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  1. Michael Clare

    Shameful lack of tradition

    I have no wish to be argumentative, but I think it's important to understand where these boys are coming from if you take a literal or fairly traditional interpretation of the Bible. I am fairly sure they would tell you that the Bible condemns drunkeness rather than alcohol. The Apostle Paul...
  2. Michael Clare

    Club News 2022

    This is precisely why I don't particularly like any kind of message being pushed by the NRL, be they good, bad or indifferent. It probably sells jerseys and makes certain fans and sections of the media feel warm and fuzzy, but the downside is that it can potentially cause divisions, upset fans...
  3. Michael Clare

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  4. Michael Clare

    Post-Game Discussion Dragons v Manly [Round 19, 2022]

    Our side decimated by injuries looked disorganised and we made errors, but Andrew Gee is up there with Ben Cummins re his blatant anti-Manly bias. I thought his interpretation of this game was poor and distinctly one-sided. We had precious little ball in the first half due to the lopsided...
  5. Michael Clare

    [Resurrected] Lol @ Parra

    It's a genuine problem. I don't think too many referees were Manly fans growing up as kids in Sydney's west.
  6. Michael Clare

    Looking at Manly's defence

    I like the idea of referees counting 1, 2, 3 (as in amateur wrestling) and penalising the player/s if they stay longer on the tackled player than that. Currently, referees do too much talking in the ruck about "dominant," "non-dominant" etc which is unnecessarily complicated and hard to...
  7. Michael Clare

    It's time to put the pegs in the right hole.

    I am beginning to doubt he has his mind on playing with Manly.
  8. Michael Clare

    How to feel deflated after winning? .... Follow Manly

    Our team does lack football intelligence. The effort is always there and I love these boys, but we so often don't play "smart." Other teams seem to play smarter than we do in crucial moments and panic under pressure in those final minutes. How many matches have we led this season after forty...
  9. Michael Clare

    Can we beat a top 3 / 4 side?

    Sadly the answer rhymes with "blow" and "low!"
  10. Michael Clare

    This is a bottom 4 team

    Sadly an accurate assessment.
  11. Michael Clare

    This is a bottom 4 team

    It never occurred to me that Craig Bellamy might target Jorge with kicks lol!
  12. Michael Clare

    This is a bottom 4 team

    It's sad for supporters, but I reluctantly have to agree. I see a lack of discipline, poor defense, no ability to defuse high kicks and no backs capable of making hard "physical" yards. The players are certainly trying for Des, but the roster lacks high-impact players apart from DCE, Olakauatu...
  13. Michael Clare

    "Manly push boundaries. Parramatta are disciplined"

    I sometimes watch part of matches using a steady "three-count" (as in wrestling) of tackles during matches to try a) amuse myself and b) to keep a somewhat objective view of holding down. If players are still on a player after a steady "three count," you can be reasonably confident that the...
  14. Michael Clare

    "Manly push boundaries. Parramatta are disciplined"

    This is one of the best comments I've ever read on this forum. Well done.
  15. Michael Clare

    Matt Lodge

    I understand the concerns of Eagles supporters, but we do lack grunt in the forwards at present and if available at a reasonable cost Lodge might help provide this. Our team culture might be a positive influence on him.
  16. Michael Clare

    Ripped off by Cummins again

    "There ought to be an investigation!"
  17. Michael Clare

    Positives from tonights game

    A great observation. Our fragility has been looking us in the face since Cronulla game and possibly much earlier. Tigers game was a scappy win with tries disallowed for Tigers.
  18. Michael Clare

    Positives from tonights game

    I missed out on Newcastle lol!
  19. Michael Clare

    How Soft are our Forwards

    Losing Addin Fonua-Blake was a disaster. I think Souths know a similar feeling (only even greater) now with Reynolds leaving. I hate to criticize our team, but I think it's fair to say our forwards do not physically intimidate their opponents. Haumole Olakau'atu is the exception and Aloiai is...

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