Game Day: EF2 - Manly v Panthers [Finals Week 1, 2017]

[NLSeaEagle]

As usual our discipline is letting us down.
Too interested in the niggle

Agree, been giving away stupid penalties all year.
Lussick, Walker & Green all guilty tonight.

Lussick maintains his average of at least one every game!

 

[Pablo]

Penriff dominated field possession and only managed one try. Being down by 6 after how **** we played is good.
We should roll them when field position and penalties even up

 

[grassy]

If I was Barrat I would be wielding a ****ing sword at walker and a few others.First half was football nonesense.

 

[Fibro Eagle]

Another 40 mins to go finals footy always come back to patience and playing to last play we can adjust and go on and win

 

[Harvies elbow]

But Manly are 100% at fault.

They have constantly tried the patience of the Ref and therefor he looks for penalties

The mindset must change or it's over in 40 minutes, for the satisfaction of some player's chest beating

So the riff start the niggle up the other end and AFB gets penalised??
Leads to Cartwright's try.....
A fair go please !!

 

[HappilyManly]

If we lose we can thank Walker and Fonua blake. Changed momentum with bone headed play

Add Green to that - he pushed a tackled player back on the 5th

 

[Catch_20_2]

Hmmmm proud of the boys hanging in there .... We have them defensively .... We're losing in the kicking game ... 3rd tackle kick straight to their winger and not finding the in goal ... Ambush ... please this is a sudden death semi final there are no surprises .... We just need to get in the grind and get some possession and repeat sets. Blake is here for his structure and kicking game .... Second half is time for him to ante up .... Lift and show us what you've got. Be patient and we can get this done.

We're a long way behind the previous two games skill wise .... but lets get this week done.

 

[Mals]

Refs are trying to help Riff kick their way to victory. For the love of @God give us a fair shake in the 2nd half.

 

[Captain Moondog]

Great result so far, given possession flow and penalties, etc.

IF the momentum turns around in the 2nd half we have got this.

POSSESSION........Trent needs to play this at half time

 

[The Royal Soup]

Season is over

Deal with it

 

[Kevinward777]

They're lying all over us and are a good metre and a half offside.

 

[HappilyManly]

So the riff start the niggle up the other end and AFB gets penalised??
Leads to Cartwright's try.....
A fair go please !!

Fair go is not what the contest is - it's to put your opponent off their game.
Unfortunately, Manly are falling for it.

AFB went in to punch someone in front of the Ref.
If he s too dumb to realize that they want to get a reaction from him, then we will lose to satisfy his ego

Take the niggle, turn the other cheek or start Mad Monday celebrations in 40 minutes

 

[NLSeaEagle]

Only 6 points in it and we had a pretty rough half .........penalties, mistakes, posession.

If (a very big IF) we get a fair shake from the refs in the 2nd half, I'm still backing us home!

 

[Fibro Eagle]

We will be better in the 2nd 1/2 The riff i dont beleive have much more to show we have plenty more GO Manly

 

[HappilyManly]

Manly will be stronger in the last 20, so long as they stay within a 2 try gap they should still win it

 

[Catch_20_2]

We look like absolute ****

What the **** has the idiot coach down all week?

Everyone knew the panthers were going to come hard this week

Mate ..... Storm were in same position earlier this afternoon ... Leave your judgement till the end of the game ... That's why it's an 80 minute game. This is a time for cool heads and resolve not losing the plot and pointing fingers.

 

[HoldenV8]

We may be leading the penalty count 5-3 right now, but as most know its not how many, its when and were on the field the penalty is given. Its all well and good getting penalties on the first and second tackles coming out of your own end, but that's nothing when penalties (however dodgy they may be) are given almost directly in front of the posts.

Personally I think we looked the better team, especially in defence. But some dumb play (kicking on the 3rd.....) and not having much ball where it counts (our attacking half) didn't help our cause.

 

[Dan]

Ambushed and the refs are on board for the rub.

 

[Michael Clare]

The refereeing has been very poor - nothing much else to say if nothing changes. Almost would've preferred Henry P!

 

[Harvies elbow]

Fair go is not what the contest is - it's to put your opponent off their game.
Unfortunately, Manly are falling for it.

AFB went in to punch someone in front of the Ref.
If he s too dumb to realize that they want to get a reaction from him, then we will lose to satisfy his ego

Take the niggle, turn the other cheek or start Mad Monday celebrations in 40 minutes

It's been both sides just they get overlooked...
As per f***ing usual !!