Tallyn Da Silva

[Scorpio]

Sure but should we not be looking to address all areas of weakness?

Why is it one or the other?

There is nothing wrong with having more competition for spots, but in my opinion, when fully fit I don't think that Croker is the problem. He is on $350k and he does not startle the attack of this team. I really don't think our staff (under two head coaches) are silly enough to play someone at hooker for 110+ games if they thought otherwise.

How many premiership winning hookers from the past 10 years have been noted for their running from dummy half? I've heard this isolated as a reason that we aren't contenders but I'm not sure.

2016 - Michael Ennis
2017, 2020 - Cameron Smith
2018 - Jake Friend
2019 - Sam Verrills
2021, 2022 - Api Koroisau
2023, 2024 - Mitch Kenny

 

[Rocky]

There is nothing wrong with having more competition for spots, but in my opinion, when fully fit I don't think that Croker is the problem. He is on $350k and he does not startle the attack of this team. I really don't think our staff (under two head coaches) are silly enough to play someone at hooker for 110+ games if they thought otherwise.

How many premiership winning hookers from the past 10 years have been noted for their running from dummy half? I've heard this isolated as a reason that we aren't contenders but I'm not sure.

2016 - Michael Ennis
2017, 2020 - Cameron Smith
2018 - Jake Friend
2019 - Sam Verrills
2021, 2022 - Api Koroisau
2023, 2024 - Mitch Kenny

Yep, it's a chicken-and-egg type of situation - if we had a better bunch of forwards, then Croker would be okay. He is no worse than Kenny and Verrills. But seeing we don't have a good forward pack then Croker's limitations are constantly talked about.

 

[Jay Eagle]

In a Results driven business
I dont see any results in your post

Proud Manly People dont support the ones that have lead the club behind into another crisis with their decisions that they have made and they are accountable for
Passionate Manly people will always get behind the club but we will not support the mediocre losers that bring the club down to their mediocre level

Mestrov is no loser

Especially in the department that his currently employed in with us now..

He single handedly turned NSW Greyhound racing around and since he's left is starting to once again sadly decline.
The guy has a job to do with us and he's more than capable.

And before you go on about his football career...just remember
He's played First grade and at some very notable clubs

One being us and the other South's
Making grade isn't something any looser can do.

He's not here now as a player but a club manager!

Take your own advice and Support the club Bozo. Not the factions

 

[BOZO]

Mestrov is no loser

He is the CEO of an Underachieving club
He is No Winner

 

[Eagle 1]

Thought we were trying to get rid of old players.Api is 33 this year

Just hope they stick with Api, that Da Silva guy looks like he could do a job on us.

 

[nightster]

Given we are coming off a game where our starting hooker played 80 minutes and did not take a single run the whole time.. going after Da Silva is a no brainer. Would be worth the $$$ given he’d be filling a hole we’ve had for 5 years

Or we could play our best hooker who has been excellent when starting instead of playing Cromer who is one of our dad’s army

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Mestrov is no loser

Especially in the department that his currently employed in with us now..

He single handedly turned NSW Greyhound racing around and since he's left is starting to once again sadly decline.
The guy has a job to do with us and he's more than capable.

And before you go on about his football career...just remember
He's played First grade and at some very notable clubs

One being us and the other South's
Making grade isn't something any looser can do.

He's not here now as a player but a club manager!

Take your own advice and Support the club Bozo. Not the factions

He’s a good marketing type. Not sure on some of the evidence to date that he will ever be a great CEO.

Certainly though, we don’t need to change out another CEO anytime soon.

 

[Wombat64]

Do you think Da Silva or any other potential player would be inspired by Seibolds 7 minute noodle lectures that dont offer solutions .

Would you want to work in a workplace for boss that gives you a 7 minute lecture without solutions ?

Sure, 7 minutes is way better than a 15 minute lecture. Hell, if I was a player I'd wish Seibold did 3 minute lectures.

 

[Ohgeez]

According to the journo’s we are 1 of the 4 teams chasing him

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Against popular opinion on here I don’t have much of a problem with it. Having a quick chat to the players & telling them what they need to work on before having a few days off for the bye doesn’t seem like a big deal to me 🤷‍♂️. I would think after they came back from their time off they would have more in depth conversations. If not then I’d agree it was a waste of time but we probably won’t ever know if there was follow ups

Agree, nothing wrong with it that I can see. How long does it take to tell someone to work on their mobility, tackle technique, first contact or whatever?
Not long methinks! Doesn’t mean 7 minutes is the amount of time to coach players, just a mid-season feedback.
Maybe Bozo & co are freaked out because it’s different? AGGH something is different!

Come on bozo! Seibold met with the players for 2 hours …. There is 17 players! Divide 17 players into 2 hours and how many minutes per player do you get?

Just sayin’ I’m sure he didn’t have a 7 minute timer on his desk!

30 players in the squad not 17

 

[Tomay]

Part of our fall off to even more terrible lately I believe is largely attributed to Croker. He passes so slowly and often behind players so they have to adjust. It kills momentum in a generation where momentum wins games, you need to win contact and get a quick play the ball. I wish there was a measurement in NRL for hooker release on quick passes (like NFL) - I’m sure croker would be down the bottom. I’d also love a measurement in pass accuracy at the advantage line - I’m sure he would be at the bottom.

 

[Stewbojevic]

Part of our fall off to even more terrible lately I believe is largely attributed to Croker. He passes so slowly and often behind players so they have to adjust. It kills momentum in a generation where momentum wins games, you need to win contact and get a quick play the ball. I wish there was a measurement in NRL for hooker release on quick passes (like NFL) - I’m sure croker would be down the bottom. I’d also love a measurement in pass accuracy at the advantage line - I’m sure he would be at the bottom.

Yep, he’s not up to it anymore. Honestly, he’s been a stop gap for 5 years. Let’s get a hooker playing hooker

 

[47MVEagle]

The usual suspects getting hung up on the 7 minute interview thing as if it was the only time Seibold’s spoken to the players all season 😂

 

[mave]

The usual suspects getting hung up on the 7 minute interview thing as if it was the only time Seibold’s spoken to the players all season 😂

There are a lot of idiots on the internet.

Silvertails is just a magnet attracting the ones that happen to support Manly.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

There are a lot of idiots on the internet.

Silvertails is just a magnet attracting the ones that happen to support Manly.

And because Manly is historically elite... We have some of the best 🙂

 

[ManlyTragic]

Agree, nothing wrong with it that I can see. How long does it take to tell someone to work on their mobility, tackle technique, first contact or whatever?
Not long methinks! Doesn’t mean 7 minutes is the amount of time to coach players, just a mid-season feedback.
Maybe Bozo & co are freaked out because it’s different? AGGH something is different!


30 players in the squad not 17

Maybe you need to take this up with the journalist and explain your case and correct him , it was only 4 minutes per player!

Just sayin!

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Maybe you need to take this up with the journalist and explain your case and correct him , it was only 4 minutes per player!

Just sayin!

which journalist?

 

[BOZO]

The usual suspects getting hung up on the 7 minute interview thing as if it was the only time Seibold’s spoken to the players all season 😂

No one but You said the 7 minute Noodle Lecture was the only time Seibold spoke to the players
They are your words and not ours feathered friend
So lets talk about Seibolds All Season talk ...
What ever Seibold has been saying to our players all season has been ineffective and his half yearly report card reads Crisis and his coaching career at Manly is on the line .

NRL FOX News .
Manly’s 7-min crisis talks revealed as Seibold move angers players in fresh dressing room divide​

 

[Hertera]

We need to work out who our coach is before players will join us.

 

[Buddy Love]

We need to work out who our coach is before players will join us.

It's gonna be Ennis 🤣 pleeeeuuuz