This 2nd half debacle

[maxta]

yet again!!
You almost expect it in 2018.
These players come out in the 2nd looking how I feel on Sunday morning after downing a bottle of Wild Turkey....
Flat, confused, lethargic...
The sad part is- at least 6 games - maybe more, Manly has dominated and in fact - controlled the match....only to fall away so poorly, it looks staged!!
1 thing I hope the new coach instills is an 80 minute footy side who maintain a consistent effort- the results will come off the back of competing and not clocking off ....and to watch this stuff again in 2019 would be pure torture...

 

[Mals]

Why don’t we do any wrestling in the ruck when defending?? We allowed the Tigers quick play the balls in the 2nd half for 20 minutes and it killed us off. Frustrating because we were the better team for 70% of the game.

 

[Ryan]

yet again!!
You almost expect it in 2018.
These players come out in the 2nd looking how I feel on Sunday morning after downing a bottle of Wild Turkey....
Flat, confused, lethargic...
The sad part is- at least 6 games - maybe more, Manly has dominated and in fact - controlled the match....only to fall away so poorly, it looks staged!!
1 thing I hope the new coach instills is an 80 minute footy side who maintain a consistent effort- the results will come off the back of competing and not clocking off ....and to watch this stuff again in 2019 would be pure torture...

People tell me its not fitness, but I'm dubious. Our intensity in defence around the ruck is appalling, lazy and slow. Quite often we don't get two markers in there.

Means the opposition just ride right over our middle.

Basically, unfit, fat, lazy and slow (like most commentators describe them).

Anyone see Matt Wright pre game? Guys swallowed a sheep, and looks like he's in retirement mode. Big unit now.

 

[maxta]

Why don’t we do any wrestling in the ruck when defending?? We allowed the Tigers quick play the balls in the 2nd half for 20 minutes and it killed us off. Frustrating because we were the better team for 70% of the game.

Mate another thing I really noted in every play ball....the Tigers took a step forward off the mark and the dummy half would run at the market who was put offside....
Ref would call the player off and the Tigers made 2 line breaks through the guts off this.
The fact they are allowed to play it so quick helps this tactic and as you rightly pointed out- we lack time in the wrestle and very rarely win the tempo of the ruck speed.

 

[BOZO]

Trent had all season to address our second half debacles . A quality coach would have had his finger on the pulse .
But hey , some folks one here rate Trent .

 

[Ryan]

Trent had all season to address our second half debacles . A quality coach would have had his finger on the pulse .
But hey , some folks one here rate Trent .

Like they said on Fox tonight, it's a culmination of everything I think mate. Not just Trent. BUT, sure Trent is also a reason.

Anasta got stuck into him, saying Barrett had to stop using excuses. I was shocked.

 

[BrendonStarr]

He has not utilized the bench properly well over a dozen times this season.

It is almost as though he has self sabbotaged just to prove a point with the owners.

 

[BOZO]

Like they said on Fox tonight, it's a culmination of everything I think mate. Not just Trent. BUT, sure Trent is also a reason.

Anasta got stuck into him, saying Barrett had to stop using excuses. I was shocked.

We all have our opinions and I agree with the feathered friends on here that think that Trent is over rated
Trent came to us as a rookie and he is leaving us as a rookie
No way in the world that any club will offer him a head coach role IMO
No way

 

[Ryan]

We all have our opinions and I agree with the feathered friends on here that think that Trent is over rated
Trent came to us as a rookie and he is leaving us as a rookie
No way in the world that any club will offer him a head coach role IMO
No way

I really like Trent, so as sad as that is to read mate, I think you're spot on. I DO still think he'd go really well in a Panthers setup.

I don't know. I just think you're right mate.

 

[BOZO]

I really like Trent, so as sad as that is to read mate, I think you're spot on. I DO still think he'd go really well in a Panthers setup.

I don't know. I just think you're right mate.

Trent by all accounts is very well liked by most as a person and must be a nice guy and I wish him and his family a happy future
Like most passionate supporters I get carried away when we lose and I come on here to vent . I would vent at any coach that would have our team under performing .
Trent was a quality player on his day . I dont think coaching is his trademark

 

[Mal Cochrane]

I had to laugh at the press conference when trent said, once again, along the lines of 'hoping the players learn from it'

Well that was the 2nd last round, so no, not this year they haven't.

 

[BOZO]

I had to laugh at the press conference when trent said, once again, along the lines of 'hoping the players learn from it'

Well that was the 2nd last round, so no, not this year they haven't.

You have to laugh mate
Seriously !
'hoping the players learn from it'
WTF ?
What have the players learned from Trent ?
They have been capitulating as a team all season

 

[BrendonStarr]

Very pretty but dumb footy brain.

Should be a coaches assistant like Joey.

 

[Bubbler]

Barrett must be giving the team Viagra before kick-off. They go limp after 60 minutes.

 

[BrendonStarr]

No win = No pay

Yes win = Double pay

Lets make history.

 

[BOZO]

Barrett must be giving the team Viagra before kick-off. They go limp after 60 minutes.

Viagra works for the entire 80 minutes . Infact it works for aprx 5 hours
Viagra only works with stimulation and you need a coach who has the ability to stimulate his players in order to get them all up to win the game .
Hopefully we can have such a coach next season

 

[BOZO]

yet again!!
You almost expect it in 2018.
These players come out in the 2nd looking how I feel on Sunday morning after downing a bottle of Wild Turkey....
Flat, confused, lethargic...
The sad part is- at least 6 games - maybe more, Manly has dominated and in fact - controlled the match....only to fall away so poorly, it looks staged!!
1 thing I hope the new coach instills is an 80 minute footy side who maintain a consistent effort- the results will come off the back of competing and not clocking off ....and to watch this stuff again in 2019 would be pure torture...

Every picture tells a story maxta

 

[BOZO]

Like they said on Fox tonight, it's a culmination of everything I think mate. Not just Trent. BUT, sure Trent is also a reason.

Anasta got stuck into him, saying Barrett had to stop using excuses. I was shocked.

Anasta is right . Excuses dont win you games . Excuses dont win you any bloody thing .
Bringing up other things other than your accountabilities of coaching the team is used to distract from your responsibilities as a coach .

 

[hozza]

People tell me its not fitness, but I'm dubious. Our intensity in defence around the ruck is appalling, lazy and slow. Quite often we don't get two markers in there.

Means the opposition just ride right over our middle.

Basically, unfit, fat, lazy and slow (like most commentators describe them).

Anyone see Matt Wright pre game? Guys swallowed a sheep, and looks like he's in retirement mode. Big unit now.

Fitness has been a ongoing concern all season. Second half fades 100% comes down to fitness, you can see there completely gassed. This fat fuc$ of a trainer needs to be punted asap.

Defence comes down to structure and fitness, being able to make that last ditch effort cover tackle. Then get up and do it again. Sadly we have struggled in both areas...

 

[tookey]

Barrett must show replays of his press conferences at half time to put the players to sleep.
Any player who thinks that he is a good coach can leave with him.
Do we even have a wrestling coach any more? It doesn’t appear that we have one