Griffin is such a terrible coach he has achieved more than Cleary already. 2 for 2.
I believe Blake has a shoulder injury and it showed. His defence is normally good.
Wallaces busted hand has affected his passing and some of it was terrible.
May was a bit overwhelmed at times and went missing. Perfectly understandable, he has less than ten games under his belt. Will be a great player.
If Moylan goes, our two young halves get an off season together and then they can be told the team is theirs. If you want a forward to run the ball up, tell em "get the f*ck up there'. Brandy would have kicked Tamou's arse from one side of the field to the other getting him to fire up.
Against physical teams we need Latu and McKendry so we have a bigger bench. We are a bit light up front to deal with the onslaught with those two out.
Moylan has now shown he is not captain material. The drinking incident earlier in the year and now failing to keep his unhappiness to himself at a crucial part of the year, shows he has ego and is selfish. Griffin can deny that Moylan's issue has affected the team but of course it has. It is disruptive and the players are like any human and will be wondering what the hell is going on. Moylan did not help keep the situation calm and has been unprofessional. Telling Corey Parker at the game that 'I'm not sure I'll be here next week" was so selfish and unfair on his team mates. Very disappointed in Moylan.
The commentators revealed we have the worst attack in the NRL in the red zone. I think there are a number of issues here. Moylan has been out of form this year and his pairing with Cleary still needs work. Cleary still needs work on his decision making and that just needs experience. Our attacking structures are overly simple with not enough movement off the ball and decoy runners to give our passers options. We have skilled short passers like May, Cleary and Cartwright, but they need options and right now they are not getting them. An uninjured dummy half will help as well.
Yesterdays result wasn't good, but the effort was there. We were out on our feet when Manly had 70% possession for an extended period but we rallied and finished much more strongly. Our fitness levels and commitment are excellent and give us a great base to work on for next year. Another years physical maturity for Edwards, May, CHN and Cleary will also do wonders.
CHN looks a bit bushed. Understandable, it's his first year in first grade and really he should have been put back in NSW cup for a rest by now.
