The Sei-build

[Seagles68]

I dont know what burbo has done to earn another two year extension after next year. Other than well u know.. having a certain last name haha..
Jokes aside.. we will be very light on quality depth in the forwards it seems

They certainly do seem to be putting some faith in him taking the next step up. It will also be interesting to see if they are looking to turn Parker into a back rower.

 

[Bloke on the hill]

Agree with letting Harper go elsewhere, Woods & Parker should go also, as they have & will offer very little.

 

[Seagles68]

That depends entirely on who comes into the squad inplace of Keppie, Boyle, Fainu and Fulton. If we could move Aloiai on in addition to that lot we could certainly afford to bring in a top quality prop.

Man, what a huge disappointment Aloiai has become. I don't get a sense they're trying to move him on tho. I think I'll get out there early tomorrow to watch Blacktown to see if I can get enthusiastic about any of our forwards. It hasn't really happened so far this year.

 

[KNUCKLES]

That depends entirely on who comes into the squad inplace of Keppie, Boyle, Fainu and Fulton. If we could move Aloiai on in addition to that lot we could certainly afford to bring in a top quality prop.

Boyle, fainu and Fulton are all on minimums. Can't see any quality replacing them.

Going off the article..

SEA EAGLES
8.paseka
9.croker
10. ???
11.olakauatu
12.schuster
13.trbojevic

14.GCKT
15.Aloiai
16.Trbojevic
17.Bullemor

WORKERS
8.woods
9.humphreys
10.sipley
11.condon
12.???? / parker?
13.???? / matterson ?

Bench looks mid. Depth is being stretched

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Haha..
I'd take utoikamanu or papalii

Klemmer would be my pick. No frills prop, still grinds out the metres.

 

[KNUCKLES]

Klemmer would be my pick. No frills prop, still grinds out the metres.

Not a fan to be honest. 5 years ago I'd be on board. Past his used by date in my opinion.

 

[XV-1]

Klemmer would be my pick. No frills prop, still grinds out the metres.

Really, another tigers reject. They did really well 2nite.

 

[Wombat64]

Woods really??? that must be a joke

Any other club it would be a joke ...... we are serious. FMD

 

[lsz]

I see woods as a replacement for Boyle so not sure what the big issue is

 

[Wombat64]

‘Another premiership at Manly is the fairytale’: DCE eyes Maroon (and white) glory

Daly Cherry-Evans has dismissed talk of an imminent retirement - he’s only planning for more silverware with the Sea Eagles and Queensland.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Wombat64]

‘Another premiership at Manly is the fairytale’: DCE eyes Maroon (and white) glory

Daly Cherry-Evans has dismissed talk of an imminent retirement - he’s only planning for more silverware with the Sea Eagles and Queensland.

www.smh.com.au

hilarious

 

[ALinda]

This is awesome...so much information. Thanks very much @DUFFMAN.

I'm happy to keep Woods, who's been amongst our better players lately, and his experience can only help the young guys as well as give us depth at a minimum price. He also really wants to be here!

What a great week it's been, with the signings/re-signings and now this news. A win tomorrow will really top things off!

 

[Wombat64]

Haha..
I'd take utoikamanu or papalii

Api?

 

[Pete W]

Love it!

Except the Aloiai bit, would have loved to have read of his imminent departure.

I would be releasing Aloiai instead of Keppie. Also, a little surprised Woodsie will be going around for another year.

Apart from that, very happy with everything else. Kudos to Mestrov, and for also clarifying our club's direction. Also, happy with the ambition of adding another quality prop, and a short term replacement for Tom.

No mention of Gordon? I'm assuming this is good news, and the club are just getting him NRL ready to eventually spearhead our dummy half position in the near future.

 

[Highflier]

Man, what a huge disappointment Aloiai has become. I don't get a sense they're trying to move him on tho. I think I'll get out there early tomorrow to watch Blacktown to see if I can get enthusiastic about any of our forwards. It hasn't really happened so far this year.

Have a look at Diaz and Matterson last time I watched them At bear park they went alright
That was the day that GT got run over a few times

 

[Pete W]

Man, what a huge disappointment Aloiai has become. I don't get a sense they're trying to move him on tho. I think I'll get out there early tomorrow to watch Blacktown to see if I can get enthusiastic about any of our forwards. It hasn't really happened so far this year.

Two guys that have really stood out all season for Blacktown have been Stuckey and Matterson. Wonder if they are brought in to backfill some holes in our depth players. Still need an elite middle moving forward though

 

[Rocky]

Understand we need to have "squadies" to make up a top 30 but wouldn't have minded if the following were let go:

Tuipulotu, Vaega, tuilagi & aloai

Agree with this.

Tuipulotu showed a heap of promise but his footy IQ and defence will never get better
Vaega just isnt a first grader
Tuilagi is only just a first grader
Aloiai was our best forward a year ago but has regressed significantly. That and the fact he is a bad egg

The Keppie part i don't necessarily agree with the club letting go. He has his faults but does offer aggression and intimidation which we lack. I'm guessing for around 400k he should be worth keeping as part of a prop rotation.

 

[Pete W]

Klemmer would be my pick. No frills prop, still grinds out the metres.

Aggressive. Tight with Jake too

 

[Pete W]

hilarious

Yeah this talk of premiership window is absolutely ludicrous. If we are in a premiership window, then who isn't??

Seriously, you need to be top 4 pretty consistently to publicly state this sh*te. Keep your mouths shut, and heads down. Work, work, work, and show with your actions. Talk is cheap. We're 13th out of 17 teams.

It would be hilarious if we weren't Manly supporters

 

[Seagles68]

Yeah this talk of premiership window is absolutely ludicrous. If we are in a premiership window, then who isn't??

Seriously, you need to be top 4 pretty consistently to publicly state this sh*te. Keep your mouths shut, and heads down. Work, work, work, and show with your actions. Talk is cheap. We're 13th out of 17 teams.

It would be hilarious if we weren't Manly supporters

I have no doubt we are in a Premiership window. Unfortunately, we have a deadbolt on it and we've lost the key.