Worst thing to happen to us this season

[Budgie]

I was trying to think through this disaster of a season and all of the things that went wrong. I wondered what the worst was and, while Tommy T's injury was devastating, I think it wouldn't have had such an impact if we'd had our starting hooker. So Manase was my vote.

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Comfortably the injury toll

Through 6 weeks of the comp, with the toughest draw of any side, we were a dud forward pass call from being on the top of the comp

The wheels started to come loose in that game against Canberra where we lost Tom and Walker and the rest of the nuts have been falling off in other games during the season, so often we are dealing with 2-3 in 1 match, rather than a single injury

Gosiewski has probably played more minutes out of position than in position this season

 

[Deleted member 26876]

Fainu then injury toll then trbo injury for mine. I reckon with a good number nine and healthy backline depth we could've been capable to offer some attack for once and drop players like Taufua and Garrick, even w/ Tom injured.

A backline involving players like Hoppa, Suli, Parker, Funa, Elliott w/ Fainu and we'd be fine imo. Probably finish 5th-7th. I can't count how many games the work of our middles and some edge players has been let down by a soft or slow defensive effort from Garrick and Taufua.

 

[Chip and Chase]

We've shown again and again that we have nothing in attack without Tommy. We can win without Nase but can't win without Tommy.

 

[ManlyArmy]

Fainu then injury toll then trbo injury for mine. I reckon with a good number nine and healthy backline depth we could've been capable to offer some attack for once and drop players like Taufua and Garrick, even w/ Tom injured.

A backline involving players like Hoppa, Suli, Parker, Funa, Elliott w/ Fainu and we'd be fine imo. Probably finish 5th-7th. I can't count how many games the work of our middles and some edge players has been let down by a soft or slow defensive effort from Garrick and Taufua.

I think we need to go past the point of blaming some defensive efforts on Taufua and Garrick, when more than half of the tries scored on the edges are in-fact caused by poor defensive reads by the players inside them, like Suli, DCE, Thommo, Cust etc.

 

[niccipops]

Where's the 'All of the above' option?

 

[Shoe1]

This season should be called the “spinal injury”.

with Tommy, fainu and Dylan out there I think we would have been very competitive.

manly was beating top 4 teams with most of that spine

 

[Shoe1]

Also the forward pass call vs parra. That was the nadir for me. Nothing has been the same since.

 

[Cliffymagic]

Injury count. Tommy and walker would have won us a few more games to make the 8.

 

[Budgie]

Where's the 'All of the above' option?

Thought about it but figured it would sink the poll!

 

[BOZO]

Lack of qaulity depth .

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Where's the 'All of the above' option?

Yep that’s the one I want too

 

[Eagle thru 'n' thru]

I voted "Massive Injury count". No team (except the Rorters) could make the semi's with thr number of injuries Manly has had.

Bloody good poll by the way.

 

[Deleted member 26876]

I think we need to go past the point of blaming some defensive efforts on Taufua and Garrick, when more than half of the tries scored on the edges are in-fact caused by poor defensive reads by the players inside them, like Suli, DCE, Thommo, Cust etc.

True, suli had many poor reads, dce some unusually poor defence and cust has been bowled over a lot lately but imo they don't neccessarily defend worse than players in the same position for other teams.

Taufua and Garrick in my view are the two worst defensive wingers in the game (taufua the worst in air + speed and garrick is probably the worst winger at positioning and doing attacking hitups as well). I think usually you can say it is caused by players on the inside making poor reads but I believe a majority of conceded tries on their edges is their doing.

Probably a bit shallow a view but I genuinely think a lot of our sudden defencive collapse is on them because trbo can't save their poor defencive reads and attempts anymore

 

[mbe]

Also the forward pass call vs parra. That was the nadir for me. Nothing has been the same since.

I think it was the beginning and then all the fuss about AFB swearing in the Newcastle game that was completely over the top just completely knocked the stuffing out of the team. They looked different after that game.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

I picked Tom's injury, I think it was by far the biggest blow.
If he is in the team we can beat anyone, and actually did beat some big scalps early on, despite being pretty clunky without Fainu.

 

[maxta]

I think its a combination meal deal - Upsize !!

 

[40 nil]

Had posted these Manase highlights in another thread, but think it is more relevant here. It is a reminder of what we have been missing this year, especially with Turbo trailing in support ...

 

[cava2323]

3/4 of the spine missing + loosing 2 gun hookers. Any club would struggle.

 

[Rosko]

E.
All of the above.