Game Day Vs. Manly

[shadowboxer]

That missed try where two of them went for it and just needed to ground it was the killer.

And Gallen thought it was very funny in the presser. I could see his point, like Flanagan said "8 is enough", gee that was a crap TV show.

 

[carcharias]

That missed try where two of them went for it and just needed to ground it was the killer.
Timing was off on their passing all game.

it was the stupid looking piss yellow jerseys.

 

[carcharias]

And Gallen thought it was very funny in the presser. I could see his point, like Flanagan said "8 is enough", gee that was a crap TV show.

checked girl shirt ?

 

[PJ]

Not overturning Ennis' try.

I don't think it touched the grass. Fair call imo.

 

[Card Shark]

I don't think it touched the grass. Fair call imo.

We will never know but I can't argue with that or any other no try against us.

I think if Val had his time again, he pulls a hammy 10m short of the try-line, "slowly" gets up & we score next play. He must've (should've) known KFC was calling.

 

[Snoop Shark]

That missed try where two of them went for it and just needed to ground it was the killer.
Timing was off on their passing all game.

So true.

Gal should have let flash do his thing

 

[Card Shark]

That was gal in 5/8 mode, trying to do every bloody thing himself.

The opposition reads it like a book.

5 years ago, he'd bust through & score tries from close range...but not anymore. He's older & slower & less powerful, he needs to realise this.

Actually he admitted a few weeks back that he used to try & do too much (due to lack of class in the team) but he slipped into his old ways yesterday.

Can't believe he took a hit up the guts late in the game on the 2nd last. The 2nd last tackle is critical in attack, need to get the defence back-pedalling but with him hitting it up, they are well set for what we might throw them on the last.

 

[Feej]

But, but, but he made a lot of metres and hit ups!! :roll:

 

[Madsharkie]

I don't think it touched the grass. Fair call imo.

Watching the replay I thought it touched the grass (seen in the side view), so was surprised the video ref didn't overrule the on-field gimp.

 

[McLovin]

Gal is what you call a stat padder at this stage

 

[madunit]

Valentine Holmes - 16 touches - 7 in the second half
Jack Bird - 39 touches - 16 in the second half
Jeff Robson - 52 touches - 22 in the second half
Wade Graham - 25 touches - 10 in the second half
Paul Gallen - 37 touches - 21 in the second half.

Gallen starved all the skilled players of the ball in the second half. He touched the ball just once less than the halfback in the second half and just 2 times less than the five-eighth for the entire game.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

gameplanzzzzzzzz

 

[carcharias]

Valentine Holmes - 16 touches - 7 in the second half
Jack Bird - 39 touches - 16 in the second half
Jeff Robson - 52 touches - 22 in the second half
Wade Graham - 25 touches - 10 in the second half
Paul Gallen - 37 touches - 21 in the second half.

Gallen starved all the skilled players of the ball in the second half. He touched the ball just once less than the halfback in the second half and just 2 times less than the five-eighth for the entire game.

somebody needs to show him that .
It was clearly obvious he was in the bloody way half the time.

 

[SharkShocked]

f**k showing him - show Flanno, he's the one who's meant to fix it.

Can he though?

 

[millersnose]

Valentine Holmes - 16 touches - 7 in the second half
Jack Bird - 39 touches - 16 in the second half
Jeff Robson - 52 touches - 22 in the second half
Wade Graham - 25 touches - 10 in the second half
Paul Gallen - 37 touches - 21 in the second half.

Gallen starved all the skilled players of the ball in the second half. He touched the ball just once less than the halfback in the second half and just 2 times less than the five-eighth for the entire game.

hmm

it looks like our 'skilled players' ie halves, got plenty of ball

gallen did not play well and did get in the way on occasion but this place is completely having itself on blaming him for the loss

interestingly 242 meters for gallen and 70 for bird

 

[Weaponhead]

hmm

it looks like our 'skilled players' ie halves, got plenty of ball

gallen did not play well and did get in the way on occasion but this place is completely having itself on blaming him for the loss

interestingly 242 meters for gallen and 70 for bird

To be fair to Bird, if sideways was counted he would have cracked 350 metres.

 

[millersnose]

hahahaa

 

[eddiesmith]

Watching the replay I thought it touched the grass (seen in the side view), so was surprised the video ref didn't overrule the on-field gimp.

I agree, but then they went back to the other angle after 1 or 2 views and decided no try, bizarre. Commentator was claiming what looked like the ball on the ground was a Manly players foot!

But I have seen a lot of close calls like that replayed and looked at more closely than they bothered to with Ennis...

 

[madunit]

hmm

it looks like our 'skilled players' ie halves, got plenty of ball

gallen did not play well and did get in the way on occasion but this place is completely having itself on blaming him for the loss

interestingly 242 meters for gallen and 70 for bird

The first half was more controlled and the attack looked much more threatening with an even spread of the ball across the field. The second half saw a distinct change from the style used in the first half, and it was detrimental to play.

As i said in an earlier post, Ennis has been choosing when to get the ball to Gal and when to ignore his calls, but yesterday Ennis just fed the ball to Gallen seemingly every time he called for it, especially in the second half

 

[Weaponhead]

The first half was more controlled and the attack looked much more threatening with an even spread of the ball across the field. The second half saw a distinct change from the style used in the first half, and it was detrimental to play.

As i said in an earlier post, Ennis has been choosing when to get the ball to Gal and when to ignore his calls, but yesterday Ennis just fed the ball to Gallen seemingly every time he called for it, especially in the second half

This was the element of Ennis's game that I disappointed with yesterday. He is such a good player for us but he needed to take charge of a pattern that was clearly not working.