Lewis Brown is a utility that covers most positions on the field. Nathan Green Struggled in an also struggling pack. He did however play a few very good agmes in the middle of the year before. Mateo was a waste of space you Barrett knockers seem to forget that neither he or Symonds were in Tooveys teams late in 2015.
Walker was bought to play 5/8 because the friggin captain didn't want to play there. People forget that whole thing went on.
How do you Know Barrett tolerated Carty and Myles laughing after losses? How do you know neither were spoken to?
Our Defensive structure last year was fine. After 8 games we had a win loss record of 4-4 and were running mid table. Injury hit and we lost 7 in a row. Only 2 of those were by big margins. (30-6 30-10) Then we won 4 in a row. Injury hit again and we lost our last few. Again not by big margins except for the last game against the panthers when we basically played a reserve grade side.
You really need to get over people needing to bleed Manly blood. This is the way of the future. Also, there have been countless players in recent years who have turned into manly greats who are not manly Juniors. Kite, Kennedy, Lyon etc. then there are ring ins who are premiers wearing the maroon like Steve Bell, Joe Guluvao and Michael Robertson.
Why would the club have a team list on the club website when the team list is not finalised?
My favourite part of this site is the people that believe they know better than Barrett, Bozo, Cartwright and co when it comes to recruitment and team make up. People who know better than 3 Professional footballers and coaches who have played at the highest levels of Australian Rugby league because they have some weird belief that 2 of them need to have been ballboys at Brookvale to be able to run this team. Some of you guys need to get a life. Seriously.
Well I completely disagree with that to be honest.
How can you categorise Ben Kennedy, Jamie Lyon and Brent Kite in the same basket as Mate Myles, Lewis Brown and Dylan Walker?
We've all watched the games, and I certainly could see who brought into (hell, and help create !!!) the culture we developed.
It's not about a players origins. It's about what they add to the team.
Yes, everyone is excusing this seasons performance due to injury. I listed here the other day the injuries we had in 2015, and they weren't too different, yet Toovey got us to 9th, and guess what, he had a whole lot MORE off field distraction than Barrett.
Titans fans are excuse makers, and readily accept 14th spot on the ladder. I just prefer to have higher expectations for our team & players.
People will always debate who goes in and out of the team on their sites webboards. Doesn't mean they are suggesting they know more than Barrett.
Last year was our worst year in 20 odd years or something. People are entitled to be disappointed and negative towards that. It's human nature.
People can belittle the sentiment about be Manly blood all they like. The Swans call themselves bloods FFS. I feel I can see the difference between a player doing a job (Nate Myles), and a player is Manly at heart (Jake).
**** me, it's that brotherhood with Stewart (1 & 2), Matai, Choc that cultivated the powerhouse we were.
JAson King said to me in those early building years, that Manly had too many individuals (yes, they were quality), then he said that when they learned to player together as a tight knit group, that's when our club would go to a whole new level.
And we did.
DOnt confuse disappointment and passion for negativity either man. People enjoy their hobbies in very different ways. That's what makes everyone individual.
Lastly, if the game is going on a path where players have apathy to the jersey, the games doomed already (and probably why attendances and ratings were at huge lows this season)
