Pearce and Maloney

[Salvatori Grubber]

Rereading it, I feel queasy myself.

[stsae]

You carnts are carnts.

I may just leave after that pay I just copped.

Like others who have packed up their bat and ball and gone home I have to write a scathing piece to dazzle and leave a lasting legacy.

Then I will ride into the forum sunset, never to be heard from again.














































































Or not.

Bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[Guest]

You carnts are carnts.

I may just leave after that pay I just copped.

Like others who have packed up their bat and ball and gone home I have to write a scathing piece to dazzle and leave a lasting legacy.

Then I will ride into the forum sunset, never to be heard from again.














































































Or not.

Bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

chin up MAAAAATTTTEEEE you do supply a quality feed

[stsae]

chin up MAAAAATTTTEEEE you do supply a quality feed

[Kramer]

Whatever you do don't let him know I post here.............I may never get my favourite soup again!

[stsae]

Whatever you do don't let him know I post here.............I may never get my favourite soup again!

Lol, how are you mate???

You ruined the poor blokes life, gave his anwar to Elaine full of soup recipes.

[stringaz]

Whilst I don't disagree with what you've said mate, there are many ways to look at our season.

Shut outs are really for us fans and bragging rights. Our defence overall has been fine, especially considering how many penalties we give away and our poor completion rates more often than not. Besides there is always time to complete a donut or two before it's all over.

How many sides have gone back to back recently??? Really expectations are unrealistic. If Melba or womanly haven't been able to complete a double over the last 8-9 years as the only other sides who have won a comp since 06, I don't see why the expectations are so high on us???

We entered the season vastly differently to last. 16 players at the WC, they didn't return to training till after Xmas, the 9s, the WCC then straight into a title defence. It's noticeable blokes like $BW and JWH have only really started to look like they're hitting their peak fitness in the last month. Last year we trained for 5 months and hit the season running.

I don't believe we are foxing or not trying hard enough. We are on top of the For and right up in the Against, best differential, IMO you can't achieve those figures in either scenario.

Look at the Cowplods game. At 1/2 time we missed one tackle, but they scored 5 tries. That is one of the most bizarre stats I've ever witnessed. You don't bust your arse and miss one tackle in a 1/2 and get 5 tries put on very often, if ever. Thankfully GFs aren't played at Townsville. And that sorta bounce of the ball won't get you there. Hard work will. And missing 1 tackle in a 1/2 of footy is bloody hard work.

Every team has generally improved. That's what I believe everyone's underestimating. Last year we were a new side with a new coach. This year every team we play have a years video on us, they are obviously better prepared than last year. And the obvious factor of beating the reigning premiers. It's definately a motivation.

I'd understand the criticism if we didn't win last year, if we didn't have an almost non existent pre season, if we were getting belted every week, if we weren't showing the differential we are, if we weren't a win off the comp leaders, if we weren't improving every week, if we had been decimated with injuries or if we still had Bwaiff.

We have a good run home, lots of home games, minimal rep players, $BW and Baloney especially are really hitting some form after a slow start, very few injuries (touch wood) and are even managing to draw the odd penalty count. We still don't allow soft tries up the middle, teams have to really work us over with repeats and penalties then shift the pill side to side before we either crack or they need to kick and pull a Thursthead out of their arses.

Sure there is plenty of room for improvement. We haven't put 80 mins together often enough. Our handling at times has been shithouse. Some combos still aren't where they should be.

Really we are in a great position to roll home now, grab a top 2 birth and give ourselves every chance of making another GF.

I'm unsure as to what people expected??? 50-0 every second week??? 13 weeks without a loss??? Donuts every second week???

Just not realistic when you look at the season so far. And nowhere near as bad as many seem to be making out.

TBH I'm more relaxed watching us play each week compared to last year.

It's up to the boys now to put it together. I'm gonna back them.

Very well said, at least possibly the closest to what's really going on.

I thought there could be some foxing as to how the season started with everyone coming to get us refs included.

Or as the rounds have gone on, teams are now getting more focused on the end game and we are not hunted as much?

I might add that even though no shutouts, we have been keeping some teams to nil for a long time in games like 60 mins.

How many teams have we held to nil for a half this year?

[stringaz]

Tigers, eels and storm. 3 games with a scoreless half for the opposition

[milanja]

Tigers, eels and storm. 3 games with a scoreless half for the opposition

we held raiders to zip in the 1st half too.

On the flip side, we have been held to nil I think for 6 halves this year, yet we are the highest scoring team.

[Guest]

Hi stsae,

Your post was quite lengthy so I decided against quoting it however I agree with everything you said. Our team was the first to score 200 and now the only team to score 300 points so far this season and we have one of the top defences in the league along with the highest for and against. One must also remember that we have not had a single 2 point bye so far which if we had so we would be sitting in first place. That is really all that separates us from the top and so even though my maths is poor I believe in theory we really should be considered the number one team right now.

I don't believe that the team has particularly fired in the way that they did at times last year but the fact that this has not occurred at the team sits in 4th with the best attack and the best for and against is a fantastic sign. Imagine what will happen when the team finally does click in to gear? To be able to hang around the top of the table while seemingly never be in real contention is a trait that the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles have shown over recent seasons - even last year - and yet when the big games come around in September they are a formidable beast. That is what our team will become this season unless we are crueled by injuries.

If you cast your mind back to the previous two seasons after grand finals that were in season 2005 and season 2011 in both years the team left their run far too late but this season if there is a late run we will be in a position to win the title again. I can guarantee that in the finals no team will want to play us.

[roostersrule2]

We wouldn't be on top of the ladder if we had our bye, simply because we won our game. If the teams above us win their bye round games it's no different, if they lose them then we get the advantage.

[The Axe]

AND RoosterRule2, I'd add if the other teams win, their for and against improves (whilst ours does not) and this will be critical this year

[roostersrule2]

AND RoosterRule2, I'd add if the other teams win, their for and against improves (whilst ours does not) and this will be critical this year

Indeed, we're actually better off not having the bye because we got the win and 20 points for our FA.