Why Manly are the most frustrating team in the NRL

[Rafferty]

Why can’t the video ref just tell the ref to change the call?

Exactly, there happy to override when it suits them, they should trying doing it when the situation correctly requires them too

 

[master blaster]

We call it Brookie.

My apologies I forgot the Perth game was a sharks home game

 

[HK_Eagle]

To be fair, this was also on the back of a very very dubious 40/20 call, that can't be checked, for "reasons", despite the bunker being able to go back numerous sets of six to punish things.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't every possible 40/20 checked?... the same as every drop out situation is reviewed? Or is it purely discretionary? I assumed this was the rule procedure. 🤷‍♂️

 

[globaleagle]

I had coffee this morning down at the Surf Club with Big Scotty the Bulldoggy, John the Raider, Stewie the Knight and mumbles the Bunny .

I can assure you every fan of every team, feels exactly the same way.

I'd make friends with them just to hang out with those nicknames!

What's yours btw?

 

[LeonardCohen]

I'd make friends with them just to hang out with those nicknames!

What's yours btw?

Mumbles the Bunny sounds like a grumpy old fart though, don’t you think? I could do without him.

 

[Carl]

I had coffee this morning down at the Surf Club with Big Scotty the Bulldoggy, John the Raider, Stewie the Knight and mumbles the Bunny .

I can assure you every fan of every team, feels exactly the same way.

Sounds like you need to find some better friends

 

[Carl]

Mumbles the Bunny sounds like a grumpy old fart though, don’t you think? I could do without him.

This from a melancholy dead poet? 😉

 

[globaleagle]

Mumbles the Bunny sounds like a grumpy old fart though, don’t you think? I could do without him.

Haha, I'm sure they all are!

 

[MadMarcus]

Back in the day, results went pretty much in line with form and roster ... for the last decade or so, form has become irrelevant

And in unrelated news the referees have more power deciding matches than ever. Gamble responsibly,

 

[Tragic Eagle]

And in unrelated news the referees have more power deciding matches than ever. Gamble responsibly,

I agree the outcomes are affected by the refereeing decisions far too frequently. Inconsistent and at times plainly wrong.

 

[Ranga]

I'd make friends with them just to hang out with those nicknames!

What's yours btw?

I don’t know why, but when Woodsie mentioned his mates’ names, this came to mind ….

 

[double hoops]

I put it down to our halfbacks game management style. (Most will say lack there of, but it is deliberate)

That mentality of All or nothing plays in attack.

When everything goes your way, the team are flat track bullies.

When everything doesn't go there way, the lack of respect for the pill, lack of possession and just the lack of building pressure breaking a team down has obvious consequences.

Its always a flashy try as it has to be.

We lost 3 games recently, but there was actually a lot of nice stuff done in those games, a real change of playing style in the game management front.

You can see the coaching staff are looking to have this team grind more and defend there way to victory.

But Its a work in progress.

 

[Woodsie]

I'd make friends with them just to hang out with those nicknames!

What's yours btw?

Holly ...

 

[castle eagle]

To be fair, this was also on the back of a very very dubious 40/20 call, that can't be checked, for "reasons", despite the bunker being able to go back numerous sets of six to punish things.

i can't understand how they couldn't have over ruled that 40/20 call as the play had been stopped, no different to a touch in goal where they always check to verify how the ball went 'dead'

 

[StuBoot]

There were two bad decisions against the Eagles in that 2nd half that had a massive momentum shift. In addition to the Penrith 40/20 you mention there was also the Penrith bomb that Turbo took with his foot clearly on our try line. That should have been our 20 metre tap instead of a goal line drop. Both decisions were clearly reviewed by the bunker (and commented on by the Fox team) but the on-field decision was allowed to stand. Seriously then they wonder why supporters and coaches whinge and whine about the quality of referring.

Yep, and things can turn very quickly on the back of some very poor refereeing (both ways to be fair).
Imagine if we had no more challenges left and the penalty v Turbo on our line was allowed to stand ( was it 16-10 at that stage?).

 

[Brookie Bob]

Mumbles the Bunny sounds like a grumpy old fart though, don’t you think? I could do without him.

It's hard not to mumble when you have no teeth (it's an old Souths fan tradition, you know)

 

[Woodsie]

It's hard not to mumble when you have no teeth (it's an old Souths fan tradition, you know)

Got it in one ...

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

i can't understand how they couldn't have over ruled that 40/20 call as the play had been stopped, no different to a touch in goal where they always check to verify how the ball went 'dead'

The only explanation I can come up with, when everybody clearly knew that was not a 40/20, is that Lehi threw the ball away after they made the wrong call, and so maybe they figured they couldn't give us back possession. Still doesn't make much sense, but I like to think there was at least some form of reasoning behind it (besides wanting to get the Panthers back into the game).

 

[globaleagle]

Holly ...

Holly Golightly! You wish