I've got all the games downloaded already and watched all Knights games very closely already to know where he's at. Thanks for not pointing out a broken tackle though. I knew there wasn't one, but to have a Kelso pusher not point one out obviously proves my point that there never has been one.
He has made a total of 54 tackle breaks alone this year champ so I suggest you go back and have another look at those tapes.
That Roosters game of his was dreadful, mate. He would've been told all week that they score from kicks and he dropped 3 of them.
Agreed he was dreadful against the Roosters in rd 15, my bad. Rd 6 was the game I was thinking off where he made 193 mtrs, 4 tackle breaks and 3 hit ups and nailed every tackle he attempted.
Apart from 3 tackles in the GC I've never seen anything convincing in McManus' defence other than luck. The amount of times he rushes inside his centre to defend he was bound to get a few right eventually.
That will just about do me. How is it luck when it works nearly all the time? A good winger knows when to rush the attacking players and when to slide and Jimmy rarely makes the wrong decision. Most of those “lucky” up and ins have saved certain trys and we should be frickin glad he did given our lack of point scoring ability this season.
Mate, the list is never ending. But you've missed the point entirely of why I mentioned them, they weren't "just mistakes". What kind of footballer stands out of bounds? A stupid one. Sunday Roast has a highlight of his where he stood out of bounds at dummy half. Again, pure stupidity.
Well mate I went over the whole game and I couldn’t see the play you were referring to so I cant comment on it. I will say however that Jimmy is anything but a “stupid player” given the spot on decisions he has made in D and in getting to the line without giving the defence the opportunity to put him over side line, which plenty of wingers these days do by not getting low enough and losing feel of where the touch boundary is.
Man, the guy doesn't even score many trys and you can't think of one where he hasn't simply been on the end of a backline movement? Up until the Manly game a few weeks ago he hadn't managed one try that wasn't from a simply draw and pass and then use the angle to get to the corner.
FFS mate how many wingers score trys from anything other than backline movements or bombs to the wing? Its their frickin job to score that way. Jimmy doesn’t score off kicks cause the Knights rarely attempt them at all. In all but 2 trys Jimmy has scored in the past 2 seasons he has had to beat the first and sometimes the second man to get over the stripe. Using the angle takes vision and timing and it is ridiculous to suggest that it is a simple undertaking to do it right as plenty of wingers get it wrong.
Well he sure as sh*t isn't scoring many at all.
Hardly his fault when none of our outside backs are getting enough ball with “catch, dummy, step” Bailey at 5/8 and Mullo at 7. Hell Im shocked hes had the opportunity to score any at all given our 1 dementional attack. Name 1 of our 3/4s that has scored more trys this year than Jimmy, bet you cant.
Who says you can't have flash and substance? Uate is weaving 30-40 metre runs and plowing guys into touch more convincingly then McManus ever has.
I didn’t say you couldn’t have it, I said it was silly to have all flash and no substance. Id be stoked if we had 2 wingers with Uates speed and agility coupled with Jimmys defencive read and skill under the high ball but reality is we don’t have that luxury. We have Uate who is still very raw, especially in reading 1 on 1 plays and Vuna who is sh!t scared of taking a high ball and makes more mtrs sideways than forward. We need balance in the backline and Jimmy provides that with his safe hands and good metreage from kick returns.
The guy has Justin Ryder's abilty with Eric Grothe's enthusiasm. If it were the other way around, you'd have a decent footballer. His streak of starting is dandy and all, but if you're not doing anything, then what's the point?
Comparing him to Justin Ryder LOL mate you are either taking the piss or I have given you too much credit in the brains department. Justin didn’t even have the build to be a jockey let or loan a footballer so Ill assume you were having a laugh and leave it at that.
Let's not forget is crunching defence either!
