Game Day: Manly V Sharks [Round 10, 2025]

[Disco]

Important we put points on the board first.

We have been poor with ball in hand but not to bad defensively IMO.

Need our big three in Tom, Ola and especially DCE to step it up a few gears.

Game not over yet but fear it will be if the Sharkies score the first try.

 

[mickqld]

There'll be no miracle turn around in this one. Fullback is a lame duck , Garrick a ragdoll, both halves look like they're phoning it in especially the headless chook, Jurbo just plodding again, Jazz zero, Olakau'atu just an error fest. This bunch couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag. Wonder if the coach will be proud of this sh*tshow.

 

[God]

Starts with a coach who is proud of losing efforts.

Yeah Grimmace isn't inspiring

 

[Disco]

On the bright side, they are getting used to coping with adversity.

Ha dunno about that, not much coping in this thread.

 

[Brookie1973]

Sharks are kicking everything to Tom and running it back is all he's been able to do in attack. It's not his strength. He needs to be involved later in the set.

Which is what will happen in origin if they pick him on the wing.

 

[Chunkytuna]

Spoon sure gets us firing off a 15 day turnaround.

I wonder what fuking excuse his stupid fat face will come up with this week. Can’t complain about the draw. Weak as piss he is. And it shows in the teams perform

 

[Wombat64]

The Dogs looked worse in the first half than Manly today, if DCE pulls his finger out and decided to play with some pride they can turn it around

The dogs are a better team than Manly ......

 

[Chunkytuna]

Not his fault though. We’d get the same results with Bellamy.

Oh yeah, of course we would 🤣

 

[Brookie1973]

Ha dunno about that, not much coping in this thread.

That’s because we didn’t attend the offseason love in retreats where they all sat around the campfire and explored each others emotional vulnerabilities.

 

[Thewestisbest]

Sharks are kicking everything to Tom and running it back is all he's been able to do in attack. It's not his strength. He needs to be involved later in the set.

He looks as though he has lost a lot of his explosive speed. Seems to take an age to get moving on kick returns.

 

[Brookie1973]

Oh yeah, of course we would 🤣

According to good judges.

 

[DieHardManlyFan]

We look lethargic and disjointed. I have no doubt we are a better team than the way we are currently playing but anyone who says this DCE drama isn’t affecting our on field performance is off their head. The last time I can personally recall these type of performances was back when we have our last big contract issue and you could visibly see the tension between DCE and Watmough. My concerns is it’s similar to how Bronx performed under Spoony. I know we can be better, I’m hoping we can be better but something within our playing group needs to change. No sure what’s it is but I’m sick of getting to kick off wondering what manly will turn up!

 

[Eagle 1]

Penalisedxfor a,chin grab. That'll do me Slutton from kurnell is he.

It's a perfect storm, our attack is clueless, and forwards ineffective, on top of Sutton.

 

[robbiea]

Pathetic boys .....

 

[Chunkytuna]

Is there any Manly forward other than Bully can run hard and straight with leg speed

No

 

[Thewestisbest]

That’s because we didn’t attend the offseason love in retreats where they all sat around the campfire and explored each others emotional vulnerabilities.

So true. It's a brutal game and our coaching staff want the players to hold hands and get all teary eyed. Meanwhile, over at Belmore...

 

[Thewestisbest]

We can still win this. We need to win this if Spoon and the team are serious about this year.

 

[Wombat64]

Yeah Grimmace isn't inspiring

Funny he actually really does look like Grimace .......

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

We need to get rid of the soft underbelly of this team.

The problem being, we are pretty much all soft underbelly. Once that's gone, what's left?

 

[JBW]

This 4th tackle options where we just do a safe hit up everytime is killing me! What happened to our willingness to attack? Where the cut out passed to Saab to give him some space. It's predictable plodding. The Sharks racing up and hitting the man that's taking the pass out the back and we are losing ground, not making it.

Sharks are too big, too strong, too fast and we are too slow and predictable.

Thank eff we are getting Fogarty as we have Wests Tigers Brooks now. Imagine if he was leading us around the park next year!