Bencher
He earned his chunk of the pie this week.
Not about hating mate, it’s about expectations and meeting them and performing to a certain level EVERY game. Not 1 game out of 6.
That being said he was great tonight, really solid performance. Long may it continue..
Or is that you sucking Dce’s fat one?Yeah, they will, but they'll be sucking a fat one while doing it!![]()
Sounds like your a fan boooy.Are you seriously saying DCE only has 1 good game out of 6?
Sounds like hating to me as it's total bullschiit.
Sounds like your a fan boooy.enjoy the win mate, great win..
Plays like that and everyone will be happy.A good draw into the finals, he needs to keep it rolling and even step it up some more for a serious finals charge!
Statistics don’t always tell the truth About tackling mate but nice research and add . In D johns used his shoulder and playing 9 in origin was a weapon with it . Our right side is targeted by defence weekly for a reason And not all of the missed tackles are allocated to whoever make the vital error. DCE rushes up creating space that inevitably someone else has to clean upSorry Jdd but statistically DCE is a better defender. Johns average tackles per game was 14.61 with an 88 per cent efficiency rating. DCE consistently tackles over 20 per game and has a 90% efficiency rating. He wasnt as good a ball player as Johns, which I acknowledged. But he was faster, had a far better general kicking game and has always led from the front. Little wonder that he is almost always the highest Fantasy coach numbers man in the Manly team, because he has so many facets in his game. I'm not saying he's better than Johns, but to suggest Johns is vastly better does not show statistically. Johns was also blessed with being in a strong team for most of his career given Newcastle made the finals every year from 1995-2004, which assisted his performances. Manly on the other hand have struggled for the past seven years, leaving DCE a much harder job to shine.
No they won't. Still be some issue to moan about.Plays like that and everyone will be happy.
Lots of " so called supporters" also seem to forget he was in the top 3 Dally M points last year, playing in the same team as the winner and Tom had a season that won't be repeated.. we also had a huge year where lots of other players stepped up and took points. how can anyone not see the player that DCE is, maybe not always perfect but i wouldn't swap him.. if the forwards do their job DCE always deliversWhat an absolutely exceptional article.
It disappoints me how many of our own fans pile in on DCE. The man is a frikkin legend. He's not a 10/10.... but he IS an 8/10 most weeks. Never makes headlines for the wrong reasons, sets a great example and culture. He's a bloody
This. He needs to be that controlled more often. Not panic all the time. Koula even got some early ball off him. He played well. Credit where credit is due.DCE played a Masterclass game tonight. He was steady controlled and didn’t over play his hand. I hope he does that again next week.
Some valid Bearfax but just don 't think that it alters the overall situation in regard to D C E . Will say again , really good player when he is on his game and last night exceptional of course . Also have mentioned a few times that he has definitely improved his pass selection and ruck anticipation in recent games culminating this week with 2 stellar performances , Defence and kicking game is usually up to standard but so much better when his game management is up there as well . Easily M O M last night from some pretty good other Manly individual efforts . Certainly in the right zone now with his footy , every indication that he can maintain it , well will certainly be hoping .Very different types of players. Thurston and Johns had great skills and some of those were superior to DCE. But DCE has skills superior to either Johns or Thurston. Better defender and kicker than them both. Quicker than Johns, but perhaps not explosive as Thurston or as good a play maker/organiser as Johns. But none of them were great in every aspect of the game. Easy as is so often the case to only think of the top plays of former players and overlook their deficiencies. I recall Johns and Thurston having ordinary games some against Manly. Not often but it happened. DCE is up there. I wont say he's the best half of all time, but he's top shelf.
Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
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20 | 18 | 2 | 314 | 38 |
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20 | 15 | 5 | 222 | 32 |
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20 | 14 | 6 | 113 | 30 |
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20 | 13 | 7 | 195 | 28 |
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20 | 13 | 7 | 54 | 28 |
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20 | 12 | 8 | 108 | 26 |
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20 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 26 |
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20 | 11 | 9 | 107 | 24 |
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20 | 10 | 10 | -33 | 22 |
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20 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 20 |
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20 | 9 | 11 | -130 | 20 |
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20 | 6 | 14 | -117 | 14 |
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20 | 6 | 14 | -234 | 14 |
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20 | 5 | 15 | -237 | 12 |
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20 | 4 | 16 | -189 | 10 |
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20 | 3 | 17 | -216 | 8 |