[Resurrected] Turbo injury, healthy, injury, healthy, and dancer - updates

[Disco]

Ummm yeahhhh right. Taken off as “just a precaution”. I smell BS, given we could still win the game at that point. I think it’s probably a bit more serious than they are letting on.

With any other player Id agree.

With Turbo, I think they be cautious to the extreme

 

[Carl]

Can we just change our jersey to a NSW or Australian one and play in it every week. Turbo would never miss a game again.

NSW
2018 3 games
2019 2 games
2020 0 games
2021 3 games
2022 0 games
2023 < 2 games
2024 0 games

 

[HoldenV8]

For the longest time I have believed that we are a better team with Turbo at fullback.

I still believe that which is why it pains me to say that maybe it is about time to start looking at a change of position. I hate to say it but maybe, just maybe, it is time to play Hopoate at Fullback and move Tom into the centres.

smh

 

[DUFFMAN]

They will rush him back and then get injured again and be out for the rest of the season after 3 games maximum.

It's time to have Hopoate or someone else as our first pick fullback and play Tom elsewhere.
No way his next contract should be a million dollar a season deal.

 

[Sheikheagle]

They will rush him back and then get injured again and be out for the rest of the season after 3 games maximum.

It's time to have Hopoate or someone else as our first pick fullback and play Tom elsewhere.
No way his next contract should be a million dollar as season deal.

I agree. Fullback is too
Important a position to have a part timer there.

 

[jbb/james]

Wonder what kind of attacking team Manly would be with tom stuck on one side mostly

Its obvious we go to Tom to create space rather than when space has been created currently and i dont see too much appetite to change that. He is doing a fair bit of the ball playing. From the naked eye it appears he does more than both halves combined. He is the player that splits defenders

Its this reason we struggle so much when he is gone

Pointless making him a roving centre, just keep him at fullback

Neither of our existing centres seem to get much quality ball currently so the team would have to evolve a fair bit , something we are not known for

He could do it for sure but how would our game look if we constantly went to a particular side, looking for him. It could get fairly predictable

How do others think it would go down. Playing for the blues is so different

 

[Once Was Brissie Kid]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1900497005228785728

https://twitter.com/x/status/1900707251272511544

 

[XV-1]

For the longest time I have believed that we are a better team with Turbo at fullback.

I still believe that which is why it pains me to say that maybe it is about time to start looking at a change of position. I hate to say it but maybe, just maybe, it is time to play Hopoate at Fullback and move Tom into the centres.

smh

Why?

 

[Cliffy's Jockstrap]

Wonder what kind of attacking team Manly would be with tom stuck on one side mostly

Its obvious we go to Tom to create space rather than when space has been created currently and i dont see too much appetite to change that. He is doing a fair bit of the ball playing. From the naked eye it appears he does more than both halves combined. He is the player that splits defenders

Its this reason we struggle so much when he is gone

Pointless making him a roving centre, just keep him at fullback

Neither of our existing centres seem to get much quality ball currently so the team would have to evolve a fair bit , something we are not known for

He could do it for sure but how would our game look if we constantly went to a particular side, looking for him. It could get fairly predictable

How do others think it would go down. Playing for the blues is so different

FWIW I think you make some excellent points. Structurally, Turbo at FB seems to be a critical part of Manly's planning and game play.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

it’s time to change. How many premierships have we won in the last 10 years. Keep doing the same things and we’ll keep getting the same results.