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    Pre-Game Roosters V Manly [Round 21, 2024]

    I like this. I like us being the underdogs against a top 4 side. Pressure is all on the Roosters....multi million dollar team spluttering towards the finals. There is something seriously missing with the Roosters this year and I think we will prove that on Saturday. I think Cherry will be on a...
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    Sea Eagles extend contract of Paseka

    Lots of favourite players at Manly atm but got to say Taniela is right up there towards the top. I met him a couple of years back when we last played in Mudgee. To be honest I don't think there is a single bad bone in his body so I don't think he has a JWH type DNA. So comparing him to some of...
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    TEAM V roosters

    Yep bad time to tune in to that game. After we led 18 nil, Peachey absolutely ripped up our defence up front and on the edges. I don't think that anything to do with Faulalo at FB.
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    Nathan Brown Impact?

    Now that would be great to see. And I think he would add some serious presence to that bench. If he can stay fit and we go deep into the finals, I would say he would be a dead set chance.
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    TEAM V roosters

    Clayton Faulalo is a very good footballer but I never realised how quick he is. That 70-80 metre try he scored in reserves on the weekend was the only highlight of that game. He had some real speedsters chasing him but not sure they made any ground on him. I now understand how he ended up as the...
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    Post-Game Discussion Manly V Titans [Round 20, 2024]

    Good post. Full credit to the team obviously but got to give some kudos to Seibold and the coaching staff here. Not that long ago, we did not have this ability to take a few hard punches then settle things down, grind and just wait for the opportunity. I thought we did that very well. What about...
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    Unpopular opinion that should be considered

    Yes I think this is a very smart and logical progression for Jake moving forward (literally and metaphorically). I like the idea already expressed in this thread of starting Jake at 13 and then moving him into the front row as part of that rotation. This not only utilises Jake's strengths but...
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    Lehi Hopoate

    Definitely needs some transition time as we have seen with Parker. But given the depth in backs and skinniness in the forwards might be an interesting option to test.
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    Is Brown our new "BK"

    I said earlier in the season that Browny would be the difference between us making the 8 v making the 4. Definitely maintain this opinion today. Re comparison to BK....exactly the same impact on the team. Interestingly both guys are / were 31 years of age when they joined the Eagles. Both guys...
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    Lehi Hopoate

    Now that's a real interesting thought. Particularly given we are short of backrowers. Certainly can tackle and has got the tough carries and mobility. Can also pop a nice pass. Might be an opportunity to canvass when Tolu is back?? Two Manly greats of the past were centres who ended up in the...
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    Lehi Hopoate

    I did not want to say anything as the kid is coming along so well and is still so green. However it is an obvious question for the future. He has some real natural football smarts and awareness around him. He is also tough an can tackle and has some serious speed if you have watched him come...
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    Ballin

    I like Matty Ballin a lot and think he will be an enormous asset back at Manly. I am not sure about his coaching credentials however. He did coach one of our lower grade teams a few years back and from memory that was not successful. I understand he is VERY highly regarded by the Manly...
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    Turbo back.. at centre

    Same here. There were several times last night where I thought there was a distinct lack of speed. Both in attack and defence. Not sure this was about fitness or fatigue. We actually saw this prior to Tom getting injured a couple of months back. My fear is that the lack of speed may be here to...
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    Run Koula Run

    I was talking about Tolu (Koula) not Talau (Tommy). The former certainly has that top line pace while the latter does not. Two different guys!!!
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    Run Koula Run

    I think he was definitely hampered with that knee injury, but I thought he would have got to the line himself had he kept going. Obviously took the smart option when he saw Saab looming up in support. I feel that Tolu lacks that bit of extra confidence in his own ability to step and burn his...
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    Turbo back.. at centre

    Yes one of the most frustrating parts of watching the team this year. We did actually see some light at the end of the tunnel against Souths where Cherry actually chipped through the backline for Tolu who ran through like grease lightning and collected the ball. Nice smart move that almost...
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    Knights Salary Cap

    Where do you get all this great stuff @BOZO?? What a terrific success story is Nick Politis. I have had the pleasure of meeting him a few times over a few deals over the years. Smart operator and I suspect he runs the Roosters exactly the same way. Wow he is spitting image of his dad!!!
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    2026 recruitment & retention

    Backs looking really good but very skinny on forwards beyond our 17. Not sure Condon, James and Matterson are our saviours and not sure I would be extending Lodge and Waddell...so forwards cupboard looks real threadbare to me. I do like young Navale, Dunford and O'Donnell but I think we need to...
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    Jamie Humphreys

    Absolutely agree. Actually you got to say the last 2 games the boys have shown some real serious ticker and played for their coach. Against Saints I thought we played our best game of the year with virtually no bench and won. Against Souths our execution was way off given the mass changes but we...
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    'Skipping' runs - Koula Garrick Saab and others

    I agree with Garrick and Saab but definitely don't see Tolu in this category. Quite the opposite actually. In fact I think Tolu runs way too often straight into defences rather than focusing on stepping around them and trying to out run them. Mind you he often gets the ball with 2-3 defenders...
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