Game Day: Storm v Manly [Finals 1, 2021]

[Red Pill]

50 points coming up for storm

I bet you that that scope of doom of yours that they don’t.

 

[PONTIAN SEA EAGLE]

Didn’t have a good preparation prior to this playing the bulldods & cowboys.

 

[nightster]

showing no confidence or belief out there tonight.

walker has been the only one who has looked dangerous

think we are missing crocker too. lawton no where near as crisp with passing and combination with DCE looking off

We are missing Crokers defence big time

 

[TagMonster]

I'm a massive fan of "Con the fruiter" (Harper), but the kid is rattled and is a clear target tonight. He's got to come off and Walker to centre. Just inside his head big time tonight.

 

[wombatgc]

2nd half we have to put Walker to Harper’s spot

As hard as it is to admit, I agree. Semi-finals can do horrible things to inexperienced blokes. Get Walks out there. DCE stop with the up and in defence. Guaca is struggling trying to read DCEs defensive lapses.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Big lesson for some of these inexperienced players.

The Storm are clinical , regardless of what you say that are clinical right across the park.

They don’t make mistakes.

They bring in players like Lumelume who does a job.

They are miles and miles ahead of us.

 

[The Royal Soup]

I bet you that that scope of doom of yours that they don’t.

Well to be fair once the game is over we will get some calls and a Chance to even the game up a bit as always

 

[HoldenV8]

The sad thing is that right now, all 4 Melbourne tries have come off the back of Morgan Harper errors.

2 dropped balls, a one on one steal and a missed tackle. All by Harper, all resulted in Melbourne tries.

 

[Shoe1]

Great having Slater and Smith commentating. Hopefully Matt geyer and Crocker can join the team soon too.

 

[davohan123]

Don’t know about worst performance tonight people mustn’t have been watching last couple of games

With everything on the line being in finals I beg to differ.

We are been embarrassed tonight and made to look very foolish tonight.

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Like a few have said, Walker has been one of our best tonight. That’s a problem because although he can provide spark, he generally shouldn’t be in the top 5 performing players on the field for us when we’re firing

 

[Simonmyers11]

Agreed never thought I would say this but Croker out is huge for us.

We don't look a happy bunch of players tonight.

Even Jake looks lost

said it at the start, all our quick attacking plays start with crocker giving good early ball, or those inside dumps where he turns the ruck defense inside out.

none of that tonight

was my biggest concern tongiht

 

[AlxFromNthNarra]

May as well just go for broke on the expansive play. Lose by 1 or 41 we still have to backup next week.

Current strat of 'own the middle' never was going to work, and hasn't worked.

Harper has had a shocker to be sure, but he has been good for so long I am sure he will bounce back.

Our discipline and ball-control are the problems.

Bad defensive decision made that last try happen (DCE), bad defensive decision got Welch a try (Marty).

They can score 18 pts+ fast. 75% completion won't cut it.

We are missing froggy.

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

Possession = Tries
Our team thrives with the ball in hand. Not happening tonight (so far).

 

[Raffa]

This has been a diabolical performance. We are playing petrified. Couldn’t have started worse if we tried.

 

[The Eagle Has Landed]

How do we smash Parra twice this season and fail to beat the Storm once?

 

[Scorpio]

I cannot remember the last time we completed at over 80%.

It's all well and good when we have the raw talent to put away a lot of average teams. But it won't work against Melbourne who are the best team in the competition AND are completing at 95% so far this game.

Not sure this team is ready to win a premiership... yet.

 

[George Rose's Butcher]

We have played like this last two weeks vs Cowboys and Dogs.

The difference is the last two weeks have been against the Cowboys and the Dogs.

These same issues should of been sorted 2 weeks ago.

We are a 2nd half team lately and you are 100% correct. Difference is tonight we are playing the best in the comp and they are making us pay!

 

[Simonmyers11]

Gus making good sense at half time. We need to start playing some footy.

Walker came on and had a spark, starting running the ball, turning it inside, trying to get a quick play the ball.

need the rest of the team to follow.

maybe go down shusters side with tom.

Harper is shot

 

[eaglebuzz]

Storm are beating us at footy and gamesmanship. Bit of a reality check we are seeing. Just shows, being 15th in the League for completions is killing us.

Geez we are missing Croker..

I don't think Croker being out is the reason why DCE isn't backing himself or why Harper forgot how to catch a ball.