3-2-1 vs Roosters

[SpaceMonkey]

A proven try-scorer outwide. Actually, a champion try-scorer.

We have a dour, defensive side that's lacking points, attacking options. Yet our defence is looking the best it's been in years, do we risk Manu stuffing that up?

The good news is that we have a coach who's paid well. It's his call, and he's paid to make it right.

The safe option is to bring him in for Maumalo. It's no risk defensively because frankly we're carrying Ken there anyway, he's hesitant on defence and scared to commit to the tackle. Manu never has been, he tends to have the opposite problem and is a bit too keen to come in and smash blokes but a lot of that is dependant on his inside man not forcing him into that decision.

And unlike Ken, he scores tries. Lots of them.

 

[PhantomChief]

3. Mannering (watched him especially at the game and he was unbelievable!)
2. RTS (capt courageous on attack and D)
1. Gavet (beastmode - quality minutes)

Hon: SJ, Luke, CNK was classy on debut.

 

[TheDMC]

From what I've seen Mannsring is better. Those 1 on 1 shots, and he cracks 50 per game regularly.

Interestingly Gillet has the 5th missed tackles NRL-wide so far this season with 35. I don't read too much into that as he works incredibly hard to get into position to make covering tackles one-on-one, but still, he ain't the limpet like mannering.

Overall, take out the hookers (their tackle stats are not really comparable for obvious reasons) and the most tackles made so far this season:

1. Mannering 376 with 14 misses (96.4% strike rate)
2. Kaufusi 351 with 20 misses (94.6%)
3. Gillet 347 with 35 misses (90.8%)

James Graham has 329 tackles with only 5 misses so far (98.5%). Wow. I hope we can steal him from the doggies.

SJ has made 158 and missed 22 (87.7%), Pretty damn impressive compared to his jersey grab days of three years ago.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

From what I've seen Mannsring is better. Those 1 on 1 shots, and he cracks 50 per game regularly.

The thing that truly awed me on the weekend, and dunno whether others saw it, was when Napa started putting shots on people in the first half. It seemed to me like Simon said 'bugger this, not to my guys' and put a huge shot on Napa himself. The guy is an absolute warhouse, the ultimate Warrior. It's just incredible what he does week to week.

3- RTS. That double effort, especially the first one on Friend gets the votes for me. I say Simon lays down the marker with his effort and intent, RTS does too and those efforts, I reckon if they score they win. Conversely, he kept us in the game and we won.

2- Simon. As explained. Defence won us the game and he is the heart and soul. We wouldn't win games of footy without him.

1- SJ. Probably not the third best player but he gets it for me for the big plays, including the goal because I love clutch plays.

Would've given one to Luke who played much better, but silly knock on and seriously, his work in the last play before we got the penalty was braindead. Twice he either ran straight sideways away from the post when we should've set up for field goal, then I'm pretty sure it was his pass that hit the deck.

HMs for Gavet who ensures we compete up front each week, CNK for a cracking debut, most people to be honest.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Agree with both of the above. He's just an utterly phenomenal defender. Gets the tackle numbers of a hooker but hits like a backrower, very rarely misses and his ability to lock the ball up in a one on one situation is downright freakish. Lion said something about us trying to make him into a Mcaw like figure, while I don't think hes the once in a lifetime player Richie was his one on one tackling is at the same level of phenomenal as Richie's ability to hit, get over the ball and gain a turnover was.

 

[Blair]

The thing that truly awed me on the weekend, and dunno whether others saw it, was when Napa started putting shots on people in the first half. It seemed to me like Simon said 'bugger this, not to my guys' and put a huge shot on Napa himself...

Napa, rocking up on the weekend the way he did, reminded me of Biff Tannen from the first Back To The Future movie.

Glad El Simon put a stop to it.

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

Like Lyin, Ive never been a huge fan of Mannerings hit ups. I actually started to like Mannering cos of this forums insights into what he does. Gillets got nothing on Mannering, nothing! Mannerings far more reliable and I watch all of the Broncos games.

Mannering is our highest athlete in the pack. Good motor, good mobility, good technique, muscular endurance and southren man toughness. Im gonna say we lose that game against the Roosters on Sunday without him.

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

3. RTS
2. Mannering
1. Gavet

 

[One Warrior]

3. RTS
2. Mannering
1. Johnson

HM's: Luke, Gavet, Fusitua, Hoffman, Nicholl-Klokstad.

 

[Meth]

Congratulations Roger Tuivasa Sheck (just)

RTS 49
Mannering 47
Luke 30

Johnson 15
Gavet 10
Hoffman 6
Nicholl-Klokstad 3
Maumalo 1
Matulino 1

27 voted

 

[vvvrulz]

One of the more interesting 321s, good spread of points dished out

 

[Meth]

One of the more interesting 321s, good spread of points dished out

And 27 voting- makes it more interesting, for sure

 

[Rich102]

That's the biggest turnout of the year,
Shows what winning can do.

 

[TheDMC]

Considering that Mannering is the best tackler in the universe, I really hope he analyzes his technique and finds ways to effectively share his expertise with his team-mates. One-on-one tackling has long been a warriors weakness.

 

[Meth]

Missed a fair few tackles last night

 

[Blair]

Missed a fair few tackles last night

No doubt Cappy will raise that as a 'work-on'.