Match Discussion: Round 14 vs Manly @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal

[The Axe of Druss]

Small yes. Mobile? Being generous there.

I'm curious as to how you define mobile

 

[HarVeeGee]

Friz, Brodie, Croker, Cant, McEwen and especially Lucas & Elijah SL are all more mobile than average for their position. The only player in the pack who'd be less mobile than an average player in their position is Kai.

The issue guys like Cant and Croker have had isn't around how well they move, but physicality. I love Croker but he plays "smaller" than his listed height/weight, and relies on late footwork to help us generate go forward. Cant is willing and rarely actually misses his defensive assignment, he's just getting absolutely killed in contact (which is why it's all the more baffling that we try to get on the front foot with direct one out running, when you have a clear size disadvantage you need to frontload energy into line speed and then in yardage force the defensive line to move laterally as much as you possibly can & switch to punching it through the middle only once you've put fatigue into the defence. Which I know is easier said than done and no one does it as effectively as Penrith, but you have to at least try... trying a power game with no power runners is just conceding defeat).

 

[SamSepi0l]

Yea not even close to the worst sadly.

Still, think this is going to be ugly.

 

[Apey]

Manly 13+ was paying $2.60. Don't let me down boys. Or do. I'm not sure which is which.

 

[SamSepi0l]

Friz, Brodie, Croker, Cant, McEwen and especially Lucas & Elijah SL are all more mobile than average for their position. The only player in the pack who'd be less mobile than an average player in their position is Kai.

The issue guys like Cant and Croker have had isn't around how well they move, but physicality. I love Croker but he plays "smaller" than his listed height/weight, and relies on late footwork to help us generate go forward. Cant is willing and rarely actually misses his defensive assignment, he's just getting absolutely killed in contact (which is why it's all the more baffling that we try to get on the front foot with direct one out running, when you have a clear size disadvantage you need to frontload energy into line speed and then in yardage force the defensive line to move laterally as much as you possibly can & switch to punching it through the middle only once you've put fatigue into the defence. Which I know is easier said than done and no one does it as effectively as Penrith, but you have to at least try... trying a power game with no power runners is just conceding defeat).

We definitely need to move the ball more. No disputes. But it is very hard to do off slow PTB which is often what we get.

 

[Woosh]

 

[kaynine]

Manly 13+ was paying $2.60. Don't let me down boys. Or do. I'm not sure which is which.

I read that and just got in on that action, cheeeeers.

 

[SamSepi0l]

Just back it up on Manly -6.5. Wild to me that's the even money line.

 

[mozza91]

Weather has been atrocious today. Might take a few points off Manly if it stays like this. We’d be a great chance of scoring 0 points though.

 

[Mr_Knightside]

Weather has been atrocious today. Might take a few points off Manly if it stays like this. We’d be a great chance of scoring 0 points though.

Considering we complete around 65% most weeks when it’s dry I shudder to think what our completion rate will be if it’s raining like it has been in Sydney the last day or two.

 

[Zoidberg]

No excitement for game day again?
Not surprised.

Marzhew in. Expect DCE to bomb the crap out of that side.

 

[Yosh]

No excitement for game day again?
Not surprised.

Marzhew in. Expect DCE to bomb the crap out of that side.

Huge excitement. From the Manly fans that is.

 

[Tom155]

Cmon just show something

 

[macavity]

We are so tiny

 

[macavity]

Gotta give the corgi a wrap he can’t do much but he is keen in defence, chases hard and tries to lead the line speed.

 

[Tom155]

Broken early

 

[Tom155]

We are so bad

Lucas effort saves a try

 

[Frederick]

Frizell was stumbling in the background after his last tackle..be surprised if he's not off for HIA soon

 

[Tom155]

Frizzell gone as well head knock

didn’t look good, would surprise if he came back and today

 

[Rod]

Yeah Friz won't be back wobbling around like that.