Round 20 v The Northern Beaches Scum

[Thirsty Panther]

Three good things about todays game

1. Peach at fullback. That last bomb he took under pressure was gold.
2. Two points for the win. Moves us to 5th only one win behind the leaders.
3. The faces of the Manly players after the game. How the f did we lose that.

 

[TheFrog]

TheFrog's Player Ratings

Peachey 7
Mansour 6
Blake 7
Whare 6
Watene-Zelezniak 5
Maloney 5
Cleary 7
Leota 5
Katoa 6
Tamou 5
Yeo 8
Kikau 7
Fisher-Harris 6

Harawira-Naera 6
May 4
Merrin 5
Hetherington 5

Referee Cummins (5)

 

[age.s]

Three good things about todays game

1. Peach at fullback. That last bomb he took under pressure was gold.
2. Two points for the win. Moves us to 5th only one win behind the leaders.
3. The faces of the Manly players after the game. How the f did we lose that.

4. No injuries!

 

[GongPanther]

That doesn't make sense. Can someone explain how that works?

The method and intensity they apply to their structures on field. In the first half,they looked lethargic,somewhat uncoordinated in everything they tried as if they were like an underdone boxer.

But somehow,like as if someone threw the on switch,then the Panthers came....ALIVE!!

 

[GongPanther]

Worst win ever.

Worse wins are yet to come.

 

[martielang]

It’s absolute bullshit when people say we only won because we threw the game plan out the window in the last 10 minutes.

We legitimately attacked the exact same points of the field in the last 10 as we did the previous 70. Difference is, for whatever reason our intensity lifted enormously, we actually executed our plays & Maloney/Cleary played at the defensive line with speed rather than 5m away from it.

 

[martielang]

I also thought Tamou was strong again today other than the dropped ball. Started well & finished well.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

It’s absolute bullshit when people say we only won because we threw the game plan out the window in the last 10 minutes.

We legitimately attacked the exact same points of the field in the last 10 as we did the previous 70. Difference is, for whatever reason our intensity lifted enormously, we actually executed our plays & Maloney/Cleary played at the defensive line with speed rather than 5m away from it.

I posted on here Gould's response on twitter to the same thing. The usual suspects lambasted it.


It's beyond childish and boring.


For whatever reason the Mansour try came with some self belief and confidence. It allowed the win.

 

[jane the pain]

I posted on here Gould's response on twitter to the same thing. The usual suspects lambasted it.


It's beyond childish and boring.


For whatever reason the Mansour try came with some self belief and confidence. It allowed the win.

Who ran up to tackle Tom T?

 

[martielang]

I posted on here Gould's response on twitter to the same thing. The usual suspects lambasted it.


It's beyond childish and boring.


For whatever reason the Mansour try came with some self belief and confidence. It allowed the win.

Just saw it... then saw MX’s response lol wouldn’t expect anything less.

 

[tripster]

4. No injuries!

Katoa’s nose would disagree!

 

[umina panther]

It’s absolute bullshit when people say we only won because we threw the game plan out the window in the last 10 minutes.

We legitimately attacked the exact same points of the field in the last 10 as we did the previous 70. Difference is, for whatever reason our intensity lifted enormously, we actually executed our plays & Maloney/Cleary played at the defensive line with speed rather than 5m away from it.

1 thing that undeniably changed was that handbrake Maloney getting out of the way

 

[tripster]

1 thing that undeniably changed was that handbrake Maloney getting out of the way

I don’t think Maloney has recovered from the foot injury he picked up in Origin. I doubt it is a coincidence that after he injured his foot Cleary went back to kicking goals. Maloney also couldn’t really run properly today (nor last week). I am sure it wasn’t helped by the fact that he copped a boot in the face either.

He is starting to look a bit like Wallace did towards the end of last season (and Wallace in the middle of this season). I hope he recovers over the next few weeks. I don’t think his form has dipped for any other reason. It isn’t like he would just suddenly decided he doesn’t give a f**k anymore.

 

[martielang]

1 thing that undeniably changed was that handbrake Maloney getting out of the way

Mate, I was lighting my pitchfork with you after 60.

He was moving at half pace. Playing so far back from the defensive line. Not sure what’s happened with him.

 

[umina panther]

Mate, I was lighting my pitchfork with you after 60.

He was moving at half pace. Playing so far back from the defensive line. Not sure what’s happened with him.

Yeah we all know I dont rate him but hes not 100%

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

I don’t think Maloney has recovered from the footy injury he picked up in Origin. I doubt it is a coincidence that after he injured his foot Cleary went back to kicking goals. Maloney also couldn’t really run properly today (nor last week). I am sure it wasn’t helped by the fact that he copped a boot in the face either.

He is starting to look a bit like Wallace did towards the end of last season (and Wallace in the middle of this season). I hope he recovers over the next few weeks. I don’t think his form has dipped for any other reason. It isn’t like he would just suddenly decided he doesn’t give a f**k anymore.

I totally agree with you're assessment. He is busted at the moment. Obviously recieving treatment so Yeo did the presser too.

I think the only reason he played was will and determination.

 

[umina panther]

I totally agree with you're assessment. He is busted at the moment. Obviously recieving treatment so Yeo did the presser too.

I think the only reason he played was will and determination.

And we were worse for it

 

[BxTom]

I would also think that Kikau was playing busted. It was his defence early on that allowed the silvertails to score. I would hazard a guess that he had a pain killing injection at some time...

 

[Kilkenny]

Sugar coat it any way you like but this was as poor a victory as you will ever see.

The only positive, if there is one, it might give us a confidence boost.

 

[franklin2323]

It’s absolute bullshit when people say we only won because we threw the game plan out the window in the last 10 minutes.

We legitimately attacked the exact same points of the field in the last 10 as we did the previous 70. Difference is, for whatever reason our intensity lifted enormously, we actually executed our plays & Maloney/Cleary played at the defensive line with speed rather than 5m away from it.

I didn't see much difference. DWZ dropped a few. Kikau kept getting half through only to fall over in the 1st half. That was all that stopped us having a lead in the 1st half