Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Manly

[Bates]

Any tech experts able to breakdown what happened? IMO Manly were not THAT good but they've got a world class half, a world class FB and a stack of forwards who are in terrific form.

My observation was that they steamrolled our forwards early on (had way more intensity),were singling out our little guys with their big guys (Keary got hit MULTIPLE) times when others shoulda been there with him - I dare say this was expected as Horo mentioned that exact situation with Olakau'atu being the big dawg).

Not bagging Manly but even still, I thought that our errors and penalties (some of which were dubious IMO but it went both ways) cost us the result. I feel as though Manly's approached the season with a new approach and will get schooled as time goes by (with this result as proof - even with their dominance they struggled to put us away). However, they put us off our game with their tactics and took the bikkies.

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Side note, was I the only one calling for us to go for the drop goal with 10 to go? We were right in front, scores were level and we had a few tackles up our sleeve. Meant nothing in hindsight but IMO we shoulda just done it as Manly weren't scoring more tries (despite their pressure), it woulda given us the ball back from a kick-off and it woulda closed off the possibility of a late drop goal contest (with the new rules being policed) deciding the result.

Our halves were abysmal!! The flow on from that is that it effects so many aspects of our game. The scoreline was close because Manly are average. Play at our best and we lap them.

[fletch]

Of course Annesley cleared and agreed with the catch interference non penalty on that first Manly try.

[Waylander]

Side note, was I the only one calling for us to go for the drop goal with 10 to go? We were right in front, scores were level and we had a few tackles up our sleeve. Meant nothing in hindsight but IMO we shoulda just done it as Manly weren't scoring more tries (despite their pressure), it woulda given us the ball back from a kick-off and it woulda closed off the possibility of a late drop goal contest (with the new rules being policed) deciding the result.

Considering the scores hadn't been level since before the end of the first half, yes, you were almost definitely the only one.

[tloos1999]

Any tech experts able to breakdown what happened? IMO Manly were not THAT good but they've got a world class half, a world class FB and a stack of forwards who are in terrific form.

My observation was that they steamrolled our forwards early on (had way more intensity),were singling out our little guys with their big guys (Keary got hit MULTIPLE) times when others shoulda been there with him - I dare say this was expected as Horo mentioned that exact situation with Olakau'atu being the big dawg).

Not bagging Manly but even still, I thought that our errors and penalties (some of which were dubious IMO but it went both ways) cost us the result. I feel as though Manly's approached the season with a new approach and will get schooled as time goes by (with this result as proof - even with their dominance they struggled to put us away). However, they put us off our game with their tactics and took the bikkies.

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Side note, was I the only one calling for us to go for the drop goal with 10 to go? We were right in front, scores were level and we had a few tackles up our sleeve. Meant nothing in hindsight but IMO we shoulda just done it as Manly weren't scoring more tries (despite their pressure), it woulda given us the ball back from a kick-off and it woulda closed off the possibility of a late drop goal contest (with the new rules being policed) deciding the result.

Were you watching the 2017 game against Manly by accident? That was tied with ten to go.

At no point yesterday in the last ten minutes, let alone the entire second half were we tied with Manly. Maybe a few less afternoon (or morning) mimosas.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Considering the scores hadn't been level since before the end of the first half, yes, you were almost definitely the only one.

Haha....Surprise! That is our major weapon

[BTRD]

Manly are crap. We should of beaten them.

[Dr. Voodoo Man]

Does anyone ever get to the end of Isms posts?

No, his posts are like nails on the chalkboard and he seems like he could be a sociopath.

[Dr. Voodoo Man]

Were you watching the 2017 game against Manly by accident? That was tied with ten to go.

At no point yesterday in the last ten minutes, let alone the entire second half were we tied with Manly. Maybe a few less afternoon (or morning) mimosas.

Tripper or maybe in a fugue state.

[Vasco]

those with the newborns are they up doing the 3am bottle feeds or what. This team were not prepared for Manlys game did you see how exhausted they all were, making wrong decision after wrong decision and gifting all possession over through tiredness. Souths will be licking their lips with double the rest.

Dom's first game too, ease up.

I think any football team in history would have been exhausted defending their line for the entire game.

[Eggspert]

Manly are crap. We should of beaten them.

Manly isn't crap.

They look like their set for a decent year.

Probably more decent than us if we don't fix up the errors & penalties.

[Waylander]

Haha....Surprise! That is our major weapon

Well, one of. Fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and an almost fanatical devotion to Uncle Nick.