The Elephant in the room

[HoldenV8]

I personally believe the elephant in the room is why our captain is happy to walk away from the club after so many years at the club. Since the price jersey saga the club has continued to make poor decision after poor decision (sacking Dessie, Sacking Foran, Shuster big money, Siebold, Issac Moses, Offers via nrl 360, leaking offers to media before they are made, centres as wingers, releasing Fainu’s, ditching grass roots to poach from western Sydney to name a few) our club isn’t focused on being a premier rugby league team it’s focused on turning a profit. I personally believe a snake rots from the head and until we deal with the issues in our board room we will continue to see issues on field. We need to bring in people who know how to win, not wooden spoons. We’re not a top 4 club, if we were we would be finishing in the top 4.

At the current stage it’s obvious we don’t know what we’re doing. Regardless of result I’ll be cheering for our team but until I see changes I’m not hopeful of us making any on field improvements.

I've said it before, I'll say it again.....

Since the day the Penn's took over ownership of this club, the running of the place has literally turned to 💩

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

oops …agree a rich benefactor would perfect where ROI is not the main objective.

Look at the rich clubs , they have none of the issues we have.

Broncos
Bulldogs
Storm
Penrith
Roosters

Doesn’t mean they are always super successful but they rarely have the issues we do.

 

[madmax]

Which makes me wonder why our coach persists in playing Jazz Tevaga at dummy half.

I thought we started well with Paseka & Aloiai starting, however apart from Bully we’ve had zero impact off the bench. Brbo is NOT a second rower. Jrbo is too slow & apart from defense he offers zero in attack. Jazz is not a No.9. We need some youth & enthusiasm in the forwards. As much as Brown & TKO put in the rest offer little. Not sure why players like Patolo, Pua’avase, Laiafi, Navale, Sykes & Dunford don’t get a look in. Maybe Lodge will help get some go forward soon & as much as I hate to say it Sips, Waddell, MCK, Brbo, Tevaga, Jrbo unfortunately offer zero!
I do like that No.9 from the Eels…..R Smith. Reminds a lot of Mahoney! Has some grit for sure.
Our backs are fine & depth is good if only Trbo could stay healthy!

 

[Chip and Chase]

I'd argue he's never been a great captain anyway. He's one of those captains that get the job because he's the franchise player and it suits his ego. Also when Barrett and Bozo put the broom through the place after the backflip season he was virtually the last man standing with ties back to that decade of dominance, so it was a default selection. I don't find him inspirational as a leader, and you could argue that our lack of success is also a reflection of poor on field leadership over that time - among the numerous other excuses. I think we were spoilt with that side from 2006-2015, so many winners and natural leaders in that side. We've never had buy in since, like those sides had. They were the days.

 

[HoldenV8]

I thought we started well with Paseka & Aloiai starting, however apart from Bully we’ve had zero impact off the bench. Brbo is NOT a second rower. Jrbo is too slow & apart from defense he offers zero in attack. Jazz is not a No.9. We need some youth & enthusiasm in the forwards. As much as Brown & TKO put in the rest offer little. Not sure why players like Patolo, Pua’avase, Laiafi, Navale, Sykes & Dunford don’t get a look in. Maybe Lodge will help get some go forward soon & as much as I hate to say it Sips, Waddell, MCK, Brbo, Tevaga, Jrbo unfortunately offer zero!
Our backs are fine & depth is good if only Trbo could stay healthy!

Personally I think Burbo should go to lock (or the bench) and Jake to the front row.

I still think unfortunately that when Froggy comes back it'll be Simpkin who gets dropped down to NSW Cup even though in just about every game, when we've scored its actually been with the kid at dummy half. No small coincidence what getting good dummy half service brings.

Paseka is a bigger out than most give credit for. Honestly, we don't really have anyone at that level to replace him which is why I wouldn't be playing Jazz at hooker. Its a waste of resources.

 

[madmax]

Personally I think Burbo should go to lock (or the bench) and Jake to the front row.

I still think unfortunately that when Froggy comes back it'll be Simpkin who gets dropped down to NSW Cup even though in just about every game, when we've scored its actually been with the kid at dummy half. No small coincidence what getting good dummy half service brings.

Paseka is a bigger out than most give credit for. Honestly, we don't really have anyone at that level to replace him which is why I wouldn't be playing Jazz at hooker. Its a waste of resources.

Mate I think Brbo is not a starter. Maybe bench. Jake is not the old Jake. He offers little to be honest. To be frank I’m over the Trbojevics. Paseka is a huge loss & for mine Aloiai is next best. I agree about Simpkin….he’s been great when he comes on. That 9 from the Eels R. Smith is a real goer. Reminds me a lot of Mahoney!!! Gritty & a good dummy half!

 

[mickqld]

Seibold has no spine to take the hard decisions here. DCE will stay as captain, he'll continue to phone it in , the forwards will continue to throw up rubbish ,Turbo will come back to play origin then get injured for the rest of the season and I'm confident that we're looking at our first ever spoon.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Seibold has no spine to take the hard decisions here. DCE will stay as captain, he'll continue to phone it in , the forwards will continue to throw up rubbish ,Turbo will come back to play origin then get injured for the rest of the season and I'm confident that we're looking at our first ever spoon.

Well if that happens , the only way then is up.

 

[skull61]

The elephant in the room is that we have the worst forward pack in the comp.Why has it come to this? Where is our scouting and recruitment. We only recruit old slow and washed up forwards

 

[TJ55]

Seibold has no spine to take the hard decisions here. DCE will stay as captain, he'll continue to phone it in , the forwards will continue to throw up rubbish ,Turbo will come back to play origin then get injured for the rest of the season and I'm confident that we're looking at our first ever spoon.

Thats a big call lol

 

[HK_Eagle]

Manly is great at the Elephant game, we could create a circus out of the circus that has been our club ( at times over the last 14 years ).

I know a good Bozo clown we could employ…