Couldn't believe the players run onto the field after halftime reaching out to touch the hands of hordes of snotty nosed kids. Both teams did it. (Missed the start, maybe they did it at the start too). Then trot onto the field and rub their hands over their faces. Does Manly have a doctor to advise about stuff like this? Are the players crazy? I'm surprised we haven't lost more players to Covid but a good bet we will lose more next week if that's how they carry on.
Ah think positive @mickqld, think positive. You never know what might happen..
The rules are for everyone, not just footy players, and are to reduce the spread of disease so the health system isn’t overwhelmed (more overwhelmed). After 2 years it’s amazing there are still people who don’t understand this simple concept.
Great opportunity to ignore the kids completely.
Mate, DCE was more than solid last night. Couple of repeat sets, got us the ball back from our own dropout etc.
Agree, but couldn't really be bothered to raise an argument. It is traditional here to heap scorn and derision on DCE whenever Manly loses. Sometimes I wonder if he smoked and drank and played more pranks and spoke ungrammatically and had a guffaw style laugh he may be cut a bit more slack. We'll never know.
My old man is a germaphobe. He’s not into footy too much, but watches the occasional game so we have something to talk about. Last week he was going off in one of his 79 year old rants. And some how I’m partly responsible for this action.Them actions being "snot rockets". A disgraceful act!.
Panthers last week lost 7 players and still won bit agree with your point
I'm pretty neutral on DCE. He's a great footballer but he isn't consistently elite when it comes to maintaining pressure on other teams. And last night I feel like he could have done more with his kicking game in such bad conditions.
Yeah they are flying. Yet I can see them suffering a shock grand final loss. Or maybe that is just an image that's carried over in my memory from Manly's 3 years of dominance in the mid 90s.
Sorry guys - you and @Mitch are generally very well schooled in your thoughts and generally very good in your assessments of games. I love DCE and Foran - Foran is a warrior - DCE fabulous... when we are going forward but last night that second half attack was an abomination and that comes down to those two... nobody else. There was a total lack of direction. A total lack of organisation. As I said it shouldn't matter you don't have your experieced hooker - yes you might get the odd bad pass from Walker but it is not hard to organise what plays must happen or what pattern you are playing in what part of the field. That is all on the halves to organise and direct so that EVERYONE knows what has to happen - what part of the field we have to get on on what play and then what play is happening next. We kept having a win down that left side and we would make a half break... then nothing. The bombs were always too deep - I think only once Saab got a jump to compete for a high ball...especially with that pigmy MBYE at the back. Put it right on top of him and let Saab and Garrick jump over him. The loss of those three workhorses was huge but the Dragons really were average. The total lack of direction and organisation killed us... sorry to disagree DCE was not great last night. Foran's errors were killers. They were not the only average players though - there were a handful of others... we tried super hard - but yes the direction in that second half just destroyed our chances.
I was thinking the exact same thing lol
My spidey senses are tingling!
| Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | 6 | 1 | 99 | 14 |
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8 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 14 |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 14 |
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8 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 11 |
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 10 |
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 10 |
|
8 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 8 |
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 8 |
|
8 | 4 | 4 | -14 | 8 |
|
8 | 4 | 4 | -16 | 8 |
|
8 | 3 | 5 | -55 | 8 |
|
8 | 4 | 4 | -60 | 8 |
|
8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 7 |
|
8 | 3 | 5 | -25 | 6 |
|
7 | 2 | 5 | -55 | 6 |
|
7 | 1 | 6 | -87 | 4 |
|
8 | 1 | 7 | -166 | 4 |
