Is it Match Day? I have an idea for a Match Day Thread

[2012....Sharks Year]

I’ve had mulitalo to score a double every game this year he better not ruin my multi again

Was wondering why Moot was in a unprecedented try drought.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Yep. He's shit. What did Dragon pay for him?

Double what we’re paying for him and we’re paying way too much. Flanno is feeling sick.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Too much and they are thinking he is a half when he is a Connor Tracey

A poor man’s Connor Tracey

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Couldn’t be f**ked doing a 3/2/1 thread so I’ll put it here.
3. WK….would have to be up there in the Dally M’s
2.Tommy…. Bent the line every time
1. Sifa…..H/M Toby…Stoney

 

[DJDL]

Atkinson
3 runs
4 tackles
12 min
WTF

It reads even better when you realise who was subbed in order to get him into the game.

Pillock.

 

[ragzouken]

We’re gonna get done at the end like the Canberra game again this season, they play cocky at the end of games. Gross.

 

[Quigs]

I am not going to harm myself any further by reading the match day thread.

Geeze we were boring as bat shit again. Gawd we are a hard team to support and watch.

Anyhow we won, got two points which will help a lot come September when we are battling to make the eight.

The good news, I was making my half time cuppa at old mates place and was reaching for the biscuit jar when he abruptly halts my progress only for him to reach further into the pantry and produce an unopened packet of Monties. I knocked over three of them and didn't even dunk one.

How good is that.

 

[Get_Sharked]

Manly were pretty ordinary. Not going to complain too much about a game where we got the win and Manly dragged themselves into the contest with some arsey tries, but there are plenty of issues in our game that need sorting out. Nicho’s at the top of that list.

That said, there are some positive narratives coming out of this team. Will Kennedy deserves the recognition. He’s not playing the “last pair of hands in the backline” role so prominently this year — and he’s relishing it. Whether Fitzy has taken the reins off or he’s just backing himself more, it’s good to see.

Wilton, too, is on a big upswing. Hard to believe this guy was in our horrid left edge defence of two years ago. He’s a rock out there now and bringing some aggression into his game as well.

Stonestreet — still not a big fan, and he remains a nightmare under the high ball, but at least his hit ups don’t end up with him being pushed back five metres every run.

Probably a few others too, but if we can sort out whatever the f**k Atkinson is meant to do from the bench, give Talakai more game time and give Nicho a complete psychological re-write, we might start to steer this season back on track.

 

[DJDL]

Pretty fair assessment @Get_Sharked

To that I'll say Toby, for all his detractors in here, since he has been back has produced efforts which are head and shoulders above anything we've seen from Herb.

The first 30 minutes we lacked energy and intensity.
Tommy's injection started to change that, then the addition of Tobes and Sifa lifted it again.
We looked a completely different team with them out there.

Herb gets a stay of execution due to AFB's injury concerns and JC still getting back to match fitness.
But pharque me, he's got to be on borrowed time.

My preferred pack and bench would be:

AFB
Brails
Toby
Brit
Teig
Sifa

Tommy
Herb (JC when fit)
Tuku
McIneffective (I'd prefer Hohepa but we all know it won't happen)

 

[Chimp]

Manly were pretty ordinary. Not going to complain too much about a game where we got the win and Manly dragged themselves into the contest with some arsey tries, but there are plenty of issues in our game that need sorting out. Nicho’s at the top of that list.

That said, there are some positive narratives coming out of this team. Will Kennedy deserves the recognition. He’s not playing the “last pair of hands in the backline” role so prominently this year — and he’s relishing it. Whether Fitzy has taken the reins off or he’s just backing himself more, it’s good to see.

Wilton, too, is on a big upswing. Hard to believe this guy was in our horrid left edge defence of two years ago. He’s a rock out there now and bringing some aggression into his game as well.

Stonestreet — still not a big fan, and he remains a nightmare under the high ball, but at least his hit ups don’t end up with him being pushed back five metres every run.

Probably a few others too, but if we can sort out whatever the f**k Atkinson is meant to do from the bench, give Talakai more game time and give Nicho a complete psychological re-write, we might start to steer this season back on track.

I have to say, I’m not Stonestreets biggest fan, at all, but it’s only right that I recognise that I thought he was very good in this game. He made his yards, he didn’t look scared, and he scored his tries.
I’m still not seeing this blistering speed we were promised, but he did his job well this week, so welll done young man.

 

[Special K]

Talakai made a massive difference.

 

[Craigshark]

Talakai made a massive difference.

and Hazelton.

credit to stonestreet for his tries, but if turbo was playing that game, he would have fully exploited him in that game and tommy talau probably scores a hatrick. Stonestreet got caught so many times coming in, manly just didn’t take advantage of it.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Really think it’s time to give Puru a shot off the bench. Atkinson isn’t all that.

 

[Griffoshark66]

Hazelton's stats and minutes were huge.

 

[DJDL]

Talakai made a massive difference.

And yet the pillock only plays him one stint for 22 minutes.
It beggars belief.

 

[roboshark]

I have to say, I’m not Stonestreets biggest fan, at all, but it’s only right that I recognise that I thought he was very good in this game. He made his yards, he didn’t look scared, and he scored his tries.
I’m still not seeing this blistering speed we were promised, but he did his job well this week, so welll done young man.

Just with the speed he got overtaken by someone from behind when chasing one of the Intercepts

 

[roboshark]

Whens Iro back btw. I think Hiroti has been going ok

 

[SharkShocked]

The speed must be a myth surely.

 

[Surely]

The speed must be a myth surely.

Thanks for asking but I don't think it is , he cruised up in support of Kennedy

 

[Frenzy.]

Pretty fair assessment @Get_Sharked

To that I'll say Toby, for all his detractors in here, since he has been back has produced efforts which are head and shoulders above anything we've seen from Herb.

The first 30 minutes we lacked energy and intensity.
Tommy's injection started to change that, then the addition of Tobes and Sifa lifted it again.
We looked a completely different team with them out there.

Herb gets a stay of execution due to AFB's injury concerns and JC still getting back to match fitness.
But pharque me, he's got to be on borrowed time.

My preferred pack and bench would be:

AFB
Brails
Toby
Brit
Teig
Sifa

Tommy
Herb (JC when fit)
Tuku
McIneffective (I'd prefer Hohepa but we all know it won't happen)

I can see the thought behind what you write but I pose this question? When have any of them been as effective as starters. Even when Sifa was given a start on the right edge he played like shit. So forgettable I can't even remember when it was. Nikora was out for some reason.

Why didn't Colquhoun play yesterday for the Jets? Did he go to Perth as 30th man or something?