Most tackles: DCE

[ricardo]

Deadset this guy was huge for us tonight. Around the 46th he made 4 tackles of the set.

Take a bow mate great work!!

 

[wombatgc]

Deadset this guy was huge for us tonight. Around the 46th he made 4 tackles of the set.

Take a bow mate great work!!

Yep, he was chasing and nailing them all night. And the way he talked to the refs in trying times was exceptional.

 

[Dan]

It was good to see the game plan there that he wasn't going to be running the show in attack, he was going to take a bit more of a back seat which ruined the Roosters game plan which was to shut him out of the game. It really let Green play a good game and Walker to have a blinder.

Hat's off to Uate too what a solid game he had

 

[Sheikheagle]

Great foresight making him captain. No more division in the team all pulling in the one direction and enjoying each other's success

 

[Loobs]

Deadset this guy was huge for us tonight. Around the 46th he made 4 tackles of the set.

Take a bow mate great work!!

Yeah but Tallis wants to know if he decked anyone..?

 

[qldeagle]

Deadset this guy was huge for us tonight. Around the 46th he made 4 tackles of the set.

Take a bow mate great work!!

I said the same thing, he tackled like a Trojan. Led by example and another fantastic effort. Onya DCE credit where credit's due.

 

[Harvies elbow]

DCEs D was very noticeable.
He had that hungry attitude I think to beat Pearce

 

[Fluffy]

heard them mention at the 54 minute mark he had made his 30th. That up there with the best hookers in the game.

he was also leading most of the kick chases in the second half keeping the rorters pinned down their own end

 

[ALinda]

As our top tackler, which is admirable for a halfback, I take my (Manly) hat off to Cherry!

Also as @Fluffy said, he noticeably led the kick chases, etc so I say well done Cherry

 

[Pommie Eagle]

Outstanding work Chezza to quote Tallis for a "bloke that doesn't care"

 

[HK_Eagle]

Outstanding work Chezza to quote Tallis for a "bloke that doesn't care"

Can we stop calling him "Tallis" and refer to him correctly as "DCE's Bitch"? Thank you.

 

[The '47ers]

39 for the match I'm reading, team high

 

[grassy]

Very proud to have him in the Manly colours and he is a real pro and a great human being.One of the true faces of rugby league.

 

[globaleagle]

He was terrific.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Can we stop calling him "Tallis" and refer to him correctly as "DCE's Bitch"? Thank you.

I think we should refer to Gorden as Drengo, thus thwarting his parents' cunning plan.

 

[Killer03]

Whilst I believe DCE has got a bit of a bad wrap in recent years, the one thing he has never done is shirk his defensive responsibilities. Regardless of other things (like game mgt) he regularly gets high tackle counts.

The last couple of weeks I have seen a different DCE. I thought the look in his eye when he spoke to the ref at one stage said it all, and you could see him talking to the boys and they then proceeded to bash the roosters. This reminded me of when Killer used to have a quiet word to the boys and you could see it was 'bashing defence' time. Those sets where the opposition would make 10 to 20metres and the commentators would say 'Manly are making metres with their defence'.

If this is all a result of Tallis and his comments, great, please continue your dribble. This is the same idiot who said Jamie Lyon had no right to not play origin.....sorry fuhrer I thought we lived in a free country.

 

[eagle66]

I reckon DCE was tackling and chasing kicks just like this last year but the difference here is, he is not expected to do all of the attacking and there is a team with direction to keep go forward. The edge defence has tightened which in turn is leaving the back 3 to tidy up kicks and breaks and also gives the middle a chance to set up for the next tackle. It certainly looks like a lot of this was being put into place last year and the team is reaping the rewards.

 

[Brooke]

Yeah but Tallis wants to know if he decked anyone..?

Someone needs to deck Tallis...
But then again ever since he said Chez didn't care about Manly or his coach he has been sensational. So I guess we can thank Tallis for the great pep talk he gave our Captain.