bs penalties for the gummies to score

Sipley dropped a ball he shouldn't have, leading to a Sharkies try.

 

[mickqld]

Oh god ( not you @God ) imagine this place this week , and if we lose the next couple , OH ****

There's really no point blowing up anymore @Mark from Brisbane. This is no surprise considering what we've thrown up for a decade and with 1/3 of our cap basically useless.