Game Day: Manly v Panthers [Round 18, 2017]

[HK_Eagle]

Wow, some hands by Lane there. High risk, but very skilful and he pulled it off

 

[torana355]

omg why is Wright not kicking!!!

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Why is Matt Wright not kicking ????

 

[Christol74]

Why isn't Wright kicking?

 

[Deleted member 26876]

Goal kicking needs to improve, Wright might have an ankle niggle or something

 

[MANLY4LIFE]

The fanferrsss no try all stems back to akooz no try against drugcastle as i say its all a big rort

Go manly !!!

 

[torana355]

DCE is having a blinder.

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

Great attacking defence!

 

[Dan]

We should get a point for hitting the post

 

[torana355]

Lane has done more this game then Poo has all season.

 

[Dan]

What a kick chase there! Outstanding!

 

[Michael Clare]

It appears to me that every time a team cranks up the defensive pressure successfully on a team trapped down near their own line and drives them back throughout the set, that inevitably a penalty comes to the team pegged down. I'm not just talking about tonight or Manly, I notice it in so many games. Perhaps it's just a psychological sub-conscious thing where the refs feel a team cannot be that defensively dominant and just look for anything (even seeing things that are not really there)?

A very astute comment. There is so much emphasis on giving the attacking side every advantage that the delicate balance between attack and defence gets lost. It's just awful to watch and happens, as you say, game after game. This also makes the so-called modern game very scrappy looking like a wrestle in the quest for the fast play the ball. Players either drop the ball getting to their feet or don't even stand up to play the ball or don't even stand square to play the ball.

 

[FlyingHigh]

cherry is an absolute champion.

 

[Michael Clare]

It appears to me that every time a team cranks up the defensive pressure successfully on a team trapped down near their own line and drives them back throughout the set, that inevitably a penalty comes to the team pegged down. I'm not just talking about tonight or Manly, I notice it in so many games. Perhaps it's just a psychological sub-conscious thing where the refs feel a team cannot be that defensively dominant and just look for anything (even seeing things that are not really there)?

A very astute comment. There is so much emphasis on giving the attacking side every advantage that the delicate balance between attack and defence gets lost. It's just awful to watch and happens, as you say, game after game. This also makes the so-called modern game very scrappy looking like a wrestle in the quest for the fast play the ball. Players either drop the ball getting to their feet or don't even stand up to play the ball or don't even stand square to play the ball.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Loving DCE's game. How many times has he kicked it to trap Kevie Walters in goal tonight. And that beautiful ball across the face of Kevie Walters to Walker to crash over in the first half.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Loving DCE's game. How many times has he kicked it to trap Kevie Walters in goal tonight. And that beautiful ball across the face of Kevie Walters to Walker to crash over in the first half.

 

[Michael Clare]

It appears to me that every time a team cranks up the defensive pressure successfully on a team trapped down near their own line and drives them back throughout the set, that inevitably a penalty comes to the team pegged down. I'm not just talking about tonight or Manly, I notice it in so many games. Perhaps it's just a psychological sub-conscious thing where the refs feel a team cannot be that defensively dominant and just look for anything (even seeing things that are not really there)?

A very astute comment. There is so much emphasis on giving the attacking side every advantage that the delicate balance between attack and defence gets lost. It's just awful to watch and happens, as you say, game after game. This also makes the so-called modern game very scrappy looking like a wrestle in the quest for the fast play the ball. Players either drop the ball getting to their feet or don't even stand up to play the ball or don't even stand square to play the ball.

 

[HappilyManly]

Wright pulled his groin last week - thats why we have Parker.

 

[HK_Eagle]

Oh hello. The bunker decided to do their job properly this time.

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

Our lads are getting tired from tackling.