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ASADA's move to formally interview Manly coach Geoff Toovey and trainer Don Singe reeks of desperation. Both have already told investigators what they knew about Steve Dank's time at Brookvale, over a teleconference last month. Expecting ASADA to apply plenty of pressure and tricky tactics on their coaches and players, Sea Eagles officials also want to add a criminal lawyer to complement advice they have received from Tim Unsworth SC.
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MANLY players are thriving on pre-season critics who wrote off their squad as being too old and stale. And they're also convinced a lot of the criticism has come from former staff now working under Des Hasler at Belmore. After comprehensively disposing of the Bulldogs last week, we're told one player approached a Canterbury assistant coach who previously worked at Brookvale. The player wanted to express his gratitude for the free motivation and also asked the sentiments to be relayed to Hasler.