Manly are pretenders

[Pedro Morales Magonzales]

Will be interesting to see if Glenn Stewart plays again this season and if so, what kind of impact he adds after such a long period out of the game.

An alarming stat is that they were held tryless for the last 50 minutes of last nights match against the Eels and also for the last 75 minutes against Souths.

For a team with close to the best backline in the comp and in particular the best halves combination, it just shows how bad their forwards are going.

 

[Cockadoodledoo]

It's still the same pack that did this but boy for the first time in a long time they wilted under pressure and stayed down like the other weak teams I thought they had always distanced themselves from.

Have you ever seen Steve Matai play? He is the softest player in the NRL. Almost every week he goes down and has a cry for mummy.

 

[Michael Bishop]

Have you ever seen Steve Matai play? He is the softest player in the NRL. Almost every week he goes down and has a cry for mummy.

One of the toughest players in the game. Even someone with limited intelligence such as yourself would be able to see that.

 

[roofromoz]

Aw shit. Manly will probably 'pretend' their way to a 30+ point thumping next Sunday now...

 

[isaiah]

you'll get nothing from me just yet

 

[--Storm--]

Manly are safe for the minor premiership; Souths have choked again just like last year against the Roosters.

 

[Keffola]

lol, manly will be fine come finals time. Just coasting their way like they always do.

 

[ManlyMania]

I'm sure I've read a similar thread the last 3 years in a row

 

[Red Bear]

Manly's spine and centres are of the highest quality. I think there's some question marks on their forward pack - it's still pretty good, I just don't think it is as good as previous seasons. Write Manly off at your peril though, I'm far from a fan of them but they've been very good for a long time

 

[t-ba]

Playing shit, in dire need of a wake up call, hope last night was it.

 

[Sphagnum]

There are bigger pretenders out there.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Thread fail.

 

[TheVelourFog]

if the team on top of the ladder are pretenders, what does that make the rest of the comp?

shut it down

 

[Jason Maher]

This thread reads so much better with the OP and Danny-Boy on my ignore list.

 

[gypsy]

This thread reads so much better with the OP and Danny-Boy on my ignore list.

Do you ever contribute anything beyond snide personal remarks?

 

[nomis88]

Obviously a team on top of the table that includes Stewart,Lyon,Foran, Cherry-Evans and Watmough etc are pretenders.!

 

[Valheru]

Write off Manly at your own peril.

They have had a little slump in recent weeks but that is nothing out of the ordinary for top teams at this time of year. They will be ready to go by finals.

 

[hahagold]

OP where are you? ahha

 

[Sea_Eagles_Rock]

you'll get nothing from me just yet

Glad to see you actually do learn eventually.