F.O Andrew Webster

[JJ]

Shame he didn't hang up the boots last year. Would have been a nice way to end his playing story

I agree. The big thing now is we’re in purgatory while he’s here, he’s too old and unsound to build around, and not good enough (nor is the squad imo) to win now. So we need to move on, I think

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Are the Broncos experiencing the same thing with Reynolds? He's barely been on the field all year and they're going to miss the 8.

 

[JJ]

Are the Broncos experiencing the same thing with Reynolds? He's barely been on the field all year and they're going to miss the 8.

The have a lot more talent, made last years GF, and imo he’s the 7 they need.. but yeah, similar arguments, but last year probably a key pt. DCE keeps rolling though..

 

[Big Marn]

Used to loath DCE. How many times he f**ked us in golden point. But i have to respect him now. He keeps turning up year after year.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Used to loath DCE. How many times he f**ked us in golden point. But i have to respect him now. He keeps turning up year after year.

I saw someone on here say the 10-year deal was a failure, given Manly haven't won a premiership during that time. But I reckon it's a roaring success, one of the rare ones with contracts that long. DCE is still going strong as hell at 35.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Shame he didn't hang up the boots last year. Would have been a nice way to end his playing story

Yeah...but how would you hang the boots up off the back of a year where you could've/should've been the Dally M winner, and your club was on a high and one game off the GF. That was never happening, with all due respect there's no way you can say it's a shame he didn't. There would have been widespread condemnation of any decision like that.

Sometimes old lady time hits you like a tonne of bricks with immediate effect, sometimes she lets you down gently over time. With SJ, and owing to the Achilles injury probably in the main part, it's hit him quick. But there's been other factors - sub-par game plan, struggles across the park, Metcalf getting injured, hasn't been able to gel with TMM, so on.