Game Day: Storm v Manly [Round 16, 2020]

[manlyfan76]

Watching live Melb look like they are in 2nd or 3rd gear.

 

[davohan123]

22-8 inside our 20 the storm have had.

You just can't win games of footy with that much defending to do.

 

[40 years an eagle]

We are a dumb footy team. Dce just plays off the cuff and doesn't plan the next play. He just bombs it to nobody. Organise who gets tackled where. Then set your position and make sure your team knows where you will kick it. Not rocket science.

It's a clearing kick buddy. Every kick DCE has had today has been inside our 40. We have been on the wrong end of possession all game and our only 6th tackle option is to get it down their end somewhere. We have been under the pump all game and have done well.

 

[HoldenV8]

DCE long kicking game only thing keeping us in the game ATM. Would like to see Quac on the edge, Siro gets in some space but injury hampering him

Would rather Waddell or Olakau'atu in the back row other than Thompson. Sorry to say but Joel has become one of those one season too many players.

 

[Jethro]

SET RESTARTS

1st Half:

Storm: 4 - Tackle Number: 3, 1, 4, 4
Manly: 1 - Tackle Number: 3

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Our Set Restart figure should be a lot higher as in my opinion, Melbourne are allowed to lie all over us and hang onto us without being penalised where if we do anything similar for shorter durations, we get a set restart against us.

 

[Simonmyers11]

DCE kicking game just rubbish again

You ****in serious. Please, only player who is keeping us close. Kicks have been finding grass and long

 

[40 years an eagle]

Watching live Melb look like they are in 2nd or 3rd gear.

They have had all the ball.

 

[Jerry1]

Hoops ain’t first grade.

 

[KOMORI]

Summing up this forum in one easy picture....

 

[davohan123]

Watching live Melb look like they are in 2nd or 3rd gear.

They are but we are having a dog compared to last week with what i saw live at anz stadium.

Hope hoppa scores for you

 

[40 nil]

Think we going okay coming off last week's game. If we have an ounce of luck at the start of the second half, I think we can get back into it.

 

[madmax]

Hoppa has to go FB & Funa to Center.....it’s the only way we stand a chance. Funa has done sfa from the back. Hoppa needs space & watch us go from there!

 

[Simonmyers11]

SET RESTARTS

1st Half:

Storm: 4 - Tackle Number: 3, 1, 4, 4
Manly: 1 - Tackle Number: 3

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Our Set Restart figure should be a lot higher as in my opinion, Melbourne are allowed to lie all over us and hang onto us without being penalised where if we do anything similar for shorter durations, we get a set restart against us.

Cannot work out why we don't get more, Melbourne holding just like we do. Melbourne get theirs awarded on 4th as well

 

[Tomay]

Dce offers nothing with a kick.. absolute dribble..

this is absolute rubbish. DCEs kicking game is the only thing keeping us in this, his long distance kicks have been really good. As usual he has struggled with poor service in the attacking zone and off the side line.

he can’t do any more.

 

[Shoe1]

Our defence is so slow to move up, it just lets them run 50/60 mts each play, while we're making 25/30 mts

They always have 12 tackles to our 6 though

 

[skull61]

DCE long kicking game only thing keeping us in the game ATM. Would like to see Quac on the edge, Siro gets in some space but injury hampering him

Nah he just won’t pass it to the outside supports

 

[Kalvin]

With due respect . Des can not turn a back line of donkeys into thoroughbreds

Haha true.. but maybe he needs to pick some new donkeys

 

[Shoe1]

Would rather Waddell or Olakau'atu in the back row other than Thompson. Sorry to say but Joel has become one of those one season too many players.

Ola

 

[Hotspur2014]

Restarts - Melb 3 / Manly 0 at HT
Are we ever going to get more restarts than the opposition in a first half ?
NO !!!

 

[frank stokes]

Watching live Melb look like they are in 2nd or 3rd gear.

Watching on telly it looks like they havent clicked and I am very concerned about what happens if they do...
Having said that... we could be down by 20 odd and we are not because the boys are having a dig... enjoyed seeing them try something new with the Jake kick...