Game Day: Storm v Manly [Round 16, 2020]

[HoldenV8]

Get off Siro’s back mate! He was good tonight & tackled himself to a standstill! WTF do want from the guy.....if you wanna bag then bag the backs!

He may have tackled himself to a standstill, but he killed a lot of the attack with his continued cutting back inside when he has unmarked players outside him. At least 4-5 times tonight we had overlaps that never got used because he didn't even think about looking outside and passing.

 

[BOZO]

Des will

Not much can de done about that, it’s why we have to convert every opportunity. I also thought funa had more pace, looked like he was in quicksand

Funa looked liked the Queen Mary as he tried to turn around and accelerate and make any impression on Addo Cars first try by Cams kick
He is a willing player but not the class and speed we need to stay in the pace with class dynamic backs that create opportunities into tries
Today our backs were exposed with a classy and speedy back line and it is evident they are not up to finals footy

 

[Yaz Eagle]

We had more than enough chances to win and 2 tries bombed over the try line and 1 before would have been a different ball game.

 

[mickqld]

Afb, marty, sean, taniela, and jake.
That's about it

They must be so happy to see the backline continually ****up their hard work.

 

[HoldenV8]

Today our backs were exposed with a classy and speedy back line and it is evident they are not up to finals footy

More to the point mate, they aren't up to first grade, let alone Finals.

 

[BOZO]

They must be so happy to see the backline continually ****up their hard work.

We have no back line

 

[Simonmyers11]

New levels of ineptness this week. Big problem with the (lack) of coaching.

So much dumb. Honestly about 5 players I would keep from that lot.

Cherry and his play and salary are a massive issue.

Like to see anyone defend thee teams performance this week. I didn’t see a single positive except not been beaten by more.

we play ok it parts, but then make dumb errors which just kill all momentum.

A few times got on a roll, then either Levi or Crocker go them selves and get tackled, or we drop it and run over the sideline on the first! Most of the players making these errors should not be there next year.

Tafua, Crocker, Levi, Cust (as 14 maybe) Funa (only as back up centre) Thommo

Siro needs to get 100%.

 

[bSw]

Des will

Funa looked liked the Queen Mary as he tried to turn around and accelerate and make any impression on Addo Cars first try by Cams kick
He is a willing player but not the class and speed we need to stay in the pace with class dynamic backs that create opportunities into tries
Today our backs were exposed with a classy and speedy back line and it is evident they are not up to finals footy

Not upt to nrl footy, let aline finals

 

[Dan]

At least it wasn't 50

 

[madmax]

Thommo and siro have been really disappointing in defence - esp thommo

Bull$hit!!

 

[killerspud]

At least he's got passion for the game. Look at taufua and parker, they couldn't give a rats arse

Passion, he is one eyed i dont expect to watch Manly and listen to him picking us apart with his negetive point of view, fair enough call the game but i draw the line when he starts talking sht.

 

[madmax]

He may have tackled himself to a standstill, but he killed a lot of the attack with his continued cutting back inside when he has unmarked players outside him. At least 4-5 times tonight we had overlaps that never got used because he didn't even think about looking outside and passing.

Bull$hit!

 

[niccipops]

Shocking.
Sooo disheartening.
5th loss in a row.
It's never ending.
I agree with the people talking about speed. We have none and we need to find some answers.
No excuses for Manly. We're just not there and we need to improve 1000%.
But there's something wrong with this competition at the moment. It's not a competition and almost every result is predictable.
Scorelines from this weekend.
38-0
10-14 - the only close game.
58-12
36-6
28-12 - not terrible
30-6
30-6

This is not a good competition. It's predictable with blowout scores every week. Would I love it if Manly were beating people 58-0. Yes. But questions have to be asked about these score lines.

 

[Simonmyers11]

We have no back line

Turbo would make a massive, massive difference. He pops up on both sides and is such a weapon. Cannot believe how inept we look without him

 

[Jerry1]

We had more than enough chances to win and 2 tries bombed over the try line and 1 before would have been a different ball game.

If only...... Rubbish dished up by rubbish players.. need a clean out...

 

[HoldenV8]

We have no back line

As you said a couple of times earlier in this thread ... without Turbo and Walks, our back 5 has nothing. Absolutely nothing.

 

[BOZO]

Turbo would make a massive, massive difference. He pops up on both sides and is such a weapon. Cannot believe how inept we look without him

Apart from Turbo and Dylan we have no serious speed and spark

 

[Scorpio]

Bull$hit!!

Bull$hit!

This are the sort of informative, nuanced opinions that keep bringing me back to Silvertails

 

[HoldenV8]

Apart from Turbo and Dylan we have no serious speed and spark

Garrick does have pace, but he's kinda useless unless put into space. Unlike say, Turbo, Walks, Addo-Carr who can turn nothing into something.

 

[Simonmyers11]

Hoppa isn’t the answer. Not first grade.

give him some time, he looked unfit naturally. first game in over a year and against a fast melbourne backline, fastest in the comp