3-2-1 vs Cowboys.

[Rich102]

3. Mannering. Gee he has some stopping power. Halts props in their tracks.
2. Afoa. Ver busy and has some pace.
1. Lino. Didn't look out of place and our game didn't really suffer. Plus he talks. Good debut. (I don't count the 10 minute stints.

HM. Big Ben. We will really miss him. There needs to be an enquiry about why our coaching staff failed to motivate him. He is still our best prop by a country mile.

 

[Blair]

I did this without seeing Rich's first post...as I always find that sets the tone...particularly for someone who didn't have the telly on (too busy cooking a late feed, having a beer and listening on the kitchen radio, after just gettng home from the reserves game).

3. Mann - he'd shake the club to its core if he asked for a release through sheer frustration. Gee, he may not win a premiership but he'll stop a few bastards who think they will.
2. Bunt - good return to promising form. He's a mobile loosie not a prop.
1. Mase - who wrote him off as a first grader?

OK, yes, I did see Rich's post!

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Yep same 3 for me.

3 Simon
2 Bunty
1 Lino

Foran back to doing what he should be, Mutts went well, Ken generally bounced back ok from last week apart from getting defensively stranded for one cows try (though his inside men were as to blame).

Kata gets the minuses this week.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

3. Mannering
2. Lino
1. Bunty

After tonight it's really solidified for me that my 2018 preference is
6. SJ
7. Lino

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

3 Mannerking. Was on a mission to stop Taumalolo and did so. Great for the team but shit for my supercoach
2 Lino Composure was great knew what to do when it was needed
1 Satae Just cos

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

3. Mannering
2. Afoa
1. Lino

 

[JJ]

3. Mannering
2. Lino
1. Afoa

 

[Warriorsoul]

3 -Mannering
2 - Afoa
1 - Lino

Is Mannering a shoo in for player of the year at the club for what, the sixth time? surely?. If so, where does he stand against Stacey Jones?

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

3 -Mannering
2 - Afoa
1 - Lino

Is Mannering a shoo in for player of the year at the club for what, the sixth time? surely?. If so, where does he stand against Stacey Jones?

Think he has competition this year from Ruck God Gavet and RTS

 

[Warriorsoul]

Think he has competition this year from Ruck God Gavet and RTS

Gavet has been awesome and RTS has had his moments, but if Mannering weren't there we'd been getting absolutely sodomised every week.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Gavet has been awesome and RTS has had his moments, but if Mannering weren't there we'd been getting absolutely sodomised every week.

That second half in Penrith shows where we'd be without Mannering. It was nice to hear the conmentators giving him wraps yesterday.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

3 -Mannering
2 - Afoa
1 - Lino

Is Mannering a shoo in for player of the year at the club for what, the sixth time? surely?. If so, where does he stand against Stacey Jones?

Daylight is the only player challenging Simon. Gavet has been good but honestly, just because we're bored of giving it to Simon doesn't mean he's not the POTY. He is by so, so far. Refer back to the Dragons game to see how we go without him. He's just so far above his team mates on every level.

 

[vvvrulz]

3. Mannering
2. Lino
1. Afoa

x 2

Foran is so busted we might as well pack his bags now and give Ata-Lino a try.

Luke anonymous again, he's all talk.
Get Tevaga in, at least he'll try. Or Roache.

Kata is almost match costing.
Ken poor with Kata inside him.

Just too many dumb players.

 

[LeagueNut]

Is Mannering a shoo in for player of the year at the club for what, the sixth time? surely?. If so, where does he stand against Stacey Jones?

Yep it'd be the sixth time. He won it in '08, '11, '13, '14 & '16. Stacey only won it once in '97.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Am i the only 1 that thinks Afoa is mud

 

[Rich102]

Who would you give the points to R&S?
He may be mud but he played better than most of the others, in my opinion.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

Who would you give the points to R&S?
He may be mud but he played better than most of the others, in my opinion.

Mannering
Lino
RTS
Maumalo
all before him

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Afoa looks dynamic and busy some games, strangely ineffective in others

 

[JJ]

Afoa looks dynamic and busy some games, strangely ineffective in others

He'll be a 100 game Warrior then, that's how the vast majority of our players could be described

 

[BLN2]

Yup, just ask Lisone and Vete, they're on that path.

I think Afoa is iffy in defence, particularly close to the line. He is inside Kata however, who is making the wrong call 80% of the time currently.

He was a prop until he came to first grade, another bit of shit house planning from the club. The fact is we don't have any other second rowers to chose from - Another rookie plan from the club.