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  1. Scorpio

    New coach Poll

    I'm not sure that I understand this point in particular. DCE signed his current contract extension in 2022, before Des was sacked. Jake and Tom signed their current deals in 2019 and those don't expire until the end of next year. I'm not sure what Seibold was supposed to do here?
  2. Scorpio

    Coach Seibold thoughts so far.... so good

    In the post-match press conference after a 26-point loss to the Knights (4th in a row) he called out his players for not having the right attitude and not playing like first graders... but that the change had to come from the players to fix that. Seibold isn't as direct in his post-match press...
  3. Scorpio

    Tom Turbo .. interesting if true

    It has to partially be a mentality issue. He was not great at centre returning from injury vs the Cowboys in Townsville last year but he made it through that match. He was then pretty good for the rest of the year after that point.
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    Coach Seibold thoughts so far.... so good

    It has gone under the radar but the Rabbitohs with Bennett are still below us on the ladder. I'm starting to think they're similar to us... they should be good, but for whatever reason they aren't.
  5. Scorpio

    We are Laughing stock of the NRL

    That's the first time I've heard anyone say that teams run at Croker to get a quick play the ball. I don't think it's true at all. Nor do I think his service is horrible. The Titans were spreading the ball from side to side, the defensive line looked all at sea and most of the missed tackles I...
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    We are Laughing stock of the NRL

    Both of those players are on significantly more money than Croker. Likewise Mitch Kenny whose play style is very similar to Croker. Simpkin as far as I can tell was dropped because of his defense and because he doesn't play 80 minutes. When we are on the front foot it is fine, but when we...
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    We are Laughing stock of the NRL

    For balance, he also made 50 tackles in an 80 minute effort tonight. If you want Harry Grant, that's fine... he reportedly costs $650k per year more than Croker. So who else would we jettison to afford him? Keeping in mind we still need 30 players on the cap.
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    Coach Seibold thoughts so far.... so good

    Wayne Bennett said a few weeks ago (after a poor Rabbitohs loss) that an attitude change from the players is needed, and that he couldn't do that for them. I'm far from convinced that Seibold is the best man manager or motivator, but sacking the coach isn't the silver bullet for the problems we...
  9. Scorpio

    Post-Game Discussion Titans V Manly [Round 15, 2025]

    Terrible. We bombed four or five tries through errors or lack of attention to detail. I honestly think we wouldn't be half as bad if we turned up looking like a team that was switched on. Instead we look like we're going through the motions. Whether that is because of poor on-field leadership...
  10. Scorpio

    Passion for the club

    They were a bit unlucky in one moment of that match. But instead of rebounding for another crack at premiership, they followed up that season with ladder positions of 5th, 10th, 8th, 8th and 9th. How would Des have been remembered if he only ever coached Manly to the 2007 Grand Final? Not...
  11. Scorpio

    Passion for the club

    The Raiders are not a poor club. An excerpt from this article lists the club's asset value at over $140 million, including $52 million in cash. Now this may not directly translate to third-party deals for incoming players, but it isn't as if they are a basket case that no player would or should...
  12. Scorpio

    Passion for the club

    This is Ricky's 12th year at the Raiders and they have still won nothing. They've made the finals 5 times and missed them 6 times. Any Manly coach (ex-player or not) with that record would have been sacked years ago and I'm not sure that many on Silvertails would be praising the coach for...
  13. Scorpio

    The Daly Cherrygraph

    I don't think we can assume that we can mail it in for any match this year and expect to win. We need DCE playing on Friday simply because he is better than the other options we have.
  14. Scorpio

    Number 9 - when will they learn.

    Croker (in his 3rd game this year) played 48 minutes the other night, made 30 tackles, and we were leading 16-6 when he was subbed off for Simpkin... but he's being blamed as apparently we should have scored 30 points in the first half, and that is his fault. By comparison, Mitch Kenny, who won...
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    Jake T.

    Correct, but it doesn't make our current predicament less of a problem. If he was on $400k (which is reportedly still more than Croker gets paid), then we'd have an extra $550k to upgrade or go to market for the players around him... which would benefit the team's performance. In my opinion...
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    Jake T.

    What is fair and reasonable output for a middle forward on ~$950k per year until the end of next year? Would any other middle forward be defended for running less than 40 metres with the ball in 70 minutes? Unfortunately, the amount of time he's on the field makes no perceptible difference to...
  17. Scorpio

    Luke Brooks - the plate is hot

    Nathan Brown had a very slow play-the-ball which put DCE under a lot of pressure, so DCE had to pass to Brooks who had to kick it immediately... from 40 metres out. I'm not sure that DCE has ever kicked a field goal from 40+ metres out so given the circumstances it's a bit harsh to criticise...
  18. Scorpio

    Strategy

    With the 17 players listed, having a right centre (Garrick) move to the left to replace Ben at left centre was the only other option, in my opinion. But then you'd have players on both sides out of the field playing out of position, and having to make that change in the middle of a half of...
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    Post-Game Discussion Knights V Manly [Round 14, 2025]

    Seeing as lots of blame has been apportioned to seemingly everyone else, I feel like it is warranted to point out that Hopoate bombed an all but certain try, right next to the uprights, before his head knock. Accidents happen but we win that game if we are 22-0 at half time.
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    Jake T.

    Yes he made 45 tackles last night. However... As uncomfortable as it may be to acknowledge, as a middle forward playing nearly 70 minutes, 4 runs with the ball for 35 metres is not acceptable. We cannot and will not win matches with those numbers. Because of his club status and salary cap...
Team P W L PD Pts
24 19 5 148 44
24 17 7 212 40
24 16 8 120 38
24 15 9 172 36
24 15 9 109 36
24 14 10 21 34
24 13 10 107 33
24 13 11 132 32
24 12 12 125 30
24 12 12 21 30
24 10 14 -76 26
24 9 14 -146 25
24 9 15 -135 24
24 9 15 -181 24
24 8 16 -130 22
24 6 18 -199 18
24 6 18 -300 18

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