Round 19 v Sea Eagles

[Lovemedragons]

I recall that.

Not so sure any of the two are fast, but on Harper, he owned Lomax.

Did you notice the reaction of Moga when Zac tried his flick pass in the second half ?

Gold.

Zac is either trying too hard or is way down on confidence. Thank God he kicks goals.

Harper had Mbye coming across and he had him covered. Just thank god it wasn’t Saab.

 

[jeffdragon]

Harper had Mbye coming across and he had him covered. Just thank god it wasn’t Saab.

Harper got passed Lomax a few times.
Saab in 2nd half had a mini break but stopped when the defence was coming across.
I was surprised Manly didn't kick for Saab more and we didn't kick towards him instead of Garrick.
Saab's has been known to drop a few.

 

[TruSaint]

Positives. 2 points, and I thought Blocker had one of his best games.
Hunt keeps on keeping on.
Nice to win at Kogarah.

 

[justadragon]

so happy the guys won yesterday, if they did it for themselves, the coach or the club then good on them, I dont see why it took a tumultuous week to at least bring something out of them. Still all in all they proved me wrong I had the eagles by heaps, lets hope that a few more things get sorted by next week, it will be another tough one with maybe a few dicey selections. Would have loved to see sullivan get more game time when macca was totally gassed in the second half, that was a mystery. 2pts is 2pts and I feel sorry for Ramsey but we must move on and include Sloan somewhere in the side, in my opinion it has to happen.

 

[Chook99]

include Sloan somewhere in the side,

Agreed, I'd put him on the wing keep Mybe at fullback, more reliable on high ball and in defence

 

[jeffdragon]

Allthough we won.
So did the Chooks, Raiders and Souths, if 1 or 2 lost it would have helped us.

 

[RedVDave]

Allthough we won.
So did the Chooks, Raiders and Souths, if 1 or 2 lost it would have helped us.

Really doesn't matter our F/A is so bad if it comes down to that we are on the losing end by a country mile.

I can't stand South's but seeing Melbourne struggle for the first time in years is truly a thing of beauty.

 

[SaintPeter]

For the first time in their history Melbourne have looked like a team refereed like any other team.
Maybe Rupert's play thing is loosing his interest?

 

[Lovemedragons]

I was at this game, first time in a while I’ve ventured to a live game. I had low expectations, was really there to watch Cody Ramsay live so that was a disappointment (for him more than me). It was a strange game, Manly seemed to be really missing Jake T and they were fairly insipid all game. it was noticable we lost some thrust when Lawrie went off for a spell too, he was powerful when it really mattered. I kind of understand the Sullivan replacement thing, we were holding steady and we weren’t crying out for that type of replacement, given the state of the game. But disappointing not to see more of him than one minute. Overall it wasn’t a breathtaking performance, I’m hardly going out to buy finals tickets, but it was a good turnaround and they rewarded us brave souls who took on the elements at 6pm on a wintery night.

 

[SEAT 1A]

I was at this game, first time in a while I’ve ventured to a live game. I had low expectations, was really there to watch Cody Ramsay live so that was a disappointment (for him more than me). It was a strange game, Manly seemed to be really missing Jake T and they were fairly insipid all game. it was noticable we lost some thrust when Lawrie went off for a spell too, he was powerful when it really mattered. I kind of understand the Sullivan replacement thing, we were holding steady and we weren’t crying out for that type of replacement, given the state of the game. But disappointing not to see more of him than one minute. Overall it wasn’t a breathtaking performance, I’m hardly going out to buy finals tickets, but it was a good turnaround and they rewarded us brave souls who took on the elements at 6pm on a wintery night.

Same here LMD,

Didn't have much field position for most of the second half and for most part, defended well.

Thought Matt F had a good match, reduced errors and deserved his try and Mbye was safe at the back.

With our out's, it was a solid win and can't expect a big turn around after the last fortnight however, Sea Eagles injuries helped.

 

[possm]

I'm disgusted at how we play.

No imagination, no cohesion, no plan.

The team is not fit enough. Runs on empty after half time.

We do not have a dominant front row. We need two new props for 2023.
Rotation;
8. Nep prop,
10. New Prop,
15. De Belin,
16. F Molo
17. Lawrie

Props moved on (5):
Woods,
Burgess,
Maquire,
Alvaro,
Faamausili