That’s on the halves

[Arties Pie]

He's played with Keary and Walker as well, he's played something like 35 games of first grade now, it can't still be a case of finding his feet after all that time. He's going to get towelled up by Jamie Humphreys next week who has played just 5 games.

yeah he’s been around for a while now.

[MKCS]

It's a Team sport so it's a Team loss - 57% completion rate is not going to win you any game of footy - 75% at half time - so 39% in the second half

All part of the players development even the more experienced one's no matter what team sport you play.

I still back Sandon probably the only one now.

DCE hasn't said if he's playing on or not to my knowledge.

Manly last won a comp in 2011 so all the new found "fans" of DCE need to take a deep breath that he will be some sort of messiah as from 2016 he has delivered what at Manly as the Million Dollar Man - only splitting the club and playing group which they are still recovering from.

750k a season for 2 seasons is good money to re-sign with Manly at his age plus a coaching role post retirement worth a couple of hundred grand a year as well one assumes.

Whose to say a combo of DCE and Sam Walker will work in any case

Maybe DCE and Sam Walker won't lead to a comp but if DCE plays tonight we most likely win. If Walker and DCE both play then we win and we win well.

[A Country Member]

I’d put it down to the unbalanced reserves that were picked. Twice now we have been rolled in the second half.

• Nat’s not a prop
• Lindsay went ok but should swap with Spencer
• Steeps not rugged or big enough for the middle
• Savala is not a 14

[Rooster_6]

He's played with Keary and Walker as well, he's played something like 35 games of first grade now, it can't still be a case of finding his feet after all that time. He's going to get towelled up by Jamie Humphreys next week who has played just 5 games.

35 games with the majority of those off the bench as a dummy half.

So yeh, he's finding his feet as a half in the NRL. That's just common sense, surely?

[RoosterFanNZ]

Sandon was at least having a crack but unfortunately for him, when you're the only playmaker in the side having a go, it's pretty easy for the defence to number up on all of your plays.

I don't rate Sandon Smith as highly as some but I also think the melodramatic commentary from some on him is over the top too. He's a decent young 5/8 who's trying to find his feet.

By the end of the game Radley was pretty much having to play halfback because Townsend just wasn't sited in good ball. No young 5/8 is thriving in those circumstances.

Doms try at the start of first half was proof of that. Chad couldn’t do anything so he had to

i don’t think radley trusted Chad at all, took over passing duties

[Vasco]

Absolutely woeful by Sandon and Townsend. I haven’t seen a halves performance as bad as that for a while.

Sandon in particular should have been hooked he was that bad. Totally insipid display in the final third.

Can we not orchestrate a midseason early transfer for DCE? He couldn’t come quicker!

Yep. A decent pair of halves would have won that game.

[A Country Member]

I’m gonna say something that I’ve been avoiding:
Toups has lost his edge

While he is solid and trustworthy, he isn’t what he used to be. We just don’t have the thrust returning kicks and he isn’t icing breaks with his pace these days. Between him and Dom, they’re not getting the sets started as well as they should be.

[King Salvo]

Maybe DCE and Sam Walker won't lead to a comp but if DCE plays tonight we most likely win. If Walker and DCE both play then we win and we win well.

That's hypothetical though - like saying if I had the lotto numbers I would have won lotto.

[ChookMaster]

He's played with Keary and Walker as well, he's played something like 35 games of first grade now, it can't still be a case of finding his feet after all that time. He's going to get towelled up by Jamie Humphreys next week who has played just 5 games.

That Humphreys can play. Jealous of the bunnies for that one. They got a good one.

[Bates]

Apparently we don't need a new five eighth.

All is rosy.

[Carlos Parra]

It's a Team sport so it's a Team loss - 57% completion rate is not going to win you any game of footy - 75% at half time - so 39% in the second half

All part of the players development even the more experienced one's no matter what team sport you play.

I still back Sandon probably the only one now.

DCE hasn't said if he's playing on or not to my knowledge.

Manly last won a comp in 2011 so all the new found "fans" of DCE need to take a deep breath that he will be some sort of messiah as from 2016 he has delivered what at Manly as the Million Dollar Man - only splitting the club and playing group which they are still recovering from.

750k a season for 2 seasons is good money to re-sign with Manly at his age plus a coaching role post retirement worth a couple of hundred grand a year as well one assumes.

Whose to say a combo of DCE and Sam Walker will work in any case

'Who's' is the word you're looking for!

[Vasco]

It makes you wonder how they viewed Sandon Smith as the replacement for Keary. They got it very wrong.

[Vasco]

It's a Team sport so it's a Team loss - 57% completion rate is not going to win you any game of footy - 75% at half time - so 39% in the second half

All part of the players development even the more experienced one's no matter what team sport you play.

I still back Sandon probably the only one now.

DCE hasn't said if he's playing on or not to my knowledge.

Manly last won a comp in 2011 so all the new found "fans" of DCE need to take a deep breath that he will be some sort of messiah as from 2016 he has delivered what at Manly as the Million Dollar Man - only splitting the club and playing group which they are still recovering from.

750k a season for 2 seasons is good money to re-sign with Manly at his age plus a coaching role post retirement worth a couple of hundred grand a year as well one assumes.

Whose to say a combo of DCE and Sam Walker will work in any case

You still back Sandon and question whether a halves pairing of DCE and Walker would work. You are off your head.

[Chook2]

It's a Team sport so it's a Team loss - 57% completion rate is not going to win you any game of footy - 75% at half time - so 39% in the second half

All part of the players development even the more experienced one's no matter what team sport you play.

I still back Sandon probably the only one now.

DCE hasn't said if he's playing on or not to my knowledge.

Manly last won a comp in 2011 so all the new found "fans" of DCE need to take a deep breath that he will be some sort of messiah as from 2016 he has delivered what at Manly as the Million Dollar Man - only splitting the club and playing group which they are still recovering from.

750k a season for 2 seasons is good money to re-sign with Manly at his age plus a coaching role post retirement worth a couple of hundred grand a year as well one assumes.

Whose to say a combo of DCE and Sam Walker will work in any case

A DCE and Walker comp would be 100 x better then what was shown tonight

[nayfo]

Anyone who thinks Sandon is our long term 6 or 7 has no idea about football. Blind Freddy can see he is a reserve grade standard player at best. No way he lasts long term