Not quite true. Put it in the fridge and slap a coat of lacquer on it, and you're good to go. And at this stage I'd probably settle for a coat of lacquer for this team…

Yep, but if he chooses to play on (and he might), I can't see us telling him, "Thanks, but no thanks, old fella."

Considering he has just turned 18, Latu is coming along really well. Already looks comfortable out there. The main concern, assuming he stays with us, will be timing of the handover. How many years will DCE keep playing?

Just watched the replay of the game. Some cracking tries scored and generally good to watch. But the best thing I saw was Jackson Ferris coming to poor Morgan Boyle's aid when he was knocked cold. He was straight in there to check on him, rolling him onto his side and looking after him until the...

Here's the rest of the story (by David Riccio): Manly are attempting to prove to the NRL that Tom Trbojevic is free to play next weekend, a potential huge win for the Sea Eagles and NSW. Trbojevic was ruled out of State of Origin game one in Adelaide last Wednesday night in the 68th minute...

Ethan Bullemore?

He's got everything we look for in a coach: a history of failure, no real connection to the club, a proven ability to fall asleep in public while under the influence of alcohol, media experience, and a surname with two syllables. Sign him up!

Brad Fittler is the gift that keeps on giving. Remember this classic, from 2009, when he was coaching the Roosters: Sydney Roosters coach Brad Fittler has fined himself $10,000 after an embarrassing drunken incident in Townsville early Friday morning. Fittler admitted to being heavily...

Not sure they had time to give him a proper HIA assessment, and the Nine comment was that he was showing signs of Cat 1, not that it'd been ruled Cat 1, so I guess there's still a chance he'll be able to play. Wait and see for now.

Sounded like they'd both been on "the other side of the wall" during Kurt Capewell's "modelling" shoot.

Half his luck! I was glad he got an NRL start with us. Sure, he was out of his depth. But if he was willing to put on the jersey and give it a go, I was happy to have him. Somewhat ironically, the display that bits-and-pieces team put on that night was my proudest moment as a Manly supporter in...

Yeah, "Success isn't a straight line" is a classic Seiboldism, which gave me a chuckle. But Disco is smarter than Seibs and doesn't use it nearly as much. When Disco uses it, it makes sense, and I agree that it's counterproductive to throw Weekes to the lions just yet. Weirdly enough, I...

Is that you, Seibs? @:p

Yeah, I haven't paid a lot of attention to the ladder and the points we're on either, but seeing as though it's right there on the right-hand side of this page, I took a look. We're eight points from the top, five points from the bottom, and obviously there'll be some movement over the second...

In one word: "Meh". Some players have shown improvement, others haven't, and we're still the embodiment of a middle-of-the-pack team - capable of looking great one minute, awful the next. Every game is a lottery. No matter who we're playing, I'm never confident of a win, and remain pleasantly...

Yeah, not starting Arthur but still having him on the bench was a very odd decision by Seibold. It undermined Cooper Johns, who was probably struggling for confidence anyway, and prevented us from having another forward or a genuine utility on the bench. And when Jake did come on, he had next to...

It did. That bloke you were quoting is a genius. ;)

The ref was very keen to involve himself in the game today, and blew the pea out of the whistle whenever he was given half a chance. Not all the calls went against us, but a lot did. But it was the Bunker that had the biggest impact. The sin bin, the try that followed. Hard to pass that off as...

I thought it was one of his better games as well. Good involvement with and without the ball. He and Paseka are starting to work very well together, and Toff added something as well. The middle was a real strength today. We just didn't capitalise on it.

Yeah, I forgot Fainu, but he definitely deserves the Encouragement Award for the the night. Played really well and never looked out of place out there. He was one of the real bright spots of the game.