Game Day: Dragons v Manly [Round 4, 2024]

[HK_Eagle]

DCE playing touch, zero composure
Turbo mentally shot after early errors
Garrick is no centre

That’s three top players.

Sipley been strong
Ola working hard despite stuck working off headless chook
Apart from the obligatory head high penalty, Aloiai been stronger this week

 

[The Royal Soup]

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And that is saying something because at some stage in just about every game you say the same thing ..... but yes it is a bad one

i can’t remember a game where we have dropped so much ball and looked so sluggish and not motivated at all

 

[sharx]

Last weeks game has taken its toll

we are so flat

 

[Dion Johnson]

Tommy started well, his hands have let him down.

Collectively a disappointing last 35 minutes from them, Sipley is tge standout.

Need to get on top in the middle as there is no room on the edges otherwise.

 

[bob dylan]

Honestly I don’t think I’ve seen a worse defender at centre than Garrick.

Paul Stephenson?

 

[Oligarch]

Seibs did not look happy on the shot from the dressing room - and fair enough.

 

[The Royal Soup]

all the dragons have to do is spread the ball
left and they will score every time, they have 2 try’s disallowed that side also so it realistically is 24-6

 

[Chunkytuna]

This is the type of performance that requires a belamy type coach. Not seibold. He’s fine when we’re winning. Hopeless when we’re losing. Don’t see us coming back at all. Hope I’m wrong but I highly doubt it.

 

[JakeyB789]

I will never understand the DCE lovefest on here

He has a great long kicking game but outside of that he often has no idea what to do when we are attacking the opposition line and gives away possession early in the tackle count. Not only that but it’s his side that is usually the one getting exposed in defence but it’s always the centres and wingers copping the blame.

He’s not alone in having a poor game today but we had a number of chances then at 6-6 and needed a lot more from our captain and halfback

 

[Eagle 1]

Dce is awful

Would help his cause if we could hold onto the ball and throw decent passes.

 

[The Royal Soup]

Paul Stephenson?

Schuster

 

[Will on the hill]

8 points down, (could've been 24) I'll take it. No way we drop that much ball in the 2nd half. Sips has been great.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Didn’t it come up in one of the Manly Way episodes how they were placing a premium on error-free footy? Wasn’t there something about punishment for any errors during training?

 

[PONTIAN SEA EAGLE]

I think we let the wrong coach go

 

[davohan123]

what a piss poor effort
And of all weekends Easter weekend to do it
It like we are void of leadership out there.
Sadly I have seen this a mile off all week we have just taken the dragons too lightly
If we win this it will be not by much but our goal line defence has been shocking
Toff and Brooks the only 2 players worthy of a mention
if dragons score early i fear a blow out score tonight!!
ugly viewing

 

[joeboy]

Cherry and Tom have been woeful.
I don’t trust our right hand side defense att all. Ben turbo is about as threatening as Aaron woods.

We are been towelled up by a poor team which speaks volumes

I’m so sick of cherrys glory plays. Lead your team FFS.

 

[Spartan Eagle]

We are lucky to be only 8 behind..there still hope if we can limit our errors. Go Manly!

 

[The Royal Soup]

This is the type of performance that requires a belamy type coach. Not seibold. He’s fine when we’re winning. Hopeless when we’re losing. Don’t see us coming back at all. Hope I’m wrong but I highly doubt it.

nope, dragons will
score first after the half after the usual penalty and 6 agains given away

 

[Sheikheagle]

I actually think we were winning the yardage battle comfortably until we dropped the ball 5 sets in a row. It’s inexcusable. So hard to watch. So ****ing disappointing.

 

[Chunkytuna]

You can't just yell at them. It doesn't work every week and you lose them. You give then a calm stern talking to and fix the issues. Garrick and Talau need to swap positions

Seems to work pretty well for a coach like Bellamy. Not suggesting every week. But this is one week that it’s required. Or are we worried someone’s feelings might get hurt.