I feel like Waddell was only ever supposed to be a depth player, but he has managed to get himself ahead of Bullemor in the pecking order.
He has been poor the last couple of weeks though, I'd imagine Sipley or Bullemor could take his spot soon.
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He has been poor the last couple of weeks though, I'd imagine Sipley or Bullemor could take his spot soon.
I don’t think the Storm had an off night. In the first half especially we put a lot of pressure on them with our defence.
double hoops
First Grader
Significant progress the last month. More balanced attacking and per centage field position grinding play.
Defence improving.
Plenty to work on.
But seriously this team is already better then it ever was in des's 2nd stint.
Defence improving.
Plenty to work on.
But seriously this team is already better then it ever was in des's 2nd stint.
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
Personally I think that is obvious but plenty obviously do not agree with either of us…
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
Defensive pressure forces mistakes and we were right up in their grill that first half…
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
Jake scored in the 48th minute and Seibs gave him a 9 min break before bringing him back on as soon as Meaney scored and leaving him on for the last 23min (which were pretty bloody important also)…
Jake played 71 min tonight and without that 9 MINUTE break the storm potentially run straight past him for a game winner…
Gordon looked good BECAUSE he came on late when the defence were tired - we have enough evidence to suggest that replacement hookers excel in those conditions and Gordon has not set the world on fire when he has played longer minutes…
Personally I am not sure how Seibs could have managed Gordon and Jake’s time better tonight really…
Waddell has not been in first grade but is there because of injuries but he has also had some good moments this year… he dropped a couple of balls but that is not on the coach
Could have managed Jake’s mins better, by not taking him off !! We had them covered until he went off and it was no coincidence that our middle got pulled apart and they grabbed momentum while he was off the park. In 10 years or however long he has been going I don’t remember any time where playing 80mins has led to him letting game winners through
Not to say he has to play 80 every week, but that timing was horrendous
Terry Zarsoff
First Grader
Lawton had a good game. Some good runs from dummy half were a feature. Plus he is a solid defender.
GCKT is better suited to coming on when the opposition defence is tiring.
On a side point
People here have started getting on Jakes back especially the last fortnight but whenever he is off the field you see how important he is to us.
It is utter madness
Waz13
Let’s all have a chew!
Maybe Gordon killed it because he came on late.
Waz13
Let’s all have a chew!
Yep and Croker. When Croker is back, I’d be keeping Gordon at 14. Why play Lawton now? He’s gone anyway and Gordon is showing glimpses of value, bring him along now Siebs.
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
So just take him off for periods that the opposition are not going to score? That should be easy enough for the coach…
He took him off when we were on top and brought him back on 9 min later in response to a try from the drizzle… Jake played 71 min but that is not enough?
I would suggest that the coach simply cannot win in the eyes of some… played a kid at FB that killed it, introduced new attacking plays (Chez’s switch, angled run to Burbo) that came off (not crediting him with Jake try as that was all Chez), brought Gordy on at a time that he could be effective etc etc…
I could care less, we won a tight game against a quality side and I hope that Seibs coaches that “poorly” for the rest of the season…
Coaching
For whatever reason i think koula, paseks, burbo, dce, sipley and bully have all improved or gone better under siebs. Aioli is back in form
Getting a fair bit from brown, talau
So good that hoppa played fullback and garrick wasn’t switched
Are we missing players like keppie
Team results are varied but there are sime green shoots
All of our big players have dropped some dead set shockers so our concentration is not quite there . You could feel it as we approached half time, taking some easier options
Great win, another decent spectacle for us fans, tight, gritty
For whatever reason i think koula, paseks, burbo, dce, sipley and bully have all improved or gone better under siebs. Aioli is back in form
Getting a fair bit from brown, talau
So good that hoppa played fullback and garrick wasn’t switched
Are we missing players like keppie
Team results are varied but there are sime green shoots
All of our big players have dropped some dead set shockers so our concentration is not quite there . You could feel it as we approached half time, taking some easier options
Great win, another decent spectacle for us fans, tight, gritty
madmax
Bencher
3 of us!
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
Not in the slightest… watching him at the vermin confirms it was a good call to move him on…
Rocky
Bencher
So the dud coach made all of the errors you described above and still managed to beat a team coached by one of the all time great coaches?
FMD Bellamy must retire then!
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
Storm just had an off night @Rocky (tongue-in-cheek)
Don’t get me wrong, we have had some real disappointments this year with plenty of games we should have won and people are frustrated… I am also frustrated…
However, I am adopting the glass-half-full view that the current management have made some hard calls to move guys on that weighed us down for years (and killed off multiple coaches) and the changes have resulted in a team that have been a chance in every game except 1 (dragons) after 12 weeks - despite a raft of injuries and changes… yes, we should not have 5 in the loss column but I am enjoying watching Manly 2024 as they play some good attacking footy and you know they are always a chance of winning..
Rocky
Bencher
Yep the reality is that Manly dominated that game.
Of course, it is a worry that they almost blew it (again)
But they have beaten 3 top teams and have been in every game except for one. That is progress amongst the frustrations.
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
Thing that excites me is that Brooks is only going to get better playing with his new team/structures… he was very good (again) last night and hopefully the spine is settled and Brooksy is full of confidence and tearing opposition defences apart by the time finals roll around…
You do it on circumstance. We had gone up 12 with half an hour to go, and we have a history this season of giving up leads. As soon as I saw him sit down, my first thought was we will let them straight back in, and sure enough they start killing our middle. He comes back on, and immediately it settles down again. If it is a must that he comes off, I would have had him defending at least 3 more sets so we can consolidate a 12 point lead, or even extend it. The middle D is already weakened without Croker
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